Andermatt article in ‘Skier & Snowboarder Magazine’
Iain travelled out to Andermatt in Switzerland in March 2022 to report on their sustainability credentials. His article has now been published in the October issue of ‘Skier & Snowboarder Magazine’. You can read the issue online by taking this link. You can listen to Iain’s review of his trip in Episode 92 of The...
Pirmin Zurbriggen interview in ‘InTheSnow Magazine’
Earlier this year, Iain visited Zermatt to speak with Pirmin Zurbriggen, the Olympic gold medal winning former Swiss downhill racer. Zurbriggen is an ambassador for the new ‘Speed Opening’ downhill races – the first cross-border races ever in the FIS World Cup calendar – due to take place in October 2022. His interview with Pirmin...
Don’t Panic! Energy crisis will not stop your skiing this winter…
UPDATE (27 September): —————- Contrary to some alarmist articles (aka ‘clickbait’) you may have recently read, the energy crisis may not affect ski resorts this winter as severely as threatened. The increasing price of energy is forcing both households and businesses alike to take measures to prevent their expenses spiralling out of control during the...
Zermatt ‘Speed Opening’ Article in Fall Line Magazine
In September 2022, Iain visited Zermatt to speak with the organisers of the new ‘Speed Opening’ downhill races – the first cross-border races ever in the FIS World Cup calendar. His article on the event is now live at Fall Line Skiing Magazine. Iain drove to and from Zermatt in a Tesla. You can find out...
5 Takeaways from the 2022 International Report on Snow and Mountain Tourism
The 14th edition of this annual report was unveiled by creator Laurent Vanat earlier this year at the International Mountain Planet event in Grenoble. The 2019/20 ski season was considered the worst of the millennium, with only 319.5 million skier-days recorded worldwide. However the limits in 2020/21, reduced this even further to 201.2 million skier-days....
Les 3 Vallées Summer Party 2022
Snowsports professionals from around the UK gathered in London earlier this month to find out more about what’s new for Les 3 Vallées in 2022/23.