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The sad demise of the catered chalet ski holiday

by iain on Sep 25, 2023 • 8 Comments

Looking through a recent survey from Le Ski, I was struck by one stat in particular. While it was encouraging to read that the number of UK skiers and snowboarders is predicted to grow by 14% in winter 2023/24, the fact that only 13% stay in catered chalets highlighted how...

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Will ChatGPT make ‘ski experts’ redundant?

by iain on May 11, 2023 • No Comments

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is changing fast. A few years ago, it was just the name of one of Steven Spielberg’s less good movies, but in 2023 AI has moved from the world of ‘futurologists’ into the mainstream. The chances are that even if you haven’t tried ChatGPT (or Google’s ‘Bard’),...

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‘Parrots in the Snow: the rise and fall of Bladon Lines’ – article in ‘Ski+Board’ magazine

by iain on Mar 8, 2023 • 3 Comments

Iain’s article ‘Parrots in the Snow: the rise and fall of Bladon Lines‘ has now been published in ‘Ski+Board’ magazine. It’s also now available as a special episode of The Ski Podcast My first experience of working in the ski industry came 35 years ago when I went to Chatel...

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Ski Touring in Morocco: A Photo Essay

by iain on Feb 8, 2019 • No Comments

Iain from Skipedia recently went ski touring in Morocco. Flying into Marrakech, and then travelling to Imlil (1740m), Iain then spent three nights at the Refuge des Mouflons (3207m), ski touring to different 4000m peaks. Ski hire was from Braemar Mountain Sports, guiding and logistics were organised by Toubkal Guide. You...

Resorts / Tour Operators

‘I’m a modern-day Batman’ says anti-ESF campaigner

by iain on Nov 2, 2014 • No Comments

These are difficult days for the ESF in the UK. The current legal cases against Simon Butler and Le Ski have stirred up plenty of negative sentiment within the British market against the ESF. Both cases – which deal with different aspects of the law – are currently at different...

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Why do chalet girls bake a cake every day?

by iain on Aug 13, 2011 • 2 Comments

Okay, not strictly anything to do with marketing, but just for fun… So why do chalet girls bake a cake every day? As far as I know chalets have always left out a cake for their guests to tuck into for ‘afternoon tea’. After a long day on the slopes,...

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Caesar Crowdsourcing For ESF Graffiti Art

by iain on Oct 23, 2014 • No Comments

Regular visitors to Skipedia may recall our suggestion that Banksy had visited Meribel last winter season. This homage to Banksy’s famous ‘Kissing Policemen’ was seen on on the Altiport chairlift in March 2014: Render unto Caesar… We can reveal that the artist behind this work is in fact Caesar and he has plans for...

Marketing / Resorts

Austria Take On France With New Infographic

by iain on Oct 22, 2014 • 6 Comments

Austria has traditionally suffered in comparisons with France – you’ll be familiar with the some of the arguments: It’s too low and the ski areas are too small Austria v. France But Austria has gone on the front foot with this well-thought out infographic, focussing on season length, resort height, glaciers and snow parks. Evidently...

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The Future of Google

by iain on Oct 15, 2014 • No Comments

Last month we attending the excellent biannual Brighton SEO. Among the many impressive presenters, Ian Miller looked at the future of Google. Some of the themes covered below will be familiar to anyone who has read Dave Eggers’ prescient novel ‘The Circle’ – a fictional account of a technology company that has terrifying ambitions. Google...

Marketing / Resorts

‘I had that Austrian Tourism in the back of my cab once…’

by iain on Oct 15, 2014 • No Comments

Austrian Tourism have just launched a new marketing campaign in London – using a black cab. The taxi is covered in wrap around branding, but has the twist that on certain days, customers will be able to win a free holiday. Customers can win a holiday The promotion was launched by Graham Bell earlier this...

Marketing / Tour Operators

Great ‘Tube Map’ Content Marketing from AliKats

by iain on Oct 7, 2014 • No Comments

We loved this piece of content marketing we came across recently from the Morzine-based company, AliKats Mountain Holidays: Ticks all the boxes for good content It ticks all the boxes for good content: 1. It’s entertaining 2. It’s interesting 3. It’s informative Shareable and branded On top of that it’s very shareable (it’s...

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Quick Response Sees Lidl Win After Sainsbury’s #Fail

by iain on Oct 3, 2014 • No Comments

Aha! We love quick thinking from a digital team… Massive credit to the marketing team at Lidl for their quick response after Sainsbury’s accidentally displayed a poster encouraging staff to persuade customers to spend more money – this is brilliant! Click on the photo to see it more clearly…

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The sad demise of the catered chalet ski holiday

Will ChatGPT make ‘ski experts’ redundant?

‘Parrots in the Snow: the rise and fall of Bladon Lines’ – article in ‘Ski+Board’ magazine

Ski Touring in Morocco: A Photo Essay

‘I’m a modern-day Batman’ says anti-ESF campaigner

Why do chalet girls bake a cake every day?

Caesar Crowdsourcing For ESF Graffiti Art

Austria Take On France With New Infographic

The Future of Google

‘I had that Austrian Tourism in the back of my cab once…’

Great ‘Tube Map’ Content Marketing from AliKats

Quick Response Sees Lidl Win After Sainsbury’s #Fail

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