Folie Douce bring more ‘sweet madness’ to Megeve
It was in 1969 when Luc Reversade, a former ski instructor, founded the first La Folie Douce in Val d’Isere. The restaurant and bar soon built up a reputation as the place in Val to go for apres-ski. As has been clear for years at the Krazy Kangaruh and Moosevirt in St Anton, apres-ski doesn’t have to...
Alpe d’Huez introduce great new Facebook cover photo
July is going to be a big month for Alpe d’Huez. Last weekend they opened for skiing last weekend – an unusual summer event – and secondly, in just ten days time, the 100th Tour de France will be passing through the resort not just once, but twice in the same day. Add in...
Folie Douce brand expands to Alpe d’Huez
While at Grand Ski last week, we noticed that the Folie Douce have announced plans to add a fourth venue to their expanding empire. Regular après-skiers will already know the very successful Folies Douces in Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, and, from this season, in Meribel. La Folie Douce comes to Alpe d’Huez From December 2013,...
The Top 10 French Ski Resorts on Facebook
Although social media marketing is much more about quality than quantity, I thought it would be interesting to see how many fans different ski resorts have racked up. Later in this series, I’ll also be publishing figures for other countries, and also for British snowsports companies. The Top 10 French Ski Resorts on Facebook 1....