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Mathieu Blanchard interview for Ultrarunner Magazine

Mathieu Blanchard interview for Ultrarunner Magazine

Iain recently interviewed the world-class trail runner Mathieu Blanchard for Ultrarunner Magazine. You can find out in this exclusive interview why he has chosen Les 2 Alpes as his training base, the reasoning behind his focus on ski touring this winter and exactly what went on in his epic battle with Kilian Jornet during the...
Les 2 Alpes Snow Marathon article on Ultrarunner Magazine

Les 2 Alpes Snow Marathon article on Ultrarunner Magazine

In January 2024, Iain went to Les 2 Alpes in the southern French Alps to take part in Les Lumières de la Muzelle – a trail marathon completely on snow. You can now read his report on the race at UltrarunnerMagazine.co.uk Iain also reported on the race in Episode 198 of The Ski Podcast
Lesley McKenna interview on welove2ski.com

Lesley McKenna interview on welove2ski.com

In the third of my new series of ‘Chairlift Chat’ interviews for snowsports website welove2ski.com, I spoke to Lesley McKenna, Olympic snowboarder and founder of Wandering Workshops. You can read this article here. You can also listen to the entire interview in Episode 191 of The Ski Podcast:
The Ski Podcast article in 'Scottish Ski Club' magazine

The Ski Podcast article in ‘Scottish Ski Club’ magazine

It was a real privilege to be asked to contribute an article to the annual ‘Scottish Ski Club’ magazine. The Scottish Ski Club has been producing printed journals since 1907 and are sent annually to every member. Thanks to the work of club members Alan Forbes and Colin McFarlane, you can now access the entire...
Les Arcs article on InTheSnow.com

Les Arcs article on InTheSnow.com

Iain visited Les Arcs in December 2023 to find out more about their recent B Corp accreditation. You can now read his article about this and the resort’s other environmental acheivements at InTheSnow.com Find out more about Les Arcs’ journey to the B Corp accreditation in Episode 195 of The Ski Podcast:
David Lindsay interview on welove2ski.com

David Lindsay interview on welove2ski.com

In the second of my new series of ‘Chairlift Chat’ interviews for snowsports website welove2ski.com, I spoke to David Lindsay, son on the founder of Meribel, Sir Peter Lindsay. You can read this article here. You can also listen to the entire interview in Episode 190 of The Ski Podcast: