The Ski Podcast E15: Fondue, Piste Bashers & Peter Jackson
With the season now at an end, Jim and Iain discuss the best places for summer skiing, why fondue is making a comeback and whether Peter Jackson works as a boot fitter in Mt Dobson… Plus Jim interviews Vincent Doutres, head of the Cauterets Tourist Office, while Iain heads to Courchevel to meet Antoine Motillon...
Cauterets ‘spring skiing’ article on ‘Skier and Snowboarder’
In January 2018, Iain from Skipedia went to Cauterets in the French Pyrenees as part of his work for ‘Go to the French Pyrenees‘. His article on ‘spring skiing’ was recently published on the ‘Skier and Snowboarder Magazine‘ website: 360 degree images During his trip Iain was also taking new 360 degree images for...
Why you should be skiing in the French Pyrenees…
Iain from Skipedia went out to the French Pyrenees last month for the first time (since 1988…) and came back a complete convert. He was so impressed, he put together this video to explain a little more clearly what the different resorts have to offer, who they’re suitable for and the various options for travelling...
The Top Ten Fastest Growing French Ski Resorts
Montagne Leaders have recently launched their latest look at the French ski industry, analysing all the data from the 2013/14 winter season. Among the many statistics available, one of the more interesting was an insight into those resort that are reversing the trend and are growing fast. The Fastest Growing French Ski Resorts The following...
Should you Photoshop your Facebook Cover Photo?
Should you Photoshop your Facebook Cover Photo? Well, if you mean making the sky a bit bluer, or the snow a bit whiter, then go for it. But if you are just making a beautiful picture worse, as Cauterets have done here, then the answer is no. This doesn’t make me think, ‘Hey, look I...
Oakley logo becomes part of the Cauterets Snow Park
Plenty of brands sponsor snow parks, but not many make one of the key features a super-sized version of their logo. But that’s what Oakley have done in Cauterets in the Pyrenees. A 14m module incorporating a huge Oakley logo was shipped in from Sweden and transferred to the Snowpark by helicopter Cauterets is perhaps...