La Folie Douce to open first hotel in Chamonix
La Folie Douce is diversifying beyond their highly successful ‘clubbing in the snow’ concept by opening their first hotel this December in Chamonix Mont Blanc. The new project is a joint venture between La Folie Douce et Les Hôtels (très) Particuliers. They will take over La Palace Le Savoy, formerly occupied by Club Med. Opening...
Trail Running article by Skipedia on welove2ski
Iain’s article on ‘Trail running in the Alps‘ was recently published on welove2ski.com The article looks at which races to choose, how to enter and how to prepare – based on his experience of running mountain marathons and ultra marathons in the Alps: Trail Running articles by Iain You can also read Iain’s race...
Chamonix article by Skipedia in ‘Men’s Running Magazine’
In September 2017, Iain from Skipedia took part in the Trail Aiguilles Rouges ultra marathon in Chamonix in the French Alps. His article was published on the Men’s Running website: You can view Iain’s video report from the race here: Iain Martin stayed at the UCPA in Chamonix, booked through Action Outdoors. He works...
Les Arcs, Annecy, Montgenevre and other SkiDebrief 2017 Winners
SkiDebrief – the end of season wrap-up by French ski resorts – took place in Val d’Isere at the end of April 2017. As well as being an opportunity to network and share best practice, the event also saw awards handed out. ‘Les Trophées de La Montagne Française’ were designed to reward the best new...
Trail Running article by Skipedia in ‘Men’s Running’ Magazine
Iain Martin from Skipedia recently took part in the CCC ultramarathon – part of the UTMB trail running weekend. His report of the 101km race from Courmayeur in Italy to Chamonix in France was published online on ‘Men’s Running Magazine’ last week. You can read the full article on their website. ...
Five Snowsports Videos of ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams
‘Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof” We all know the lyric, we all know the song. Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ has been a phenomenal global success since it was released in November 2013. A massive improvement on the Harlem Shake No doubt inspired by the original collection of videos posted to...