‘UTMB’ article in Trail Running Magazine
How do you train for the infamous UTMB ultra marathon – 165km with almost 10,000m of climbing – if you live in the UK? Iain answers this question in his recent article for Trail Running Magazine, as he describes his training plans before he takes on this world famous race in August 2021. The article...
9 Things We Learned About French Ski Resorts This Week
If this was a ‘normal’ year, there would be lots of press events in London, where British journalists would find out all about plans for the coming season. Instead, there are lots of webinars – easier and more time-efficient to attend, but with fewer canapes. Here are a few things we learned about French ski...
Which is the Most Searched Ski Resort?
The second annual E-Tourisme Survey report on French ski resorts by French agency CyberCité has revealed some interesting data: Chamonix: Most Searched ski resort CyberCité looked at Google data from July 2018 to April 2019 and found that Chamonix was the most searched for ski resort in France during the period. The figures below show...
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...