
Chamonix article for welove2ski
In January 2025, Iain travelled to Chamonix. His article on Montenvers and the impact of climate change on the Mer de Glace is now live on welove2ski.com. You can also watch Iain’s video about his visit here:

5 Takeaways from the 2023 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism
The latest International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism by Swiss expert Laurent Vanat was released yesterday, looking at data from the 2021/22 winter season. The report shows that after two difficult years due to the pandemic, the ski world has recovered well. Vanat’s media presentation yesterday was packed full of insights. These are some...

Why is there an increase in searches for high ski resorts?
The last week has been full of articles in the UK national newspapers about the snow-impoverished slopes of Europe. As is the way with the ‘News’, there has been a focus on the spectacularly bad looking strips of snow across grass and not much mention that above 1800m, the skiing is not too bad. ‘Misery...

“It hurts to see the glacier like this” – Les 2 Alpes glacier closes six weeks early
Sadly, summer skiing is no longer on offer in France for 2022. After Val d’Isère’s decision not to open at all due to lack of snow on the Pisaillas glacier and Tignes’ decision to close early, Les 2 Alpes has been the next resort to close. The southern Alps resort opened earlier than normal on...

Tourism Declares: Iain Martin’s Declaration
Tourism Declares is a collective of travel companies, organisations and industry professionals who believe tourism should declare a climate emergency. As a signatory to ‘Tourism Declares a Climate Emergency’, I agree to the following five commitments: Develop a ‘Climate Emergency Plan’ Share commitment and progress publicly Cut carbon emissions Work together Advocate for change My...