Crans Montana article in ‘Adventure’ magazine
Iain’s article on trail running and summer events in the Swiss resort of Crans Montana has been published in Fall Line’s ‘Adventure’ magazine. Iain took part in the ‘Wildstrubel 70 by UTMB’ trail running event. You can find out more about how he got on over the 70km (and through some early snow) in Episode...
Wildstrubel UTMB Trail Race article on Ultrarunner Magazine
In September 2024, Iain took part in the Wild 70 ultra marathon in Crans Montana, Switzerland. The race is one of several organised over the ‘Wildstrubel by UTMB’ weekend of trail races. Iain’s review of the race has now been published by Ultrarunner Magazine. You can read the full article here and listen to Iain’s...
Exclusive: Is Vail Resorts about to buy Flims Laax in Switzerland?
The latest ski destination to be linked heavily with Vail Resorts is Flims Laax in Switzerland. After their acquisitions of Crans Montana and Andermatt Sedrun, it’s believed the company is keen to add further resorts to their portfolio of 42 ski areas across the world. Is Flims Laax next on the list for Vail Resorts?...
Train Travel article in ‘The Independent’
Iain’s article ‘Eight of the Best Ski Resorts you can travel to by train from London‘ was recently published in ‘The Independent’. In the last few years, Iain has travelled on five of these routes, with the others on his ‘to do’ list.
Crans Montana article on InTheSnow.com
Iain from Skipedia and The Ski Podcast travelled to Crans Montana in Switzerland in December 2020. His article has now been published by InTheSnow Magazine: As founder of Ski Flight Free, Iain travelled by train from the UK via Paris and Lausanne to Sierre, from where he took the funicular to Crans Montana: Iain tried both...
55% of La Folie Douce Val Thorens sold for €2.5m
Most British skiers to France will have heard of the ‘clubbing at altitude’ concept of La Folie Douce. The first Folie Douce was established in Val d’Isere in 2007 by founder Luc Reversade. You can now party and eat in six resorts across the French Alps – Val d’Isere, Val Thorens, Meribel-Courchevel, Alpe d’Huez and...