Les Menuires is Best Value Ski Resort in France
A recent survey by Locasun showed that the cheapest French resorts were Chamrousse, Puy St Vincent and Les Angles in the French Pyrénées. However, they noted that other resorts have much larger ski areas, so this was not a fair comparison. They decided to look at which resorts offered the best value based on the...
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...
Iain Martin from Skipedia Shortlisted for Writing Award
Iain Martin from Skipedia was delighted to be recently shortlisted for ‘Best Online Article’ at the France Montagnes writing awards. The article in question was Iain’s report from the Les 2 Alpes Night Snowtrail in January 2016. ...
Les 2 Alpes article by Skipedia in ‘Men’s Running’
In January, Iain from Skipedia went out to Les 2 Alpes to take part in their Night Snowtrail event. His report on the race was published on the ‘Men’s Running Magazine’ website. You can read the full article here. You can watch Iain’s video about the event here:
12 Things We Learned At The ABTOF French Ski Launch 2014
Journalists, tour operators and resorts gathered in London today for the annual ABTOF and AtoutFrance ski conference – the official French ski launch for this winter season. Here’s some quick snippets that we picked up from the day: Ski Famille won the ABTOF award for Best Innovation – for their absolutely brilliant idea (although...
If there’s no snow, maybe it’s time for virtual ski holidays?
With December arriving next week, the current state of the slopes in Europe looks extremely worrying. Why is all the snow over in North America and not in Europe? At the risk of sounding like Kevin the Teenager: ‘It’s so unfair!’ North America opens early, Europe opens late… Over the pond – Aspen, Whistler and others...