“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...
Les 2 Alpes Give Twins Born on 22/2/22…22 Years of Free Skiing
You have to give it to Les 2 Alpes, this is genius promotion. 2 is the magic number One week before the auspicious date of 22/2/22, the French resort of Les 2 Alpes confirmed their love of the number ‘2’ in this Facebook post…and launched a unique competition. You probably don’t need to speak French...
![[COVID-19] Reasons to be Cheerful Pt.1](https://www.skipedia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-1-290x290.png "[COVID-19] Reasons to be Cheerful Pt.1")
[COVID-19] Reasons to be Cheerful Pt.1
Firstly, let me clarify – I’m not suggesting the deaths of thousands of people is something to be cheerful about. This blog post is purely about looking for signs of positivity while the UK remains in lockdown and ski bookings are at the bottom of a disastrous trough. The good news… Some people are booking...
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. ...