
When ski resorts go to war: Saint-Gervais and Megève dispute turns nasty
You know things are going badly between neighbours when both Hitler and Donald Trump are invoked to settle an argument. Yet the mayors of French ski resorts of Saint-Gervais and Megève are currently swapping insults at a rate that would shock even Jackie Weaver. New lift dispute The dispute arose over the construction of a...

Knowledge Is Powder Ski Podcast – Episode 14
For our 14 episode Jim and Iain discussed the best snowsports April Fools, plus Iain visits The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead and we also talk to James Gambrill, founder of LISTEX. You can listen to The Knowledge is Powder Ski Podcast on Soundcloud (below), Stitcher and on iTunes. Give us your feedback… We would love...

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...

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...

Folie Douce bring more ‘sweet madness’ to Megeve
It was in 1969 when Luc Reversade, a former ski instructor, founded the first La Folie Douce in Val d’Isere. The restaurant and bar soon built up a reputation as the place in Val to go for apres-ski. As has been clear for years at the Krazy Kangaruh and Moosevirt in St Anton, apres-ski doesn’t have to...

The Top 10 European Ski Resorts on Facebook
After our looks at the Top Ten Ski Resorts in France, Austria, Italy, Switzerland (and Scotland), we thought it might be interesting to see how they compare across counties: The Top 10 European Ski Resorts on Facebook 1. Megeve, France – 79312 fans 2. Portes du Soleil, France – 53705 3. Grand Valira, Andorra – 49810 4. Saalbach Hinterglemm,...