Caesar Crowdsourcing For ESF Graffiti Art
Regular visitors to Skipedia may recall our suggestion that Banksy had visited Meribel last winter season. This homage to Banksy’s famous ‘Kissing Policemen’ was seen on on the Altiport chairlift in March 2014: Render unto Caesar… We can reveal that the artist behind this work is in fact Caesar and he has plans for...
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...
Is Banksy working for the ESF in Meribel?
Probably not, but after the recent raising of diplomatic tensions surrounding the ESF in France, it’s reassuring to see some rapprochement. This marvellous image was spotted by Ski Marmalade yesterday on the Altiport chairlift in Meribel: Homage to Banksy There can be little doubt that this is a homage to Banksy’s ‘kissing policemen’, which appeared...
New Branding for Méribel to ‘Méribel Vallée’
This winter’s press pack for Méribel landed in our inbox today and the first thing we noticed was the resort has a brand new logo. New logo for Méribel Out goes ‘Coeur des 3 vallées’ and in comes a new focus on ‘Méribel Vallée’. [In case you missed it, the new logo integrates the ‘M’ of Méribel and...
When April Fools work…
When 1st April comes along we’re always looking out for good April Fools jokes in the media. This year saw some that were more obvious than others (for example, not everyone realised this post was intended as a joke!) Sean Ryder being called in by the Tories to advise on class seemed so plausible…for a...
What’s new at Grand Ski 2012…
This week saw the 21st edition of Grand Ski – the annual French snowsports event exclusively for the trade. This year saw 460 tour operators and agents from 17 markets around the world meet up with 238 exhibitors. Grand Ski was held in Annecy for the third consecutive year and will move to Chambery...