Mount Etna Ski Touring article on The Telegraph
Iain’s article on ski touring on Mount Etna in Sicily is now live on The Telegraph website. Iain travelled to Etna in February 2025 while the volcano was in the midst of the largest eruption for twenty years. You can read the article here. It’s a behind a paywall, so I’ll also paste screengrabs lower...
Ski Scotland article in ‘The Telegraph’
In February 2024, Iain travelled to Perthshire in Scotland to ski on Ben Lawers, the same location where his mother learned to ski in the 1950s. His article on the trip has now been published by The Telegraph (if it’s behind a paywall, try opening it in a different browser). Iain explores the history of...
‘Homeland’: The first ski resort without lifts?
With climate change and global warming at the centre of the conversation around skiing, it’s more common to read about ski resorts closing than new ones opening. That makes ‘Homeland’ – a new ski-touring only ski resort in the Lombardy region of Italy – even more notable. The resort opened last winter above the small...
‘Off The Grid in Méribel’ article in ‘Skier & Snowboarder Magazine’
In January 2023, Iain travelled to Méribel in Les 3 Vallées. He wanted to see whether it was possible to go ‘off the grid’ in the largest ski area in the world. You can find out how he got on in his article, now published in the Spring issue of ‘Skier & Snowboard Magazine‘ You...
Ski Touring in Les Menuires article on InTheSnow Magazine
Iain’s article about ski touring at night in Les Menuires has been published at InTheSnow Magazine. He was guided by Clement Dalmais from the local ESF on the climb to the Refuge Lac de Lou. He stayed overnight in the refuge and then ski toured from there to Point de la Masse the following morning....
Ski Touring in Morocco article in ‘Totally Snow’
Iain travelled to Morocco in January 2019 for a ski touring trip in the Atlas Mountains. His article has now been published in ‘Totally Snow‘ magazine: