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...
Swiss Ski Resort Analysis shows lift passes most expensive in Europe
We recently came across an excellent research document – ‘Bilan de la saison des domaines skiables suisses – Hiver 2012/13‘ . It was created by Laurent Vanat, who was also responsible for the ‘2013 International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism‘. Most visited Swiss ski resorts The report is packed full of data. This graph was...
Video without words shows off the best of Zermatt in summer
Just 30 seconds long and with no words – we loved this great video that shows off the beauty of Zermatt in summer. It’s proof that successful video content doesn’t need to be complicated or have high production values. It just needs to be good. Perhaps the only way this could have been improved would...
The Top 10 Swiss Ski Resorts on Facebook (Feb 12)
Following our previous looks at French, Austrian and Italian ski resorts on Facebook, a look at Switzerland is certainly overdue. Here’s the scores on the doors in February 2012: The Top 10 Swiss Ski Resorts on Facebook 1. Laax – 22043 fans 2. Davos Klosters – 19116 3. Crans Montana – 10811 4. Zermatt – 9130 5. Verbier –...
Seasons (1988-1997)
When I graduated there was never any debate that I was going to do a season. In December 1988, I headed to Chatel to be a Ski Guide for Bladon Lines. It was a terrible snow season, but I had a fantastic time. After a few years living in Australia, I returned to the Alps...