The social media can be a wild ride. One of the twits I follow, @chamonixfirst, an airport shuttle service, recently put out a picture of a snowdrift outside the back door customised to serve as a drinks fridge. This fine … Continue reading
The news that Arosa and Lenzerheide, close neighbours in the Grisons canton of south east Switzerland, are to reach out across the summits and link their ski areas came as a surprise. What took them so long? The key … Continue reading
From Lyon comes an important announcement from Anne Lambusson, regional directrice of the Reseau Ferré de France. ‘After studying many hypotheses’ concerning the reopening of the Col des Montets rail tunnel on the Chamonix/Martigny line between France and Switzerland, citoyenne … Continue reading
Heard on Radio 4: outraged parents complaining to earnest consumer journalists – You and Yours, perhaps? – about the scandal of tour operators charging extra during the school holidays. Rampant profiteering at the expense of poor powerless parents! A shameful … Continue reading
“The longer one has skied the less one enjoys it.” This may seem a surprising assertion from a man who began skiing at the age of two and kept at it until he was 96. But the words stare defiantly … Continue reading
Of course Bond skis. Half Swiss by birth, he is a citizen of the world, the go-to can-do man. Which is your favourite Bond skiing sequence? The Spy Who Loved Me perhaps, when James slaloms through crevasses and skis off … Continue reading
Nov 7 update: Le Ski’s appeal deferred until May 2014 for further investigation, so the ban stands for the coming season. I’m up to here with mid-morning hot chocolate. If the French ski hosting rumpus makes me drink any more … Continue reading
Progeny pressure is a terrifying thing, because it never lets up. Daddy daddy daddy …. please please please …. why why why Why, in this instance, could we not keep the Volvo XC90 I had borrowed for the family ski … Continue reading
“When it comes to size, lots of us might be guilty of a little exaggeration now and again,” declares the latest press release from the Where to Ski and Snowboard team. “Where to Ski and Snowboard 2014 has uncovered the … Continue reading
@rosiesimpson writes rather a brilliant blog in the form – for the moment at least – of a wine guide to the Tour de France. I haven’t read enough of it to know how she handled the time trial at … Continue reading