The New Trend of Ski Resorts Recycling and Upcycling Ski Lifts
As ski resorts look for ways to reduce their environmental impact, re-using existing lift infrastructure is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to building new installations from scratch. Known as réemploi in France, the practice involves dismantling ski lifts that are no longer required at one resort and giving their components a second life elsewhere. It...
Case Study: The UK to French Alps by Luxury Splitter Van
At Easter 2024, Iain Martin, presenter of The Ski Podcast and founder of Ski Flight Free, travelled from Brighton to Les 2 Alpes in a luxury splitter van. What is a splitter van? Firstly, let’s clarify what we are talking about here. A splitter van is like a minibus, but with much more storage and way more...
Case Study: London to Les 2 Alpes by train
In January 2024, Iain presenter of The Ski Podcast and founder of Ski Flight Free, travelled from London to Les 2 Alpes by train. “This was a first for me, as while I’ve travelled to Switzerland and the Tarentaise in France on many occasions, this was my first train journey to the Southern French Alps.” 08:01 (GMT)...
