Tragically Rob Freeman passed away in March. Rob generously contributed to MadDogSki’s #skiblogs season after season sending in his features and articles from all over the skiing world. Arnie Wilson pays tribute to him…
Arnie Wilson
Arnie Wilson wandered through Fleet Street and Television, including ITN, Thames, Anglia, LWT News and Southern Television/TVS where he was an on-screen reporter for 10 years. Then skiing took over his life in the mid 80s when, completely unexpectedly, he became the Financial Times ski correspondent for the next 15 years. This included his great adventure - skiing every day for the whole of 1994, in 240 resorts in 13 countries, and into the Guinness Book of Records. Since then he's completed a 30-year project to ski in all 38 "skiing states" in the USA. He's had five ski books published, and edited the Ski Club of Great Britain's magazine Ski+board for almost 13 years until 2014 and we're delighted to have him blog for MadDogSki.com
Why were Chemmy and Graham in Courmayeur?
They joined Arnie Wilson, along with 175 others, for the 21st City Ski Championships in Courmayeur. An annual event that mixes fun ski-related challenges with some serious fundraising for the Snow-Camp charity…
Alpbach – almost too pretty for words!
And its skiing doesn’t disappoint either. In fact it may well exceed your expectations…
Smile for the camera
Arnie Wilson chats with Melody Sky, photographer and filmmaker, about her love affair with the mountains…
In awe of Aurelien!
Arnie Wilson skis with one of the most successful French skiers of all time, whilst dodging the lift queues using Val Thorens Ski Flux system…
It’s not all about massive ski areas
Arnie Wilson returns to Les Gets and re-discovers the beauty of this ‘little’ French gem…
Arnie salutes the iconic Jungfrau region
Zermatt has the Matterhorn but Wengen and Grindelwald have three giants; The Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau…
What’s the snow going to be like this winter?
I’m old enough to remember the bad snow years of the 1980s. The doomsayers back then were predicting the end of skiing as we know it…
Secret Verbier
Attending the City Ski Championships gives Arnie a new perspective on a resort he thought he knew inside out.
