About Me

I started my career in 2014 after taking a year off to travel. As part of this, I did a ski season in Ste Foy as a ‘chalet boy’. It was hard, but I got to ski/snowboard every day for five months!

I loved travelling so much that I decided to have a career change and swapped from retail (as a sportswear buyer) to travel. My first role was at a boutique ski agency. Then I moved to Club Med before swapping the slopes for the beaches at Simpson Travel. During the last two years there, I worked with direct and indirect customers, and helped to build their agent business through training, social media and shows.

I love the beaches but missed the mountains and was itching to get back into a ski role!

My Travel Specialism

When it comes to the number of countries I’ve visited, there are probably too many to list!

I’ve skied and boarded since my first school trip, which was long ago. At one point, we were taking three to four trips to the mountains every year.

The ski resorts I’ve visited include:

France: Les 3 Vallées (Val Thorens, Courchevel 1550, 1650, 1850, Meribel St Martin, La Tania), Val d’Isere and Tignes, Les Arcs and La Plagne, La Rosiere, Ste Foy, Chamonix, Alp d’Huez and Deux Alpes, Samoens, Fleine

Austria: St Anton, Kaprun, Zell am See, Lech and Zurs

Switzerland: Saas Fee, Zermatt (day trip) from Cervinia

Italy: Courmayeur, Dolomites (a different resort each day), La Thuile

Canada: Whistler

I just love the mountains—the fresh air, exhilaration and, of course, apres-ski. It’s the healthiest place on earth.

Outside of ski, I’ve visited Greece multiple times. This includes Corfu, Paxos, Lefkada, Sivota, Meganissi, Ithaca, Kefalonia and the Peloponnese. Ithaca is my favourite island, but the Peloponnese is fantastic.

My Most Memorable Travel Experiences

An experience I’ll never forget is riding backcountry/off-piste with an ABS backpack for the first time. It was the most exciting yet scary experience I’ve ever had on the slopes!

In terms of bucket list moments, I always remember Courchevel 1650. It snowed all night, but was followed by a bluebird day. We had First Tracks and had the slopes to ourselves.

This is in addition to completing The White Ring (a legendary ski circuit connecting St Anton, Lech, Zurs, etc). It was challenging, but we made it and celebrated with a beer (or two!).

Visiting the MooserWirt in St Anton for the first time was also unforgettable.