More than 300 lucky people will win ‘private’ use of the 300 km of Espace Killy above Tignes and Val d’Isere the day before it officially opens to the public for winter 2008-9.
The unique idea is aimed at attracting buzz around one of the world’s exclusive ski areas. Promoted as the ‘Very, Very VIP Day’ with VIP this time standing for Very Important Pistes, the 300 lucky skiers and boarders will be the winners of an online game to be launched imminently at www.espacekilly.com
“Winners will have the chance to enjoy racing down the slopes of this exceptional ski area without having to share them with anyone else. They will feel like they are the only person in the world,”
said a company spokesman.
The winners not only win the private use of the Espace Killy ski area on Friday, November 28th, but also luxury accommodation for the night of Thursday November 27th, lunch on the mountain, and a DJed party afterwards.
Following Inghams rebranding, the previous company-branded uniforms worn by the tour operator’s Resort Managers and Representatives across almost 100 ski resorts worldwide, have been donated to the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project. The kit included ski jackets, pants, hats, polo shirts and fleeces.
Porters can be severely underpaid and many climb Kilimanjaro without adequate clothing, footwear, or equipment, suffering from altitude sickness and hypothermia. The Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project looks after the welfare of the porters providing clothing for them during climbing expeditions on Kilimanjaro.
We are really pleased that we could find a good home for this high quality mountain clothing. It kept our staff warm in the cold mountain temperatures and we are happy that the uniform is now being put to good use and we hope the often overlooked Kilimanjaro sherpas can now keep warm and dry,”
said Lynsey Devon, Environment and Social Responsibility Manager for Inghams.
“It is with heartfelt gratitude that we wish to say thank you to Lynsey Devon and Inghams for providing the high quality kit and to Lindy Wheeler in bringing nearly 300kg of gear to Kilimanjaro. This has been a record amount received from a courier in our five year existence.” said Karen Valenti, Programme Manager for Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project.
Porters’ Progress UK is a charity which supports projects to improve the safety and welfare of porters in Nepal and around the world. Its next fund-raising event is a presentation by adventurer and extreme sports guru Tim Emmett at the Royal Geographical Society on 27 November at 7pm.
www.portersprogressuk.org / www.kiliporters.org