It’s 78 years since Walter Ingham founded the company, and went on to be hugely influential in pioneering ski tourism from the UK. I wish he were still with us now, to ask him what he made of this ‘blog’ concept, the internet, social media, and all the many and varied ways we can keep in closer touch than ever with our guests.
Three generations on, all of us now entrusted with continuing to fly the Inghams flag are hugely excited by the launch of our blog. It’s an opportunity for a whole cross-section of our team, both here in the UK and spread throughout 80 resorts across the skiing world, to share their passion, enthusiasm and experience with past, present and future guests.
Over the coming weeks and throughout the winter, we will be posting a wide variety of ski news, stories, photos and videos, covering any and every aspect of wintersports. And as there was never a skier or snowboarder who ever came back from a week in the snow without a tale or two to tell, please do add your own comments, ideas and stories too, as we’d love to hear from you!
Skiing has certainly come a very long way in the last 78 years, but some things remain reassuringly the same. If Walter Ingham walked into our new offices here in Godalming today, I know he would be happy to find that first class quality and guest service remain our watchwords as strongly as ever. But I bet he would also want to ‘have a go’ on our new blog, as a wonderfully exciting way of keeping in touch with skiers around the world.
Here’s to the fast-approaching new ski season, and I do hope you’ll be there somewhere along the line to share it with us.
Andy Perrin
Inghams CEO