The Courchevel Enquirer

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The Courchevel Enquirer is a low budget gossip rag focusing on the sexual antics of seasonal workers in Courchevel 1850. It’s name used as homage to the infamous American magazine National Enquirer. Also known by the French locals as “quoi de neuf chez les Rosbifs” (What is new with the English).

1 History
2 General
3 Website
4 External links

[edit] History

Started in January 1999 by Alexander Irwin following a suggestion, of a suitable use of his otherwise empty “ski bum” days, from the then managers of local bar L’Equipe.

[edit] General

Printed every Saturday to coincide with the transfer day of most of the holiday companies. Distributed free of charge to a variety of bars, chalets and shops around the many levels of Courchevel. An average of 20 issues printed every season between December and April. The majority of issues covering two sides of A4 with a recent adoption of a 4 side A5 booklet style by folding the A4 page in half.

The magazine's most renowned article, written by a fellow seasonnaire, is Sex lines and Love eggs detailing the dos and don’t of over amorous affections in ski bubble lifts.

Each issue comes with the warning “Doing ski seasons can be highly addictive, can seriously damage your sanity, result in a general lack of sleep, makes your arse bigger, increase the chances of getting a blowjob in the skidoo hut outside Kalico and waking up next to a complete stranger.” Also mentioned in the Sun newspaper and on Sky TV.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Website

In addition to a weekly print run, the website now contains a massive archive of past issues and over 5000 photos of workers in the many theme nights organised by the English bars.