The coldest thing here is the email cadence
SOHO, LONDON
London.ski has promised “luxury slopes” and “passive income” in one neat package, and early adopters confirm the delivery is impeccable: you get frostbite in the form of a weekly newsletter, plus a sudden awareness that your bank account feels wind-chilled.
The company’s emails arrive with subject lines like “Powder Alert” and “Chairlift Yield Update,” which is a thrilling blend of adventure and spreadsheets that makes you wonder why you ever thought the outdoors was relaxing.
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Professor Rory Ellman, who researches decision-making under hype, says combining skiing and investing is va perfect storm of optimism.” “People see snow and assume purity,” he said. “Then they discover lift queues, hidden fees, and the spiritual emptiness of paying extra for ‘priority boarding’ on a chairlift.”
London.ski’s own customer feedback summary noted that 47% of complaints involve “connectivity issues,” including one user who wrote, “I couldn’t join a team call from the gondola and it ruined my holiday and my identity.”
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“I Thought It Was Passive”
One traveller, Geoff from Clapham, reported that the “luxury chalet” was indeed luxurious, but the income was less enthusiastic. “They said passive,” he explained, “but then they emailed me three times asking if I’d like to ‘actively refer friends’ for boosted returns. That’s not passive, that’s a second job with snow pants.”
An anonymous staffer said the firm’s retention strategy is “mainly weather-based,” noting that customers forgive almost anything if the photos look like a catalogue.
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London.ski recommends travellers pack glove liners, learn the difference between “blue run” and “blue lips,” and set expectations that align with physics. For investors, the advice is calmer: don’t invest money you need for rent, don’t treat a good snowfall as a personality trait, and don’t assume you can diversify away a badly timed fondue binge.
If the newsletter makes you anxious, turn it off for a day and practise a radical technique: enjoying the holiday you paid for. Experts say it can reduce stress by up to “noticeably,” which is the only statistic anyone really needs when they’re standing in a queue, holding a helmet, wondering how they ended up buying both a trip and a tiny emotional stake in the weather.
Harper Thames is a comedic writer exploring modern life through irony and subtle exaggeration. Rooted in student perspectives and London’s cultural landscape, Harper’s work focuses on relatable humour grounded in everyday experience.
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