The Bluebird Collection
Luxury Ski Travel, Curated Properly
Four years in the French Alps. Twelve years managing fine dining restaurants and members clubs in London and New York. Now curating mountain experiences with the same attention to detail.
Most luxury ski services are transactional - they book hotels and arrange guides but don’t actually curate experiences. I spent years learning what exceptional hospitality looks like, first working in hotels across Courchevel, Val D’isere, and Chamonix, then managing members clubs in London and New York where the standard was anticipating needs before they were articulated.
Now I’m bringing that approach to mountain travel: anticipation over reaction, relationships over transactions, local knowledge that comes from years of direct experience. Whether in the Alps, the USA or destinations I’ve spent time understanding intimately.
This starts with a newsletter. Eventually, it becomes curated ski experiences for people who think about their mountain time as carefully as they think about everything else.
Why This Approach Works
The best mountain experiences don’t come from maximizing, they come from curation. From knowing destinations deeply enough to understand what makes each one special and how to access it properly.
Vermont offers proximity without compromise. Leave New York or Boston Friday afternoon, ski two perfect days, home Sunday night. Stowe’s Front Four are legitimately challenging. Mad River Glen operates unlike anywhere else. Jay Peak gets buried in snow. The difference is working with someone who knows these mountains beyond the obvious.
The Alps taught me what great mountain culture looks like. Four years working in Courchevel, Val d’Isère, Chamonix, Méribel, and Tignes—I learned that the best experiences come from relationships with guides, hoteliers, and locals. That access earned over time matters more than budget.
Destinations Globally follow the same principle: deep knowledge beats surface coverage. Whether it’s Gstaad’s discreet luxury, Hokkaido’s powder culture, or emerging regions worth attention. The approach is always curation over transaction.
What makes this different is bringing hospitality expertise to mountain travel. Knowing which properties actually deliver. Which guides are worth trusting. How to structure trips so you’re present, not exhausted. The members club approach applied to skiing.
What I’m Building
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Premium Transportation
From the moment you land, enjoy coordinated transfers in luxury vehicles with professional divers. Whether from Geneva, Logan, JFK, or your home address, the journey becomes part of the experience, not a logistics puzzle to solve.
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Exceptional Properties
Access to properties that understand hospitality at the highest level. Whether that’s a boutique property in the Alps or a 5 star hotel in Aspen. We carefully select properties based on years of experience and knowledge.
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Equipment & Lift Passes
Skip rental shop lines and coordination stress. Premium equipment from top providers, properly fitted and delivered to your accommodation. Lift passes arranged in advance. You focus on skiing, not logistics.
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Personal Curation
This isn’t a call center - it’s discreet access to someone who knows destinations intimately, maintains relationships with the best guides and properties, and understands how to design trips that actually work.
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Gourmet Experiences
Reservations at restaurants worth your time - the places locals actually go, not just tourist spots. Private chef arrangements when that makes more sense. Every meal considered as part of the overall experience.
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Mountain Expertise
Private guides who know where the snow is and where it’s safe to venture. Off-piste access when conditions are right. The kind of local knowledge that comes from years on these mountains, not a season or two.
Start With the Newsletter
Every other Friday, I share perspectives on luxury ski travel, Vermont deep-dives, Alpine insights, West Coast knowledge and what I learned working in the Alps, and how to think about mountain experiences differently.
No gear reviews. No affiliate links. No weekly emails cluttering your inbox. Just thoughtful curation for people who approach skiing seriously.
Recent topics:
What fine dining taught me about ski travel
The members club approach to mountain experiences
Gstaad with travel photographer Zhenya Swan
Get In Touch
Questions about curated ski experiences? Interested in the newsletter? Want to know when curated experiences launch? Reach out and I’ll get back to you.