Alistair was born in the States and grew up in Scotland. After graduating from Nottingham Trent University, he enjoyed a successful London advertising and media career for over a decade, before moving to Chamonix to create Ten80 Events.

Living in the mountains, Al is a keen skier, below average snowboarder and a huge fan of rock-climbing and trail running, having recently taken part in the annual Marathon du Mont Blanc in Chamonix.

Dream event to organise?

Al would love the opportunity of running an event from Cape Town – abseiling down Table Mountain, experiencing an unbeatable African bush safari and sampling the mouth-watering tastes of the Cape Winelands wineries.

Tim graduated from Plymouth University with a degree in Engineering and headed straight to London where he worked in media agencies for eight years. A spontaneous ski season in Chamonix with Al, led to the birth of Ten80 Events. Tim loves skiing and the summer mountain sports of trail running, biking and mountaineering, plus has summited many of the local peaks, including Mont Blanc. Tim is also one of the co-founders of Altitude Gin, a premium Alpine Dry Gin.

Dream event to organise?

Motorsport runs through his family, so events that are ‘petrol’ related would be hot on his list.

Claire has been in the event planning business for over two decades, spanning 27 countries across the world. Claire now heads up the Ten80 event planning team, lauded for her excellent managerial skills, phenomenal creativity, inimitable eye for detail and technical production mastery.

Career highlights include creating Kenya’s largest luxury mobile camp, exclusively opening the Giza Pyramids at dawn, producing the fabled 5,000 capacity Chinawhite Cartier Polo Party for 3 consecutive years, relaunching F1 Rocks the Afterparty across the world and organising a charity event in Antibes for the cast of Ocean’s 13.

Claire now juggles Ten80 Events management with her two young children, an errant dog, a farmhouse renovation and her love of skiing, hiking, climbing and paddle boarding.

Dream event to organise?

Claire would love to create a bespoke event combining the adventure of the Amazon rainforest with a hedonistic party on Rio’s beaches.

Having previously worked by in the PA and Events industries in London, Rachel escaped city life and moved to Chamonix four years ago to fulfill her dream of living and working in the mountains.

After a chance meeting with our founder Alistair’s very cute dog, Rachel is now freelancing with Ten80 and shares her love of people, places and fun and adventure with us.

Dream event to organise?

A Greek island, everyone arriving by speed boat, fairy lights everywhere, margaritas on tap and dancing until sunrise.

Leo moved to the Alps at the age of 18 after falling in love with the mountains on her first season working as a chalet host. From there, she has developed her marketing and event career by running live ski competitions such as the Freeride World Tour and working for ski brands such as Orage. This skill set was further honed with three seasons as a stewardess onboard luxury yachts.

Dream event to organise?

I’d probably go somewhere in Scandinavia like Norway or Ruke Finland. I’d love to do an event in the mountains there and see the northern lights.

Hayden followed his passion for the ocean in 2011, moving to Ibiza to start his own charter and management company Aura Ibiza Boats. Hayden is now our regular skipper in the Balearic Islands and is a familiar face on and off the water.

As a seasoned snowboarder in Val d’Isere, Morzine and Chamonix, Hayden also joins the Ten80 Events team as an Event Coordinator across the winter months. Having owned the infamous ‘Aura’ nightclub in Ibiza, Hayden always makes an evening out unforgettable!

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Originally from Oxfordshire, Vanessa has been based in the Swiss Alps for the last 14 years and gained invaluable experience in event management. Vanessa has had the fortune of working with the F1 Ferrari team, activating the annual alpine electronic music festival Polaris and being Operations Manager at Sir Richard Branson’s Lodge. Vanessa’s favourite Ten80 event was in Verbier for the launch of L’Oréal Men Expert with celebrity influencers Jim Chapman, John Chapman and Marcus Butler!

Dream event to organise?

Vanessa loves a party and any excuse to dress up, so would love to organise an event with a carnival theme in Rio de Janeiro. On the flip side, she is also a Pilates and Yin Yoga instructor, loves Reiki and crystals and is a huge believer in the power of our own energy!