19: New Lifts in Val d'Isère, London Ski Show & Hiring Ski Clothing
Jim and Iain report in for their final pod of the summer - yes, believe it or not, winter is only round the corner! In Episode 19, Iain talks to the team from Val d'Isère Telepheriques about the new gondola being built this summer in La Daille. This will increase capacity and speed up the mountain and will open in December. Ed Mannix from Matterhorn Chalets gives us an update on the summer snow conditions on the Zermatt glacier (hint: get up early!). Jim chats to Oxygene, the Tarentaise ski school who are adding in clothing hire as a new service for skiers this winter. Would you rent ski clothing, either from the UK or in the Alps?
6 Elo 201845min
18: New lifts in La Rosiere, Buying a Ski Property & Book Reviews
Even though there is a heatwave going on in the UK Iain and Jim are still talking about skiing and snowboarding. In this episode of the Ski Podcast Iain tells Jim off for misspelling Val d’Isere and reveals the most misspellt ski resort. Iain reports on a whole new ski area being built in La Rosiere that will see 2 new lifts be installed and numerous new runs. Jim chats to Mark from Snowonly a worldwide property selling website that specialises in ski homes. There is also the inaugural book club where Jim and Iain review winter related literature.
11 Heinä 201849min
17: Own Your Own Ski Resort, Ski Instructor Training and Alpine Meals on Wheels
Iain and Jim aren’t getting much skiing in at the moment which is probably why they are discussing skiing in fancy dress, what they would do if they bought a ski resort and their best ski related car boot sale find. We have big news as The Ski Podcast wins its first award! There is also a report from Meribel on what it is like to train as a ski instructor and they talk to Paddy the founder of Huski a ready meals delivery company that could be set to shake up the traditional catered ski holiday.
19 Kesä 201849min
16: Royal ski stories, Heli-Skiing in Italy, Ski fit exercises and Snow sport alternatives
In this episode of The Ski Podcast Iain and Jim start the show by talking about LISTEX, how many turns they can get on the slope at the Ski Center, how to make skiing better for millennials and royal ski encounters. 3wv7kfdz The two presenters are clearly not skiing as much as they were a few months ago so they look at what alternatives there are to skiing and snowboarding. Jim hangs out in his back garden with fitness instructor Sam to talk about staying ski fit all user round. You can watch the session on our facebook page. During the session, Sam gives Jim a variety of exercises to try and explains what muscles we need to work on. In the last part of the show, Iain talks to us about his Heli-ski trip to Alagna with Graham Bell in the mountains of the Monte Rosa area.
21 Touko 201846min
15: Summer Skiing, Cauterets and Piste Bashing in Courchevel
In Episode 15 we look at the best places to ski in the summer months. Iain and Jim suggest places to ski in the Alps, Norway, New Zealand and Chile. Jim chats to the Vincent Doutres from Cauterets and shares his experience about skiing and relaxing in the spa. Iain interviews Antoine the world's only paraplegic piste groomer driver in Courchevel. We also chat fondue, LISTEX and road trips.
29 Huhti 201832min
14: Skiing April Fools, Snow Centres and LISTEX
In this episode, we look at some of the best and worst April Fools to come out of the ski industry. Jim talks about how a cancelled Airbnb booking nearly ruined his ski trip. Iain goes to the Snow Centre in Hemmel Hempstead and chats to the staff about the behind the scenes action from Channel 4's Paralympic coverage. And we chat with James Gambrill the founder of the London International Snowsports Trade Exchange (LISTEX).
15 Huhti 201835min
13: Indoor ski training, Snowcamp and a Day Trip on the Eurostar to Les Arcs
In this episode, we chat about our best ski presents and discover how romantic Iain is. Jim goes on the Eurostar for a days skiing in Les Arcs. Iain is out and about and visits an indoor ski training facility. And we chat to the ski charity Snowcamp about how snowsport can help change someone's life.
26 Maalis 201842min
12: Olympic claims, How to be a better skier and a Guide to the 3 Valleys
This is episode 12 of the Knowledge is Powder Podcast - And we are getting serious. Iain takes an indepth look at how the British Olympic Association are sending misleading messages about Team GB’s performance at the winter games. We talk to Dave Burrows a ski instructor based in Switzerland. Dave helps us to understand what different levels of skier are potentially doing wrong and how we can make sure we are skiing to the best of our ability. Jim reports from the 3 Valleys where he has been skiing alot and has been using social media and other peoples local knowledge to hunt out the best runs the area has to offer.
11 Maalis 201834min
