270: St Anton & Lech and the rise of the ‘Slow Skiing’ movement

270: St Anton & Lech and the rise of the ‘Slow Skiing’ movement

Today we find out more about the Arlberg ski area in Tirol, Austria – focussing on St Anton and Lech – plus we look at the rise of the ‘Slow Skiing’ movement.

Austria for sponsoring The Ski Podcast and making this winter’s episodes possible. If this is your first time listening, you’ve already missed out on some great conversations about Tirol.

Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by Nicole Feliciano, founder of Ski Moms.
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Tirol in Austria sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we’re are finding out more about some of the great destinations in Tirol, and how you can connect with the Austrian way of life: ‘Lebensgefühl’ – that you’ll find there.
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SHOW NOTES

Nicole skied at Catamount in New England (2:00)
Tim Hudson from Inspired Italy reported from the Dolomites, Italy (5:15)
Jen Tsang from That’s La Plagne reported from La Plagne (6:45)
Floss Cockle, aka FreeFloFloss on YouTube, reported from Tignes (8:30)
Next week’s episode will be an interview with GB freestyle skier Kirsty Muir (10:15)
Iain revealed in Episode 269 that he broke his scapula while skiing in St Anton (10:45)
Find out more about the museum in St Anton (11:45)
Yannick Rumler works for the St Anton Tourist Office
Hannes Schneider founded the first ski school in the world (14:30)
Find out about St Anton’s annual race ‘The Weisse Rausche’ (16:15)
Gerhard Eichhorn is Sustainability Officer at the St. Anton Tourism Board (17:30)
Iain travelled to St Anton by train (18:30)
Lech is actually in the Vorarlberg region of Austria, but both resorts are part of the huge Arlberg ski area (21:30)
Iain stayed in the family run Hotel Stafeli (22:15)
The Stafeli is part of the ChangeMaker network of hotels
Julia Fenneberg is from the Lech-Zurs tourist office (23:00)
The annual ‘White Ring’ race (24:30)
Discover the amazing Lech Skyspace (26:30)
Iain spoke with Angelika Kaufmann about avalanche blasting (28:00)~
Iain tried Kaiserschmarn at the Sennhutte in St Anton (34:00)
He also has a superb Gröstl at the magnificent Verwallestube at the top of the Galzigbahn (34:30)
In Episode 225 Nicole shared the results of your ‘Ski Moms Happiness Survey’(36:30)
Earlier this year Nicole founded the ‘Slow Skiers Club’ (36:45)
Nicole’s Instagram post launching the club went viral (38:30)
Why does slow skiing matter? (39:00)
Nicole conducted a survey to find out more (43:00)
Listen to Episode 229 Kimberley Kay & Carol Porter discuss ‘The Fear Project’ (46:00)
Nicole spoke to Chemmy Alcott on her SkiMoms podcast
The First Rule of Slow Skiers Club (49:00)

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9: Snow Storms, Iglu Ski and Skiing in the French Pyrenees

9: Snow Storms, Iglu Ski and Skiing in the French Pyrenees

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21 Tammi 201839min

8: Brexit and the Ski Industry, Helmets and Snowstorms

8: Brexit and the Ski Industry, Helmets and Snowstorms

In the first episode of the 2018 Jim and Iain make New Year resolutions that they won't keep. In this edition of the podcast, they are joined by Charlie Owen from Seasonal Businesses in Travel to talk about the impact Brexit might have on your ski holiday. They also marvel at the immense snowfall in the Alps at the moment. Chat about helmets and speed restrictions on slopes. Plus, ski deals, snow reports and Korean Korner looks at Dave Ryding's latest success.

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7: Skiing, Funiculars and Snowmageddon

7: Skiing, Funiculars and Snowmageddon

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6: Olympic bans, minor royalty and Val d'Isere car parks

6: Olympic bans, minor royalty and Val d'Isere car parks

For this episode, Iain and Jim are joined by Steve Angus a ski instructor in Val d'Isere. Steve describes the snow he can see from his window, shares a few tips on where to ski and gives the team a lowdown on the developments in Val d'Isere including the new car park! The trio also talk about the Russian ban from the winter Olympics, Pippa Middletons endurance skiing and the return of Ski Sunday. Naturally there are the regular features of Korean Korner, The Snow Report (there is loads of it) and we review of another way to carry your skis!

10 Joulu 201736min

5: Powdair, Courchevel and Human Curling

5: Powdair, Courchevel and Human Curling

In this episode we chat to longterm seasonnaire Alex Irwin about his 20 years in Courchevel, making Genepi and human curling. We also talk about how Powdair the dedicated airline for skiers won't be hitting the slopes this winter. On top of that, we look at how our athletes are getting on in the build-up to the Winter Olympics, the new Aldi ski range and a portable broom. To subscribe to Alex's youtube channel got to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrYz48gTOY_l542GySjWVcA.

30 Marras 201735min

4: Jamie Barrow talks about his snowboard trip to North Korea

4: Jamie Barrow talks about his snowboard trip to North Korea

In this episode the Uk's fastest snowboarder, Jamie Barrow drops in for a chat about his recent adventure to ride the new ski resort in North Korea. We also discuss the launch of ski airline Powdair, chat about Ed Sheeran's new music video and look at ski poles that you can fill up with booze.

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3: London Ski Show 2017 Special, with Graham Bell and Ed Leigh

3: London Ski Show 2017 Special, with Graham Bell and Ed Leigh

The ski show special. In this episode, we look at The Telegraph Ski & Snowboard show 2017 and get opinion from Ed Leigh, Emily Sarsfield, Chris Moran, Simon Shaw, Rosie Barcroft, Alan Morgan, Cat Weakley & snowboarder Jamie Barrow. We find out what Graham Bells favourite ski run would be and we also allow the inventor of Tip Tap Touch to pitch his Ideas to us in our Wasp den.

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2: Planes, trains and no mention of Snowmobiles

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In this edition, Iain and Jim look at the collapse of Monarch and how it could affect your ski holiday. We also ask the question are all ski resort basically the same? Bust some myths about eating cake after skiing, finding out if your boot needs a glove and chatting to our guest Dave from Ifyouski about selling ski holiday.

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