56: Australia, NZ & Skiing in the 'New Normal' in Les 2 Alpes
The Ski Podcast15 Heinä 2020

56: Australia, NZ & Skiing in the 'New Normal' in Les 2 Alpes

In Episode 56 Iain interviews Rachael Oakes-Ash, founder of the Australian website, Snowsbest.com.

Jim reports on skiing in the 'new normal' from Les 2 Alpes and we wonder if bears do that thing in the Arosa woods.

There’s news on a new virtual Ski Show and Iain looks forward to a visit to Saas Fee.

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SHOW NOTES

  • Jim was summer skiing in Les 2 Alpes
  • Why not visit the bears in Arosa?
  • Iain is going to visit Saas Fee and Zermatt to test out skiing in the 'new normal' in Switzerland
  • The 'World's Largest Ski Show' will be taking place virtually in October
  • There may be some similarity between the WLLS logo and the Chamonix logo
  • You can sign the petition to restore the ski train here
  • Rachael Oakes-Ash is better known as MissSnowItAll and runs the website Snowsbest.com, focusing on the Australian and NZ markets
  • Thredbo and Perisher had huge problems trying to pre-sell lift passes when their websites crashed
  • Mt Hutt opened last month with no social distancing restrictions
  • Coronet Peak experienced one of their busiest night ski sessions ever, despite the current lack of a 'Trans Tasman bubble'
  • You can watch the brilliant 'Iso' videos from MissSnowItAll on her Facebook page
  • Yes, it's true. Jim is leaving the podcast. Episode 57 will be his final episode!

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