75: St Moritz Engadin, Midsummer Skiing in Glencoe & The Ski Club of Great Britain
The Ski Podcast5 Heinä 2021

75: St Moritz Engadin, Midsummer Skiing in Glencoe & The Ski Club of Great Britain

In Episode 75, Iain and his guests find out about St Moritz Engadin in Switzerland, mid-summer skiing in Scotland and the oldest ski club in the world - the Ski Club of Great Britain.

Iain was joined by Marijana Jakic from St. Moritz and James Gambrill, the new general manager at the Ski Club of Great Britain.

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SHOW NOTES

  • 60% of our listeners are from the UK, with the other 40% spread across the globe
  • Alex Irwin from 150 Days of Winter reported from the summer glacier in Tignes
  • Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching reported from the glacier in Les 2 Alpes
  • Steve Angus was on the glacier in Val d'Isère
  • We featured skiing in Scotland in May in Episode 73
  • Andy Meldrum is the owner of Glencoe
  • If you'd like to know more about skiing in Scotland, can I suggest taking a listen to Episode 62, when we were joined by Trafford Wilson from Snowsport Scotland.
  • We have over 100 episodes to catch up on, so if you're a new listener, have a look on the website (www.theskipodcast.com), maybe look for a tag or category that takes your interest, from Crans Montana to Courchevel, Eddie the Eagle to Erna Low.
  • Katie Crowe from Battleface Travel Insurance talked us through the current travel situation
  • Cricket is still played on the St Moritz lake every winter
  • Engadin is famous for hosting the Engadin Ski Marathon - the second largest cross country event in the world
  • David Norris took part in the race in 2003 and 2004
  • James Gambrill previously founded and managed LISTEX - the trade networking show for the snowsports industry
  • The SCGB is the oldest ski club in the world, founded in 1903 at the Cafe Royale in London

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