The Ski Podcast10 Loka 2022

157: Snowboarding Special - How to choose a snowboard, renting v. buying, splitboarding & more

We focus on snowboarding, including how to choose a snowboard, whether you should buy or rent and what split boarding is.

Iain was joined by journalist Sam Haddad (Guardian & Cooler Magazine) and Luke Rees, founder of adventure travel website AWE365.com.

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SHOW NOTES

Check out Sam’s new ‘Climate & Board Sports’ Substack
Listen to Felix Milns talk about his helicopter freefall jump over the Eiger in Episode 98
Sam was in La Rosiere in April
Iain tested the Mont Valaisan ski area in La Rosiere in Episode 27
Luke travelled to North Macedonia
The are 157 episodes of The Ski Podcast, so under our new numbering system, this is Episode 157
Les 3 Vallees sponsors The Ski Podcast
The Alpine Ski World Championships will be held in Courchevel and Meribel from 06-19 February 2023
The National Snow Show takes place at the Birmingham NEC on 15-16 October
Look out for ‘The Ski Podcast Live!’ on Saturday at 11.15am and Iain’s presentation on electric cars in ski resorts on Sunday at 12:00pm
There are three main categories of snowboard: Freeride, Freestyle and All Mountain
Sam is a big fan of splitboarding – read her article in The Guardian here
For a UK-based splitboarding option, try Wandering Workshops in Scotland
Burton’s ‘Step On’ snowboard bindings are a game-changer
Nidecker’s ‘Supermatic’ is another ‘step’ in this direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm_PyqvFoSo

Al Judge is the owner of AliKats Mountains Holidays in Morzine
Find out about the Montagne Verte organisation in Morzine
Listen to our special episode on Electric Vehicles in ski resorts
Find out about bokashi composting
You can find out more about their sustainability policies on their website
On average, a hot tub uses 1,500 litres of water and 200 kWh of electricity to keep the water at 37.5 degrees centigrade for a week in the winter
Find out about their ‘Responsible Hot Tub Initiative’ here
AliKats use the Good Planet Foundation for any offsets they require
Listen to our special episode when Iain interviewed Helen Coffey, the flight free travel journalist

FEEDBACK

I enjoy all feedback about the show, so please do review us on Spotify/Apple, or get in contact on social or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com.

Fogey58: "Always varied, well presented and for snowsports fans an essential hit"
Guapo333: "Love this podcast. Really informative and superbly presented. Keep up the good work"
Elaine Bunyon: "Wow…Greece is now on my bucket list!"

Thanks also to Fiachra Diskin and Dave Faller for their kind words.

Don’t forget we have 156 other episodes to catch up on – typically 75-100 get listened to every week.

You can follow The Ski Podcast on social media at @theskipodcast

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