245: ‘The Brits’ in Mayrhofen, Passo Tonale and Jibworx

245: ‘The Brits’ in Mayrhofen, Passo Tonale and Jibworx

We find out about this year’s ‘Brits’ – the GB freestyle champs in Mayrhofen, get to know Jibworx and their new community for girls in snowsport, and learn about the Italian ski resort of Passo Tonale.

We also have our regular snow reports, we announce the winner of our Vallon sunnies competition and Iain reveals a new UK snow challenge for May.

Host Iain Martin was joined by Amelie Cockburn from JibWorx, regular guest Mike ‘The Snow’ Richards and Stu Brass, co-founder and organiser of ‘The Brits’.

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SHOW NOTES

Listen to Iain’s deep-dive interview with Stu Brass in Episode 213 (2:30)
Alex Irwin from 150 Days of Winter YouTube channel reported from Courchevel (5:45)
Andy Butterworth from Kaluma Ski is in St Anton (7:30)
Floss Cockle from the FreeFloFloss YT channel reports from Tignes (10:00)
Find out about Iain’s ’25 in 25 Snow Camp Challenge (12:30)
Find out more about Snow Camp (13:15)
There was success for Team Carrick Smith at the British Alpine Ski Championships (13:20)
Team Carrick-Smith are sponsored by The Ski Podcast
The Brits 2025 took place in Mayhofen, Austria (19:30)
The last person under 12 to win a Brits title was Mia Brookes (21:00)
Riley Sharp won the Slopestyle and big air titles at just 10 years old (24:00)
Riley won’t be eligible for the Winter Olympics the 2034 Games (24:45)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Lesley McKenna (26:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Ed Leigh (26:30)
What is Jibworx? (29:00)
They put on 30-40 events each winter (29:30)
Amelie’s dissertation was about women in snowsports (33:30)
Find out about The Girls’ Archive (34:00)
Sandra Caune won gold at the European Winter Olympic Festival (37:30)
The Jibworx event vehicle is an adapted American school bus (38:00)
Mike was in Passo Tonale (40:00)
Presena Glacier offers skiing up to 3069m (43:15)
Listen to our ‘Best Ski Boots of 2025’ episode (46:00)
Night skiing is possible in Passo Tonale (47:00)
Vallon’s End of Season Ski Sale is on right now with 25-35% off their ski eyewear range (51:15)

Feedback (49:00)
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Skiing Postie: "Episode 243 was very interesting combining my two loves - skiing & train travel. You definitely need to be organised for a trip like that!"

Nigel Winters: "Episode 243 was another great podcast. I loved the story behind this epic trip: train travel, skiing, different out of the way places even a skiing cat!"

Elizabeth Rose: “This is a lifesaver podcast getting me through to my next ski trip. I’m enjoying listening to the back catalog. I love the snow reports, specials, features and the equipment reviews. Thanks also for raising awareness of climate change and the focus on women in snowsport.”

Brae Estate: “I’ve been a follower since the pandemic. It kept my passion for skiing going through the restrictive years and has added to my knowledge ever since. There’s always something new and interesting.”

The winner of the Vallon competition was NorsKSarah on Apple Podcasts: “I have been a listener for the last year or so and love it when a new episode drops. Topics strike a good balance between the most experienced and newcomers to the sport.”

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22: New lifts in Tignes & Zermatt, Inside Chill Factore and How To Put Your Boots On

22: New lifts in Tignes & Zermatt, Inside Chill Factore and How To Put Your Boots On

In this episode Jim and Iain discuss the new lifts that opened last week in both Tignes and Zermatt, Jim goes behind the scenes at the Chill Factore indoor snow slope in Manchester, we find out which Premiership football club Verbier has teamed up with and Dave reveals how to put your ski boots on properly. We also interview Dom Killinger from InTheSnow Magazine, listen to cowbells at dawn in Switzerland and Paddy from Huski explains how appearing on The Ski Podcast helped his company win new business! Listeners recommend new books for The Ski Podcast’s occasional ‘Ski Book Group’ and we look forward to the London Ski and Snowboard Festival later this month.

8 Loka 201849min

21: Fires in Chamonix & Garmisch, Vicky Gosling interview & How to get into Ski Racing

21: Fires in Chamonix & Garmisch, Vicky Gosling interview & How to get into Ski Racing

This time Jim and Iain wonder why the Alps are so flammable (after the recent fires in Chamonix, Tignes and Garmisch), Jim reports on glacier skiing in Cervinia and Iain interviews VIP Vicky Gosling OBE CEO BSS.

24 Syys 201854min

20: Brexit (again), Junior Worlds Success & Author Interviews

20: Brexit (again), Junior Worlds Success & Author Interviews

Iain and Jim talk summer holidays in the Alps, discuss how Brexit will affect the cost of your ski holiday, celebrate GB success at the Junior World Champs and re-open our ‘Ski Book Group’ with a look at ‘Ski The World’ by Arnie Wilson.

10 Syys 201852min

19: New Lifts in Val d'Isère, London Ski Show & Hiring Ski Clothing

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

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

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

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

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

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