263: Ischgl in Tirol, Austria & Protect Our Winters 'Clean Miles' campaign

Today we find out about Ischgl in Tirol, plus we learning about the new ‘Clean Miles’ campaign from Protect Our Winters.

Host Iain Martin was joined by Cat Ainsworth, CEO at Protect Our Winters UK, and three-time Winter Olympian and Ischgl resident, Marco Ladner.
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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

Cat skied in Valle Nevado in Chile and Ushuaia in Patagonia (1:30)
Marco had an early opportunity to ski in Ischgl (2:30)
Val Thorens will open on 22 Nov, followed by Les 2 Alpes, Val d’Isere, Zermatt and Ischgl the following weekend (4:00)
Luca Carrick-Smith will make his World Cup debut at Levi in Finland (4:15)
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Marco took part in the half-pipe at Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022 (5:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Zoe Atkin (8:00)
Ischgl is located in the west of Tirol (8:30)
You can travel by train from Zurich to Landeck (9:00)
Ischgl is located at 1400m going up to 2800m (09:30)
Ischgl opens and closes each winter with a MASSIVE concert (10:00)
Take a look at acts who’ve played at the Top of the Mountain concerts previously (11:30)
Rita Ora is playing the opening of Ischgl this year (12:30)
The ski area (13:15)
Who does Ischgl suit? (13:45)
This winter there are three new lifts (14:45)
What’s it like for families? (15:30)
Find out about Lego winter fun (16:00)
Marco recommends a classic ‘Kaiserschmarrn’ (18:00)
Ischgl is very famous for after ski (18:30)
The Silvretta Therme is a fantastic wellness centre (19:00)
What is the role of Protect Our Winters (20:30)
Cat is a BASI qualified ski instructor (24:30)
Find out about the POW ‘Clean Miles’ campaign (25:45)
Sign the POW ‘Clean Miles’ petition (27:30)
Iain set up Ski Flight Free in 2019 (28:45)
Watch some of the POW Mobility videos

Feedback (30:00)
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