220: Chemmy Alcott, 4 x Winter Olympian & Ski Sunday presenter
Chemmy Alcott is probably the most well-known woman in snowsports in the UK. After a racing career that took her to four Winter Olympics, she now balances presenting Ski Sunday on the BBC, with bring...
6 Sep 20241h 3min
219: The story of Ellis Brigham, Banff Sunshine Village & Vail Resorts/Laax rumours
Today we find out what’s new at Banff Sunshine Village in Canada and we look into the history of one of the UK’s oldest snowsport retailers, Ellis Brigham. Plus, we have the latest gossip on which Eur...
31 Aug 202432min
218: Arcteryx's 'ReBIRD' project, Skiing in Svalbard & Tignes leave Compagnie des Alpes
Today we find out what it’s like skiing in Arctic circle in Svalbard and look into some of the great work that the clothing brand Arcteryx are doing on sustainability. Plus we report on Tignes' decisi...
16 Aug 202435min
217: St Martin de Belleville, driving an EV to Alpe d'Huez & 'Alpine 100'
We find out about the ski resort of St Martin de Belleville in Les 3 Vallées, what it’s like driving an electric car up the 21 hairpin bends that take you to Alpe d’Huez, plus we look at a brilliant n...
2 Aug 202439min
216: Courchevel, Les 2 Alpes in summer & the Northern Snow Show
In this episode we focus on Courchevel, including an update on the Saulire cable car and how the resort is surviving without Russians, plus we discuss summer in Les 2 Alpes and find out about the new ...
18 Jul 202439min
215: Australia Focus (inc Thredbo's half pipe), London Snow Show & SBIT
We discuss the latest ski news from Australia, get an update on summer skiing in Tignes and Val d’Isere and find out about this autumn’s London Snow Show. We also look into how SBIT are lobbying for...
5 Jul 202446min
214: La Grave & the future of snowsports in the USA
We find out about the off-piste resort of La Grave and the state of the snowsports market in the USA, including ways to tackle climate change and bring newcomers to the sport. Iain was joined by free...
24 Jun 202445min
213: Stu Brass, Founder 'The Brits' & Snowboarding Consultant on 'Chalet Girl' & 'The Jump'
This is a special interview with Stu Brass - co-founder of ‘The Brits’, snowboard advisor to film & TV (including ‘Chalet Girl’ and ‘The Jump’) and ex-pro snowboarder. If you have followed skiing or...
7 Jun 202454min
