48: Val d'Hérens, Bansko & Courchevel by train
The Ski Podcast12 Feb 2020

48: Val d'Hérens, Bansko & Courchevel by train

In this episode Jim reports from his travels to Switzerland and Bulgaria and Iain has been to Courchevel by train.

We discuss the merits of Ski Sunday and pick a new book for our 'Ski Book Group.
The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support.

Show Notes

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  • Courchevel is hosting the 2023 World Ski Championships in partnership with Meribel
  • The downhill course will start from the Col de la Loze, travel down via a new piste cut from the trees, join Jockeys piste and finish in Le Praz
  • Jim visited Bansko ski resort in Bulgaria as a guest of Balkan Holidays

  • Is Ski Sunday worth watching? You’ve got one episode left if you want to find out
  • They did show us this shocking and gripping accident from the bad old days of the Hahnenkamm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEGIyL_WoBk
  • Ski Sunday did give the World Youth Games in Lausanne excellent coverage
  • And there was an interview with Katie Ormerod, who is having a cracking season and leads the World Cup in Snowboard Slopestyle after a 3rd successive podium
  • Dave Ryding took a 7th in the slalom in Schladming
  • It’s Ski Book Group time again – this time around Jim and Iain will be reading 'Aiming High' - life of Miss Erna Low, founder of…Erna Low

  • Thanks to Stella Coton for her kind words: “It's a really good listen!”
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