The Ski Podcast8 Jul 2022

97: Australia & New Zealand Special

Episode 97 is a Down Under special covering skiing in Australia and New Zealand. Iain was joined by Rachael Oakes-Ash, founder of snowsbest.com and Paul Anderson from NZski.com.

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SHOW NOTES

Rachael previously appeared on the podcast in Episode 56 in July 2020
Paul was last on the podcast in Episode 73 in May 2021
Europe has been experiencing a serious heatwave

https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1539557332144758787

Tignes only opened for two weeks for summer skiing, closing on 01July
Sonnblick in Austria reported no snow a month earlier than usual

https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1544622531730149378

You can read about the tragedy in the Dolomites due to the glacier collapse
Selwyn Snowfield was not able to open due to too much snow (preventing construction work
Dunedin airport reported its coldest day ever in June
Mt Hutt was hit by huge early season snowdrifts
NZski.com represent Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in Queenstown and Mt Hutt in the Canterbury area
When Paul was on the podcast in May 2021 the feeling was very positive, but then
the Delta lockdowns started
The UK and NZ have announced a new bi-lateral deal on visa
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash advised that 71% of international tourists skiing in NZ are Aussies, generating NZD211 million
The number of Aussies on the slopes in NZ was recently up 30% YoY
Read Rachael’s post about gender representation here
Cardrona/Treble Cone have made their own commitment to equal representation
Watch Cardrona’s documentary ‘All In’ here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWSsU6m-NNk

The winners of Atomic goggles in our survey were Chris Waters & Nicole Clarke.
Neil English spoke about how his father founded the London Ski Show in Episode 96

Caroline Eydallin: “I worked on first shows for Sauze d’Oulx! Sir David always stopped to say hello, I was at school with his daughters, so nice he remembered me”

Ann Bennett: “Sir David English was a great guy & pioneered skiing in mass media. I worked at first shows on Inghams’s stand”

Gethin: "The Podcast is great"

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