221: Skiing in Sweden, Crans Montana & Emma Carrick-Anderson

Today we look at skiing in Sweden and Hemsedal in Norway and we find out what it's like coaching your kids to be pro skiers. Plus we find out more about the European Sleeper service to Innsbruck and the Dolomites, as well as discovering what Crans Montana is like in September.

Iain Martin was joined by four-time Winter Olympian and ski coach Emma Carrick-Anderson and Ben Nyberg, Managing Director at skiScandinavia.

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SHOW NOTES

Emma was on the slopes in Saas Fee for our call (1:00)
Mike Goar was the Keynote Speaker at Ski Launch (3:15)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Mike in Episode 204
Our equipment episodes start next week…with the ‘Best New Skis of 2024/25’
Look out for Iain’s interview with Vicky Gosling, CEO GB Snowsport coming in October (4:00)
Mia Brookes took 2nd in the Snowboard Slopestyle at Cardrona, NZ (4:15)
Chris Engelsman is the co-founder of European Sleeper (4:45)
Find out how to travel to Crans Montana on Ski Flight Free (12:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egi96baRhjQ
Iain took part in the Wildstrubel UTMB trail race (13:00)
You can watch his race report here
There was a lot of early snow on the mountains (14:00)
Crans Montana’s acquisition by Vail Resorts went through in May
Iain spoke with Pierre Henri Mainetti (14:30)
In 2027 Crans Montana will host the Alpine Ski World Championships (16:00)
In September 2025 the resort hosts the Mountain Bike World Championships (16:30)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Zak Carrick-Smith in Episode 200 (18:15)
Emma took competed for Great Britain in four Olympics at Albertville, Lillehammer, Nagano and Salt Lake City (21:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Dave Ryding (22:30)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Lesley McKenna (24:30)
Find out about Alain Baxter’s non-bronze medal (25:00)
The Ski Podcast is going to be supporting the Carrick-Smith boys this winter (27:30)
Trysil in Norway featured in Episode 209 (32:00)
There is a new direct weekly flight from LHR to Scandinavian Mountain Airport (32:45)
Hundfjallet may be the shortest transfer in world at just 10 minutes (33:45)
Other Swedish resorts include Salen Stöten, Sälen Lindvallen, Kläppen (36:00)
Hemsedal in Norway is three hours from the airport (38:00)

Feedback (40:00)

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