60: Quarantine Latest, 80s Ski Technology, Silvretta Montafon & Jasmin Taylor

Iain is joined this week by Dave Burrows (Director, SnowPros Ski School) & Lucy Aspen (Online Ski Editor, Telegraph).

We discuss quarantine and the #Test4Travel campaign and ski technology predictions from 1988. Iain interviews Team GB telemarker Jasmin Taylor and Robin reports from Montafon in Austria.

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Show Notes

• Dave skied in Diablerets last week, which opened early
• Lucy skied in Scotland in February
• Mike covered skiing in Scotland last winter in Episode 58
• A negative test result is now required for entry to Italy
• Brits have to quarantine for 10 days to enter Switzerland
• Tignes & Les 2 Alpes are both opening on 17 October
• Some skiers will definitely travel
• Find out more about the Telegraph #Test4Travel Campaign
• Government Task Force will report early-November
• Find out more about the Common Pass Project
• There may be no apres-ski (more on this in Episode 58)
• More info here on what it's going to be like in France and in the USA
• You can listen in Episode 56 about how Australia dealt with
• Thanks to Robin from Sport Harry in Silvretta Montafon for his report
• Both LISTEX & WLSS cancelled (ref Episode 58)
• Mike has more positive views about the new Bham Show
• You can listen to our Ski Podcast Special on Jasmin Taylor here
• Or watch it as a Facebook Live
• Other Ski Podcast Specials include Benjamin Alexander, Graham Bell, Avalanche Safety and Train Travel
• We have another Podcast Special with Picture Organic coming up
• Thanks to Andrew Brannan for sending us these features from Ski Survey magazine 1988
• David Goldsmith was the author of this article - thanks for your time in talking to us David
• Current ski tech options include Skitracks, Carv, Peakfinder and Strava
• If you'd like to hear more about ski touring, then listen to Iain's previous reports from Morocco and Andermatt
• Dave presents the Ski Instructor Podcast
• This includes an amusing Eurotest meme
• Find out more about the Ski Club of Great Britain survey

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Coming up in Episode 61

• Our guests will be Krystelle from Sno.co.uk and Alex from 150 Days of Winter
• Mount Noire on diversity in skiing
• Remo Kaeser from the Jungfrau region
• Ski Book Group: A Whole Life

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