70: The Inferno, Skiing in Afghanistan & Olympian Martin Bell
The Ski Podcast22 Mars 2021

70: The Inferno, Skiing in Afghanistan & Olympian Martin Bell

This week we find out about the booming market for ski holidays for next winter, there's an interview with Olympic downhill racer Martin Bell, news of the Afghan Ski Challenge and we find all about The Inferno - the downhill race in Murren for amateur skiers.

Iain was joined by Vanessa Fisher (last on the show in Episode 63) and Nick Morgan, Managing Director and founder of Le Ski Chalet Holidays.

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Reviews (from Snowheads)
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COMING UP
We have a full Podcast Special of our interview with James Willcox about skiing in Afghanistan, Charlie will be reporting on snow shoeing in Engelberg and we'll be talking to Al Morgan from Ski Kit info.

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Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 5

Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 5

Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. Today we are joined by Will who is living in Korea and has been to a few of the events so far. We also look into the Aldi goodie bag of Katie Ormerod.

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Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 4

Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 4

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Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 3

Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 3

Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, Iain talks about the high winds in the Women's Slopestyle, takes a peek behind the scenes at the Olympic Village and looks at what is coming up in the Next 24 Hours!

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Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 2

Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 2

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Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 1

Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 1

Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, we talk about the opening ceremony, Katie Ormerod and the mens snowboard slopestyle competition.

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10: Skiing with Sting, meet our man at the Winter Olympics and more snow

10: Skiing with Sting, meet our man at the Winter Olympics and more snow

In episode 10 of the Ski Podcast Iain and Jim are joined by former luxury chalet owner Jerry Blease and we chat to Will who is going to the Winter Olympics. In Korean Korner Will, who is currently living in South Korea, talks about the build-up to the Pyeongchang Winter Games and reveals which events he has tickets for. Jerry who ran and owned a chalet in La Clusaz tells us about hosting the British Ski Team back in the 90’s. He also shares what it is like having Sting and Seal to stay in his chalet as well as giving a quick rundown on staying in the resort. We look back at the legacy of Warren Miller and the news about the family who had carbon monoxide poisoning on their holiday. Snow report also included.

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9: Snow Storms, Iglu Ski and Skiing in the French Pyrenees

9: Snow Storms, Iglu Ski and Skiing in the French Pyrenees

In this episode of our ski and snowboard podcast, Iain and Jim are joined by Krystelle Kubicki the Marketing Manager at Iglu Ski. Krystelle joins the team to talk about her role at one of the UK’s biggest travel agents as well as sharing some important Les Arcs news. During the show, the team talk about the epic storms that are sweeping Europe and covering the mountains in snow. Then Jim tries to come up with a better word than Snowmaggedon. We look at the latest stats that have been released claiming that Brits are planning to take to their skis and boards while quite drunk. Iain attempts to start a campaign against a celebrity who disses skiing in the national news. We have a special report on skiing in French Pyrenees and ask is it better than the mainstream? And we have our regular features Korean Korner where we round up Team GB news ahead of the 2018 Winter Games.

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8: Brexit and the Ski Industry, Helmets and Snowstorms

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In the first episode of the 2018 Jim and Iain make New Year resolutions that they won't keep. In this edition of the podcast, they are joined by Charlie Owen from Seasonal Businesses in Travel to talk about the impact Brexit might have on your ski holiday. They also marvel at the immense snowfall in the Alps at the moment. Chat about helmets and speed restrictions on slopes. Plus, ski deals, snow reports and Korean Korner looks at Dave Ryding's latest success.

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