77: Skiing in Northern Ireland, Olympic Spirit & Patrouille des Glaciers

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 Th...

22 Mars 20211h 4min

In this Ski Podcast Special, we feature Martin Bell, who raced at downhill for Great Britain in the 1980s and 1990s. His racing career took in 4 Winter Olympics, 160 World Cup races (with 7 top-ten ...

15 Mars 202128min

In this Ski Podcast Special, Tom Greenall tells us how he qualified as a pisteur in France, allowing him to become one of the few Brits in the ski patrol. Intersport Ski Hire Discount Code Save money...

8 Mars 202135min

This week, Iain is joined by Stephie Dijkman from Tignes. We discuss the challenges of this ‘saison blanche’ and plans for summer glacier skiing. We find out more about the new National Snow Show, Ch...

1 Mars 20211h 6min

Joe Ponte is CEO at Hotelplan UK, the company that own the Inghams, Esprit, Flexiski and Ski Total brands. During our conversation Joe and I talked about a wide range of subjects including:  His ...

22 Feb 202121min

In Episode 68, Iain was joined by Jasmin Taylor, Team GB telemark skier, and friend of the show Alex Irwin.  We chat about Courchevel, avalanches and foldable skis, plus Iain speaks to newly crowned ...

17 Feb 20211h 4min

This Ski Podcast Special features Dan Egan - one of the extreme skiing pioneers back in the new world of the 80s when VHS revolutionised demand for ski footage.   Apart from leading the MTV generatio...

6 Feb 202122min

In Episode 67, we go behind the scenes at 'Ski Sunday', on tour with James Blunt, inside The Snow Centre, discover craft beer in the Alps and reveal the results from our survey. Iain's guests for thi...

29 Jan 20211h 4min