217: St Martin de Belleville, driving an EV to Alpe d'Huez & 'Alpine 100'
The Ski Podcast2 Aug 2024

217: St Martin de Belleville, driving an EV to Alpe d'Huez & 'Alpine 100'

We find out about the ski resort of St Martin de Belleville in Les 3 Vallées, what it’s like driving an electric car up the 21 hairpin bends that take you to Alpe d’Huez, plus we look at a brilliant new initiative to raise funds for British skiers.

Iain was joined by Vanessa Fisher and Simon McIntyre, MD at Igluski.com and down the line by Scott Dobson from Alpine 100.

SHOW NOTES

Vanessa shared what it’s like taking part in the Inferno Downhill race in Murren in Episode 70 (1:00)
We featured the London and Northern ski shows in Episodes 215 and 216 (3:45)
To get free tickets to the London show, use the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ (4:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Dave Ryding (4:20)
Scott Dobson is one of the founders of the Alpine 100 project (4:30)
Find out more about the Alpine 100 project (9:30)
Visit the official website of St Martin de Belleville (10:00)
Jerusalem is one of many people’s favourite run in Les 3 Vallées (13:00)
‘La Belle Ville’ is a new sports centre with an outdoor pool (14:00)
Le Brelin is an award-winning piece of architecture (18:00)
Les Menuires holds a Yoga Festival every year (20:30)
Listen to Iain’s report from the Yoga Festival from 2019 (21:30)
Simon was previously in Episode 176, talking about driving an EV to Val d'Isère (22:00)
Ionity is one of the main suppliers of electric chargers in Europe (25:00)
Iain drove out to the Alps in a Tesla Y in 2022 (28:00)
Regenerative charging adds miles to your range when going downhill (31:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthOeIsk3Mc
Iglu’s survey shows being ‘snowsure’ is the most important factor in choosing a resort (32:45)
It also shows that 57% of people rent skis, but that 83% own their own boots (35:00)

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