229: The ‘Piste X Code’, Slope Safety and Skiing Without Fear
The Ski Podcast13 Dec 2024

229: The ‘Piste X Code’, Slope Safety and Skiing Without Fear

In this episode we discuss how to ski safely on the slopes, and why that’s important. Plus we find out about the opening weekend of the season in Les 3 Vallées and take a look at the new venue for the London Snow Show.

Host Iain Martin was joined by Kimberley Kay and Dr Carol Porter, authors of the ‘Project Fear’ study and Louise Paley and Amie Henderson, co-founders of the ‘Piste X Code’.

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SHOW NOTES

Betony Garner reported from Verbier (4:00)
Floss from FreeFloSki is based in Tignes and Val d’Isere in the Espace Killy (5:00)
Tim Hudson from Inspired Italy is based in the Dolomites (6:15)
Mia Brookes won the snowboard Big Air in China (8:15)
Lyndsey Vonn returns to World Cup action at Beaver Creek (8:30)
Marcel Hirscher’s return is over due to injury (8:45)
Follow the latest racing news with Matt Garcka on the Skiing is Believing podcast
The 2025 London Ski Show is returning back to its old home of Olympia
James Gambrill is founder of Mountain Trade Network, organisers of the show (9:30)
Iain was in Les 3 Vallées for the opening of the season (16:30)
Read Iain’s review of the weekend on Welove2Ski.com
The new Saulire cable car opened on 12 December (17:00)
Landry Tirard is head of ski for the lift company S3V
Listen to Iain’s interview with Peter Landsman from liftblog.com in Episode 181 (19:45)
The Cime de Caron cable car in Val Thorens is currently out of action (20:00)
Read the main findings of ‘Project Fear’ (20:45)
62% of UK female respondents said fear or anxiety impact on their enjoyment of snowsports (21:15)
The main fears are of injury and other skiers/snowboarders going too fast (22:15)
Find out about the ‘Piste X Code’ project (25:00)
A British five-year-old died in an accident in Flaine in 2022 (25:15)
Watch the ‘Piste X Code’ video (27:45)
Take the ‘Piste X Code’ quiz (31:30)
Find out about the Snow Angel Foundation (39:00)
Take a look at Kimberley’s illustration of the FIS code of conduct for skiers

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3: London Ski Show 2017 Special, with Graham Bell and Ed Leigh

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2: Planes, trains and no mention of Snowmobiles

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1: The Jump, London Ski Show & LISTEX

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