251: Ski Touring in Italy, Rob Katz’s ‘To Do’ list at Vail Resorts & Skiing the Mississippi

251: Ski Touring in Italy, Rob Katz’s ‘To Do’ list at Vail Resorts & Skiing the Mississippi

Today we discuss ‘Homeland’ – a ski touring only ‘resort’ in Italy, we ask what should be on Rob Katz’s ‘to do’ list as he takes up the reins again at Vail Resorts, plus we find out about skiing along the Mississippi.

Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by freelance journalist Sam Haddad and host of the Storm Skiing Podcast, Stuart Winchester, as well as down the line with snow reports by Rachael Oakes-Ash in Australia and Guy Beatson in New Zealand.

SHOW NOTES

Sam was last on the show talking about La Grave in Episode 214 (1:15)
Stuart was last on the show in Episode 235 (1:30)
Find out about La Sarenne in Alpe d’Huez (4:00)
Stuart’s last day of skiing was at Arapahoe Basin in Colorado (5:00)
Guy Beatson reported from New Zealand (9:30)
Rachael Oakes-Ash from Snowsbest reported from Australia (11:00)
Homeland is a ski touring ‘resort’ in Italy (13:00)
Read Sam’s Substack ‘Climate and Board Sports’ (14:00)
Read Sam’s article for the Guardian
We featured Madesimo in Episode 165 (18:00)
Read Stuart’s Storm Skiing Journal Substack (23:30)
”Everyone’s searching for skiing’s soul. I’m trying to find its brains”
We covered the Ikon Pass, Indy Pass, Mountain Collective & Epic Pass in Episode 265
We discussed how the Epic Pass is making a difference in Australia in Episode 250 (25:45)
Vail launched the Epic Pass in 2008 (26:00)
Sales of the Epic Pass were down for the first time in 2024/25 (28:30)
The ski patrol strike in Park City was a PR disaster for Vail Resorts (30:00)
The CEO of Vail Resort Kirsten Lynch resigned in May 2025 (32:00)
She was replaced by Rob Katz (32:30)
What should be on Rob Katz's 'to do' list (32:45)
“Walk-up lift ticket prices that would embarrass a luxury handbag store!”
“Wait, There's a Limit to What People Will Pay to Ski 7 Hours on a Tuesday in a Highly Competitive Market?”
Skiing in Alabama (37:00)

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5: Powdair, Courchevel and Human Curling

5: Powdair, Courchevel and Human Curling

In this episode we chat to longterm seasonnaire Alex Irwin about his 20 years in Courchevel, making Genepi and human curling. We also talk about how Powdair the dedicated airline for skiers won't be hitting the slopes this winter. On top of that, we look at how our athletes are getting on in the build-up to the Winter Olympics, the new Aldi ski range and a portable broom. To subscribe to Alex's youtube channel got to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrYz48gTOY_l542GySjWVcA.

30 Nov 201735min

4: Jamie Barrow talks about his snowboard trip to North Korea

4: Jamie Barrow talks about his snowboard trip to North Korea

In this episode the Uk's fastest snowboarder, Jamie Barrow drops in for a chat about his recent adventure to ride the new ski resort in North Korea. We also discuss the launch of ski airline Powdair, chat about Ed Sheeran's new music video and look at ski poles that you can fill up with booze.

15 Nov 201734min

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

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

The ski show special. In this episode, we look at The Telegraph Ski & Snowboard show 2017 and get opinion from Ed Leigh, Emily Sarsfield, Chris Moran, Simon Shaw, Rosie Barcroft, Alan Morgan, Cat Weakley & snowboarder Jamie Barrow. We find out what Graham Bells favourite ski run would be and we also allow the inventor of Tip Tap Touch to pitch his Ideas to us in our Wasp den.

1 Nov 201735min

2: Planes, trains and no mention of Snowmobiles

2: Planes, trains and no mention of Snowmobiles

In this edition, Iain and Jim look at the collapse of Monarch and how it could affect your ski holiday. We also ask the question are all ski resort basically the same? Bust some myths about eating cake after skiing, finding out if your boot needs a glove and chatting to our guest Dave from Ifyouski about selling ski holiday.

17 Okt 201731min

1: The Jump, London Ski Show & LISTEX

1: The Jump, London Ski Show & LISTEX

In the first episode of the Knowledge is Powder podcast Iain reveals that the name is absolutely nonsensical which is a great start and probably a sign of what is to come. We also get some inside knowledge on the temporary axing of Channel 4's The Jump. There is chat about the upcoming ski show and we talk about the 2018 Winter Olympics. We would love to know if you are looking forward to the winter games and you can tell us by leaving a comment on the podcast.

3 Okt 201727min

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