We also look into how SBIT are lobbying for more trains to the Alps and the possible Youth Mobility Scheme, which would be great news for young people wanting to do a ski season.
Iain was joined by Australia specialist and founder of the Snowbest.com website, Rachael Oakes-Ash and Diane Palumbo, Sales and Marketing Director at Skiworld and down the line by Alex Irwin, John Yates-Smith and Lindsey Coleman.
SHOW NOTES
Rachael’s vote goes to Whitewater in Canada (2:20)
Diane is voting for Jackson Hole (2:45)
Check out Corbet’s Couloir (3:15)
Alex from the YouTube channel 150 Days of Winter was in Tignes (5:20)
John Yates Smith from YSE Ski is based in Val d'Isère (7:00)
There has been major flooding in Zermatt, which was cut off for 24 hours (8:00)
The village of Berarde, in the Ecrins National Park, was devastated by floods (8:15)
Lindsey Coleman is Event Director of the National Snow Show (9:15)
The show will take place at Excel in London from 19-20 October (10:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Bode Miller (10:45)
You can still secure free tickets using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’
Snow Travel Expo takes place in Sydney and Melbourne in May each year (14:00)
SBiT stands for Seasonal Businesses in Travel (15:45)
Find out more about train travel at Ski Flight Free (18:45)
Skiworld offer 68 catered chalets and employ 120 staff (20:45)
Why we have seen price inflation in UK ski holidays (22:00)
Listen to Episode 180 to find out more about how to get a ski job in a ski resort (23:00)
A Youth Mobility Scheme has been suggested within the EU (24:00)
Rachael was last on the show in Episode 97 (27:45)
For info about skiing in Australia check out Rachael’s website Snowsbest
Australia and New Zealand have seen fresh snowfall this week (30:30)
Listen to Iain’s episode about Perisher and Thredbo (32:00)
Thredbo have opened their new luge (32:30)
There’s also a new Olympic half-pipe (33:15)
Scotty James is an Olympic medal winning Australian snowboarder (34:
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