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August 31, 2024 32 mins
Today we find out what’s new at Banff Sunshine Village in Canada and we look into the history of one of the UK’s oldest snowsport retailers, Ellis Brigham. Plus, we have the latest gossip on which European destination Vail Resorts are planning to buy next.

Host Iain Martin was joined by Kendra Scurfield, VP Brand and Communications at Banff Sunshine Village ski resort and Mark Brigham, Marketing Director at Ellis Brigham. 

SHOW NOTES

Vail Resorts have been linked strongly with Laax (3:45)
Vail Resorts are ‘not buying Verbier’ (4:45)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GZD8jeQKjr8
POWDR are selling several resorts (4:45)
There have been serious floods in St Anton in Austria (6:30)
The new European Sleeper service from Brussels to Innsbruck & Bolzano (7:00)
Ellis Brigham is 90 years old and still family owned (8:30)
The business was founded in 1933 by Frederick Ellis Brigham (9:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awe-sKyNhm8
In Episode 218 Arcteryx told us about their ReBird programme (10:45)
Sons Bob & Ellis took over in the 1950s
The first store in Manchester and first catalog 'The Mountaineers Gadgeteer' (13:15)
The Ellis Brigham ‘White Book' first appeared in the 1980s (15:15)
The Snowboard Asylum was created in 1989 (16:30)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Stu Brass (19:30)
Ellis Brigham won ‘Outdoor retailer Of The Year‘ 2024 (21:00)
Our Equipment special episodes with Al Morgan start on 27 September
Banff Sunshine Village had snow in August (21:30)
There are just two snow cannons! (22:30)
Their new heated 6-person Poma chairlift will be the first in North America (23:30)
The Mountain Collective pass is a great option for a road trip in Canada (25:30)
Find out more about the Ikon Pass (26:30)
Ski Big 3 will be at the Ikon stand at London Show (27:30)

Feedback (28:30)
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Shazza: “Love these conversations to get us excited for the ski season! We went to the Dolomites with Inspired Italy last season. It was an amazing adventure; great terrain, food, and people."

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