Host Iain Martin was joined by Floss Cockle, from FreeFlo Ski Coaching in Tignes and ski journalist and photographer, Mike Richards.
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SHOW NOTES
Mike last appeared reporting from the Northern Ski Show in Episode 224
Mike skied in Wales this month (3:30)
Listen to Mike talking about skiing in the Brecon Beacons in Episode 65 (4:30)
Alex Irwin from ‘150 Days of Winter’ reported from Tignes and Val Thorens (6:00)
We discussed drug dealers in ski resorts back in Episode 33 (8:00)
Police have arrested 15 dealers in Verbier (8:30)
The Cime de Caron cable car in VT was damaged in an accident (8:45)
Lyndsey Vonn has announced that she plans to return to the racing circuit (9:30)
Matt Garcka is host of the ‘Skiing is Believing’ podcast (10:00)
Mikaela Shiffrin is chasing down her 100th World Cup win (11:45)
Listen out for Iain’s interview with British half-pipe skier Zoe Atkin later this winter (13:00)
All of our equipment episodes are available on the Skipedia YouTube channel (13:45)
The winners of our listener survey competition are Oliver Rutman & Faye Morton (14:00)
Follow ‘The Ski Podcast’ on our WhatsApp channel (14:30)
Floss has 5000 followers on her YouTube channel (15:00)
In 2021, Floss climbed and skied down the North face of Mont Blanc (21:00)
Watch Floss’ playlist about the climb (31:45)
Mike told us about Rusutsu in Japan in Episode 170 (32:15)
Find out more about the JR Train Pass in Japan (35:00)
Mike suggests Hakodate as possible first base in Hokkaido (36:00)
Mike’s favourite base in Japan is Otaru (41:00)
Asahikawa in the centre of Hokkaido is another option (44:15)
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