We find out more about Selva Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites, Saint Gervais in the Haute Savoie region of France and the world’s steepest cable car in
Murren, Switzerland.
Host Iain Martin was joined by freelance journalist Katja Gaskell and Alan Ramsey, sales manager for Schilthorn Cableway - the Murren lift company.
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SHOW NOTES
Katja was last on the show in
Episode 207 (1:00)
Alan was last on the show in
Episode 70 discussing the Inferno ski race (1:30)
Andy Butterworth (
Kaluma Ski) is in St Anton, Austria (6:00)
Alex Irwin (
150 Days of Winter) reported from Courchevel, France (7:30)
Ben Nyberg (
Ski Scandinavia) reported from Trysil, Norway (8:30)
Moncler hosted a
fashion show in Courchevel last week (9:45)
Luca Carrick-Smith took gold in the GS at the recent World Jr Champs (10:30)
The Ski Podcast is giving
Team Carrick Smith financial support this winter (11:15)
Billy Major recorded his first ever World Cup Top 10, with 9th at Hajfell in Norway (11:15)
Jasmin Taylor currently leads in the Overall, Sprint, and Classic Telemark standings (11:30)
Mia Brookes (Big Air & Slopestyle), Charlotte Bankes (SnowboardX) and Zoe Atkin (Half Pipe) have already won the Crystal Globes in their disciplines (11:45)
Kirsty Muir take her first World Cup victory in Ski Slopestyle
last week in Tignes (12:00)
Betony Garner spoke with Kirsty in Tignes (12:30)
Sandra Caune won two medals at the European Youth Olympics (16:45)
Listen to Iain’s
interview with Kirsty recorded in April 2023 (18:00)
Find out more about the
European Sleeper in Episode 237 (18:30)
Iain was in
Selva Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites (20:45)
Local guide Gunter Costa showed Iain around the ‘
Legendary 8’ runs around Val Gardena (21:00)
Katja visited Val Gardena with
80-year-old father (22:00)
Iain skied the famous ‘Sella Ronda’, travelling via Arabba, Val di Fassa and Alta Badia (22:30)
Christina Demetz works at the Val Gardena Tourist Office (25:15)
Find out about the
GSTC accreditation that Val Gardena has