December 31, 2020 • 65 min
In this episode we discuss skiing in Wales, the 'Great Escape' from Verbier, the challenges of cross-country skiing, ski touring in Crans Montana and plenty more.
Iain was joined by guests Betony Garner in the Chamonix valley and regular 'friend of the pod' Mike Richards in Wales, as well as down the line by Alex Moore in Wengen and Dom Turner in Morzine.
SHOW NOTES
Dave Ryding finished 10th in Alta Badia
Andrew Young took 2nd in the Cross Country at Dresden
Mia Brookes took a podium on her debut in Snowboard Slopestyle in the Europa Cup
Reece Bell is the daughter of Martin Bell and niece of Graham Bell The Brexit ‘deal’ has been done Passports must be at least six months in date
SBIT will let us know the impact on British workers soon Did Brits really escape from Verbier? This article by Abi Butcher looks at the facts
Alex Moore has been reporting on quarantine in Switzerland for The Telegraph
The French have been stopped from skiing at border
Iain visited the ‘Rando Parc’ in Crans Montana Iain travelled to Crans Montana by train
Adam Bonvin is the owner and founder of the Alaia Chalet
Find out more about the Hotel Pass in Crans Montana
Iain tried cross country with his guide Christian on the Plaine Morte glacier in Crans Montana You have two options for cross country: Classic or Skating
Betony bought the Haute Savoie Nordic Pass
Mike skis in the Brecon Beacons area of Wales Check out some of his recent great pics You can follow Mike on Instagram at @mikethesnow Evidently word has got out already… Iain interviewed Dom Turner from Skiology
We noticed his Christmas story in an email from Montagne Verte Les Arcs have been awarded the Flocon Vert label
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Janet Barnett
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Terry
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Iain was joined by guests Betony Garner in the Chamonix valley and regular 'friend of the pod' Mike Richards in Wales, as well as down the line by Alex Moore in Wengen and Dom Turner in Morzine.
SHOW NOTES
Reviews
Janet Barnett
“A big thank you for your very informative and entertaining ski podcast which I look forward to every few weeks”
Andrew Brannan
“Thanks for another great podcast. Red Mountain...top of my list too!”
Terry
“I was delighted not only to find the podcast. They have a good mix of interviews, friendly banter, background info and general chit chat and ski news. It's been great to get an insight, through the many interviews, of people's backgrounds, their passions for the sport and how they got to where they are.”
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