Iain's guests for this episode where BBC Ski Sunday presenter Chemmy Alcott and Ian Brown, Managing Director at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.
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SHOW NOTES
- Chemmy was skiing chest-deep powder in Laax
- The group denied boarding at Eurostar was on their way to Verbier to do a training course with Peak Leaders
- They started the time in Europe in Vallorcine where some of the group tested positive
- Graham Bell is in Dancing on Ice 2021
- Chemmy took part in the Inferno in Murren in 2020
- Laax uses an app system to control Covid and numbers in resort
- Iain travelled to Crans Montana in December
- Chemmy has tried cooking for Ed!
- Dougie and Chemmy are coaching Giselle Gorringe
- Graham would probably have been very hot in his outfit
- Betony Garner appeared in Episode 65 when we discussed cross country skiing
- Her report was recorded in Les Contamines
- Charlie Rees took the Mammut backcountry course in Andermatt
- The avalanche danger is very high in Switzerland
- We've previously discussed skiing in Wales and in Scotland
- Ian is MD at the The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead
- Sadly, the Swindon project will not be going ahead
- You can listen to the full interview with Peter Hardy here
- Listen to our podcast special about Erna Low here
- Peter is the author of ‘Different Country, Same State’ – the inside story of being on tour with James Blunt
- You can watch Peter’s video of skiing with Graham Bell on old kit here
- Find out about the Sapaudia brewery here
- Jan Farrell has retired from his career as a speed skier
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