42: London Ski Show, High 5 Festival, Porsche chairlifts & Chemmy Alcott
In Episode 42 Iain visits the London Ski & Snowboard Festival, while Jim checks out the Annecy 'equivalent' at the High Five Festival. There's interviews with Chemmy Alcott on racing weight, info on motorhomes, new lifts from Porsche and much more.  The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism (https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/) for their support. Show Notes We are delighted to an...
51m Nov 06, 2019
51m
41: Hakuba in Japan, Women-only in Méribel & Single Skier Advice
In Episode 41 Iain finds out a women-only snowboard camp in Méribel, Jim talks to Mike about his adventures in Hakuba, Japan and we discuss why you should never ring a specialist travel agency if you're travelling on your own.  Show Notes Iain was at the winter edition of LISTEX (https://www.listex.co.uk/) We’ve chatted about Brexit in detail previously in Episode 8 (https://theskipodcast.com/p...
57m Oct 09, 2019
57m
40: Summer skiing in Saas Fee, rowing machines on Mt Blanc & motorhomes in ski resorts
In Episode 40 Jim goes summer skiing in Saas Fee, Iain finds out about the Warm Up Weekend in Val d'Isère, it's Ski Book Group time, plus we discuss motorhomes in ski resorts.  
54m Sep 18, 2019
54m
39: Skiing in Montenegro, Women Only Ski Camps & Summer in Morzine
In Episode 39 Jim and Iain find out about Women Only Ski Camps, what it's like skiing in Montenegro and chat trail running in the Alps. 
52m Aug 28, 2019
52m
The mini mid summer don't forget us episode - Including a Saas-Fee snow report
Just a quick episode to let you know that we are still here and to let you know that the next full episode will be out a the end of this month. Listen for a preview of an upcoming Emily Sarsfield interview and get the latest snow conditions from Saas-Fee.
4m Aug 19, 2019
4m
38: Blind Skiing, Heliskiing in Iceland, Val d'Isère & the Timberline story
In Episode 38 Jim and Iain find out about how to start skiing if you're blind or visually impaired, offer tips on resorts for beginners and hear about a heliskiing adventure in Iceland. We find out about Val d'Isère's new podcast as well as the fascinating rise and fall of Timberline resort. 
55m Jul 17, 2019
55m
37: Skiing in Georgia, Buying a Piste Basher & the Future of Chalet Holidays
In Episode 37 Jim and Iain find out about skiing in Georgia and consider the future of the chalet holiday. We have Olympic downhill racer Ed Drake in the studio, with his views on Team GB selection, plus we look at summer the mountains, snow centre trespassers and Mt Blanc aviators/climbers.
17m Jun 26, 2019
17m
36: October Half Term Ski Trips, Touring The Haute Route & Should You Teach Yourself to Ski?
In episode 36 Iain and Jim look to the future and see what is possible if you wanted an October ski trip. Iain has been chatting to Ski Weekend about doing the famous Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt. Jim hangs out with a group of ski instructors and asks them "should you teach yourself to ski"? And there is studio chat about the Chines ski market along with a big announcement from podcast ...
59m Jun 05, 2019
59m
35: Val Thorens Zip Wire, Magic Pass v. SnowPass & Grimentz Zinal
In Episode 35, Jim reports on his recent visit to Grimentz in Switzerland while Iain tests the new zip wire in Val Thorens. We look at the success of the Magic Pass, the new SnowPass, find out how to store your skis over summer and which resort is the most visited in the world... Show Notes Marmots might be cuddly, but they caused the black death and eating them raw is a bad idea (just in ca...
51m May 15, 2019
51m
34: Snowga, Cross Country Skiing, Ski Magazines & Les 2 Alpes
It is the end of the season so Ian and Jim a reminiscing about the winter but not before they get some spring snow under their skis. Iain has been to Les Menuires for Yoga week and Jim has been over in Switzerland visiting some new (for him) resorts. Also in this episode Iain chats to Frank Baldwin editor and publisher of Skier and Snowboarder Magazine, Jim tries out cross country skiing, they...
53m Apr 24, 2019
53m
33: Drug Dealers in Ski Resorts, Mogul Technique, French Pyrénées & Skiing at 220 km/h
In Episode 33, we find out the latest on the drug dealer behind the Courchevel fire, Iain finds out about lift pass marketing in Ax 3 Domaines and Jim discovers who the La Clusaz liftie was with The Ski Podcast sticker. Dave reveals his tips on how to ski moguls, we look at a different guiding philosophy and (surprisingly) discover that The Ski Podcast is officially one of the best Olympic pod...
59m Apr 03, 2019
59m
32: Japow, McSki, Chill Factore & Ski Val go bust
In this episode, Jim finds out about the legendary Ja-powder in Japan, while Iain takes a first slide at the Chill Factore in Manchester. We find out about how to buy property in the Alps, discuss whether you should eat chips in a cable car and mourn the sad loss of chalet industry stalwarts Ski Val. There's also a new selection for our ski book group. All that and much more in this 32nd epis...
52m Mar 19, 2019
52m
31: Telemark Skiing, Plane Crashes, Avalanches, Moon Boots & more
Woah... this is a snow-packed episode. In this edition of the podcast Iain and Jim discuss the quality of Moon-Boots, Jim goes Telemarking for the first time and they talk about Lyndsey Vonn retiring to become a cow farmer. There is also interviews with Bethany from Globalshots about her 'Beyond the Pistes' film & Linley Lewis from Ticket To Ride about the new chalet regulations. Check out...
1hr 4m Mar 06, 2019
1hr 4m
30: Ski Touring in Morocco, Powder Technique & Eddie The Eagle Pt2
In this episode Iain and Jim find out how to ski powder and service skis, discover you can do a GCSE in skiing, rejoice in Team GB success (and how Eddie 'The Eagle' feels about it). There's ski touring in Morocco and more bad news for 'The Jump'.
1hr Feb 12, 2019
1hr
29: Eddie The Eagle, La Clusaz, Folie Douce in Cham
n this episode Iain chats to Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards about how life has changed since the movie, Jim reviews La Clusaz and finds out more about how to service skis properly. We discuss the best value ski resorts, cheese vending machines, ski touring in Courchevel and the new Folie Douce hotel in Chamonix. There’s all that and much more in this 29th episode of The Ski Podcast. Don’t forget t...
1hr 9m Jan 29, 2019
1hr 9m
28: Wolves in the Alps, How Cows Prevent Avalanches & Ski Sunday Returns
In this episode Jim and Iain discuss the increase in the number of wolves in the Alps, we find out how cows prevent avalanches and Jim tests a new eco-friendly boot dryer. Jim brings us up to date on life in La Clusaz, we celebrate the return of Ski Sunday and Dave Ryding's successes and Chemmy Alcott discusses skiing after pregnancy. There's all that and much more in this 29th episode of The...
1hr 5m Jan 14, 2019
1hr 5m
27: La Rosiere, St Anton, Chamonix & La Clusaz
In this episode Jim and Iain swap Secret Santa presents, we have updates from Betony in Chamonix and Becky in St Anton. Jim prepares for his move to La Clusaz and Iain reports live from La Rosière. The boys discuss the new Graystone training facility in Manchester, touch on Brexit and reminisce about classic apres-ski bands in the Alps.
57m Dec 26, 2018
57m
26: Skiing in Scotland, Swindon & Méribel
In this episode skiing we find out how to ski in Scotland all year round, get the latest news from Méribel and discuss the new snow centre in Swindon. Jim and Iain also reveal who described the pod as 'a pretty good listen', find out how you train for snowboard cross and discuss whether cancelling events in a ski resort guarantee bad PR.
57m Dec 12, 2018
57m
25: St Anton, Charlotte Bankes & Billy Morgan's favourite resort
This episode Iain and Jim discuss the lack of snow in (most of) the Alps, Iain asks new GB snowboardcross athlete Charlotte Bankes why she defected from the French team and Billy Morgan reveals his favourite ski resort. Andy reports with the latest news from St Anton, Dave shows Jim how to turn and possibly we feature Steve from Val d'Isere talking about Tignes.
1hr 1m Nov 28, 2018
1hr 1m
24: Billy Morgan, Chemmy Alcott v. Graham Bell and Inside Chill Factore
This episode Iain reports back from the London Ski Festival with interviews with Olympians Billy Morgan, Graham Bell and Chemmy Alcott as well as world-record breaking snowboarder Jamie Barrow. We have guest reports from Dave in Verbier and Steve in Val d'Isère and Jim goes behind the scenes at the Chill Factore in Manchester, where listeners can claim a 10% discount using the code code ('SKIP...
53m Nov 09, 2018
53m
23: Sting's Lift Pass, Courchevel & Val d'Isère updates & Tour de France rumours
During this episode Jim reveals he's moving to the Alps for the winter and Iain doesn't take it personally. We have guest reports from Alex in Courchevel and Steve in Val d'Isère and a spoiler for next year's Tour de France.  Iain swaps jokes with comedian Phil Nichol and Jim asks Vanessa Fisher about her Super Drei challenge.
57m Oct 22, 2018
57m
22: New lifts in Tignes & Zermatt, Inside Chill Factore and How To Put Your Boots On
In this episode Jim and Iain discuss the new lifts that opened last week in both Tignes and Zermatt, Jim goes behind the scenes at the Chill Factore indoor snow slope in Manchester, we find out which Premiership football club Verbier has teamed up with and Dave reveals how to put your ski boots on properly. We also interview Dom Killinger from InTheSnow Magazine, listen to cowbells at dawn in ...
50m Oct 08, 2018
50m
21: Fires in Chamonix & Garmisch, Vicky Gosling interview & How to get into Ski Racing
This time Jim and Iain wonder why the Alps are so flammable (after the recent fires in Chamonix, Tignes and Garmisch), Jim reports on glacier skiing in Cervinia and Iain interviews VIP Vicky Gosling OBE CEO BSS.
54m Sep 24, 2018
54m
20: Brexit (again), Junior Worlds Success & Author Interviews
Iain and Jim talk summer holidays in the Alps, discuss how Brexit will affect the cost of your ski holiday, celebrate GB success at the Junior World Champs and re-open our ‘Ski Book Group’ with a look at ‘Ski The World’ by Arnie Wilson.
52m Sep 10, 2018
52m
19: New Lifts in Val d'Isère, London Ski Show & Hiring Ski Clothing
Jim and Iain report in for their final pod of the summer - yes, believe it or not, winter is only round the corner! In Episode 19, Iain talks to the team from Val d'Isère Telepheriques about the new gondola being built this summer in La Daille. This will increase capacity and speed up the mountain and will open in December. Ed Mannix from Matterhorn Chalets gives us an update on the summer sn...
45m Aug 06, 2018
45m
18: New lifts in La Rosiere, Buying a Ski Property & Book Reviews
Even though there is a heatwave going on in the UK Iain and Jim are still talking about skiing and snowboarding. In this episode of the Ski Podcast Iain tells Jim off for misspelling Val d’Isere and reveals the most misspellt ski resort. Iain reports on a whole new ski area being built in La Rosiere that will see 2 new lifts be installed and numerous new runs. Jim chats to Mark from Snowon...
50m Jul 11, 2018
50m
17: Own Your Own Ski Resort, Ski Instructor Training and Alpine Meals on Wheels
Iain and Jim aren’t getting much skiing in at the moment which is probably why they are discussing skiing in fancy dress, what they would do if they bought a ski resort and their best ski related car boot sale find. We have big news as The Ski Podcast wins its first award! There is also a report from Meribel on what it is like to train as a ski instructor and they talk to Paddy the founder ...
50m Jun 19, 2018
50m
16: Royal ski stories, Heli-Skiing in Italy, Ski fit exercises and Snow sport alternatives
In this episode of The Ski Podcast Iain and Jim start the show by talking about LISTEX, how many turns they can get on the slope at the Ski Center, how to make skiing better for millennials and royal ski encounters. 3wv7kfdz The two presenters are clearly not skiing as much as they were a few months ago so they look at what alternatives there are to skiing and snowboarding. Jim hangs out in...
46m May 21, 2018
46m
15: Summer Skiing, Cauterets and Piste Bashing in Courchevel
In Episode 15 we look at the best places to ski in the summer months. Iain and Jim suggest places to ski in the Alps, Norway, New Zealand and Chile. Jim chats to the Vincent Doutres from Cauterets and shares his experience about skiing and relaxing in the spa. Iain interviews Antoine the world's only paraplegic piste groomer driver in Courchevel. We also chat fondue, LISTEX and road trips.
33m Apr 29, 2018
33m
14: Skiing April Fools, Snow Centres and LISTEX
In this episode, we look at some of the best and worst April Fools to come out of the ski industry. Jim talks about how a cancelled Airbnb booking nearly ruined his ski trip. Iain goes to the Snow Centre in Hemmel Hempstead and chats to the staff about the behind the scenes action from Channel 4's Paralympic coverage. And we chat with James Gambrill the founder of the London International S...
35m Apr 15, 2018
35m
13: Indoor ski training, Snowcamp and a Day Trip on the Eurostar to Les Arcs
In this episode, we chat about our best ski presents and discover how romantic Iain is. Jim goes on the Eurostar for a days skiing in Les Arcs. Iain is out and about and visits an indoor ski training facility. And we chat to the ski charity Snowcamp about how snowsport can help change someone's life.
42m Mar 26, 2018
42m
12: Olympic claims, How to be a better skier and a Guide to the 3 Valleys
This is episode 12 of the Knowledge is Powder Podcast - And we are getting serious. Iain takes an indepth look at how the British Olympic Association are sending misleading messages about Team GB’s performance at the winter games. We talk to Dave Burrows a ski instructor based in Switzerland. Dave helps us to understand what different levels of skier are potentially doing wrong and how we ca...
34m Mar 11, 2018
34m
11: Drugs, Speed Snowboarding and Ski Boots
The regular show is back. This one was recorded shortly after the Winter Olympics finished. During the show we try to avoid mentioning the games, we look at a potential new product that will help you walk in ski boots and disscuss Jamie Barrows recent world record.
20m Mar 04, 2018
20m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 16
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. This is the final episode. In it, Jim and Iain talk about if the Olympics have encouraged new skiers and Snowboarders, congratulate team GB and wonder if we have got a good return on our investment.
12m Feb 26, 2018
12m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 14
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, we talk about Ski Cross, Curling, Ice skating movies and how much the Norwegians spend on their olympic team!
9m Feb 23, 2018
9m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 13
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. Today we have Dave Ryding news, talk more about Curling, look at the social stats of the games and hear from Eddie the Eagle.
10m Feb 22, 2018
10m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 12
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. Today we are joined by Vanessa Fisher and we look to see if the Winter Games is having the Wimbledon effect. Plus all the news and results.
10m Feb 21, 2018
10m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 11
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. Today we are joined by Will in Korea to find out what he is going to see. Iain's new found passion for Curling continues to grow and we look at team GB's results in Halfpipe.
11m Feb 20, 2018
11m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 10
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, we talk about curling and halfpipe. Not only that Jim gets things wrong as he is about to go skiing.
9m Feb 19, 2018
9m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 9
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, Jim chats slopestyle and watching skiing in Wetherspoons.
6m Feb 18, 2018
6m
Daily Winter Olympic Update - Day 8
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, Iain relives the results of Super Saturday in which Team GB won 3 medals including the first UK ski medal. He also talks about how the 2018 games is inspiring more people to take up winter sports and profiles the BBC presenting team.
11m Feb 17, 2018
11m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 7
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. We talk about the first medal for Team GB, Kim Jong Un impersonators and Snowboard cross.
12m Feb 16, 2018
12m
Daily Winter Olympic Update - Day 6
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In today's podcast, we talk about Skeleton Suits, Deal or No Deal and knitting.
10m Feb 15, 2018
10m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 5
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. Today we are joined by Will who is living in Korea and has been to a few of the events so far. We also look into the Aldi goodie bag of Katie Ormerod.
11m Feb 14, 2018
11m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 4
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, we look forward to Elise Christie 500m gold attempt, wonder if Shaun White is a robot and ponder the future of men's moguls.
13m Feb 13, 2018
13m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 3
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, Iain talks about the high winds in the Women's Slopestyle, takes a peek behind the scenes at the Olympic Village and looks at what is coming up in the Next 24 Hours!
11m Feb 12, 2018
11m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 2
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, Jim talks about the Andrew Musgrave, Elise Christy and the Men's snowboard slopestyle final.
8m Feb 11, 2018
8m
Daily Winter Olympic Special - Day 1
Every day of the Winter Olympics we will bring you a speedy round-up of the previous day's action, the most interesting stories and what to watch. In this episode, we talk about the opening ceremony, Katie Ormerod and the mens snowboard slopestyle competition.
11m Feb 10, 2018
11m
10: Skiing with Sting, meet our man at the Winter Olympics and more snow
In episode 10 of the Ski Podcast Iain and Jim are joined by former luxury chalet owner Jerry Blease and we chat to Will who is going to the Winter Olympics. In Korean Korner Will, who is currently living in South Korea, talks about the build-up to the Pyeongchang Winter Games and reveals which events he has tickets for. Jerry who ran and owned a chalet in La Clusaz tells us about hosting th...
34m Feb 05, 2018
34m
9: Snow Storms, Iglu Ski and Skiing in the French Pyrenees
In this episode of our ski and snowboard podcast, Iain and Jim are joined by Krystelle Kubicki the Marketing Manager at Iglu Ski. Krystelle joins the team to talk about her role at one of the UK’s biggest travel agents as well as sharing some important Les Arcs news. During the show, the team talk about the epic storms that are sweeping Europe and covering the mountains in snow. Then Jim tries...
40m Jan 21, 2018
40m