260: London Snow Show Special ft Dave Ryding, Chemmy Alcott, Carv & more
Oct 24, 10:31 AM
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Today is a Snow Show special, recorded live at the London Snow Show at Kensington Olympia. Interviews include the UK’s no.1 racer Dave Ryding, BBC Ski Sunday presenter Chemmy Alcott, GB Snowsport Head Coach, Pat Sharples.
You’ll hear from the Carrick-Smith brothers, BBC commentator Tim Warwood, Snowcamp, Carv and plenty of other exhibitors from the show.
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Tirol in Austria sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means that this winter we’ll be able to find out more about some of the great destinations in Tirol, and how you can connect with the wonderful ‘feeling of life’ there.
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SHOW NOTES
In Episode 248, we looked at plans to redevelop the closed Sheffield Ski Village (1:45)
Revive Rewild are bringing skiing back to Sheffield in November (2:00)
Dave Ryding is entering his final season as a professional ski racer (4:15)
Listen to Iain’s interview with ski racer Reece Bell (5:00)
BBC Ski Sunday’s Chemmy Alcott was enthusiastic about the show (6:30)
Freddy Carrick-Smith will make his World Cup debut this weekend in Solden (9:15)
Chemmy interviewed Zac, Freddy and Luca Carrick Smith on the Sunday (10:00)
The Ski Podcast is supporting the Carrick-Smith brothers in their journey
Pat Sharples is Head Coach for GB Snowsports (12:15)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Pat about his career (14:00)
The BBC’s Tim Warwood will be commentating on the freestyle events from Livigno (14:20)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Tim about his journey from Tamworth to the Olympics (16:30)
Listen to our ‘Best Ski Boots of 2026’ episode (16:45)
Tord Nilson told us about the Stance Socks range (18:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Carv founder Jamie Grant (21:00)
Iain spoke with Carv co-founder and VP of marketing, Alex Jackson (21:15)
Check out the Carv highlights reel filmed in Chile (22:30)
Dan Keeley told is about the new Snowcamp Futures project (24:00)
Ian Brown is MD at The Snow Centre (25:30)
Frazer Shand from Profeet was a guest on our ‘Best Ski Boots’ episode (27:30)
Erin Flynn from clothing brand Ruanua featured in Episode 234 (29:30)
Jenny O’Farrell from the Ikon Pass spoke about why they were targeting the UK market (31:00)
Iain moderated panels about diversity and sustainability at LISTEX and the London Show (33:00)
He also presented about driving electric cars to the Alps (33:15)
James Gambrill is the organiser of the London Snow Show (33:45)
Feedback (35:00)
I enjoy all feedback about the show and love to hear what you think, so please do contact me via Facebook or Instagram or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on WhatsApp.
Toby Freeborn: “Really enjoyed Episode 259 and looking forward to hearing about Austria in the future, especially as I am planning to head there next winter”
Aileen Eglington: “Love St.Johann in Tirol: I’ve been going there for a very long time. It’s a great town and Georg, Hupsi and Hannes and co in The Blue Ski School are legends.”
grimpeur: “As I was watching the ‘Best Ski Boots’ episode [on the Skipedia YouTube channel], I heard the thud of the Fall-Line 2026 Gear Guide dropping through my letter box - comprehensive as always, but it was great to hear about it as well!”
There are now 278 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up. 158 of those were listened to in the last week. There is so much to listen to in our previous episode, just go to theskipodcast.com and search around the tags and categories: you’re bound to find something of interest.
If you’d like to help the podcast, there are three things you can do:
- you can follow us, or subscribe, so you never miss an episode
- you can give us a review on Apple Podcasts or leave a comment on Spotify
- And, if you’re booking ski hire this winter, don’t forget that you save money on your ski hire with an additional discount by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ when you book at intersportrent.com. Simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied.
You’ll hear from the Carrick-Smith brothers, BBC commentator Tim Warwood, Snowcamp, Carv and plenty of other exhibitors from the show.
---------
Tirol in Austria sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means that this winter we’ll be able to find out more about some of the great destinations in Tirol, and how you can connect with the wonderful ‘feeling of life’ there.
---------
SHOW NOTES
In Episode 248, we looked at plans to redevelop the closed Sheffield Ski Village (1:45)
Revive Rewild are bringing skiing back to Sheffield in November (2:00)
Dave Ryding is entering his final season as a professional ski racer (4:15)
Listen to Iain’s interview with ski racer Reece Bell (5:00)
BBC Ski Sunday’s Chemmy Alcott was enthusiastic about the show (6:30)
Freddy Carrick-Smith will make his World Cup debut this weekend in Solden (9:15)
Chemmy interviewed Zac, Freddy and Luca Carrick Smith on the Sunday (10:00)
The Ski Podcast is supporting the Carrick-Smith brothers in their journey
Pat Sharples is Head Coach for GB Snowsports (12:15)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Pat about his career (14:00)
The BBC’s Tim Warwood will be commentating on the freestyle events from Livigno (14:20)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Tim about his journey from Tamworth to the Olympics (16:30)
Listen to our ‘Best Ski Boots of 2026’ episode (16:45)
Tord Nilson told us about the Stance Socks range (18:00)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Carv founder Jamie Grant (21:00)
Iain spoke with Carv co-founder and VP of marketing, Alex Jackson (21:15)
Check out the Carv highlights reel filmed in Chile (22:30)
Dan Keeley told is about the new Snowcamp Futures project (24:00)
Ian Brown is MD at The Snow Centre (25:30)
Frazer Shand from Profeet was a guest on our ‘Best Ski Boots’ episode (27:30)
Erin Flynn from clothing brand Ruanua featured in Episode 234 (29:30)
Jenny O’Farrell from the Ikon Pass spoke about why they were targeting the UK market (31:00)
Iain moderated panels about diversity and sustainability at LISTEX and the London Show (33:00)
He also presented about driving electric cars to the Alps (33:15)
James Gambrill is the organiser of the London Snow Show (33:45)
Feedback (35:00)
I enjoy all feedback about the show and love to hear what you think, so please do contact me via Facebook or Instagram or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on WhatsApp.
Toby Freeborn: “Really enjoyed Episode 259 and looking forward to hearing about Austria in the future, especially as I am planning to head there next winter”
Aileen Eglington: “Love St.Johann in Tirol: I’ve been going there for a very long time. It’s a great town and Georg, Hupsi and Hannes and co in The Blue Ski School are legends.”
grimpeur: “As I was watching the ‘Best Ski Boots’ episode [on the Skipedia YouTube channel], I heard the thud of the Fall-Line 2026 Gear Guide dropping through my letter box - comprehensive as always, but it was great to hear about it as well!”
There are now 278 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up. 158 of those were listened to in the last week. There is so much to listen to in our previous episode, just go to theskipodcast.com and search around the tags and categories: you’re bound to find something of interest.
If you’d like to help the podcast, there are three things you can do:
- you can follow us, or subscribe, so you never miss an episode
- you can give us a review on Apple Podcasts or leave a comment on Spotify
- And, if you’re booking ski hire this winter, don’t forget that you save money on your ski hire with an additional discount by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ when you book at intersportrent.com. Simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied.