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45: Villars, Driving on Snow, White Lines Magazine & Les Arcs
In Episode 45, Jim visits Villars while Iain tests the new funicular in Les Arcs. We discuss tips for driving on snow after Iain's experience in Val d'Isère and Jim checks his sweat rate. There's a Team GB update and we up our shred content with an interview about White Lines Magazine. The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support. https://audioboom.com/channels/4995750 Show Notes It’s virtual Christmas time on the pod…Jim has snow new Snowfeet from Iain, while Iain has a new copy of ‘Skiing with Demons’ from Jim We interviewed author Chris back in Episode 20 Jim has been slacklining to improve his balance Iain tried #Snowga at ‘Yoga Week’ in Les Menuires in Episode 34 Graham Bell sells the ‘Skiers Edge’ in the UK Jim visited Villars and Les Diablerets He is using his 2019/20 Magic Pass, which we discussed previously in Episode 35 Iain and Jim swapped tips on driving in the snow Be careful out there Iain recently visited Les Arcs to test out the new funicular The new Folie Douce has opened in Arc 1800 https://www.facebook.com/skipedia/photos/a.178908528825764/2572542659462327/?type=3&theater This is the statistically-impossible ‘bullshit survey’ Iain was referring to Ski A&E was on the W Channel from 09-20 December. It's being repeated in late-Dec and into January. You can listen to our interview with the producers in Episode 43 and Episode 44 Jim found out about the importance of staying hydrated with Precision Hydration You can get 15% off any of their products using the exclusive discount code ‘THESKIPODCAST’ Thanks to Jake Shap for his 5-star review on Apple Podcasts Also to Ski Bro: “Regular ruminations on all things ski from the experts!” Thanks also to the team at ‘Where Stags Roar’ for their update from Glencoe) We interviewed Rod back in Episode 26 Thanks to Max Ellis for his comments via Instagram Olympic medal winner Gus Kenworthy has joined Team GB You can listen to our interview with Charlotte Bankes (Episode 25) who also moved to Team GB, in this case from the French team White Lines is bringing out its first print magazine for four years Iain spoke to Chris Moran, who featured on the cover of the first ever issue Chris Moran on Issue 1This is the Ski Club faux pas at the KK with Mario Matt. Watch it 10:45 in. (Disclaimer - we get loads of stuff wrong too...!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEFl2paZUVo

44: Gstaad, Val Thorens, Verbier, and your dream ski job!
In this episode of the Ski, Podcast Jim has been to Val Thorens, Iain talks more about Ski A&E & Dave Burrows drops us a report from Verbier. There is an interview with Chemmy Alcott about getting back to skiing after having a baby, John give us an update on Timberline, we discuss our book club and more. The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support. https://audioboom.com/channels/4995750 Show Notes Exactly how do you pronounce ‘Gstaad’? Swiss Air and SBB are expanding their Flugzug programme There was no trip to Val Thorens, but hopefully Jim will be skiing soon Club Med and the ESF have agreed to open two new ski schools in China We previously discussed the rise of skiing in China in Episode 36 Friend of the show Dave Burrows reports for us from Verbier Ski A&E starts on 09 December on the W Channel. You can also read Iain’s interview in print on InTheSnow.com We originally featured the story of Timberline in Episode 38 (our most listened to episode) SkiBro are offering surely everyone’s dream job… https://youtu.be/si7s7UNXqJE Sir Ranulph Fiennes spoke at the London Ski & Snowboard Festival Iain spoke to Chemmy Alcott about skiing again after giving birth Chemmy has previously appeared on the podcast in Episodes 24, 25 and Episode 42 Dave Moore contacted us: “I loved the way you and Jim took the 2star in your stride. Great stuff Sure, as you say, you're not going to be everyone's cup of tea, and the tone with which you both seem to look forward to a bad review makes it all the better!” Thanks also to @APNorthfields for the Twitter mentions and enjoy the train out to the Alps Jim and Iain are still trying to find a new book for the pod’s ‘Ski Book Group’ Jim really enjoyed ‘Inner Skiing’ by W. Timothy Gallwey We interviewed the author of ‘Skiing With Demons’ in Episode 20 What’s going on with the Ski Club of Great Britain? They lost a lot of money and you can find out more about it here

43: 'Ski A&E', Val d'Isère & the World Fondue Championships
In Episode 43 Jim gets his first turns of the season in Saas Fee, Iain finds out about the new TV program 'Ski A&E', filmed in Val Thorens last winter. Steve Angus reports in with the latest from Val d'Isère and we consider entering the World Fondue Championships.The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support. Jim looks out of his window to give us a snow report for La Clusaz Sign up for free snow alerts and resort reports at J2Ski.com Jim shocked by all the snow in La Clusaz Iain is on the alert for 'greenwashing' with his Ski Flight Free hat on Definitely not greenwash are the changes made by the Tschuggen hotel group in Arosa, Switzerland Did you make it to the World Fondue Championships? Jim (almost) travelled to Saas Fee Iain interviewed John Quinn and Sean Doherty, producers of 'Ski A&E' - a new TV series coming to British television in December Podcasting is becoming more and more popular Jim interviewed Reuben Krabbe about his Nebula project Steve Angus reports in with the latest news from Val d'Isère We had our first 2-star review on Apple Podcasts :-( On the plus side, there was some positive feedback too... Coming up in Episode 44 Interview with Hannah from Winterized Chemmy Alcott with advice on skiing again after childbirth Interview with the producers of the TV program 'Ski A&E' Feature on White Lines Magazine Thanks to Switzerland Tourism for their support of the podcast.

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 for their support. Show Notes We are delighted to announce our new partner: Switzerland Tourism There are new lifts by Porsche this winter in Gstaad and Arosa There is a Hublot lift in Zermatt Iain was at the London Ski & Snowboard Festival Sir Ranulph Fiennes was a bigger draw than Iain (who presented in the TalkZone about Ski Flight Free) Iain in the Talkzone Jim visited the High Five Festival in Annecy Iain interviewed Jamie Barrow at the London show about his record-breaking plans for 2020 We've previously interviewed Jamie a couple of times. You must listen to Episode 4, which covers his experiences in North Korea. https://youtu.be/csoP8Didoi0 Iain spoke to Chemmy Alcott about the challenges for a professional skier in trying to hit 'racing weight' You can listen to previous interviews with Chemmy in Episodes 24 and 25 Jim spoke with Hannah from Winterised, about motorhomes in ski resorts, a topic we covered in Episode 40 Frank Saffery kindly gave us this review (after listening to our feature on Japan in Episode 41)Having gone back and listened to all your backcasts. Also having lived my entire adult life in Japan it’s good to have some exposure here.Thanks to 'sdstarr' from across the pond in the States, who gave us this 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: Michael Bury kindly send us this, also about Episode 41:Just sent the link to my son, Jack Bury he's off to Niseko for the season We were also delighted to hear from Frankie at Inghams after Mike's comments on their Japan package: It was really great to listen to your Japan expert though – fascinating! Do note that our trips to Japan are of variable durations, so they can be longer that a 7-nights should guests prefer. In our 'Ask Jim & Iain' feature we tackled the question 'How do I spot a good looking helmet?' Safety and fit is more important than how it looks, but there was a divide on whether sunnies should be worn with a helmet! The 'punter gap' issue was more clear cut Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss an episode You can also catch up with old episodes - in the last 30 days all 57 of our podcasts have been listened to, with over 30 people listening to Episode 1 Iain's favourite episode remains the feature on wolves in the Alps Thanks to all our listeners from around the world, including the Maldives, Japan, NZ and the USA ---- Coming up in Episode 43 - Part 2 of Jim's interview with Hannah from Winterised - Iain finds out about Laax, baby - Lots more…

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 We’ve chatted about Brexit in detail previously in Episode 8 and Episode 20 James Gambrill presented his research about UK consumers. You can view his slideshow with all the stats here The ‘Zuke’ was one of the products pitched in the LISTEX Dragon's Den Iain interviewed Corinne Matthews (‘Cozza’) about Ticket To Ride’s Womens’ Only Snowboarding Camp in Méribel This week’s ‘Ask Jim and Iain’ feature is a question about single travellers Neither of us recommend you ring a specialist ski travel agency Try Skiworld or Solos Holidays, or maybe join one of the Snowheads trips Hannah James enjoyed our feature in Episode 40 about motorhomes in ski resorts, especially as she’s done a lot of it herself. You can check out her blog at www.winterised.com and we’ll be interviewing her in a later episode. Jim interviewed Pod regular Mike Richards about Hakuba in Japan, which is now an Inghams destination Mike has previously been on the pod discussing skiing in Montenegro and Georgia Frank Saffery asked on Facebook 'if you had some Japan features' – we did also cover Niseko in Episode 32 Danny Mayes asked if he could hear something about Andorra or the Pyrénées – we have featured the French Pyrénées in Episode 9 and Episode 33 and Iain is travelling to Cauterets in February Thanks to Zeid for his kind comments: "Thank you so much for creating this podcast" The London Ski Festival runs from 24-27 October Jim and Iain would love to read ‘My Story’ by Eddie the Eagle, but only if it’s less expensive than £100

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.

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.

The mini mid summer don't forget us episode - Including a Saas-Fee snow report
trailerJust 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.

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.

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.

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 supporters Snowonly.com.

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 case you were thinking about it). Val Thorens closed on 05 May with 30cm of fresh snow on the floor Iain tried out the new three-stage zip wire in Val Thorens in April. La Plagne was top of 'Most Visited Ski Resorts' list from the International Report on Snow & Mountain Tourism. Snowpass goes on sale on 12 May Magic Pass is already on sale for 2019/20 Magic Pass ski resorts saw lift pass volume +30% (compared to +10% across all Switzerland) with revenue +27% (+9% for all CH) #skistat #magicpass #LISTEX #LISTEX2019 Iain interviewed Paddy Griffith from Huski at LISTEX on the challenges of growing a new business. Thanks to Merlin 127 for his 5-star review on iTunes. Simon from Waxoff.fr shared his tips on how to store your skis over the summer. Please send through your suggestions for our next Ski Book Group to [email protected]. Coming up in Episode 36 How to ski in October Half-Term Is teaching yourself to ski a good idea? Split-boarding on the Haute Route

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 chat about Les 2 Alpes and it is book club time.

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 podcasts in the world! Show Notes - It turns out that the La Clusaz liftie with The Ski Podcast sticker was a friend of Chloe at the Tourist Office. We're pretty sure that it's Chloe who features in this video, covered by Iain on Skipedia in Sep 2018 - Ski lift etiquette – have you ever pushed in to a ski lift queue? - The latest news on the Courchevel fire reveals it was a drug dispute between an armed cocaine supplier and his local dealers - Jacques Murat, is Commercial Director of the resort of Ax 3 Domaines. Iain wrote about his trip there last week for Planetski. - ‘Mur’ means 'wall' in French ;-) - Dave Burrows from SnowPros shared his advice on technique for handling moguls - Iain competed a couple of times in the ‘European Mogul Challenge’ series that took place in the 90s: - The Ski Podcast is officially one of the Top Five Olympic Podcasts! Long time listeners will recall that we ran a daily podcast during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics - Thanks to Huski and Dave Moore for their reviews - This is Jan’s very kind review on iTunes. Please do leave us your reviews as they help other people find us. - Thanks to Lee for his detailed email and all his comments, particularly the confirmation that we are indeed boring. Some great suggestions though and we are definitely going to include some of them in future episodes - Mark from Snowonly visited Samoen and the properties Jim was looking at can be found here. - Jim interviewed ski guide Yvan Dorier from Alter Ego Ski School - Dave Ryding finished 12th at the World Cup Finals and 9th overall in the end of season rankings - Charlotte Bankes was 4th at the World Cup Finals and finished 4th overall. Added to her Silver at the World Champs it’s a successful first season for Team GB. We interviewed Charlotte about her switch from France in Episode 25 - Charlie Guest became the first Brit to win a Europa Cup race - Jan Farrell logged a shocking 220.85 km/h to finish 12th in the speed skiing world champs - You can watch ‘The Horn’ – about the Zermatt air rescue team – on Netflix - Val d'Isère, Les Arcs, Tignes and La Plagne are organising an anti-Brexit rally in Bourg St Maurice on Saturday 06 April Coming up in Episode 34: - Jim will be trying cross-country skiing for the first time - Iain will be reporting on Yoga Week in Les Menuires - We have an interview with Frank Baldwin, publisher of ‘Skier and Snowboarder Magazine’

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 episode of The Ski Podcast. Remember all pod listeners can claim a 10% discount a the north west’s premier ski and snow centre Chill Factore using the code (‘SKIPOD10’).

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 the full list of what is in the pod... Show Notes - Ski suit or ski gear? Jim favours the ski suit… - There was a fatal avalanche in Crans Montana, Switzerland on 19 February - If you missed it, then this is a video of the plane crash at Courchevel altiport - Lyndsey Vonn retired second to Ingemar Stenmark with 82 World Cup wins to his 86 in the all-time list of Alpine Ski World Cup wins - Vonn started her own herd of livestock after choosing a cow (“because she was really cute”) as a prize over a $5,000 check after a World Cup win in Val d’Isere. The cow, Olympe, turned out to be pregnant and Vonn now owns a family of them. - Moon Boots: genuinely not too bad (as long as you don’t get them out of a rubbish in like Jim) - Iain interviewed Bethany from Globalshots about her 'Beyond the Pistes' film - The new TV programme about the ski patrol in Val Thorens is being filmed this season and will be broadcast later in the year - Val Thorens has introduced an autonomous bus service - If you would like to sponsor or partner with the ski podcast then please contact [email protected] - Jim interviewed Linley Lewis from Ticket To Ride about the new chalet regulations and controls in place in France - Please do review us on iTunes or email or Tweet us your feedback (but if you do leave us a 1-star review, don’t be shy, tell us why – we might be able to change things!) - Iain reviewed the Eckster smart wallet: 'Designed for people who tend to lose their belongings'. Save 20% off any order by using the code ‘SKIPOD-EKSTER’ - Jim was coached on the art of telemark skiing by Wendy Holland in La Clusaz - Team GB telemarker Jasmin Taylor now had more podiums than any other British skier - Jim’s Ski Servicing interview was with Simon from Wax Off

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'.

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 that all pod listeners can claim a 10% discount a the north west’s premier ski and snow centre Chill Factore using the code (‘SKIPOD10’).

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 Ski Podcast. Don't forget that all pod listeners can claim a 10% discount a the north west's premier ski and snow centre Chill Factore using the code ('SKIPOD10').

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.

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.

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.

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 ('SKIPOD10'). Plus what's your favourite James Bond ski sequence? Iain and Jim reveal their best 007 moments...

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.

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 Switzerland and Paddy from Huski explains how appearing on The Ski Podcast helped his company win new business! Listeners recommend new books for The Ski Podcast’s occasional ‘Ski Book Group’ and we look forward to the London Ski and Snowboard Festival later this month.

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.

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.

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 snow conditions on the Zermatt glacier (hint: get up early!). Jim chats to Oxygene, the Tarentaise ski school who are adding in clothing hire as a new service for skiers this winter. Would you rent ski clothing, either from the UK or in the Alps?

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 Snowonly a worldwide property selling website that specialises in ski homes. There is also the inaugural book club where Jim and Iain review winter related literature.

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 of Huski a ready meals delivery company that could be set to shake up the traditional catered ski holiday.

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 his back garden with fitness instructor Sam to talk about staying ski fit all user round. You can watch the session on our facebook page. During the session, Sam gives Jim a variety of exercises to try and explains what muscles we need to work on. In the last part of the show, Iain talks to us about his Heli-ski trip to Alagna with Graham Bell in the mountains of the Monte Rosa area.

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.

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 Snowsports Trade Exchange (LISTEX).

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.

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 can make sure we are skiing to the best of our ability. Jim reports from the 3 Valleys where he has been skiing alot and has been using social media and other peoples local knowledge to hunt out the best runs the area has to offer.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.