Today we find out about the ski resort of St Johann in Tirol, plus we celebrate all things après ski, with a look at the fashions and styles of après over the years, some of the best spots to visit and even how to make your own après cocktails. 

We also have updates from Freddy, Zac and Luca Carrick-Smith – the GB Snowsport skiers that we sponsor – a report from the Icebreaker City Skim and your feedback.

Iain was joined by Erin Isakov, founder of the clothing brand Erin Snow and author of the new book ‘Après Ski: The Scene, the Style, the Menu’, and St Johann in Tirol local, Fritz Minhard, owner of the tour operator Active World Holidays,

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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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Deer Valley is going through a terrain expansion (2:45)

Fritz skied on the glacier in Hintertux (4:00)

Solden will host the the first World Cup races of the season (4:30)

Freddy Carrick-Smith will become the youngest male GB skier to race in the World Cup for 40 years (4:45)

Zak Carrick-Smith is training in Solden (6:00)

Luca Carrick-Smith is training in Pitztal (6:45)

Find out more about the London Snow Show (7:30)

Get free tickets to the London Snow Show (8:20)

Amelie from Jibworx was on the podcast in Episode 245 (8:45)

Find out about the Icebreaker City Skim in London (9:00)

Fritz Minhard has lived in St Johann in Tirol all his life (11:45)

Travel to St Johann in Tirol is easy, either by plane or by train (12:45)

"Best Tourism Village - only location in Austria to receive an award from UN Tourism (14:30)

My Yapadu means “happiness on your holiday” (15:00)

St Johann in Tirol is great for families (16:30)

There are 18 mountain huts (17:00)

Dumplings are a speciality (17:45)

Try the ‘Kaiserschmarrn’ (18:15)

There are 3 free beginners ski areas (19:30)

There are 170km of cross-country trails (20:15)

The Dynafit Ski Touring Park is also open on some evenings (21:15)

Hiking and snowshoeing (23:00)

Try the Flying Fox zipwire (23:30)

Adults may enjoy the Schnapps Distillery (24:15)

St Johann in Tirol is “a living town” (25:30)

Erin first skied in Mammoth Mtn in California (26:45)

The clothing brand Erin Snow started in the early 2000s (29:30)

‘A nostalgia-fueled visual celebration of all things après-ski’ (34:00)

How the book came about (35:00)

The arrival of nylon (40:00)

The ’vintage revival’ (41:45)

Erin researched apres drinks such as Bombardino (43:00)

Après Ski: The Scene, the Style, the Menu is available at Waterstones (44:30)

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Rob Smith: “I think Episode 252 is my favourite so far. It brought back some great memories from when I started to ski.”

Richard Patey: “I've been enjoying your podcasts as I drive across Europe to where I’m living now in the high Tatras of Slovakia.”

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