The Ski Podcast

85: Crans Montana, Les Menuires, Courchevel & How to Choose your Hire Skis


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This episode is a 'Resorts' special: we're going to be looking at Crans Montana, Courchevel & Les Menuires, plus we discuss how to choose your hire skis and talk to more Olympians.
 
Iain's guests for this episode were journalist Katy Dartford and Alex Irwin, host of the YT channel 150 Days of Winter, as well as regulars Katie Crowe Battleface Travel Insurance and equipment expert Al Morgan from SkiKitInfo

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SHOW NOTES

  • Switzerland has the best railways in the world according to Midnight Trains
  • Try the Wham Walk! in Saas Fee
  • France has introduced a travel ban on non-essential travel for UK citizens
  • The lockdown in Austria ended on 12 December
  • New entry rules for Austria – PCR required if no booster
  • The ‘Pass Sanitaire’ is being checked in Les 3 Vallees

  • https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1471114320205467648

    • Check out Battleface for your travel insurance
    • Andy Butterworth from Kaluma Travel reported from St Anton
    • Stephen Speirs was in Alpe d’Huez
    • Simon is using the Magic Pass and was in Leysin. Follow his travels on his website
    • Katy was skiing powder in Crans Montana, where she tried out the trampolines at the Alaia Chalet
    • Katy also reported on Crans for Euronews
    • Jim reported on surfing at the Alaia Bay in Episode 76
    • Iain was in Crans Montana in December 2020 – Listen to his report in Episode 65
    • Iain travelled to Les Menuires by train

    • https://www.facebook.com/skiflightfree/posts/673423427364768

      • Find out more about train travel at Ski Flight Free
      • The new La Masse gondola is the fastest in France, taking just 8 minutes [Video]
      • Iain stayed at ho36 in Les Menuires
      • The highlight was ski touring at night to the Refuge du Lac du Lou

      • https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1471767336537538563

        • Iain was lucky enough to see the sunrise the following morning
        • The Saulire cable car was damaged in testing in October

        • https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1446031205976186886 

          https://twitter.com/candidethovex/status/1313522412156325893

          • The new Ineos Club des Sports was paid for by UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe  
          •  The Eclipse is the new downhill run in Courchevel

          • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkoDuADWKNQ

            • There is a new beginners area in La Tania [Video]
            •  Intersport Ski Hire offers ski hire in France, Austria and Switzerland
            •  Alex and Al are fans of the original K2 Seth Pistol

            • https://twitter.com/150dow/status/1470774894916947968
               
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFZjxGBounM 


              • Charlotte Bankes took 1st in the Snowboard Cross at Montafon, Austria
              • Katie Ormerod was 5th in the Big Air in Steamboat
              • Dave Ryding finished 5th in the Slalom in Val d'Isère
              • Andrew Young and James Clugnet came 6th in the team XC in Dresden
              • Zoe Atkin was 8th in the Half Pipe at Copper Mountain
              • Listen to our Bonus Episode with freestyle skiers and sisters Zoe and Izzy Atkin
              • You can listen to our special interview with cross country skiers Andrew Young and Andrew Musgrave here

              • Reviews 
                 
                Robsski1: “My #1 podcast of 2021. Thank you for keeping me company on @Spotify all year long!" 

                https://twitter.com/theskipodcast/status/1467061118984142848

                Pierre-Henri: “Again a great podcast.”

                Dave Moore: "Good fun and rapport" (in our Bonus Episode with the Andrews)

                Sam Woodhouse: "I'm enjoying The Ski Podcast very much!"

                Tom Hunter: “Great content"

                Gareth Harvey: "I’ve loved listening to the podcast for a number of years. Thank you for the podcast and for bringing the Magic Pass to my attention. Although I’m based in the UK, I have lots of meetings in Geneva. For some reason, these often turn into long weekends. Buying the Magic Pass has caused me to explore a lot of the smaller resorts I’d never have considered. You wouldn’t visit them for a week's holiday, but for a long w/e or even just a Saturday it’s great."

                 Andie Dalton: "I love your podcast, I’ve not long ago found it and I’m trying to get through them all but not listening to them in order which was probably a mistake. I always find a little gold nugget of information. Keep up the great work."

                Ruslan: "My name is Ruslan, born in Latvia living in UK. I’ve been an avid listener of the ski podcast for about 2 years since I first discovered it. I love the updates from resorts & it was awesome to get info on MTB in the summer as well" 

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