Emma and Tennille chat to Aussie snow industry fave, Reggae Ellis about his life at Thredbo, the evolution of mountainwatch.com and its positive effects on snow resorts for skiers and boarders. He discusses retail in the snow industry and the accuracy of snow weather reporting and the elusive, ever-mysterious weather forecaster 'The Grasshopper'.

Emma and Tennille chat to Simon Dawes Blondel, co-founder of iconic sport brand, Le Bent. He talks about his upbringing in the Australian Snowies and the inspiration for creating an apparel company. We discuss where the brand is headed, how Le Bent procures their amazing brand ambassadors and the international process of creating apparel. He has some great advice for young people thinking of starting up a business that is well worth a listen!

Emma and Tennille talk to Tony Harrington about the state of the snow industry & what it takes to get a job in a ski town. They touch on other interesting projects that might inspire you to pack your bags and try your luck in a ski town. Our last interview talked about his big wave, big mountain photography career and his successful art gallery, please go. back and listen and share.

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Emma and Tennille interview Brad Spalding, creator of Thredbo Land, the 'Ski Like a Pro (SLAP) Austrian instructor program' and the creation of the Wildbrumby Schnapps Distillery, enjoyed by all in the NSW Snowy Mountains.

Emma and Tennille talk to Peter Topalovic, the former NSW Institute of Sport Head Freestyle Mogul Head Coach (and current Coordinating Winter Sports Coach) about the upcoming Beijing Olympics, the recent World Cup in the Northern Hemisphere, our Australian winter champions, snow sport infrastructure and an athlete's 'pathway of progression' to reach lofty heights through the program he designed and coordinated in Freestyle Moguls.

Why attend a gay ski week? What are the benefits over self- travel? What kind of people attend ? (ages etc) and what else can you do there besides skiing? Emma and Tennille talk to Frock and Adam about gay ski weeks around the globe and all the wonderful things that go on during Gay Ski Week Australia, held in Victoria's Falls Creek. You'll not want to miss out on the next event after listening!

A wrap on the Australian snow season during Covid 19 from the 'tail end' of the season. What worked and what didn't. We discuss face coverings, food venues, staff attitude of lifties and instructors, lift lines, how accommodation rules changes and the effects. Traffic, ticketing and other issues. This is part two of two. The first part addressed the beginning of the snow season.

A look at the textile industry for snow jackets and snow pants as well as skis, wax , googles, base layers and socks. The challenges snow businesses face as profit-making companies, how they strive for environmental conservation and the choices available for consumers as a consequence.

We take a close look at the 'snow resort' industry and well they do in terms of environmental sustainability. We discuss renewable energy ( biomass, solar, wind and hydro) and how they're used for snow making, chairlift operations and restaurant and accommodation operations. We discuss different fuels for transport of large groups of skiers around and to snow resorts, electric car use around resorts and catering sustainability in resort restaurants or cafes. It's a big topic but it's a manageable chat. We contrast which resorts do it well or poorly between European, Japanese, Australian, NZ and North American resorts. It's a big topic but it's a light hearted chat touching on all these issues. Hopefully you will come away feeling a little more informed and equipped to make choices regarding your next snow vacation that won't cost us the earth!