This Ski Podcast Special features an interview with industry veteran Peter Hardy, co-editor of WeLove2Ski and co-presenter of Action Packed Travel.

Peter Hardy, award-winning ski journalist and a man who has been skiing longer than many of us have been alive.

- Peter started skiing in 1960 in Lech on 2m10cm skis

- The Marshall Plan pumped money into Europe after WWII

- You can read Iain’s article about Haus Falch and St Anton here

- Erna Low organised their own ski train to the Alps in the 60s

- You can listen to our special podcast about the life of Miss Erna Low here

- Many skiers were fans of Lillywhite’s in London and bought all their ski gear there

- Idi Amin was president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979

- Peter has visited around 500 ski resorts in his career

- The Hardy Ski and Snowboarding Guide segued into WeLove2Ski.com

- You can watch Peter’s video of skiing with Graham Bell on old kit here:

- Peter is the author of ‘Different Country, Same State’ – the inside story of being on tour with James Blunt

- Peter and Felice present the Action Packed Travel Podcast

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In Episode 66, Andy joins us direct from St Anton with all the latest news from a very snowy Austria.

We’re also joined by journalist Abi Butcher who reveals the truth behind the alleged ‘Escape from Verbier’.

There’s an update from Graham Bell on his final preparations for ‘Dancing on Ice’, during which he reveals what music he’ll be dancing to, plus GB Telemarker Jasmin Taylor lets us know how her season preparations are going.

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Polish resorts could open soon

‘We do not blame the British’, apparently

Big snow in St Anton

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“Love the podcast. It’s great to hear ski talk, especially at this frustrating time when we should all be enjoying the slopes but can’t” Luke Sipson

“It’s a great book: much more than just the recipes. Lots of interesting insight into the regions and history.”

We have an interview with industry veteran ski journalist Peter Hardy interview and we’ll be talking to the team at Sapaudi Brewing

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Thanks as always to Switzerland Tourism

Graham Bell tells us about 'Dancing on Ice 2021', including

- how he rates his chances

- who he sees as his main competitors

- how his training is going

- whether he'll get to ski this season

- and of course, whether he'll try the 'Headbanger'!

Dancing on Ice 2021 starts on Saturday 16 January on ITV.

A shorter version of this interview first appeared in Episode 64 of The Ski Podcast (www.theskipodcast.com)

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In this episode we discuss skiing in Wales, the 'Great Escape' from Verbier, the challenges of cross-country skiing, ski touring in Crans Montana and plenty more.

Iain was joined by guests Betony Garner in the Chamonix valley and regular 'friend of the pod' Mike Richards in Wales, as well as down the line by Alex Moore in Wengen and Dom Turner in Morzine.

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Mia Brookes took a podium on her debut in Snowboard Slopestyle in the Europa Cup

Reece Bell is the daughter of Martin Bell and niece of Graham Bell

SBIT will let us know the impact on British workers soon

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In this special pre-Christmas mini-podcast, listen to updates from friends of the show around the Alps, including:

- Alex Irwin in Courchevel

- Steve Angus in Val d'Isère

- Mark Seaton in Chamonix

- Katy Dartford, reporting from the Jura mountains

- Ed Mannix in Zermatt Matterhorn

- Charlie Rees, reporting from Andermatt

Merry Christmas everyone. We look forward to sharing more ski chat with you you in 2021!

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In Episode 64, Iain was joined by Jane Peel (Chief Reporter, Planetski.eu) and Alf Alderson (author and freelance journalist).

We discuss the latest on resort openings, have snow reports from Courchevel and Engelberg, and we talk favourite ski areas.

Graham Bell updates us on his preparations for 'Dancing on Ice', while the Chalet Shop team tell us what it was like working for Richard Branson. Plus we have Xmas pressie recommendations and there's even more in this episode of The Ski Podcast.

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Intersport Ski Hire offer a free Cancellation guarantee on all bookings

Our next episode will be out towards the end of December - in the meantime there are over 80 episodes you can catch up with over the festive season. 

And please do give us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts as it helps people find us.

Thanks to Switzerland Tourism and Intersport Ski Hire for their support.

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In conjunction with Ski Flight Free, this is a Ski Podcast Special all about Electric Vehicles in ski resorts.

Find out more about driving to the Alps and in ski resorts from four EV owners in the ski industry.

Iain was joined by Richard Sinclair (Sno.co.uk), Rob Forbes (CoolBus.co.uk), Al Judge (AliKats) and down the line by author Jonathan Trigell.

- Find out more about the Ski Flight Free campaign

- Up to 75% of the greenhouse gas emissions generated from a ski holiday come from your journey to resort

- According to the Ski Club of Great Britain 35% of skiers plan to drive to their ski holiday this winter (twice the numbers for last year)

- There are now 164,000 EVs in the UK

- Registrations for pure-EVs in 2020 to date are up 158% YOY

- You can find out more about Tesla vehicles here

- AliKats have a Renault Kangoo Z.E.

- Jon owns a Renault Twizy (and previously appeared in Episode 20)

- This page on the Sno website has some great advice about driving an EV to the Alps

- You can see the full Tesla charging map here

- Montagne Verte is an excellent community environmental organisation in Morzine

- President Macron has pledged green subsidies for France

- Excellent options for a family EV are the Hyundai Kona and Kia eNero

- Have a look at EV-Pow.com for fitting charging points in France (a great idea for a tour operator looking for a competitive advantage)

Enjoy your skiing this winter and if you do want to reduce your emissions, please remember to Ski Flight Free

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Iain’s guests for Episode 63 of The Ski Podcast are Vanessa Fisher and Steve Angus.

We discuss reduced quarantine and a dramatic week for French ski resorts. When will we get to ski this winter? There are snow reports from Verbier and Crans Montana, plus we talk electric cars and have another suggestion for Ski Book Group.

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Intersport's survey showed that 58% of skiers were more likely to travel now

Italy want resorts closed over Christmas

Zermatt has allegedly seen overcrowding, but Switzerland is still open 

VIPski has gone out of business

Hotelplan have confirmed they will run no chalets this winter

Testing has been set up in Courchevel and in Val Thorens  

Intersport Ski Hire is offering free and easy cancellation on all bookings

Nice to listen to people talking about skiing and managing to stay positive about the up & coming season. Good job well done

• Sally Ingham

Love The Ski Podcast and listen to you often while I am working from home  

• Mark Wilson (via Facebook):

I listen to the podcasts everywhere, especially in the garden with my headphones on whilst messing about. my skis are ready to go.... just waiting for something to happen, and we’re away!

• Chris Howie

Really excellent to see you continuing to make great podcasts even with COVID descending. Loving your podcasts, keep up the great work! 

If you missed our Facebook Live, our Ski Podcast Special on Electric Vehicles in Ski Resorts will be live on 08 Dec as a podcast.

Episode 64 will be out on 15 December. Thanks to Switzerland Tourism and Intersport Ski Hire for supporting the podcast.

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In this special podcast, Iain interviews Mark Frary, author of 'Aiming High', the biography of ski pioneer Erna Low and Joanna Yellowlees-Bound, former CEO of Erna Low. 

We discuss the background and history of the eponymous founder of Erna Low Holidays, who advertised her first ski holiday as early as 1932. 

Joanna Yellowlees-Bound explains why she commissioned Mark to write the book and we look at how he made his way through the reams of archive material available. 

We learn how back in the early days all skiers travelled by train and had to go ski touring (as there were no lifts); how Miss Low overcame early challenges and how she helped introduce French ski resorts to the British public. 

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In Episode 62, Iain is joined by guests Ed Drake (Olympian and presenter of Ski Racing Podcast) and Katy Dartford (Freelance ski journalist based in Lyons).

We discuss ski touring in Chamonix, how the World Cup is going to look in the 'new normal' and skiing in Scotland. Plus we have snow reports from Andermatt and Tignes.

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The Lecht will be doing temperature checks on their gondola

Thanks for Mike Pow from Snowheads: "Another great listen"

And to Andrew Brannan: "Really enjoyed most recent podcast"

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