In this one off special, Jim and Iain were joined by BBC Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell.

Questions were sent in advance or submitted live by our community and included:

- Have you ever snowboarded? (Keith Webb) 

- Is there any country you see joining traditional powerhouses on the World Cup circuit in the future? (Steve Whitaker)

- Will we ever see a Chinese skier on a downhill podium? (Iain)

- Who is the best skier you have ever skied with or raced against? (Keith Webb)

-  I would love to know how you filmed opening titles for Ski Sunday - it never ceases to amaze me (Helena Taylor)

- Will Ski Sunday include more mogul skiing next season, as the GB mogul team was very successful last year? (Kay Bates)

You can watch the Q&A on our Facebook page here.

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In Episode 55 Jim and Iain chat to UK slalom skier Laurie Taylor and ski journalist Megan Hughes about how to get into the industry.

There’s an update from Andermatt, news on the end of lockdown in Zermatt and we find out more about this autumn’s possible London ski show.

We finish off with Dave (Burrows) and Jim debating what makes the perfect ski run – have a listen and let us know if you agree.

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Show Notes

Keep tuned to our Facebook page for details of our oncoming Live Q&A with Graham Bell.

This week Jim and Iain go searching for good news in our post-COVID world find out about Aspen's cocaine problem and how Timberline is on the up.

There's interviews with Alex from Courchevel and Mark from Disability Snowsport UK and we discover yet another Ski Club of Great Britain CEO has resigned. 

Mt Baldy opened for skiing last week, with social distancing in place

Jim, Iain and group of ski and podcast fans gathered on Friday 10 April to record a live episode of The Ski Podcast online. 

Topics ranged from what do Jim and Iain actually do to what are the Alps like in the summer? 

Throughout the podcast, listeners post questions to the duo via the Facebook stream or joined them live in the virtual studio. 

You can watch the full Facebook Live video on our Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/theskipodcast

On Friday the 10th of April at 11 am BST we are going to be live on our Facebook page answering your questions in an ask Jim or Iain anything Q&A session.

If you would like to put a question to Jim &/or Iain, you can email [email protected] before the show, or you can ask us in the live stream comments or request to put your question to us live by joining us in the virtual studio.

Join the FB event for a reminder https://www.facebook.com/events/2996209590457404/

This week Jim and Iain interview Graham Bell about what inspired him to take on the famous 'Hausenkamm' ski run.

Iain finds out about the world's most prolific ski thief in Aspen, as well as the rise and fall and rise of Andermatt. 

There's our ski book group chat about 'Aiming High' and travel advice from Dave Froome about that pesky thing called COVID-19.

The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support.

This Ski Podcast Special episode covers avalanche safety in detail as we look into all you need to know to make us safer on the mountain. 

Dave Burrows from SnowPros Ski School talks about snow layers; teaches Jim how to use a transceiver properly; and looks at the different types of avalanches you could encounter.

Caroline Elliot, an experienced snow patroller talks about working with her Search and Rescue dog, Fjord, who is trained to find people buried in an avalanche. 

This week your hosts Jim and Iain are joined live by Rob Stewart - organiser of the UK's proposed new Ski Show.

There's no elephant in the room as we start off with a deep-dive into the devastating impact the Coronavirus has had on the ski industry.

Dave Burrows joins us with some avalanche advice, we interview the author of 'Aiming High' and you can win some stuff by giving us a review.

 The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support.

There's a Swiss theme this week as Iain tests Jim on his Swiss summer knowledge, Jim rhapsodises about his trip to Saint Luc and Iain looks forward to his visit to Arosa and Andermatt. 

We also find out which is the most average ski resort in the world and discover a national park in the French Pyrénées.

The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support.  

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