Show Notes
We learn how a new retreat in Chamonix is creating opportunities for inner city young people, find out what’s going on at this year’s Northern Snow Show and we have the latest snow news from Australia and New Zealand. Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by Laura Marriot-Clarke, founder of the Chamonix company, Girl Powder Mountain Retreats and Morv Bett, Head of Snowsports and Futures at Snow Camp, and down the line by Matt Robinson, Head of Events at Snow Centre Manchester, Rachael Oakes-Ash from snowsbest.com and Guy Beatson in Whakapapa, NZ. SHOW NOTES
Find out more about the AJ Bell Three Valley Rally (3:30) Rachael Oakes-Ash from snowsbest.com is the ski expert on Australia & New Zealand (3:45) Guy Beatson is based at Whakapapa in New Zealand (6:00) Episode 312 is a special interview with Rachael (7:30) Iain spoke with Matt Robinson about the Northern Snow Show (7:45) Book a Premium Ticket for the show (10:00) The London Snow Show takes place at Olympia on 17 and 18 October (12:45) Take this link for your FREE Saturday tickets to the London Snow Show Take this link for your FREE Sunday tickets to the London Snow Show Snow Camp featured on the podcast most recently in Episode 249 (14:00) Iain fundraised for Snow Camp in 2025, visiting all five of the UK’s indoor snow centres in a single day (14:15) Amirra Blackwood discussed her journey in Episode 249, working for Ellis Brigham and SCGB (18:00) Girl Powder Mountain Retreats are based in Chamonix (20:00) The Snow Camp ‘Impact Retreat’ in Chamonix (24:45) Dates and Costs of the ‘Impact Retreat’ and how to book (30:00) Snowcamp was included in the list of Top SME Apprenticeship Employers in the country (31:30) Snowheads is a great online snowsports community (33:00) Feedback You can let us know your feedback by leaving a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or send an email to [email protected]. We’re also on WhatsApp, where we release exclusive material ahead of each episode there. Layne: “Just listened to Episode 322 - interesting as always”
russ e: “Really enjoyed the interview with Stu Brass. I went on a few of trips with the chaps from the Snowboarding forum from which SCUK was born.”
ster: “I must take exception with Rob in Episode 318 who stated that the ‘main resort’ in the Aosta valley is Courmayeur” There are now 324 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with. Just go to theskipodcast.com, have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of interest.
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A London Snow Show special, recorded on location at the 50th London Snow Show, at Kensington Olympia. Host Iain Martin speaks with GB Snowsport athletes including gold medal winner Charlotte Bankes, snowboarder Mia Brookes and Alpine racers Molly Butler and Zak Carrick Smith. He’s also joined by the newly retired Dave Ryding and Chemmy Alcott, Ed Leigh and Graham Bell to discuss the axing of ‘Ski Sunday’. We also hear the latest news from Carv, Protect Our Winters and Snowcamp, as well as plenty of other exhibitors from the show, including some regular contributors to the podcast. ------------ Les 2 Alpes sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we will be finding out more about the resort’s long seven-month ski season, the great activities on offer there in summer, and some of the people who live and work there and make Les 2 Alpes such a fantastic destination. ------------ SHOW NOTES
We find out about the new Jandri 3S lift in Les 2 Alpes, why it's so important, why Telemixte lifts are the future and how the resort decides which lifts to upgrade, plus we look at the new book ‘Ski & Art’, featuring artists from around the world whose creative focus is on skiing. We also have news of an exclusive interview with the first ever man to ski down the North Face of Everest. Host Iain Martin was joined by freelance journalist Katie Bamber and Jean-Charles Thomas, Director of SATA – the lift company in Les 2 Alpes. ------------ Les 2 Alpes sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we will be finding out more about the resort’s long seven-month ski season, the great activities on offer there in summer, and some of the people who live and work there and make Les 2 Alpes such a fantastic destination. ------------ SHOW NOTES Katie has been on the show discussing vanlife in the Alps, the Haute Route and Geilo in Norway (2:00) LISTEX is the London International Snowsports Trade (4:00) Listen to Lou Pode, Ski Mindset Coach in Episode 310 (4:45) The London Snow Show is at Kensington Olympia on 17 and 18 October (5:00) Listen to organiser James Gambrill talking about it in Episode 330 (5:00) Secure a free ticket to the Show here (5:15) Iain and Al will be on the equipment stage at 11am on Saturday (5:15) Subscribe to The Ski Podcast to ensure you hear Iain’s interview with Oscar-winning documentary maker Jimmy Chin and freeskier Jim Morrison (6:00) Les 2 Alpes offers a 7-month ski season that LDA offers from lateNov to early Jul (7:30) Why Les 2 Alpes glacier does not open for skiing in mid-summer (11:00) Why the Jandri 3S upgrade was so important to Les 2 Alpes (12:45) Is the new lift a hedge against climate change (16:15) Some of the newer lifts are ‘Telemixte’ lifts (17:30) Which lifts are replaced or upgraded first? (19:30) The Champamé ski lift was partially rebuilt using components from Les Orres (20:45) Jean-Charles served in the army for over 10 years (23:00) Katie’s new book is called ‘Ski & Art’ (26:30) Deciding on which artists to include How long did the process take? (28:00) Deciding which of their work to include (29:00) Buy ‘Ski & Art’ online ((34:00) Feedback I love getting feedback from listeners. You can let us know what you thought by leaving a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or you can drop me an email to [email protected]. We’re also on WhatsApp. Louise Cotter: “What an episode 330 was! So much great content, the LifePass is a revolution - it is going to remove so much stress from a ski holiday for everyone.”
We hear from Kirsty Muir in an exclusive interview, Chemmy Alcott introduces us to LifePass and we find out how to become a snowboard judge. We also have updates from the Northern and London Snow Shows and some big news about our podcasts in November. Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by Chemmy Alcott, Pete McFetridge, founder and CEO of LifePass and FIS-qualified snowboard judge Sophie Smith. ------------ Les 2 Alpes sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we will be finding out more about the resort’s long seven-month ski season, the great activities on offer there in summer, and some of the people who live and work there and make Les 2 Alpes such a fantastic destination. ------------ SHOW NOTES
We review the Best Ski Boots for the 2027 winter season, covering the alpine ski boots and best freeride and touring hybrid ski boots. Host Iain Martin was joined by The Ski Podcast’s equipment expert Al Morgan and Frazer Shand from Profeet in London. Les 2 Alpes sponsors The Ski Podcast – this winter we will be finding out more about the resort’s long seven-month ski season, the great activities on offer there in summer, and some of the people who live and work there and make Les 2 Alpes such a fantastic destination. This special equipment episode has been made possible by the Profeet Ski Boot Lab. Go to www.theskipodcast.com or our YouTube channel to see graphics of all these ski boots SHOW NOTES
We find out about a new overnight train service to Switzerland and Italy, as well as a new campaign to promote the repair of snowsports clothing, rather than replacement. We also hear about a new initiative to bring newcomers into the sport, plus we have the latest updates from Australia and NZ and news of award recognition for The Ski Podcast. Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by Heather Davies from the Re-Action Collective and Mark Smith (‘The Man in Seat 61’), the UK’s leading train travel expert. ------------ Les 2 Alpes sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we will be finding out more about the resort’s long seven-month ski season, the great activities on offer there in summer, and some of the people who live and work there and make Les 2 Alpes such a fantastic destination. ------------ SHOW NOTES