The Ski Podcast

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  • Want to know more about the world of skiing? The Ski Podcast is an award-winning podcast with over 200 episodes covering all aspects of the world of skiing and snowboarding, from resorts to racing, Ski Sunday to slush. It is hosted by Iain Martin, who is joined by guests from the world of snow to chat about wintery stuff and probe around the avalanche of ski news. The Ski Podcast was voted 'Best Wintersports Podcast' in the 2021 Sports Podcast Awards and nominated for 'Best Broadcast Programme' in the 2023 Travel Media Awards. Iain is a freelance journalist and digital marketing consultant (https://www.skipedia.co.uk/) specialising in snowsports. He is also the founder of Ski Flight Free (http://www.skiflightfree.org) - a campaign to encourage skiers to take the train or drive to their ski holiday. Before The Ski Podcast, he spent six winters working in the Alps, then founded and managed the season worker community 'Natives' from 1999 to 2011. Listen to all our back catalog at http://www.theskipodcast.com If you want to get in touch or take part you can email us: theskipodcast@gmail.com Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Logo: http://www.vexels.com
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  • 231: John Yates-Smith, YSE Ski - 50 years in Val d’Isere

    231: John Yates-Smith, YSE Ski - 50 years in Val d’Isere
    Dec 27 2024
    This special episode of The Ski Podcast featuring Val d'Isère legend John Yates-Smith.

    John is just starting his 50th winter in the resort. He started in the 70s in the early years of the British ski industry and went on to run Bladon Lines’ operations in Val d'Isère for a decade.

    In 1991, he co-founded his own chalet company, YSE Ski, which has now been offering ski holidays in VDI for over 30 years.

    SHOW NOTES

    Read Iain’s article about Bladon Lines (2:00)
    YSE is a Val d'Isère specialist founded in 1991 (2:45)
    “YSE is run by hyper-efficient ladies” (3:00)
    Fiona Easdale is the ‘E’ of ‘YSE’
    “Brexit has been a nightmare for us” (4:00)
    John’s first ski season was with John Morgan in 1975/76 (8:00)
    “The best skiing in the world and a lot of very pretty chalet girls” (8:15)
    Is being a KP the best job in the Alps? (9:00)
    John’s brother opened ‘Dick’s Tea Bar’ (12:30)
    In 1982, John started working for Bladon Lines (16:00)
    The company was founded by Mark Lines and Simon Bladon in 1978 (16:30)
    Bladon Lines staff jackets were so colourful they became known as the ‘Parrots’ (18:00)
    “I hated my parrot jacket and refused to wear it!” (18:15)
    Telex was the typical mode of communication (21:00)
    Transfers before the Geneva-Albertville motorway could take up to 13 hours (26:00)
    In 1991 John started YSE with Fiona Easdale after Bladon Lines sacked her (33:00)
    In 1995, Inghams bought the brand for next to nothing (35:30)
    “I was absolutely delighted to see Bladon Lines go” (35:30)
    John set up the Bladon Lines summer operation in Corsica (37:00)
    The Hotel Valinco was built with sand from the beach (38:00)
    John had some attention from the Corsican mafia? (39:15)
    “There are no honest people in Corsica!” (39:45)
    John’s car was set on fire… (41:00)
    “What gun have you got?” (42:30)

    Feedback
    I enjoy all feedback about the show, I’m always interested to hear what you think, so please do contact me on social @theskipodcast or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com

    Dave Mills: "Great podcast and adds to the excitement of another ski season"

    Adam Fisher: "Good work with the podcast. I really enjoyed the Japan and Joanna Lees episodes.”

    Mike Greenland: "Always entertaining!”

    There are now 241 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with. There is so much to listen to in our previous episode, just go to theskipodcast.com and search around the tags and categories: you’re bound to find something of interest.

    If you like the podcast, there are three things you can do to help:

    1) Follow us. Just take a look for that button and press it now
    2) Give us a review or just leave a comment on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
    3) Book your ski hire with Intersport Rent using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ or take this link

    You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast

    Cover Photo courtesy of Felice Hardy, Action Packed Travel
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    50 mins
  • 230.5: The Christmas Snow Report Special

    230.5: The Christmas Snow Report Special
    Dec 24 2024
    Our special Christmas Episode is the present of snow reports for you from across the Alps, including Tignes, Les 2 Alpes, La Plagne, Courchevel, Combloux, Val Gardena, St Anton, Grimenz…and the Brecon Beacons in Wales!

    SHOW NOTES

    Iain is currently in Tignes (0:30)
    Alex Armand, Tip Top Ski Coaching, Les 2 Alpes, France (1:30)
    Jen Tsang, That’s La Plagne, La Plagne, France (2:00)
    Alex Irwin, 150 Days of Winter, Courchevel, France (3:50)
    Betony Garner, Combloux, France (5:20)
    Tim Hudson, Inspired Italy, Val Gardena, Italy (6:55)
    Andy, Kaluma Ski, St Anton, Austria (8:25)
    Simon Burgess, Grimenz, Switzerland (10:30)
    Dave Burrows, SnowPros Ski School, Les Crozets, Switzerland (12:00)
    Mike Richards, Brecon Beacons, Wales (13:50)

    If you like the podcast, there are three things you can do to help:

    1) Follow us. Just take a look for that button and press it now
    2) Give us a review or just leave a comment on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
    3) Book your ski hire with Intersport Rent using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ or take this link

    You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast
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    16 mins
  • 230: Jackson Hole, 'Last Christmas' in Saas Fee & 'The Last Ride' Project

    230: Jackson Hole, 'Last Christmas' in Saas Fee & 'The Last Ride' Project
    Dec 20 2024
    Today we look at the iconic resort of Jackson Hole, find out how Saas Fee are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ and learn about ‘The Last Ride’ film project. We also have snow reports from Verbier, Les 2 Alpes and La Plagne, an update on the latest ski racing action from Matt Garcka and your feedback. Host Iain Martin was joined by Jess McMillan from Jackson Hole and Jon Moy from ‘The Last Ride’ project. Intersport Ski Hire Discount Code If you’re heading to the Alps this winter, then you can save money on your ski hire by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ at intersportrent.com, or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout. SHOW NOTES Jon was skiing on sand dunes in the Atacama Desert in Chile (2:00) Iain will be in Tignes for Christmas (3:00) He will be travelling in a luxury minibus from Vans For Bands (3:15) Jen Tsang from That’s La Plagne reported from La Plagne (4:00) Dave from SnoPros Ski School was in Verbier (6:40) Alexandra Armand from TipTop Snow Coaching in Les 2 Alpes (8:45) Find out more about the new Jandri 3S gondola (9:15) Matt Garcka is host of from the ‘Skiing is Believing’ podcast (10:00) It is the 40th anniversary of Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ (12:30) ‘Last Christmas’ by Wham! is #1 in the UK charts right now Laila Zurbriggen is from the Saas Fee Tourist Office The Capra offers a special ‘Last Christmas’ package for CHF 1170 (16:00) Email ‘Whamtastic!’ to reservation@capra.ch Catherine Murphy had just done the WhamWalk (17:30) Did you meet your partner on a ski holiday or doing a ski season, and do you fancy sharing your story? Drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com (21:00) Jess McMillan is Director of Events & Partnerships at Jackson Hole (21:30) Jackson is located in the Grand Teton National Park Find out more about the Mountain Collective pass (28:45) Corbets’ Couloir is perhaps the most famous couloir in the world (25:00) Check out Doug Combs taking it on Jackson Hole has a limit on ski ticket sales (26:45) The Golden Ticket means that if you have a season pass you get a 50% discount (27:30) Jackson has featured in ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘The Last of Us’ (28:45) Jackson Hole recent broke the world record for the most skiers in jeans (29:30) Our Twitter poll was NOT in favour of ‘double denim on the mountain’ (30:15) Jon Moy is the Director of ‘The Last Ride’ project (32:30) The team have climbed and skied Mt Elbrus, Denali, Aconcagua & Mt McKinley (33:00) Listen to Iain’s interview with Arnie Wilson (35:45) Next on the list is Puncak Jaya in Western Papua (36:00) Has altitude sickness been an issue? (37:30) How to keep camera equipment working at low temperatures (39:00) ‘The Last Ride’ are using offsetting to counter the carbon footprint of the project (40:15) Amie Henderson is a co-founder of the ‘Piste X Code’ (44:30) Feedback (43:00) I enjoy all feedback about the show, so please do contact me on social @theskipodcast or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com Jane Michotte: "Love the podcast, the range of topics and different types of people interviewed. My 12-year-old son (just getting into racing) really enjoys the updates from the Carrick-Smiths." Sean Burton: "Thank you Iain for your amazing podcast. I only got back into skiing last January after a 35-year gap! and I cannot get enough of it. Your equipment specials are particularly informative.” Andrea Dalton: “Just listened to this week’s episode and loved it as always.” There are now 240 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with. Just go to theskipodcast.com and search around the tags and categories: you’re bound to find something of interest. If you like the podcast, there are three things you can do to help: 1) Follow us. Just take a look for that button and press it now 2) Give us a review or just leave a comment on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 3) Book your ski hire with Intersport Rent using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ or take this link You can follow me @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast
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    47 mins

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