84: Travel Rules Latest, Booking Lessons Online & Prepping your Ski Kit
In this episode, we cover all the latest rules about travel, we look at a new way of booking ski lessons and discuss how to get your kit ready for the season. Iain was...
Category: Les 2 Alpes
81: How Disability Snowsport UK is changing lives, plus “What length skis should I get?”
In Episode 81, we find out about Disability Snowsport UK is changing lives, plus we have the story of how one company in the Alps has survived both Brexit and Covid. We find out...
75: St Moritz Engadin, Midsummer Skiing in Glencoe & The Ski Club of Great Britain
In Episode 75, Iain and his guests find out about St Moritz Engadin in Switzerland, mid-summer skiing in Scotland and the oldest ski club in the world – the Ski Club of Great Britain....
71: Les 2 Alpes, Engelberg, Roger Federer & ‘Traffic Light’ Travel
In Episode 71, we find out about Les 2 Alpes, snowshoeing in Engelberg, quarantine, testing and the new ‘traffic light’ travel rules, plus we have snow reports from around the Alps and an focus...
Episode 57: Summer Skiing in Switzerland, Eco Ski Clothing & Dave Ryding
In Episode 57, Iain reports on skiing in the ‘new normal’ on his trip to Saas Fee and Zermatt in Switzerland – including an exclusive interview with Dave Ryding. Jim and Iain interview Rachael...
Episode 56: Australia, NZ & Skiing in the ‘New Normal’ in Les 2 Alpes
In Episode 56 Iain interviews Rachael Oakes-Ash, founder of the Australian website, Snowsbest.com Jim reports on skiing in the ‘new normal’ from Les 2 Alpes and we wonder if bears do that thing in...
Episode 36: The rise of Skiing in China, the Haute Route and Teaching Yourself to Ski
In Episode 36 Jim and Iain look at the rise of skiing in China, whether you should teach yourself to ski and find out about taking on the Haute Route. We go international as...
Episode 34: Snowga, Cross Country Skiing, Ski Magazines & Les 2 Alpes
In Episode 34, we report on yoga week in Les Menuires, Jim tries cross country skiing and Iain interviews Frank Baldwin, publisher of ‘Skier and Snowboarder Magazine’. We discuss Jim’s latest visit to Les...
Episode 28: Wolves in the Alps, How Cows Prevent Avalanches, Ski Sunday Returns & more
In this episode Jim and Iain discuss the increase in the number of wolves in the Alps, we find out how cows prevent avalanches and Jim tests a new eco-friendly boot dryer. Jim brings us...
Episode 25: St Anton, Charlotte Bankes & Billy Morgan’s favourite resort
This episode Iain and Jim discuss the lack of snow in (most of) the Alps, Iain asks new GB snowboardcross athlete Charlotte Bankes why she defected from the French team and Billy Morgan reveals...
