97: Australia & New Zealand Special
Episode 97 is a Down Under special covering skiing in Australia and New Zealand. Iain was joined by Rachael Oakes-Ash, founder of snowsbest.com and Paul Anderson from NZski.com.
SHOW NOTES
- Rachael previously appeared on the podcast in Episode 56 in July 2020
- Paul was last on the podcast in Episode 73 in May 2021
- Europe has been experiencing a serious heatwave
- Tignes only opened for two weeks for summer skiing, closing on 01July
- Sonnblick in Austria reported no snow a month earlier than usual
- You can read about the tragedy in the Dolomites due to the glacier collapse
- Selwyn Snowfield was not able to open due to too much snow (preventing construction work)
- Dunedin airport reported its coldest day ever in June
- Mt Hutt was hit by huge early season snowdrifts
- NZski.com represent Coronet Peak and The Remarkables in Queenstown and Mt Hutt in the Canterbury area
- When Paul was on the podcast in May 2021 the feeling was very positive, but then
the Delta lockdowns started
- The UK and NZ have announced a new bi-lateral deal on visa
- Tourism Minister Stuart Nash advised that 71% of international tourists skiing in NZ are Aussies, generating NZD211 million
- The number of Aussies on the slopes in NZ was recently up 30% YoY
- Read Rachael’s post about gender representation here
- Cardrona/Treble Cone have made their own commitment to equal representation
- Watch Cardrona’s documentary ‘All In’ here:
- The winners of Atomic goggles in our survey were Chris Waters & Nicole Clarke.
- Neil English spoke about how his father founded the London Ski Show in Episode 96
Caroline Eydallin: “I worked on first shows for Sauze d’Oulx! Sir David always stopped to say hello, I was at school with his daughters, so nice he remembered me”
Ann Bennett: “Sir David English was a great guy & pioneered skiing in mass media. I worked at first shows on Inghams’s stand”
Gethin: “The Podcast is great”
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