48: Val d'Hérens, Bansko & Courchevel by train
Feb 12, 2020, 06:41 AM
In this episode Jim reports from his travels to Switzerland and Bulgaria and Iain has been to Courchevel by train.
We discuss the merits of Ski Sunday and pick a new book for our 'Ski Book Group.
Show Notes
- Chamonix has recorded its warmest winter on record so far
- We discussed how to ski on ice in Episode 46
- Jim visited Val d'Hérens in the Valais region of Switzerland
- Jim is making full use out of his Magic Pass, which we discussed back in Episode 35
- The Patrouille des Glaciers race takes place in April
- Pippa Middleton took part in this race. Iain interviewed her about it way back in Episode 6
- Iain travelled out to Courchevel via Eurostar and SNCF, booked direct with each company, as part of his work on the Ski Flight Free campaign
- Courchevel is hosting the 2023 World Ski Championships in partnership with Meribel
- The downhill course will start from the Col de la Loze, travel down via a new piste cut from the trees, join Jockeys piste and finish in Le Praz
- Jim visited Bansko ski resort in Bulgaria as a guest of Balkan Holidays
- Is Ski Sunday worth watching? You’ve got one episode left if you want to find out
- They did show us this shocking and gripping accident from the bad old days of the Hahnenkamm
- Ski Sunday did give the World Youth Games in Lausanne excellent coverage
- And there was an interview with Katie Ormerod, who is having a cracking season and leads the World Cup in Snowboard Slopestyle after a 3rd successive podium
- Dave Ryding took a 7th in the slalom in Schladming
- It’s Ski Book Group time again – this time around Jim and Iain will be reading 'Aiming High' - life of Miss Erna Low, founder of…Erna Low
- Thanks to Stella Coton for her kind words: “It's a really good listen!”
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