85: Crans Montana, Les Menuires, Courchevel & How to Choose your Hire Skis

Dec 20, 2021, 03:14 PM

This episode is a 'Resorts' special: we're going to be looking at Crans Montana, Courchevel & Les Menuires, plus we discuss how to choose your hire skis and talk to more Olympians.
 
Iain's guests for this episode were journalist Katy Dartford and Alex Irwin, host of the YT channel 150 Days of Winter, as well as regulars Katie Crowe Battleface Travel Insurance and equipment expert Al Morgan from SkiKitInfo

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SHOW NOTES

  • Iain was lucky enough to see the sunrise the following morning
  • The Saulire cable car was damaged in testing in October
  • There is a new beginners area in La Tania [Video]
  •  Intersport Ski Hire offers ski hire in France, Austria and Switzerland
  •  Alex and Al are fans of the original K2 Seth Pistol

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