Episode Details

In Episode 212 we find out about Valle Nevado and Portillo in Chile, what it’s like being a resort rep for the Ski Club of Great Britain and check in on a possible direct London-Geneva train.

Iain Martin was joined by travel journalist, Lou Cameron-Hall and artist and snowsports blogger, Martina Diez-Routh.

SHOW NOTES

Katie Bamber wrote this article on summer ski options (2:00)
Iain skied in Saas Fee in the summer of 2020, covered in Episode 57 (3:20)
Australia and NZ have had their first snow (3:30)
Chalet company Alpine Action has ceased trading (4:00)
Listen to Episode 180 to find out more about the impact of Brexit on recruitment (4:30)
In Episode 95, Iain spoke with Diane Palumbo from Skiworld, who is on the SBiT committee (4:45)
Find out more about the Ski Club Consumer Survey in this blog post on Skipedia (5:00)
The Youth Mobility Scheme has not been welcomed by UK politicians(5:15)
The flight represents 60-70% of the carbon footprint of your ski holiday (5:45)
You can find out more about Inghams’ sustainability plans in Episode 185 and Episode 160 (6:00)
Nadine McCormick set up the petition calling for London-Geneva direct train service (6:00)
You can sign the petition here (13:45)
Eurostar also confirmed last week that they going to increase their fleet size by 30% (14:00)
The Brits took place last weekend at SnowDome Tamworth (14:00)
Iain interviewed Paddy Graham in Episode 211 to find out how ski movies like this were made (24:45)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbqHK8i-HdA
Martina joined us for Episode 87 and Episode 50 covering the Aosta Valley (15:30)
Valle Nevado and Portillo are the two main ski resorts in Chile
There’s only one accommodation option in Portillo (18:30)
The sling-shot lift in Portillo takes some practice… (21:00)

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