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45: Villars, Driving on Snow, White Lines Magazine & Les Arcs
Published 6 years ago
Description
In Episode 45, Jim visits Villars while Iain tests the new funicular in Les Arcs. We discuss tips for driving on snow after Iain's experience in Val d'Isère and Jim checks his sweat rate.
There's a Team GB update and we up our shred content with an interview about White Lines Magazine.
Show Notes
- It’s virtual Christmas time on the pod…Jim has snow new Snowfeet from Iain, while Iain has a new copy of ‘Skiing with Demons’ from Jim
- We interviewed author Chris back in Episode 20
- Jim has been slacklining to improve his balance
- Iain tried #Snowga at ‘Yoga Week’ in Les Menuires in Episode 34
- Graham Bell sells the ‘Skiers Edge’ in the UK
- Jim visited Villars and Les Diablerets
- He is using his 2019/20 Magic Pass, which we discussed previously in Episode 35
- Iain and Jim swapped tips on driving in the snow
Be careful out there
- Iain recently visited Les Arcs to test out the new funicular
- The new Folie Douce has opened in Arc 1800
- This is the statistically-impossible ‘bullshit survey’ Iain was referring to
- Ski A&E was on the W Channel from 09-20 December. It's being repeated in late-Dec and into January.
- You can listen to our interview with the producers in Episode 43 and Episode 44
- Jim found out about the importance of staying hydrated with Precision Hydration
- You can get 15% off any of their products using the exclusive discount code ‘THESKIPODCAST’
- Thanks to Jake Shap for his 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
- Also to Ski Bro: “Regular ruminations on all things ski from the experts!”
- Thanks also to the team at ‘Where Stags Roar’ for their update from Glencoe)
- We interviewed Rod back in Episode 26
- Thanks to Max Ellis for his comments via Instag