Episode Details

We go on a ski touring adventure in Chamonix, staying an unmanned refuge at 3000m, and also take a closer look at some of the most spectacular Alpine refuges in the world. Plus we find out about the ski resort synonymous with Robert Redford – Sundance in Utah.

We also learn of a post-Olympic spike in visitors to the UK’s snow centres, plus we have snow reports from Madesimo, Gausta and Les 2 Alpes, plus your feedback.
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 Tirol in Austria sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we’re are finding out more about some of the great destinations in Tirol, and how you can connect with the Austrian way of life: ‘Lebensgefühl’ – that you’ll find there.
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SHOW NOTES

Katja Gaskell was last on the show in Episode 242 when she reported on Saint Gervais (1:30)
Aaron Rolph is founder of the British Adventure Collective (1:45)
Aaron skied on the Dome de Miage (4:00)
Claire Harrison reported from Madesimo in Italy (5:30)
Mike Richards was in Gausta in Norway (6:45)
Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching is in Les 2 Alpes (9:00)
The new Entry/Exit System EES with the EU will scale up to 100% on 10 April (09:15)
Freddy Carrick Smith picked up the silver in the slalom at the Junior World Championships (9:30)
Ian Brown, MD of The Snow Centre, reports on a bump in traffic in both Hemel Hempstead & Manchester (10:00)
Iain was guided by Brad Carlson on a ski mountaineering 101 trip (14:30)
Iain stayed in the Bivouac de l'Envers des Dorées (17:30)
Brad was on the podcast in Episode 240 discussing the impact of global warming on the Mer de Glace (18:30)
The kit you need for ski mountaineering adventure (20:45)
Aaron’s bookis ‘Alpine Refuges: The Architecture and Culture of Mountain Shelters’ (25:45)
What is a bothy in Scotland? (26:45)
What is an Alpine refuge? (28:30)
Choosing the 30 refuges featured in the book (29:20)
The Bivacco Gervasutti is one of Aaron’s favourites (31:00)
The Hannibal Bivouac (32:00)
Aaron has visited around 60 refuges (34:00)
Aaron is the founder of the British Adventure Collective (34:30)
European refuges v. North America (35:30)
Sundance is famous for the film festival (38:00)
Films that launched at Sundance include Reservoir Dogs, The Blair Witch Project, Get Out and Memento (39:00)
Robert Redford bought it in 1968 (39:40)
There is a focus on conservation (41:00)
Redford felt it should be ‘“developed a little, preserved a lot” (41:30)
The skiing (42:00)
His ownership meant it developed as a hub for the arts (44:00)
Who is Sundance suitable for? (47:00)

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