48: Val d'Hérens, Bansko&Courchevel by train - a podcast by The Ski Podcast

from 2020-02-12T06:41

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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.




The Ski Podcast would like to thank Switzerland Tourism for their support. 






Show Notes






 https://www.facebook.com/skiflightfree/videos/265879281051218/ 


  • 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


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEGIyL_WoBk 


  • 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






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