75: St Moritz Engadin, Midsummer Skiing in Glencoe & The Ski Club of Great Britain
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In Episode 75, Iain and his guests find out about St Moritz Engadin in Switzerland, mid-summer skiing in Scotland and the oldest ski club in the world - the Ski Club of Great Britain. Iain was joined by Marijana Jakic from St. Moritz and James Gambrill, the new general manager at the Ski Club of Great Britain. Intersport Ski Hire Discount Code Save money on your ski hire by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ at intersportrent.com, or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout. SHOW NOTES 60% of our listeners are from the UK, with the other 40% spread across the globe Alex Irwin from 150 Days of Winter reported from the summer glacier in Tignes Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching reported from the glacier in Les 2 Alpes Steve Angus was on the glacier in Val d'Isère We featured skiing in Scotland in May in Episode 73 Andy Meldrum is the owner of Glencoe If you'd like to know more about skiing in Scotland, can I suggest taking a listen to Episode 62, when we were joined by Trafford Wilson from Snowsport Scotland. We have over 100 episodes to catch up on, so if you're a new listener, have a look on the website (www.theskipodcast.com), maybe look for a tag or category that takes your interest, from Crans Montana to Courchevel, Eddie the Eagle to Erna Low. Katie Crowe from Battleface Travel Insurance talked us through the current travel situation Cricket is still played on the St Moritz lake every winter Engadin is famous for hosting the Engadin Ski Marathon - the second largest cross country event in the world David Norris took part in the race in 2003 and 2004 James Gambrill previously founded and managed LISTEX - the trade networking show for the snowsports industry The SCGB is the oldest ski club in the world, founded in 1903 at the Cafe Royale in London Don't forget if you enjoy listening to The Ski Podcast, you can buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast and all cuppas are much appreciated.