96: Royals on the Snow, Chamonix, Neil English & Pre-loved Skiwear

In Episode 96, we discuss skiing royals, the cancellation of the London Ski Show, new lifts in Chamonix and preloved skiwear.    Iain was joined by ski journalist Neil English, Claire Burnet from the Chamonix tourist office, Whoski.com founder Sally Warren and Al Morgan from SkiKitInfo. 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 Geraint Thomas became the first Briton to win the Tour de Suisse We can exclusively reveal that the British royal family were skiing at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead (although we can’t tell you who there were!)  Shortly after announcing start of ticket sales, the organisers of London Ski Festival announced its cancellation  The National Snow Show at the Birmingham NEC will be going ahead as planned on on 15-16 October The Travelski Express is back for 2022/23 Listen to our special episode about the Travelski Express, recorded when Iain travelled on the inaugural service https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oScG28dQkQ&feature=youtu.be Alex Irwin from 150 Days of Winter reported from Tignes Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching was in Les 2 Alpes Jasmin Taylor reported from Mt Hotham in Australia Jasmin was last on the show in Episode 94 Episode 97 will be an Australia/New Zealand special Our 2022 Survey is now live – it only takes a couple of minutes to complete and you could win one of two pairs of Atomic Four Q HD goggles to give away, plus other prizes   https://twitter.com/theskipodcast/status/1538190097631281152 You can read Neil’s article about Matt Hancock in Villars here Other celebrities seen in Villars include Jacques Villeneuve and Mike Tindall Iain travelled to Chamonix by train https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1536951851899359233 The Chamonix Film Festival took place earlier this month  The Charamaillon lift is being redeveloped and there is work going on at Montenvers to improve the cable car to the glacier https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1539326038433583105 Love Island is being supported by ebay Jemma Tadd (Head of Fashion Buying at eBay) believes Love Island has power to change consumers’ perceptions around secondhand clothes Whoski.com is a platform for selling pre-loved skiwear Iain spoke to Par Johan Astrand about his 3000km cycle ride to bring awareness of climate change You can follow Par's journey on Instagram Feedback & Reviews I enjoy all feedback about the show, so please do get in contact - Reviews/comments wherever you leave them are always welcome, whether on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, social media or via email. Old Fartbag: "I listened to what Al said with interest. I'm not sure I have ever heard him be so enthusiastic over a ski" Andrea Dalton: "Loved listening to Diane, another fab episode! Found it interesting but also a shame for our English young people that want to do a season.” BobinCH: "Enjoyed that! The Diane from Skiworld lady was funny. Great work!" Anon: “Thank you so much Iain for keeping going during the last two years, your podcasts helped more than you probably know (for me at least) during challenging times. I love hearing about everything related to the mountains, long may it continue.” Ryunis: "Great to put a voice to LaTania.co.uk It's a fantastic website and a really great source of info. Keep up the great pods. They help me still feel tuned in to the mountain community." You can follow Iain at @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast