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48: Val d'Hérens, Bansko & Courchevel by train

The Ski Podcast

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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

  • 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
  • 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

  • Thanks to Stella Coton for her kind words: “It's a really good listen!”
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48: Val d'Hérens, Bansko & Courchevel by train

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