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159: Skiing in Austria in October, Piste Maps & whether to rent or buy your Snowboard

Podcast |: The Ski Podcast
Publisher |: The Ski Podcast
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Interview,; Outdoor Sports,; Skiing,; Snowboarding,; Sports & Recreation
Categories Via RSS |: Hobbies,; Leisure,; Places & Travel,; Society & Culture,; Sports,; Wilderness
Publication Date |: Oct 24, 2022
Episode Duration |: 00:33:13

We discuss piste maps, skiing in Austria in October and look back at the National Snow Show. We also ask whether you should rent your snowboard in resort, rather than buying. Iain was joined by Gethin James and Julie Slaughter, founder of Wipeout, as well as down the line by Chris Moran from Intersport Ski hire. 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

Gethin skied with his family in The Lecht in Scotland
Julie’s hike was to the beautiful Lac Blanc in Chamonix
Les 2 Alpes has confirmed thorens-may-first-ski-area-open-france-winter.page">it won’t open this autumn

https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1583395200193679362

Iain presented about driving an electric car to the Alps at the National Snow Show

https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1581631192943984640

Listen to our special episode about the 2022 National Snow Show here
The women’s GS at Solden was cancelled, although the Men’s race did take place
The Men’s Downhill races in Zermatt have also been cancelled
Mia Brookes took 9th place in her ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=SB&raceid=19973">World Cup Big Air debut

https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1581951963658190849

Les 3 Vallees is the largest ski area in the world
Check out the Wipeout range on their website
Listen to our snowboard special here:

https://audioboom.com/posts/8171940-157-snowboarding-special-how-to-choose-a-snowboard-renting-v-buying-splitboarding-more

Listen to our special episode with Chris Moran here
You can book snowboards at www.intersportrent.com and ask questions via their Facebook page

FEEDBACK Please do get in contact on social @theskipodcast or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com Rachel Frisby: “The Ski Podcast is really good. I really enjoy listening to it” Nick Axten-Rice: “The Ski Podcast is really good” Sally: “An absolute must listen for anyone desperately waiting on the ski season to start!” John Greenwood: “Keep up the good work!” Matt Hayes: “Great review of the show, really enjoyed the day and the live episode of The Ski Podcast” Raymond Can: “I really enjoyed the podcast #96 re Chamonix and it got me excited about our February 2023 trip” Mark Davis: "Thank you for another great ski podcast. My children, who are 9 and 10 and I listened to it last night…they always enjoy the ski podcast, being slightly obsessed with the slopes. I always look forward to an episode and dream of the places we can go" If you'd like to do something to support the podcast, there are two things that would really help. 1) Review us on Apple Podcasts 2) If you're enjoying the podcast you can always buy me a coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast Don’t forget we have 158 other episodes to catch up on – typically 75-100 get listened to every week. You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast. Thanks to Les 3 Vallees for sponsoring The Ski Podcast

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