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163: Ski Boot Fitting at Profeet, La Plagne’s glacier & protecting your skin

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 |: Dec 09, 2022
Episode Duration |: 00:48:18

Iain has his ski boots fitted at Profeet, we discuss how to protect your skin when skiing and look at La Plagne glacier lift changes. Iain was joined by Jen Tsang from La Plagne and regular guest and equipment expert Al Morgan from SkiKitInfo.com and down the line by Michelle Baker from Melanoma Fund and Tim Fawke from Snowsport England. 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

Jen last appeared on the snow in Episode 99
Al skied in Obertauern in Austria
The Ski Podcast is sponsored by Les 3 Vallées - the largest ski area in the world
Patrick Thorne is author of 'Around the World in 50 Pistes' and appeared on the show in Episode 162
Les 3 Vallées once had 220 lifts, but now it’s only 160 – as they are bigger and faster, with an uplift capacity of 300,000 skiers/snowboarders per hour
Chris Moran from Intersport Ski Hire reported from the opening weekend in Courchevel (3:40)
Dave Burrows from pros.ski/">SnowPros Ski School was in Cervinia, Italy (5:30)
Keith Webb reported from Kaprun, Austria (7:10)
Betony Garner was skiing in Courmayeur, Italy (9:20)
Michelle Baker is the CEO of the fund.co.uk/">Melanoma Fund about their new fund.co.uk/sunguarding/snowsports&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0nmODarT_XNLsjK8ZVKIpF">snowsports campaign (10:15)
Tim Fawke is the CEO of Snowsport England
La Plagne are making changes to the Bellecote glacier (18:20)
Find out about the riders.org/lespace-professionnel/le-label-flocon-vert/">Flocon Vert accreditation from Mountain Riders (22:40)
Six more resorts were awarded the Flocon Vert last month (23:15)
After a lot of discussion with Al, Iain chose the prime-xtd-130-ct-gw-ae5027240.html%23color%3D31604&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw3v_PKXaycxOrta8-1GqWNI">Atomic Hawx Prime XTD 130 CT GW for his new boots (24:45)
Al explains about walk.com/">GripWalk soles in ski boots (26:50)
Iain went to Profeet in Fulham to have his new boots fitted and custom insoles made (28:00)
Master bootfitter Sam Jones looked after Iain (29:30)
Sam also fitted the Carv device, which Iain will be testing in Val Thorens later this month (36:30)
The choice of sock material (merino, silk, manmade) depends on individual physiology and budget (38:30) Feedback Please send your feedback about the show to us on social @theskipodcast or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com Thanks to all our following at Snowheads and your comments about our Ski Boot Special (Episode 161) MikePow: "Great episode. Essential listening" boredsurfin: "Excellent episode" BobinCH: "Colin is hilarious and super knowledgeable" Layne: "Another great episode - keep up the good work"

Miranda Slater contacted us via Facebook: "I'm a great fan of your Podcast and love to listen when you drop new episodes. Thanks for all your insightful interviews." Don’t forget that there are over 160 episodes to catch up with. 153 of these were listened to in the last week (only the PyeongChang Winter Olympic specials missed out). If you enjoy the show, there's two things you can do to help: 1) Give us a review on Apple Podcasts 2) Buy me a Coffee at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast You can follow me@skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast

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