We discuss skiing in the Aosta Valley in Italy and the effect of the climate crisis on board sports. Iain was joined by guests Sam Haddad and Rob Rees.
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SHOW NOTES
Sam was last on the show in
Episode 157, our snowboard special (0:30)
Rob reported from the Bergisel Ski Jumping comp in Austria in
Episode 167
disere-opening-4-week-summer-ski-season.page&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1R_XXjp49MUqrFLXsbFv7F">Val d'Isere opened for summer skiing last weekend (4:45)
Alex Armand from Tip Tip Ski Coaching reported from Les 2 Alpes (5:00)
Steve Angus reported from Val d'Isère (5:45)
For more on skiing in Australia & NZ, listen to
Episode 97 – the ‘Down Under’ special (9:00)
LISTEX Luxury took place in London in June 2023 (9:30)
Rob visited the Aosta Valley (10:00)
Resorts in the Aosta Valley include Courmayeur, La Thuile, Cervinia, Aosta/Pila, Champoluc and Monterosa
Rob stayed in Champoluc (15:00)
He then moved on to Cervinia (16:00)
Rob also skied in Pila, based in Aosta (17:00)
There are Roman ruins in Aosta (18:30)
Read about the
monterosa-lift-link-plan-published.page">possible Champoluc-Cervinia lift here (21:15)
Find out about the
Alpine Green Experience offer (22:00)
Sam’s new
Substack is called 'Climate and Board Sports' (25:00)
Lauren MacCallum from POW was on
Episode 168 (27:15)
Al Judge from
Montagne Verte was on our sustainability special (28:00)
Read Sam’s interview with
Just Stop Oil protestors at a FIS event in Norway (28:30)
FIS athletes have been lobbying the organisation (32:00)
FIS have been accused of
greenwashing (33:00)
The number of steps from the Mer de Glace has increased over the years (35:00)
Feedback (37:00)
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