We discuss Baqueira Beret in Spain and finding out about skiing in China – the fastest growing ski market in the world.
Iain was joined by freelance journalist, Gabriella Le Breton and Justin Downes, President of
Axis Leisure, who specialise in resort development in China.
SHOW NOTES
Gaby last skied in Andermatt (1:30)
Listen to
Iain’s interview with Mike Goar, CEO of Vail Resorts in Andermatt (2:00)
[Video] Things Americans find
shocking about skiing in Europe! (3:30)
Justin was last on snow at the indoor slope in Wuhan, China (4:15)
Andy Butterworth from
Kaluma Ski skied in St Anton and Ischgl (5:00)
The Black Eyed Peas are playing at
Ischgl’s closing party (6:45)
Susie Burt reported from Chamonix (8:00)
Alex Armand from
Tip Top Ski Coaching is in Les 2 Alpes (9:45)
Listen to Iain’s interview in Episode 209 about the
new Jandri 3S lift (11:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz0hrmQgVGg
Les 2 Alpes will remain open until 07 July
Huge thank you to
Messy Weekend for replacing the ski goggles I lost
in Verbier (14:30)
Take a look at the
Vallon vizors here (15:15)
Gaby visited
Baqueira Beret in the Spanish Pyrénées (16:14)
Heliskiing is possible in Baqueira (25:00)
Justin previously worked at Whistler and
Kicking Horse in Canada (28:00)
He then managed Hotham in Australia (30:00)
Justin is now President of
Axis Leisure (31:45)
China has more indoor snowdomes than the rest of the world combined (32:15)
There were around 30m skier days in China in 23/24, compared with around 50m in the USA (33:30)
Justin expects China will become the biggest snowsports market in the world in 2025 (34:15)
Eileen Gu and
Su Yuming are huge influences on the growth of Chinese skiing (43:15)
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