Charlotte Bankes's guest appearances

Charlotte Bankes

The Ski Podcast

Richard Branson

Dan Egan

Marcus Brigstocke

Andrew Young

Roger Federer

Martin Bell

Benjamin Alexander

Laurie Taylor

Andrew Maxwell

Chemmy Alcott

Dave Ryding

Chris Moran

Tony McWilliam

Billy Morgan

Ed Leigh

OwlTail

In Episode 68, Iain was joined by Jasmin Taylor, Team GB telemark skier, and friend of the show Alex Irwin.     We chat about Courchevel, avalanches and foldable skis, plus Iain speaks to newly crowned world snowboard cross champion Charlotte Bankes.    We have a report by Charlie Rees from the Jungfrau region in Switzerland and we also find out about how Dan Egan skied off the Berlin Wall!  SHOW NOTES    ·       Jasmin has over 30 World Cup podiums and you can listen to a more in depth interview in our podcast special recorded last year ·       Alex is based in Courchevel and runs the YouTube channel 150 Days of Winter ·       The lifts were meant to start to turning in Italy on 15 February, but this has now been delayed ·       Since our last episode we’ve seen avalanches in Zermatt, Méribel and Val d'Isère  ·       These dogs barking saved their owners who’d been buried in an avalanche ·       We've reported before on how the press mispresented the situation in Verbier in Episode 65 and also in Wengen (in Episode 66) ·       There has been some great reporting by Abi Butcher (who appeared in Episode 65), with a deep dive into the 'super spreader' story about British instructors in Jochburg, Austria  ·       The tourist office in St Anton also confirmed that reports of 96 people arrested and fined was also incorrect ·       Mike Richards told us about skiing in Wales in Episode 65 ·       Neil Bradshaw reported from Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho  ·       There are pistes open in Courchevel  ·       Meanwhile Meribel stopped running their buses due to the number of people using them to ski  ·       Jasmin has been training and racing in Plaine-Joux in France  ·       Charlotte Bankes won the Snowboard Cross World Champs last week  ·       We interviewed Charlotte in Episode 25 about her switch from the French team  ·       Dave Ryding will be racing in the slalom at Cortina 2021 on 21 February ·       We featured the new Eiger Express lift in Grindelwald in Episode 61  ·       You can listen to Iain’s review of his trip to Crans Montana in Episode 65  ·       Sasha Gainullin is CEO at Battleface  ·       Listen to the full interview with Dan Egan in our Ski Podcast Special published last week ·       It’s not pretty, but we found the Intersport ‘yodel’ videos bizarrely addictive…  ·       Find out more about the foldable award-winning Elan voyager Reviews  "Keeping the skiing spirit alive when we need it most" Ged Ainsworth "Thanks for doing the podcasts. I've been listening over the last year and have enjoyed dreaming of being on the slopes at a time when we can't" Nick Taylor "Loving your podcast, although it 'feels me sad' not to be in Chamonix this winter" Sarah Owen Hughes "Keep up the great work with the podcast" Jeffrey Fantl "I love listening to your show all the way over in Australia” Nicole Clark BuyMeACoffee  If you enjoy the podcast you're very welcome to buy me a cuppa at BuyMeACoffee.com/theskipodcast    Thanks to Luke Sipson, Ged Ainsworth, Suzi Jones, Scott Newsom, Christian Bowden, Chris Rose, Christian Cobley and Nicole Clark for supporting the show. Coming Up  Watch out for interviews with Martin Bell, Joe Ponte at Hotelplan and a special podcast on how to become a pisteur, all coming up soon.    Make sure you subscribe and never miss an episode...

In Episode 68, Iain was joined by Jasmin Taylor, Team GB telemark skier, and friend of the show Alex Irwin.  We chat about Courchevel, avalanches and foldable skis, plus Iain speaks to newly crowned world snowboard cross champion Charlotte Bankes. We have a report by Charlie Rees from the Jungfrau region in Switzerland and we also find out about how Dan Egan skied off the Berlin Wall! SHOW NOTES ·       Jasmin has over 30 World Cup podiums and you can listen to a more in depth interview in our <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://audioboom.com/posts/7694622-a-ski-podcast-special-jasmin-taylor-team-gb-telemark-skier&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw1YeqKPGcHW7BAFP4slamkZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast special</a> recorded last year ·       Alex is based in Courchevel and runs the YouTube channel 150 Days of Winter ·       The lifts were meant to start to turning in Italy on 15 February, but this has now been delayed ·       Since our last episode we’ve seen avalanches in <a href="https://www.chaletline.co.uk/blog/2021/02/avalanche-danger-in-the-alps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zermatt, Méribel and Val d'Isère</a> ·       These <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1355996152215318530&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ugtuSgT66gt4rcoyibNFs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dogs barking</a> saved their owners who’d been buried in an avalanche ·       We've reported before on how the press mispresented the situation in Verbier in <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7761738-65-the-great-escape-from-verbier-skiing-in-wales-cross-country-crans-montana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 65</a> and also in Wengen (in <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7775263-66-mega-snow-in-st-anton-verbier-truth-jasmin-taylor-graham-bell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 66</a>) ·       There has been some great reporting by Abi Butcher (who appeared in Episode 65), with a deep dive into the 'super spreader' story about <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/news/true-story-british-skiers-quarantined-indefinitely-austria/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw03CMKkY2fplJNMIQQ8hvHs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">British instructors in Jochburg, Austria</a> ·       The tourist office in <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1356196150961967105&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2iqzAV84LbbFeuTuurgCkN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St Anton</a> also confirmed that reports of 96 people arrested and fined was also incorrect ·       Mike Richards told us about <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7761738-65-the-great-escape-from-verbier-skiing-in-wales-cross-country-crans-montana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">skiing in Wales</a> in Episode 65 ·       Neil Bradshaw reported from <a href="https://www.sunvalley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho</a> ·       There are <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/skipedia/status/1358707872851501056&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xXK5h3oLW_5oelpwFRj5k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pistes open in Courchevel</a>  ·       Meanwhile <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/La_Tania/status/1359637115349434368&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw0gXTNBUTXIzAGu5OxewAoF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meribel stopped running their buses</a> due to the number of people using them to ski  ·       Jasmin has been training and racing in <a href="https://www.passy-mont-blanc.com/en/discover-2/station-passy-plaine-joux/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plaine-Joux</a> in France  ·       Charlotte Bankes <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/TeamGB/status/1359906551620923411&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw1W_VSabQ88DHySeJMhsnOR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">won the Snowboard Cross World Champs</a> last week  ·       We interviewed Charlotte <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://audioboom.com/posts/7284204-25-st-anton-charlotte-bankes-billy-morgan-s-favourite-resort&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vZOlLuCVKqljh294s8J5t" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in Episode 25</a> about her switch from the French team  ·       Dave Ryding will be racing in the slalom at <a href="https://www.cortina2021.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cortina 2021</a> on 21 February ·       We featured the new Eiger Express lift in Grindelwald in <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://audioboom.com/posts/7714710-61-courchevel-eiger-express-engelberg-picture-organic&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw36AeQWUHVf3Z8kXVhuAdYt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 61</a>  ·       You can listen to Iain’s review of his trip to Crans Montana in <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/7761738-65-the-great-escape-from-verbier-skiing-in-wales-cross-country-crans-montana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 65</a> ·       Sasha Gainullin is CEO at <a href="https://www.battleface.com/en-gb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Battleface</a> ·       Listen to the full interview with Dan Egan in our <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://audioboom.com/posts/7792648-a-ski-podcast-special-dan-egan-extreme-skiing-pioneer&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw0w4oFaKaTf31QU_VcEGCrw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ski Podcast Special</a> published last week ·       It’s not pretty, but we found the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IntersportRent/posts/3852999314722543%20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intersport ‘yodel’ videos bizarrely addictive</a>…  ·       Find out more about the foldable award-winning <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.inthesnow.com/gear/elan-voyager/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2L9vF8B585V14t2fhl3v3G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elan voyager</a> Reviews "Keeping the skiing spirit alive when we need it most" Ged Ainsworth "Thanks for doing the podcasts. I've been listening over the last year and have enjoyed dreaming of being on the slopes at a time when we can't" Nick Taylor "Loving your podcast, although it 'feels me sad' not to be in Chamonix this winter" Sarah Owen Hughes "Keep up the great work with the podcast" Jeffrey Fantl "I love listening to your show all the way over in Australia” Nicole Clark BuyMeACoffee If you enjoy the podcast you're very welcome to buy me a cuppa at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BuyMeACoffee.com/theskipodcast</a> Thanks to Luke Sipson, Ged Ainsworth, Suzi Jones, Scott Newsom, Christian Bowden, Chris Rose, Christian Cobley and Nicole Clark for supporting the show. Coming Up Watch out for interviews with Martin Bell, Joe Ponte at Hotelplan and a special podcast on how to become a pisteur, all coming up soon.  Make sure you subscribe and never miss an episode...

68: Skiing the Berlin Wall, Jungfrau Review, Avalanches & Charlotte Bankes

St Anton

This episode Iain and Jim discuss the lack of snow in (most of) the Alps, Iain asks new GB snowboardcross athlete Charlotte Bankes why she defected from the French team and Billy Morgan reveals his favourite ski resort.Andy reports with the latest news from St Anton, Dave shows Jim how to turn and possibly we feature Steve from Val d'Isere talking about Tignes.

This episode Iain and Jim discuss the lack of snow in (most of) the Alps, Iain asks new GB snowboardcross athlete Charlotte Bankes why she defected from the French team and Billy Morgan reveals his favourite ski resort. Andy reports with the latest news from St Anton, Dave shows Jim how to turn and possibly we feature Steve from Val d'Isere talking about Tignes.

25: St Anton, Charlotte Bankes & Billy Morgan's favourite resort