Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow : Skiing, Daily Fun, Facts and Arty Tales.

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By: Laura M

Daily fun, facts and arty tales from Val d’Isère. The World's Best Ski Resort ? Laura M’s art is inspired by Val d’Isère. The podcast shares her 35 years of local knowledge with Val d’Isère’s legions of English speaking fans. COVID saw her drawing, painting and doodling the square kilometre around her home. Laura has exhibited here, notably “Toutes les Vies se Val", charcoal portraits of “avalins” and pastel portraits of local dogs. Including, of course, her 2 demonstrative labradoodles. Interviews with her were published in 2025 in both Val Mag and le Dauphiné. 2 winters of presenting English n...

Ep 94 Val gives Conny Gold, cheese and a calf.
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12/21/2025

Weather 21st December 2025Conny wins cheese and a calf.French brothers in Italian downhill.GBs Jaz Taylor Sprints to Telemark Gold.Go Golden Zoe !Eddie the Eagle Panto Star.Book next season's holiday at this season's price.Tignes Talent Art Competition.Check out the Calendar page for Christmas events.Avalanche Pup.Remembering Dr Pétri.

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Val piste and lift live info.

Tignes piste and lift live info.

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Lindsey Vonn added a b...


Ep 93 Ladies World Cup Downhill in Val today.
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12/20/2025

Weather 20th December 2025Ladies World Cup Downhill on Bellevarde's OK.Last day for the men in Val Gardena.British skier dies in Les Arcs.Olympic Jurassic Park.Sleeping on the Slopes.Noisy student weeks.GB’s snowboard star out for the season.Global Go Caroling Day.

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Val piste and lift live info.

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More World Cup racing today in Val….. Ladies Downhill…. Will L...


Ep 92 The World’s Speediest Ladies are in Town.
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12/18/2025

Weather 18th December 2025Chaos in the Dolomites.The World’s Speediest Ladies are in Town.World Cup men’s downhill in Val Gardena today.Farmers blocking roads today.Fly to short steep Courchevel airport.Man found dead in car boot.Heliskiing deal if you have a snowy job.UN Migrants day.

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Val piste and lift live info.

Tignes piste and lift live info.

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Mixed weather. Inconsistent forecasts.

La Face is s...


Ep 91 GBs Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Gold.
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12/17/2025

Weather 17th December 2025.Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Europa Cup Giant Slalom.Mikaela Shiffrin won the Night Slalom.Cyprien Sarrazin is back on skis.Mariah Carey singing at the Winter Olympics.Olympic accommodation.Take your helmet to La Rosière.Check your bindings.Frost bitten climbers.19-year-old lady found dead on a blue run.Know your Mushrooms.Visiting Firemen.L’Officiel Riviera special Val edition.Pamper your phone.

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Val piste and lift live info.

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Ep 90 Clip on your crampons.
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12/16/2025

Weather 16th December 2025.Crampons for walking safely in town.Episode 90 !! New live piste, lift and webcam links added.Italian Helicopters are moving snow.Snow garments from fishing nets.Tree2ForestPolar Tales at the Barmes de L'Ours.Team GB’s Victoria Palla in tonight’s slalom. Speed Riding and Parapenting accidents in Val.Czech teacher dies after hitting a tree.Pick up the poo.Gendarmes unimpressed by public pee-er.Chocolate coated skiing.

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Ep 89 Mountain Gendarmes Searched through the night.
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12/15/2025

Weather 15th December 2025.Winter Weekend Traffic.Val's World Cup Men's Slalom.Super G winner saddened by Bondi Beach slaughter.Mikaela Shiffrin missed gate but French Romane came second.Gold for Team GBs Charlotte Banks and Huw NightingaleZoe’s Chinese Silver.Failed midnight search by Mountain GendarmesDon't ski down or walk-up closed pistes.Funds raised for Val's Club des Sports.Win a Trip to the Olympics.Petit Danois Birthday party.Hanukkah.

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Yesterday men’s World Cup Slalom on La Face was won by Norweigan Timo...


Skiing vs. Football: Which Sport Really Breaks the Bank?
#88
12/14/2025

Weather 14 December 2025Val's World Cup Giant SlalomLocal Hero Clément Noël racing today in Val's SlalomA proud knee surgeon !Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin racing in the Giant SlalomDon't miss out ! Keep an eye on the Calendar Page.Val's future champions dancing at the Folie.Skiing looks cheaper than football.Check your kit !Revise your piste etiquetteLight a candle..... remember.

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The Swiss hogged the podium for yesterday's Giant Slalom in Val d’Isère !

Racers in today's slalom include four from...


Ep 87 First races of Val’s 70th Critérium.
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12/13/2025

Weather for The 70th Critérium de la Première Neige.Men's World Cup Giant Slalom on The Face de Bellevarde today.Lindsey Vonn won in St Moritz.3 Swiss Olympic Champions are injured.Double gold for Australian Mogul skiers.Tik Tok isn’t recommended off piste training.Vie Val d'Is party.Storm Bram messing with Scottish Snow.Skiing into a 60-foot hole. 2 views same lunch.Check when hiring a car.FFS skiers dancing at the Folie.

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World Cup racing on Bellevarde’s legendary Face…...


Ep 86 Happy workers need to live in the resort.
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12/09/2025

Weather 9th December 2025.19-year-old German climber killed by an avalanche.Train as a ski instructor in Scotland.Utah 2034 logo.Racing to finish cable car and ice hockey rink.Insurance tips.Housing problems in Val and Chamonix.Festive Pastry.

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Sunny skiing on soft snow.

A smallish slab avalanche pushed a young German climber to his death when doing a via ferrata on the German Austrian border.

Fancy yourself as a ski instructor ? Why not give it a go in Glencoe in...


Ep 85 Taking Tasty Treats back to the UK could put you in hot water.
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12/08/2025

Weather 8th December 2025.Market Day – remember UK import rules.Val's Black Sheep.Seccotine's Martine has died.No smoking on the pistes.Manslaughter charges.Hiking in trainers and joggers.Jessie Diggins' 30th Win.Macuga sisters are one down.Alice and Mikaela in Canada.Aleksander Aamodt Kilde spotted in Val's Gym.Comeback Queen Lindsey Vonn.Congrats to Lando Norris.4th World Cup win for GBs Mia Brookes.UK celebrating postal workers.

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Warm and sunny day.

Market Day ! Crafts, toys, clothes and food……..but if you...


EP 84 Folie and Food.
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12/07/2025

Weather 7th December 2025.Street cleaning Doodles.This Week in Val.Evening events at the Folie Douce.The Trifollet opened yesterday.The PoissNon Vegan taco in Tignes’ La BodegaUtah hiker charged with child abuse.Good deal for season hire from Skimum in La Daille.New Zealand’s Alice Robinson wins 2nd World Cup this season.Irish No 1 Cormac Comerford’s Olympic Dream.Has flying got more difficult?

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The Sesson is now well under way with excellent skiing, restaurants gradually opening, and food scattered on the st...


Ep 83 Scottish Kirsty Muir and Val both win firsts.
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12/06/2025

Intro 6 December 2025.Marco Odermatt wins the Beaver Creek Downhill.Mikaela Shiffrin qualifies for her 4th Olympics.Scottish Kirsty Muir wins her first Big Air World Cup title.First prize for Val's communications team.Avalanche in Austria.Watch out for Lynx.Limit early season pain and exhaustion!Podcast, Website, links and the Calendar Page.World Paper Free Day.

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Many apologies for the pod-gap with podcast-less days….. was distracted by an unusual event that sucked up my time and energy but am now back, full fo...


Ep 82 Olympic Flame starts it's Journey.
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11/26/2025

Weather 26th November 2025.Lighting the Olympic FlameGermany's Olympic Champion suspended.French National Service.Crisis in the French Wine Industry.Gremlin in the website show notes.Katie Hensien hopes to be back this season.Slovenian Neja Dvornik's season is finished.Slovakia sponsors Snowsport England.Tartiflette World Record.Vie Val d’Is.UK Fuel Poverty Awareness.

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Beautiful snow in Val, but thick clouds predicted for Olympia.... will they be able to light the flame, or will they need Monday's Backup ? 

The Pisteurs are running an avalanche prevention plan this morning, so expect bombs and don't eve...


Ep 81 Snowy week before our winter start.
#81
11/25/2025

Weather 25th November 25.Cars, crampons, snow chains.Mikaela Shiffrin victorious again.French slalom ladies.St Foy in Global Top 10 small resorts.Tree skiing. Additions to the Calendar page.South Wales ski slope and tropical Waterpark.Why not Team GB World Cup footie ? Ice diving in Tignes.UK White ribbon day. 

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We are loving the snow we are getting , but not that far away there has been heavy rain and mud.

Make sure you, your shoes and car are prepared for the winter weather.

American slalom sensation Mikaela Shiffrin took her 103rd Wor...


Ep 80 Lone Wolf or a Doodle in the Snow ?
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11/24/2025

Weather 24th November 25.Disappointing start for French Ski JumpersCost of skiing.... Europe cheap for Americans.Ski outdoors on real snow in the UK.Kind rescue teams.Was it a wolf or a dog ?Ryan Weddings post-Olympic career.Spot Ryan and nab a swanky flat in Val.Georgia cancels 2 World Cup Events.260 Skiers Dressed in Peking Opera Costumes.Digital Carte Vitale.International Unique Talent Day.

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Snow and more snow with subzero temperatures.

Lillehammer wasn't a great event for the French Ski Jump Team.  Though the Brits didn't feature at all. 

Cost of skiing is certainl...


Ep 79 Matt Weston gets 2 World Cup golds.
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11/23/2025

Weather 23rd November 2025.Tignes opened yesterday.Train Rouge is running.Savoyarde Paco Rassat wins slalom in Gurgl.Cheer for Caitlin McFarlane in Gurgl's World Cup Slalom.2 World Cup Skeleton golds for Team GB.Swiss champion Lara Gut-Bahrami is injured.Jessie Diggins planning to retire.VIP Chalets have Black Friday deals.Preseason event at Tignes Spirit.We only share good experiences.UK Stir Up Sunday.

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Snowing here and some buses are running here, but download Vivre à Val d’Isère App  to keep an eye on the timetable. 

Tignes had a great torchlight descent at the end of yes...


Ep 78 World Cup and Yeti races.
#78
11/22/2025

Weather 22nd November 2025Tignes opens today.World Cup Slalom and Freeski Slopestyle today.Join Snowsport England to Race in BormioToy sale today.Val in the press.Yeti race in Tignes tomorrow.Folie Douce Saisonnaires party. New fee on small parcels. Prepare a survival kit !Peak Retreats Black Friday DealsLinks and transcripts.Kimchi.

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Sun today but a metre of snow is on its way..

Tignes opens, and has a torchlight descent and party this evening.

World Cup racing... 3 Team GB men slaloming in Austria.

Freeski Slopestyle is in Stubai. 

The En...


Ep 77 Snow, rules, taxes and bans.
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11/21/2025

Weather 21st November 2025.Cairngorm Mountain opening this weekend.AirBnb…. Rules…..fines…Taxes for toilets.Hiker hitched by a belt.Neck guards for Olympic Ice Hockey players.Environmental considerations for J.O. 2030.Alcohol ban in Sölden.No uphill on Obertauren’s downhill pistes.Ski in a Tunnel in Brisbane.Gingerbread cookies, cakes, loaves and houses.

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Snow and more snow, including snow in Scotland. - Cairngorm Mountain is opening this weekend, before Val ! Though sounds a bit limited. Don't just turn up - book your ticket beforehand, and bring your own kit as hire shops not  yet open. 

If y...


Ep 76 Ep 76 Torches in Tignes, to Palermo.
#76
11/20/2025

Weather 20th November 2025.Tignes is opening on Saturday.Val Thorens wins "World's Best Ski Resort".Olympic Gender Equality improvements.Olympic Torch heading to Naples.Tom Daley knits for the Winter Olympics.Learn to Bobsleigh.Hepatitis A outbreak in Czech Republic.The Savoie has an 81 year old  Triathlon World Champion.USA National Absurdity day.

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Snow ! Lots predicted...

Tignes Funicular opens on Saturday, and there is a Torchlight Descent and Après fun that evening.  Lift pass prices increase from 40 euros a day this weekend to 75 from the middle of December.

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Ep 75 Emily Harrop… French Ski mountaineering star.
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11/18/2025

Weather 18th November 2025.Emily Harrop… French Ski mountaineer.Happy Birthday Lara Colturi.Clément Noël, Dynastar, Lange and Look.The Surrey Schools Championships.Snowcentres, SnowWorld and France.TikTok, the Mountain Guide.White Christmas with Simply Val d’Isère.World Humanitarian Day.

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Introducing ....for those that don't follow ski mountaineering....Emily Harrop. Born in Bourg St Maurice to British parents, and is France's big hope for an Olympic gold, or two.

Albanian Italian Lara Colturi celebrated her 19th Birthday by coming...


Ep 74 Proud to be British - the men did well in Lapland.
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11/17/2025

Weather 17th November 2025Breakfast beerMens racing in Levi - Proud to be British.The Vonn CollectiveMarcel Hirscher feeling more optimistic.Cyprien Sarrazin coming as a spectator to Val's Criterium.The Garage 'Welcome-Back' drinks.Caitlin McFarlane skis for France.Heidi.comBring and Buy sale in Tignes.Unfriend Homemade Bread

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Know we are heading to winter when party stragglers drinking beer are spotted in the streets as others are heading off to work.

Lots of news from the World Cup Slalom in Levi...


Ep 73 Who will get today's reindeer ?
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11/16/2025

Weather 16th November 2025.Mikaela Shiffrin has a new reindeer.4 racing for Team GB in Levi.Changes on the Autoroutes.St Foy rumour…. Don’t panic !Accident at the Villa Roger bubble lift site.Lucky Utah base jumper.World COPD day.

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Mikaela did it ! 102nd World Cup victory, and 9th reindeer.

The men are racing today .... Laura is watching Val's Clément Noël and the four Team GB racers.... Dave Ryding, Laurie Taylor, Billy Major and 20 year old Luca Carrick-Smith who is maki...


Ep 72 Mikaela Shiffrin Eyes 102nd World Cup Victory, and a new reindeer.
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11/15/2025

Weather 15th November 2025.World Cup Ladies Slalom in Levi Today.60's snow in LondonCyclocross and Cross-country running are not popular.December Deals.Tomorrowland Winter Festival.Novemberfest is tonight.Mont-Blanc tunnel repairs.Café des Parents.Harry Potter fansLegends of the CriteriumRugby on Blue Note’s Big Screen. Recycling Day

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Mikaela Shiffrin is racing for her 102nd World Cup victory - she has already won 8 times in Levi, and has 8 reindeer to show for it ...

Funny photos from London in the 60's including a m...


Ep 71 Help others help you - Medical details in your wallet !
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11/14/2025

Weather 14th November 2025.Check Tyres and road closures.New Kids on the Block.Busy weekend ahead ! Calculating your season.Treats in Val ThorensSuncream...lots of suncream.Skiing on a Glacier.Win a San Bernardo day passPLEASE write down your medical details !

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Winter is warming up ...... eager new seasonal workers are learning the streets, pistes and ropes.

Lots starting to happen in Val : All details are on the calendar page

Halloween and Novemberfest parties..... second hand kit sales .....

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Ep 70 Team troubles and fatal fire.
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11/13/2025

Weather 13th November 2025.Skiing from a hot air balloon.Property problems in ski resorts. Troubles in the team.Carrick-Smiths are in the Arctic.Maison Sport and Team GB. Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won gold.Transgender athletes banned from LA 2028.French Olympic medal bonuses.Austrian fire, 25 years ago.Sherpa supermarket opening tomorrow.World Kindness Days.

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If bored with the piste, ski out of a hot air balloon like Austria’s ex World Cup Racer David Meier. Watch it here at 53:27 minutes.

Pr...


Ep 69 Evian for Music. Val for Vegans ?
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11/12/2025

Weather 12th November 2025Evian UNESCO centre for music.Hunter dies in 'La Morte'.Sponsor makes Swedes queasy.Cost of skiing in the USA.No inquest for Louis Watkiss.Vegan thoughts !UN World Pneumonia Day.

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Sunshine but the snow is solid.....take care not to slip in the street.

UNESCO have recognised Evian for its music !

A hunter slipped over rocks and died in La Morte near Grenoble.

Novo Nordisk are sponsoring the Swedish cross-country ski team, promoting...


Ep 68 Fires, book and Xmas Trees.
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11/11/2025

Weather 11th November 25.Val not REALLY open for skiing yet.Cost of skiing in Austria.Chalet burnt down.Fire in Seez.The Secret Ski Seasonaire.Xmas Tree.Blue Note for Sport, Games and alcohol.Casting Call.Embossing in Seez.Henry and his Avalanche Training in the UK.Ryanair Changes to note. Armistice Day.

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Sunny Armistice Day, a public holiday in France.

Whatever you might have read, Val’s lifts are not yet open…..if you want to ski you have to walk...


Ep 67 Monashees ski lodge for sale.
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11/10/2025

Weather 10th November 2025Buy a ski lodge in the Monashees.Canadian Ice Skater now French.Age for accidents.Free to watch sport on TVSkiing under London Bridge.Halloween Party this Friday in Val.Snowbrains are recruiting.British Freeride are recruiting in Scotland.Gold !Flowers for sacrifices.

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Mixed weather in Val, more snow on the way, and even Portugal's one ski resort has snow.

An opportunity of a lifetime ...

Your chance to buy a lodge and cat ski op in...


Ep 66 Preserve and Party Val.
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11/09/2025

Weather 9th November 2025.Careful of Camera at Bonconseil.Snow & Rock Winter Summit.Flora Tabanelli has damaged her knee.Drugs in Sport.“Preserve Val d’Isère”.Christmas Office Party in Val d'Isère ?Les Arcs Film Festival and late night Funicular.Music at height.Remembrance Sunday.

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Sunny in Val but there is a mean camera change before you get to Aime.... watch out ! Stay at 50....

Snow & Rock had their Winter Summit in Kensington, discussing the future of our sport...... Cost is definite...


Ep 65 Olympic hopefuls and tales of woe.
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11/08/2025

Weather 8th November 2025.20-year-old man with serious injuriesJulia Simon can go to the Olympics.Niels Hintermann back training after cancer treatment.Will Victoria Carl be able to defend her Olympic title ?Mathi Avent died surfing.Sir Bradley Wiggins going for treatment in the USA. Helped by Lance Armstrong.Ski like a child.Early season ski TLCBeauty in Action.Snowberry Resort Staff Program.Cappuccino.

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Losing control on a blue run can hurt.

Julia Simon is suspended for a month, and given a...


Ep 64 The Grizzly in Tignes
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11/07/2025

Weather 7th November 25.From Shotput to bobsleigh.Mia Brookes started at Kidsgrove Ski Centre..Easyjet flying to Grenoble.Post Brexit EES… why not get a visa ?Jannik Sinner models Gucci Skiwear.Council Meetings.Bubble rather than chairs in Villa Roger.Tignes car sharing WhatsApp group.Visit the Grizzly in Tignes.

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Shotput champion Adele Nicholl now hoping for a bobsleigh Olympics.....

Kidsgrove Ski Centre. have their annual freestyle competition tomorrow...Snowboard champion Mia Brookes started here, and is now heading for Olympic gl...


EP 63 Disappointments, cancellations, openings and parties.
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11/06/2025

Weather 6th November 25.French Team Training in Tignes.Clarisse Brèche out of the Olympics.Swedish World Cup moguls cancelled.Val slowly opening up for croissants and beer.Tropical Cyclone Montha causes Trouble on Everest.Adidas kits out Team GB for the Olympics.Kurts Rozental's "Edgy" Video lands him a 2 year ban.Taxi driver cleared of stealing from David Lammy.Parties on the Podcast Calendar Page.War and the Environment.

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French team training in Tignes, but without Cyprien Sarrazin who is still recovering f...


Ep 62 A walk in wild and windy Wales.
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11/05/2025

Weather 5th November.Fatal Avalanche in Nepal.Avalanche Education.Mati4Safety.Hiker given a bill.Walk in Wild Windy Wales.Russian luge athletes.American skiing in France.Preloved page on website.Guy Fawkes Day.

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Another fatal avalanche in Nepal, which killed two local guides, and 5 foreigners are missing, including a Frenchman.

Education is a good step towards avalanche prevention and safetly.

Henry is still touring the UK.

And Teton Gravity Research have a free online course for you. <...


Ep 61 Is the ski industry outpricing normal families ?
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11/04/2025

Weather 4th November 25.People sentenced following Fire in Turkish ski resort.Price of skiing has increased 35% in ten years.Free ski passes for Tignes children.Ideas of how to use ‘Le Coin’ this winter.Dog poo and fines.Le Coq Sportif are dressing the French team.Glencoe closed for November.Les Roast Beef.

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More sunshine.... I will start posting photos soon....Val isn't just about skiing !

Swift Turkish justice following January's fatal fire. Prolonged pain for Grenfell families.

Is skiing beco...


ep 60 Avalanche, gunshot and car deaths.
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11/03/2025

Sunny School-back Monday.Avalanche in Dolomites kills 5 climbers.Cycling Champion Cindy Morvan shot dead.Car accident kills 3, injures 3 teenagers.Electric snowcat in Georgia.Fondue Fire.Skiing in Jeans.Gender Testing.Pass on your phone in Zermatt.British Game Week.

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Children are back at school again today, and only a few weeks until our lifts open.

Am always trying to warn people about the risks of avalanches.

Sadly 5 German climbers were killed in the Dolomites on Saturday.

France’s cy...


Ep 59 Prices, preloved and Team GBs lumbar lady.
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11/02/2025

Weather Sunday 2nd November,Another World Record for Team GB,Need a fireman ? Dial 18,Potential Price Fixing.Preloved ski kit and toys on Calendar page.Search and Transcripts.Solo Travellers.Snowmad review.Under the Radar Resorts.All Saints Sunday with Deviled Eggs.

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Team GB in Milan for World Championships in Timbersports..... the only female competitor in whole competition was BRITISH ! Rachel Ferrington also has a World Record in the sport.

Fireman rescued a dog from 35 metres down in a ravine...


Ep 58 Vegans don’t thrive in Val.
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11/01/2025

WeatherAvalanche Season.19-year-old found in the snow.Macuga sisters in US team hoping for 3 Olympic golds.Cash for US Olympic and Paralympic athletes.Paris Match in Trouble for photos of the Wales Family.Tom is still teaching skiing at 98 years old.Val top of Savoie property price list.Donkey Riding.World Vegan Day.

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Sunny first of the month.

Trekkers in Nepal were lucky when a huge avalanche swept through their camp.

A 19 year old recovering after nearly dying in the snow near Grenoble.

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Ep 57 Happy Halloween.
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10/31/2025

Weather 31 October 25Snow tyres and Tunnel closure in Chambery.Tignes Grand Motte Glacier PrepBassens opens on Sunday for Cross Country skiers.70th Criterium - Tickets for the World Cup in ValCharlotte Banks focuses on Cortina.Rivers Triplets skiing Olympic hopes.Dog over a cliff.            House and Garden give Val good marks !Experimental Chalet Hotel.Share travel between Bourg and Britain.Halloween.

Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow

Val is PARTICULARLY beautiful at the moment with sun, snow and Autumunal colours in the trees.

Drivers ..... remember the snow tyre / chain rules are from tomorrow until...


Ep 56 Danger, grit, glamour and goggles.
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10/30/2025

Weather 30th October 25.Verbier opening a month early.Team GB Olympic hopes.Danger in Training.Hiker slips on ice.Wildlife Photographer of the Year.Less cows, less milk, less Comté cheese.Grit and Glamour in Vogue World.Win some goggles !Candy Corn Day.

Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow

After the recent snow fall, Verbier has decided to open on Saturday – just for the weekends, until the full opening on 29th November.

Team GB has a high medal target for the Olympics.

Our hopes include

Mia Brookes, snowboard slopes...


Ep 55 Win a weekend for two in Val !
#55
10/29/2025

Weather 29th October 2025More rescues of unprepared tourists.Environmentalists vs Artificial Snow.Holiday in Val with Henry Druce.Win a weekend for two in Val. Holiday accommodation choices.Team GB Triathlete lost all limbs.Hibou Halloween Party Graham Bell votes for Val.UK RSPB Feed the Birds Day.

Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow

Mixed weather day, but recent snow has put a metre on our pistes.

More rescues of the unprepared.... so novice they couldn't even dismantle their tent unaided.

Environmentalists are disappointed…they were hoping for a Win...