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Want to learn more about the world of skiing? The Ski Podcast is an award-winning podcast with over 320 episodes, hosted by Iain Martin. We explore the people, places and issues shaping the world of skiing, featuring interviews with pro skiers and snowboarders, resort leaders, industry experts and personalities from across the snowsports community. The Ski Podcast was voted 'Best Wintersports Podcast' in the 2021 Sports Podcast Awards and nominated for 'Best Broadcast Programme' in the 2023 Travel Media Awards. Iain is a freelance journalist specialising in snowsports. He is also the founder of Ski Flight Free - a campaign to encourage skiers to take the train or drive to their ski holiday.
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- 3 days ago1h 9m
327: The Best Skis of 2027 | Piste - All Mountain - Freeride
We review the Best Skis for the new 2027 winter season, covering the best piste skis, best all mountain skis and freeride skis. Host Iain Martin was joined by The Ski Podcast’s equipment expert Al Morgan and Frazer Shand from Profeet Ski Boot Lab.Les 2 Alpes sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we will be finding out more about the resort’s long seven-month ski season, the great activities on offer there in summer, and some of the people who live and work there and make Les 2 Alpes such a fantastic destination.This special equipment episode has been made possible by the Profeet Ski Boot Lab.Go to www.theskipodcast.com or our YouTube channel to see graphics of all of these skis. SHOW NOTESIain and Al will be at the London Snow Show in October Listen to Iain’s interview with Tim Wall Best Skis of 2027 means the best skis of winter 2026/27 What are the different types of skis What is a ‘rocker? Listen to Iain’s Zag Skis special episode What is meant by ‘side cut’? How long should your skis be? Is sustainability still important in ski production? Listen to Iain’s interview with Jono from Ronin Skis When and where did testing take place? SIGB is the Snowsport Industries of Great Britain Testing women’s skis How much do bindings cost? The Best Piste Skis – reviews Profeet will be stocking the Atomic Volant 7000 this winter The Best All Mountain Skis – reviews Zag Mata The Best Freeride Skis – reviews Listen to Iain’s interview with Bode Miller Free tickets to the London Snow Show Snowblades – good or bad? REVIEWS: THE BEST PISTE SKIS OF WINTER 2027Salomon S/Max No 12 £690 including bindingsLengths: 150, 155, 160, 165, 170cmRadius: 14.0m @ 160cmDimensions: 120-72-105mm“A smooth ski, and a lot of fun and will be great choice for intermediates as well as advanced-level skiers.”Rossignol Hero MT TI C.A.M. £700 including the NX bindingsLengths: 154, 162, 170, 178, 184cmRadius: 14.0m @ 170cmDimensions: 128-73-111mm“I was gobsmacked as to how good it is. Great in shorts and longs, with a sublimely smooth and damped ride. Easy to initiate turns, yet you can go full guns blazing.”REVIEWS: THE BEST ALL MOUNTAIN SKIS OF WINTER 2027Faction Dancer 89 Ti £629 without bindingsLengths: 153, 159, 166, 173, 179, 185cmRadius: 18.0m @ 179cmDimensions: 126-89-115mm“For an advanced skier, this is phenomenal. It provides confident purchase through the edge, with plenty of stability when skiing hard and the terrain is skied out.”Armada AntiMatter 92 W £600 without bindingsLengths: 156, 164, 172cmRadius: 16.5m @ 164cmDimensions: 130-92-116mm“A ski that can comfortably handle pretty much any conditions thrown at it.”K2 Mindbender 88 (50:150)£595 without bindingsLengths: 164, 170, 176, 182cmRadius: 17.0m @ 182cmmDimensions: 129-88-113mm“Ridiculously smooth and doesn’t chatter or try to lay flat. Truly fabulous, although the graphic won’t be to everyone’s taste.”REVIEWS: THE BEST FREERIDE SKIS OF WINTER 2027Dynastar M-Pro 98 W £625 without bindingsLengths: 154, 162, 170, 178cmRadius: 16.0m @ 170cmDimensions:
- 1 weeks ago48 min
326: The end of Ski Sunday, Europe’s Indoor Snow Centres & Ski Club of Great Britain
Today we discuss the BBC’s cancellation of ‘Ski Sunday’, find out SnowWorld’s network of European indoor snow centres and discover more about one of the important institutions of UK skiing: the Ski Club of Great Britain.Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by Katy Ellis, General Manager at the Ski Club of Great Britain and Wim Hubrechtson, CEO of SnowWorld, and down the line by Chemmy Alcott and Freddy, Zak and Luca Carrick-Smith.——— Les 2 Alpes sponsors The Ski Podcast, which means this winter we will be finding out more about the resort’s long seven-month ski season, the great activities on offer there in summer, and some of the people who live and work there and make Les 2 Alpes such a fantastic destination. ———SHOW NOTESLes 2 Alpes is going to be title sponsor of The Ski Podcast this winter Iain and Katy were at the industry event ‘Ski Launch’ The BBC announced that they are not renewing ‘Ski Sunday’ Chemmy Alcott spoke with Iain about how she found out and her plans are now The Ski Podcast sponsors Zak, Freddy and Luca Carrick Smith They recently scored a unique family clean sweep at the NZ National Champs Zak Carrick Smith will be at the London Snow Show this year Secure your free tickets for the London Snow Show here Use this link ‘SSLSATPOD100OFF‘ for free Saturday entry to the London Snow Show Use this link ‘SSLSUNPOD100OFF‘ for free Sunday entry to the London Snow Show Iain founded Natives in 1999 Katy’s first job after ski seasons was with the Ski Club She then moved on to Ski Solutions Katy became ‘Head of Holidays’ at the Ski Club in 2022 This year in 2026, she became General Manager The Ski Club’s Freshtracks programme covers over 60 resorts Ski Club reps In Episode 212, Lou Cameron Hall shared her experience of doing the reps course SnowWorld operates in 11 sites across 5 countries There are 2.2m Dutch and Belgian skiers Laadgraaf is 650m long The Snow Centre merged with SnowWorld The SnowWorld slopes are very popular with race teams in summer SnowWorld’s sustainability goals EV slope groomers FeedbackYou can leave a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or you can drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on WhatsApp.Olek Pitsul “Episode 324 was great! As an apprentice at Snow Camp, it was fantastic to hear about our work and impact highlighted here. Thanks for a brilliant feature, Iain!”Louise Cotter liked Episode 323: “Very insightful. For anyone even slightly interested in skiing, I highly recommend The Ski Podcast. It is highly addictive and super informative.” isaben enjoyed Episode 314 about Zag Skis: “I love ZAG - I have a pair of Slap 92's and Harfangs and can't get enough of either of them!”Ben Wharfe:” I’ve been a long-time listener to The Ski Podcast and often listen to episodes with my son James, he is 15 and just starting year 11 to complete his
- 2 weeks ago23 min
325: Andrzej Bargiel, First Person to Ski Everest Without Oxygen
In today’s special episode we meet Andrzej Bargiel, the first person to ski Everest without oxygen.In September 2025, Andrzej went viral, after Red Bull released footage of him summitting and then skiing down Everest – the world’s highest peak – without any extra oxygen. To put his achievement into context, around 7500 people have summited Everest, but fewer than 200 have managed to do it without supplementary oxygen – and absolutely none of them have skied back down as well. We discuss Andrzej’s journey from a tough childhood in Poland, via first skimo racing, and then high mountain adventures, to the how he became the only person to ski K2 from the summit and then the only person to summit and ski Everest without supplementary oxygen. Andrzej spoke in his natives language of Polish, so in this conversation, you’ll hear his words translated by an actor.SHOW NOTESWatch the full 30-minute version of Andrzej’s historic descent If you are really pushed for time, you could watch the one minute version Andrzej is the ninth of 11 children Swapping table tennis bats for skis Getting into ski touring The ‘Hic Sunt Leones’ (‘Here are lions’) project Learning to function with little oxygen Attitudes to risk Previous attempts on Everest in 2019 and 2021 Why September? Reaching the summit Negotiating the Khumbu icefall Equipment for Everest Everest, K2 and Nanga Parbat - which was the hardest to climb and the hardest to ski? FEEDBACKYou can leave a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or you can drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on WhatsApp, where I release exclusive material ahead of each episode there. Look in the Show Notes for those links.Matt Hayes: “Thank you for the content over the summer, some truly inspiring interviews. Also, for the free ticket for the snow show. We got so much out of it last year and booked our hotel as soon as the dates came out, so the free ticket certainly helps.” Colin Tierney: “Episode 323 was very interesting: disabled skiers impress me so much.” Jake Roskoe: “I really enjoyed Episode 235, when you spoke with Nancy Shiel from Big Sky Resort in Montana”There are now 325 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with. Just go to theskipodcast.com, have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of interest to listen to.If you enjoyed this episode of The Ski Podcast (which took around 10 hours to produce!), you are welcome to buy me a coffee too at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast
- 3 weeks ago35 min
324: Snowcamp’s Impact Retreat, Northern Snow Show & Australia/NZ Snow Updates
We learn how a new retreat in Chamonix is creating opportunities for inner city young people, find out what’s going on at this year’s Northern Snow Show and we have the latest snow news from Australia and New Zealand. Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by Laura Marriot-Clarke, founder of the Chamonix company, Girl Powder Mountain Retreats and Morv Bett, Head of Snowsports and Futures at Snow Camp, and down the line by Matt Robinson, Head of Events at Snow Centre Manchester, Rachael Oakes-Ash from snowsbest.com and Guy Beatson in Whakapapa, NZ. SHOW NOTESFind out more about the AJ Bell Three Valley Rally Rachael Oakes-Ash from snowsbest.com is the ski expert on Australia & New Zealand Guy Beatson is based at Whakapapa in New Zealand Episode 312 is a special interview with Rachael Iain spoke with Matt Robinson about the Northern Snow Show Book a Premium Ticket for the show The London Snow Show takes place at Olympia on 17 and 18 October Take this link for your FREE Saturday tickets to the London Snow Show Take this link for your FREE Sunday tickets to the London Snow Show Snow Camp featured on the podcast most recently in Episode 249 Iain fundraised for Snow Camp in 2025, visiting all five of the UK’s indoor snow centres in a single day Amirra Blackwood discussed her journey in Episode 249, working for Ellis Brigham and SCGB Girl Powder Mountain Retreats are based in Chamonix The Snow Camp ‘Impact Retreat’ in Chamonix Dates and Costs of the ‘Impact Retreat’ and how to book Snowcamp was included in the list of Top SME Apprenticeship Employers in the country Snowheads is a great online snowsports community FeedbackYou can let us know your feedback by leaving a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or send an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on WhatsApp, where we release exclusive material ahead of each episode there. Layne: “Just listened to Episode 322 - interesting as always”russ e: “Really enjoyed the interview with Stu Brass. I went on a few of trips with the chaps from the Snowboarding forum from which SCUK was born.” ster: “I must take exception with Rob in Episode 318 who stated that the ‘main resort’ in the Aosta valley is Courmayeur” There are now 324 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with. Just go to theskipodcast.com, have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of interest.
- Aug 14, 202643 min
323: Disability Snowsport, Team Carrick-Smith Update & Tartiflette v. Fondue
We find out about the increasing options available for disabled skiers and snowboarders, plus we look at the results of a new survey full of revelations, including the increasing role of AI in choosing holidays and some controversial views on fondue!We also have a special update from New Zealand from Team Carrick Smith and news on summer in La Plagne. Iain was joined in the studio by Virginia Anderson, CEO at Disability Snowsport UK and Simon McIntyre, Managing Director at Iglu Ski.SHOW NOTESSimon was last on the show in Episode 217 Iain skied the last day of the season in Chamonix in May The Ski Podcast sponsors Zak, Freddy and Luca Carrick Smith They are currently based in Roundhill in New Zealand The summer ski areas in both Zermatt and Saas Fee have closed The ice tunnel that leads from the Aiguille du Midi out to the arete closed last week Iain reported from Les Arcs in summer in Episode 254 Jen runs the website ‘That’s La Plagne’ Barriers to skiing for disabled people The new DSUK Hub at The Snow Centre Manchester Recruiting and training adaptive instructors Listen to Iain’s interview with paraplegic snow groomer Antoine Motillon in Episode 15 What does a genuinely accessible ski resort look like? What can resorts do to make a difference Standout resorts doing a good job In Episode 303, Alice Sainsbury from ‘un/para/ld’ on improving outdoor clothing for disabled people Iglu helps raise funds for DSUK Read the Iglu Ski Survey 5% go long-haul (so USA, Canada, Japan) with most in Europe There’s been a big jump in people using AI to research ski holidays 20% of people book ‘at the last minute’ 7% see their carbon footprint as being the most important factor in choosing how they travel Find out more about train travel at skiflightfree.orgois Apres-ski - clubbing at altitude v a hot tub and a sunny terrace Toffee vodka v. Aperol spritz v. vin chaud v. beer v. wine Tartiflette beats fondue FeedbackYou can let us know what you’ve enjoyed this week or ideas for future features by leaving a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or you can drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on WhatsApp.Ed Hopkins: “Such a good idea” [Soberski in Episode 322] Colin Tierney: “Maybe it’s due to the age I started skiing but I never drink on a skiing holiday. I’d rather be safe on my skis as I would be with driving, so no alcohol the night before.”Louise Cotter: "The knowledge I am gaining for listening to your podcast is phenomenal. I absolutely love Benjamin Coombes concept of soberski - this holiday sounds incredible. Well done on sharing his journey.”If you do enjoy the podcast, you are welcome to buy me a coffee too at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcastThere are now 323 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with. Just go to theskipodcast.com, have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of intere
- Jul 31, 202643 min
322: Alcohol-Free Ski Holidays, Villards de Lans in Vercors & OZ/NZ Snow Reports
We find out about Villards de Lans in the Vercors area of France and discuss alcohol-free ski holidays in Méribel. We also have ski show news and snow reports from Australia, New Zealand and Chile.Host Iain Martin was joined by freelance journalist Katja Gaskell and Soberski founder Ben Coombes. SHOW NOTESKatja was last on the podcast in Episode 308 discussing Sundance Resort Rachael Oakes-Ash from snowsbest.com is the ski expert on Australia & New Zealand Guy Beatson is based at Whakapapa in New Zealand Episode 312 is a special interview with Rachael Portillo has had epic snowfall Bartek Tyrpa from the pro-team at Carv reported from Valle Nevado in Chile The Northern Snow Show takes place 03-04 October at The Snow Centre Manchester Where is the Vercors? The main ski area is Villards de Lans / Correncon en Vercors Tony Parker is VERY famous in France It’s excellent for cross country skiing Le Clarient is a self-sufficient restaurant Soberski offers alcohol free ski holidays Ben on why he quit alcohol Why are skiing and drinking are so closely linked? Starting Soberski Soberski’s 2027 trip details Katja reported on ice swimming in Samoens in Episode 166 The increase in alcohol-free options in bars FeedbackIf you enjoyed this episode, or if you have any comments, please let me know. You can do that by leaving a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on WhatsApp. Louise Cotter: “The night train ride [Episode 320] sounds like a lot of fun: my travel wish list is getting out of control thanks to The Ski Podcast.”Fiona Harvey-Jordan: “Fantastic episode as always!” There are now 322 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with at www.theskipodcast.com – have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of interest to listen to. If you do enjoy the podcast and you want to help out you are very welcome to buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast
- Jul 24, 202612 min
321: Chamonix Stories #6 | Sam Haddad: “I looked down and there was just the abyss"
In the sixth of our ‘Chamonix Stories’, we find out what it’s like to fall into a crevasse on the Vallée Blanche (don’t worry, this story has a happy ending!)Host Iain Martin speaks with freelance journalist Sam Haddad, about her first descent of the famous off-piste route – the Vallée Blanche. SHOW NOTESListen to our special episode about Chamonix Sam Haddad runs the Substack ‘Climate and Board Sports’ Sam was last on the podcast in Episode 251 She spent a season in Chamonix in 2000 She was on the Envers du Plan route Jamie and the Magic Torch Falling in to the crevasse Being found in the crevasse Being lifted out Having to keep snowboarding Getting a helicopter back to resort Doing the Vallée Blanche again FEEDBACKIf you enjoyed this episode you can leave a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on WhatsApp. Simon Burgess: “Really enjoyed Episode 319 about Ronin Skis. It’s nice to know there are manufacturers aiming for longevity not just another sale.”Colin Tierney: “I’m off to Landgraaf in November to enjoy the longer slope indoors and Pila in March…have you got access to my ski calendar?" There are now 321 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with. Just go to theskipodcast.com and have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find an episode of interest to listen to.If you did enjoy this episode and you’d like to support the podcast, then you are very welcome to buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast
- Jul 17, 202644 min
320: Méribel Elections, Les 2 Alpes summer skiing and the Travelski Night Train
We find out how a Brit got elected onto the Méribel town council, what summer skiing in Les 2 Alpes is like, and look at the Travelski night train to the Alps. We also have snow reports from Australia and New Zealand and the latest news. Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching and Richard Lett from Apres Ski Bands. SHOW NOTESRich spoke about apres-ski bands in the Alps in Episode 86 In Episode 180 he shared his insights into how to find a ski job post-Brexit Rachael Oakes-Ash from snowsbest.com is the ski expert on Australia & New Zealand Episode 312 is a special interview with Rachael Guy Beatson is based at Whakapapa in New Zealand Freeride Skiing will be included in the 2030 Olympics Check out the Freeride World Tour channel on YouTube Cody Bramwell switched to the UK in 2021: "To be an Olympian would be the craziest dream ever" British Olympians at Milan-Cortina are eligible for a €10000 grant from the IOC Qualifying as an instructor Summer skiing in Les 2 Alpes Cycling around Mont Ventoux with Tip Top Bike Tours Skiing on Mont Ventoux Daniel Elkan runs the Snowcarbon website Find out more about the Travelski Express night train Rich was one of the two first Brits to be elected to the Meribel council Rich previously worked for Bladon Lines and the Brown Rock group Rich runs Apres Ski Bands Rich’s ‘commune’ is Méribel Les Allues Responsibilities of the ‘commune’ The new mayor of Méribel is Bernard Front Getting on the mayoral ticket ‘Agissons ensemble, transformons demain’: ‘Act together, transform tomorrow’ In Episode 190 we covered the history of Méribel with David Lindsey FeedbackIf you enjoyed this episode, or if you have any comments, please let me know. You can do that by leaving a comment on Spotify, Instagram or Facebook – or drop me an email to theskipodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on WhatsApp. Colin Tierney: “Great to hear from David Webster in Episode 317. I’ve used his videos before for Chamonix research.”Robbie Milne: “I went to Aosta and skied in Pila at Christmas and New Year. It’s underrated - a great little resort, lovely runs and it’s great to see more investment going in there.”If you do enjoy the podcast and you want to help out you are very welcome to buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcastLouise Cotter: “Binge listening to past episodes of The Ski Podcast has been my favourite way to cool down during the UK heatwave. Jonno from Ronin Skis’ commitment to sustainability is exceptionally impressive!”There are now 320 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with at www.theskipodcast.com – have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of interest to listen to.
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Want to learn more about the world of skiing? The Ski Podcast is an award-winning podcast with over 320 episodes, hosted by Iain Martin. We explore the people, places and issues shaping the world of skiing, featuring interviews with pro skiers and snowboarders, resort leaders, industry experts and personalities from across the snowsports community. The Ski Podcast was voted 'Best Wintersports Podcast' in the 2021 Sports Podcast Awards and nominated for 'Best Broadcast Programme' in the 2023 Travel Media Awards. Iain is a freelance journalist specialising in snowsports. He is also the founder of Ski Flight Free - a campaign to encourage skiers to take the train or drive to their ski holiday.
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