207: Val Cenis, Haute Maurienne and skiing in Slovenia

We find out more about Val Cenis and the Haute Maurienne area of France as well as discoving what the skiing in Slovenia is like.  Iain was joined by freelance journalists Katja Gaskell and Rob Rees. Intersport Ski Hire Discount Code Save money on your ski hire by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ at intersportrent.com, or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout.  SHOW NOTES Katja was last on the show in Episode 197, sharing her tips on skiing with children (0:30) Rob was last on the show in Episode 186, discussing glacier skiing in Austria (1:00) Find out more about the Dolomites in Episode 192 (1:30) Tim from Inspired Italy reported from the Italian Dolomites (3:45) Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching is in Les 2 Alpes (5:20) Andy Butterworth from Kaluma Ski is in St Anton (5:30) Team GB telemarker Jasmin Taylor was last on the show in Episode 200 (8:30) Jasmin won two Crystal Globes at the World Cup Finals - with 11 podiums and 5 wins this season British Slalom Champion Reece Bell is Martin Bell’s daughter and Graham Bell’s niece (9:00) Listen to Iain’s interview with Martin Bell here Freddie Carrick-Smith (just) beat twin brother Zac Carrick-Smith the Junior Slalom and Senior GS (9:45) Iain interviewed Zac in Episode 200 about his double gold at the Youth Olympic Games (10:15) Katja was in Val Cenis in the Haute Maurienne area of France (10:30) Bonneval-sur-Arc has lots of ski touring options for both novice and advanced (12:30) Bessans is a centre for biathlon and cross-country skiing (15:00) Iain travelled to Orelle by train from Paris to Modane and covered this in Episode 165 (20:15) Rob flew to Lublijana in Slovenia (22:15) Rob skied at Krvavec, Vogel and Rogla ski resorts (24:30) Listen to Iain’s experience of skiing in Abruzzo in Episode (29:00) Rob visited the Elan Skis museum (31:15) Elan introduced the first ‘parabolic’ ski in 1993/94 (33:00) Find out more about the Julian Alps International Ski Pass (34:15) Feedback I enjoy all feedback about the show, I like to know what you think, especially about our features so please contact on social @theskipodcast or by email [email protected]  Andrew Brannan: "I enjoyed today's interview with Frank Baldwin. I am sure you could get him back on, sounds like he has a hundred more stories in him." James: "Love the podcast. I was keenly interested in your interview with Mike Goar from Vail Resorts. I also found the two recent episodes discussing the resorts in Norway fascinating. Keep up the good work." If you like the podcast, there are three things you can do to help:   1) Review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 2) Subscribe 3) Book your ski hire with Intersport Rent using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout   You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast