212: Portillo & Valle Nevado, Chile plus how to become a Ski Club of Great Britain rep

In Episode 212 we find out about Valle Nevado and Portillo in Chile, what it’s like being a resort rep for the Ski Club of Great Britain and check in on a possible direct London-Geneva train. Iain Martin was joined by travel journalist, Lou Cameron-Hall and artist and snowsports blogger, Martina Diez-Routh. SHOW NOTES Katie Bamber wrote this article on summer ski options (2:00) Iain skied in Saas Fee in the summer of 2020, covered in Episode 57 (3:20) Australia and NZ have had their first snow (3:30) Chalet company Alpine Action has ceased trading (4:00) Listen to Episode 180 to find out more about the impact of Brexit on recruitment (4:30) In Episode 95, Iain spoke with Diane Palumbo from Skiworld, who is on the SBiT committee (4:45) Find out more about the Ski Club Consumer Survey in this blog post on Skipedia (5:00) The Youth Mobility Scheme has not been welcomed by UK politicians(5:15) The flight represents 60-70% of the carbon footprint of your ski holiday (5:45) You can find out more about Inghams’ sustainability plans in Episode 185 and Episode 160 (6:00) Nadine McCormick set up the petition calling for London-Geneva direct train service (6:00) You can sign the petition here (13:45) Eurostar also confirmed last week that they going to increase their fleet size by 30% (14:00) The Brits took place last weekend at SnowDome Tamworth (14:00) Iain interviewed Paddy Graham in Episode 211 to find out how ski movies like this were made (24:45) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbqHK8i-HdA Martina joined us for Episode 87 and Episode 50 covering the Aosta Valley (15:30) Valle Nevado and Portillo are the two main ski resorts in Chile There’s only one accommodation option in Portillo (18:30) The sling-shot lift in Portillo takes some practice… (21:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRN9gKUDNak Valle Nevado links to El Colorado and La Parva (23:30) Mountain Capital Partners have bought La Parva (24:00) Valle Nevado is on the Ikon Pass (25:00) Listen to our feature on Perisher and Thredbo in Episode  (27:00) Lou went on the Ski Club of Great Britain reps course (27:45) The Ski Club of Great Britain celebrated their 120th birthday in 2023 (35:00) Find out more about the Les 2 Alpes-Alpe d'Huez gondola link in Episode 93 (39:43) Feedback (38:00) 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] Robert Stone: "I recently discovered your podcast and found it very enjoyable. I skimmed previous episodes and was surprised to see you've never covered the Brit favourite of Sauze d'Oulx. It suffered an unfair reputation as a Benidorm-on-snow resort in the 90s, particularly after a very sneering Wish You Were Here episode. It's actually a charming old town and has a fabulous ski area linking to the huge Vialattea" Paul Bond: "Episode 210 was as ever great listening. I've skied all over Europe and finally skied in Baqueira in March. Plenty of challenge with a unique vibe but also easy for a mixed ability family to ski the same mountains and meet up. My top tip: Hire a car from Toulouse and stay in Vielha in valley: a great old town with lots of accommodation and good value eateries." Hayder Fekaiki from www.myskibuddy.app: "I hope it’s been a successful season and thank you for a very enjoyable podcast." If you like the podcast, I’d really appreciate it if you could give us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  ‘Every Nickname is taken’ recently gave us a review on Apple Podcasts: “I like listening to the Ski Podcast when I’m driving up and down the country: there’s a great variety of guests and tons of useful information. It also reminds me of all the places we’ve skied and boarded over the years, while also giving me new ideas where to target next. Keep going and maybe one day we’ll meet on the slopes!” There is so much to listen to in our back catalog, just go to theskipodcast.com and search around the tags and categories: you’re bound to find something of interest to you.  You can follow me @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast