Ep 47 A new way, a safe way to ski the Face !
1. Weather 21st Oct.
2. Ski Mountaineering champion breaks another record.
3. Courses at Glencoe.
4. Salomon Boa Fit system boots.
5. Will FIS allow any Russians to compete.
6. Cold Fusion over 50s ski weeks.
7. Hunter kills hunter.
8. Grand Mountain Adventure 2
9. World energy saving day.
- Weather 21st Oct.
- Ski Mountaineering champion breaks another record.
- Courses at Glencoe.
- Salomon Boa Fit system boots.
- Will FIS allow any Russians to compete.
- Cold Fusion over 50s ski weeks.
- Hunter kills hunter.
- Grand Mountain Adventure 2
- World energy saving day.
A day of clouds and rain, though sun in the morning.
Axelle Gachet-Mollaret stormed up 1000 vertical metres in just under 33 minutes to set another world record. She is already 8 x World ski mountaineering champion.
Don't forget that in the winter we have evening races up from the bottom of La Daille bubble to the Folie Douce.
Glencoe are offering free accommodation for their learn to ski or snowboard weekends in November or December.......
If you are looking for boots.... Salomon has developed the Boa fit system for Alpine boots. Sounds comfy... definitely worth a look.
Today is the day the FIS will announce their decision..... will any Russian athletes be allowed to compete this season ?
Are you over 50 ? Cold Fusion has a holiday especially for you !
A hunter killed someone else in his group.........be careful if you see hunters out.
Grand Mountain Adventure 2 will allow you the thrill of 'skiing' the Face in complete safety !
Today is World Energy Saving Day, and
UK Apple AND UK Honey day.... no explanations needed !
00:11 - Weather 21st Oct 2025
00:25 - Ski Mountaineering champion breaks another record.
01:03 - Courses at Glencoe.
01:43 - Salomon Boa Fit system boots.
02:42 - Will FIS allow any Russians to compete.
03:44 - Cold Fusion over 50s ski weeks.
04:05 - Hunter kills hunter.
04:36 - Grand Mountain Adventure 2.
05:19 - World energy saving day.
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Good Morning Val d’Isère. Get out as soon as possible Cloudy ish all day With a Sunny morning Rainy afternoon And drizzle in between Which, to be honest Is also rain !
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As you know We love a champion…. French or English In our Franglais world….
Annecy’s Eight time world ski mountaineering champ
Thirty-three-year-old Axelle Gachet Mollaret Mother of two toddlers
Set a new record
1000 vertical metres Nearly 2000 metres actual distance In just under thirty-three minutes.
Impressive !
Remember During the winter we regularly have the evening Race To the Folie Douce……..
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If you are in Scotland Or can get to Glencoe
There are still some spaces on their learn to ski or snowboard packages every weekend in November and December.
FREE accommodation… including for Your cheerleaders……….
Only fair, You will need to pay 20 pounds Which is not much If only ONE of your team is actually Learning.
Learning on a dry slope gives you a brilliant start Before your more expensive Snow experience….
You might even End up an international slalom star Like Team GBs Dave Ryding.
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If you are looking for ski boots……. Salomons have a new style cable and dial lacing Normally found in snowboard boots……..
Apparently super comfy As you can make tiny adjustments To both the upper part And lower shell
It was FIRST developed nearly A quarter of a century ago And has taken this long More than eighteen THOUSAND hours Of development To fit it into alpine boots Which need to take a lot more abuse than Their snowboard cousins.
Other companies have a hybrid version Worth keeping in mind if you are Boot shopping…
We do like comfy feet ….. Pain does NOT make you ski better…………
I had a friend who Was always impressed by anyone Who skied for more than A week in a row As he believed it was NORMAL for your shins to bleed and it always took them several weeks to heal…..
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Today is the day……… When we hear whether The FIS International Ski and Snowboard Federation Will allow Russia Back…….
Their athletes have been banned since February 20 22 when Russia invaded Ukraine
A letter and questionnaire was sent to all national ski and snowboard federations….. After The IOC The international Olympic Committee Strongly requested That Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to compete under a neutral flag For events allowing them to qualify for Cortina.
Not all would be eligible Apart from the usual No drugs At all Even a little bit in Russian vodka
Neutral excludes Anyone with a military connection or Who supports the war.
This immediately excludes some of their fastest and best.
Norway and Sweden are Openly Vividly furious.
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Are you over 50 Years rather than kilos ?
Cold Fusion chalets have
A fun way to meet like minded folk To ski, eat and drink with.
Even better No single supplement
Look up their chalets in both Tignes and Val d’Isère..
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When you are out and about Check if they are hunting in your area People with guns Not hundreds of horses On Sunday a man in his sixties was Shot dead By an eighty-three-year-old man. All a terrible accident…….. They were part of the same Deer hunting party……. This didn’t happen in Val Always be wary If you see Hunters in their high viz jackets. Just because you can see them Doesn’t mean They have seen you…
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Have you always wished you COULD SAY you had skied the Face ?
But question your skill or bravery ?
Maybe you have a solid sensible streak ?
Well….. we have just the thing for you…..
Val is the first REAL ski resort to feature in the video game
The 3 Swedish designers grew up spending their winters in Val…
Version 1 Had 25 million downloads…
Download version 2 The PROPER version The Version featuring Val d’Isère.
From App store or google play……….
Then zip down the Face Without risk To life or limbs
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So today is World Energy Saving Day, and UK Apple AND UK Honey day None of which need any mad explanation.
See you in the morning…
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