Ep 66 Preserve and Party Val.
1. Weather 9th November 2025.
2. Careful of Camera at Bonconseil.
3. Snow & Rock Winter Summit.
4. Flora Tabanelli has damaged her knee.
5. Drugs in Sport.
6. “Preserve Val d’Isère”.
7. Christmas Office Party in Val d'Isère ?
8. Les Arcs Film Festival and late night Funicular.
9. Music at height.
10. Remembrance Sunday.
Special Offers I have Spied....
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 definitely a factor. The good news is that the 5 Team GB medal hopefuls for the Olympics are all women.
Italy's freestyle skier Flora Tabanelli has damaged her knee. Remember that Flora and her brother Miro both won on the same day in Tignes in March.
A Ukranian ski jumper has been banned for 2 years after furosemide was found ..... a diuretic, so inconvenient, but also masks other illegal drugs.
Val is continuing its eco battle......already we have electric shuttle buses and snow groomers powered by vegetable oil (modified !!)
If you can't make it to Val for Xmas party.... go to Leeds or Manchester where there are Yurts........for an après ski adventure .... including with our name on.
Two bits of Les Arc news.... a film festival in December, and the funicular will run late on Friday and Saturday nights.
A musician climbed Mont Blanc and ziplined playing the cello.... watch the video....
An Australian celebrated his 30th Birthday by playing the violin while sky diving, naked........
Remembrance Sunday...... never forget.....
00:10 - Weather 9th November 2025.
00:20 - Careful of Camera at Bonconseil.
00:34 - Snow & Rock Winter Summit.
01:17 - Flora Tabanelli has damaged her knee.
01:45 - Drugs in Sport.
02:31 - “Preserve Val d’Isère”.
03:09 - Christmas Office Party in Val d'Isère ?
03:38 - Les Arcs Film Festival and late night Funicular.
04:02 - Music at height.
04:55 - Remembrance Sunday.
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Good morning Val d’Isère Another Lovely sunny day With only a light breeze And max temperature Plus six
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If you are out and about in the car… BE CAREFUL The camera at bonconseil Will flash you at 50 kilometres per hour
Not seventy, as we were used to… . |
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British Snow and Travel Big Wigs Gathered in Kensington For the Snow & Rock Winter Summit….. Discussing the Future of the sport…
My mini summary…..
About 2 million Brits ski… Similar to pre Covid And 10% are newbies…..
Cost is a problem Especially at half term Where flights For a family of four JUST THE FLIGHTS Can be four thousand pounds…..
Looking at the Olympics The five leading medal hopefuls for Team GB Are all Women !
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The Italian team have another of their stars in rehab
17-Year-old World Cup champion Freestyle Skier Flora Tabanelli Has torn an ACL…
You will remember that Flora’s big brother Miro Is also a big air skier And they both won On the same day In Tignes last season.
Let’s hope she recovers In time for the Olympics….
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Another athlete Pulled up and out For doping….
This time a Ukranian ski jumper had taken furosemide….
This is a diuretic So makes you pee more Which just sounds very inconvenient….
it also masks other illegal drugs…
Her ban lasts until September 27 So way after the Olympics…
You might wonder why I Mention any drug taking I hear…
To stop any athlete Anywhere Any nationality Ever Thinking that It is worth the risk…..
After all the work… training sacrifices
It really isn’t…….
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Val continues As an eco warrier… Remember we Were awarded the prestigious Flocon Vert In 20 22.
Val has launched A campaign…. Preserve Val d’Isère Committing to Sustainable mountain tourism With aim for a Zero-litter Low-impact By 20 30
Already we have s Electric shuttle buses Confusingly called Trains…. And Snow grooming machines Fuelled By Hydrotreated vegetable oil
Small but significant steps… |
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Christmas Party Season……. Have you booked your office do yet ?
Why not come to Val d’Isere ?
If crossing the channel Is out of your budget Then head to the Val d’Isere Yurt in either Manchester Or Leeds….. https://yurtbar.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/YURTBAR-BROCHURE_2025-Compressed.pdf
APPARENTLY An après ski adventure like no other…..
Ski racks Pine trees Cable cars… schnapps Mulled wine….
Shame you can’t ski all day first……
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Cick and drag over a mistake Two bits of Les Arc news…. It really isn’t far from Val…
They have a film festival in December… I have put the details on the Calendar page.
And The funicular will run late on Friday and Saturday nights…..
So if staying in Les Arcs You can experience the wild Bourg nightlife…. Or The other way round…
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Have you been here When someone was Playing a Grand piano On the top of Bellevarde ?
Well I have seen a video of something Just as musical But crazier…
Gautier Capuçon from Chambery Climbed up Mont Blanc With a cello on his back At 3 thousand 9 hundred metres…. Looped onto a zipline…. And played the cello As he moved across
To promote his new album !
Impressive But relatively tame Compared to the Australian violinist who Celebrated his 30th birthday By playing while skydiving… In the nude………
All very far from the
I have put the link to the In the episode description.
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Remembrance Sunday No need to remind you Of the World War losses Just awful That There is still so Much conflict So many families Struggling with grief
I agree that we must never forget
Shame we don’t also Learn and improve
On that sombre note Am off to run the Doodles in the snow See you on Monday !
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