Ep 69 Evian for Music. Val for Vegans ?

Good morning Val d’Isère

More sunshine !

With maximum temperature

Of plus six.

Despite the sunshine

There is plenty of snow still in

And around the village

And it is pretty solid…..

So Take care you don’t slip….

If I say Evian

You may say

Water…

Now this Haute Savoie

city

On the southern shores of Lake Geneva

Has joined

UNESCO’s

The United Nations education science and cultural Organisation

List of creative centres

Specifically

For its music….

Another hunting death….

This time in a town near Grenoble

Called

La Morte

The death

not shot by his mates

Fell over rocks

While retrieving a bird.

Swedish national cross-country ski team

Has a new sponsorship deal…..

Promoting public health

And reducing weight stigma.

So far so good….

It is with Novo Nordisk

Who make weight loss drugs…

The problem….

The reason the athletes are feeling queasy

About this logo on their suits…

WADA

The World Anti-Doping Agency

Is considering banning

These drugs…

Why has the costs of skiing risen so much

 in the USA ?

Big names own many resorts…

For example

Vail own    41

So can increase lift prices.

Expensive to run…

Climate change….

Shorter seasons

Snowmaking more critical

Grooming

Insurance

Labour

Dynamic pricing ……..

Like flights

Or the Oasis concerts…

Lift prices fluctuate with demand….

Mega Passes and early bird offers

Are great for those that can book ahead

But

Turn up on the day

You pay a LOT MORE.

Luxury….. more people want luxury….

So resorts are catering for it….

Leaving less options

For the less rich

The report I read

Added up

Passes,

 Lessons,

rental,

food,

 drink and accommodation

And found that

In the USA

 a single ski day

For a family of four

Can EASILY top

One thousand dollars………..

More than four years ago

Children were enjoying

A Birthday party

In Tamworth.

Twelve-year-old Louis Watkiss

Was toboggining

The SnowDome manager

Walked out

Collided with Louis

Who died

There

In front of his father

There had been four

Similar incidents

All on CCTV.

In the fortnight before

Louis death

It took three years for SnowDome

To be fined

And last week the parents were

Told there wouldn’t be an inquest.

Poor parents………

Why has this

Legal process dragged on for so long….

I previously suggested that

Vegans may have a hard time

Eating out in Val.

Prince William nobly

Requested a vegan banquet

For his Prize in Brazil…

To reflect Earthshot’s

Commitment to

sustainability…

And the planet…

The chef resigned !

Said it was like asking

Iron Maiden to play jazz

And that requesting vegan dishes

Shows a lack of respect for Brazil’s culinary tradition.

A vegan chef did take over…..

When I was in Colombia

I ordered a steak in a restaurant

It was HUGE

Could only finish half of it

My Colombian friend

Asked

Seriously

 if I was vegetarian !!

South American definition of vegetarian

Only eating 400 g of red meat in one sitting !

I still think we should encourage

More vegetarian

And vegan food

In our restaurants……

When done well

It is DELICIOUS.

United Nations World Pneumonia day

A leading killer of both children

and of adults.

Bit of an umbrella term

For inflammation of the lungs

caused by a variety of bugs …

Every Breath Counts….

Is a global group of

More than 100 organisations

Aim

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment

prep for the next pandemic…

I know COVID was awful

For so many people..

But I was lucky that

The one kilometre s

I was confined in

Was from my home

To la Daille……..

And that is when

I learned to look

More closely

And started my art…

Wednesdays

are Life Drawing….

Better get my

Ipad out…

See you tomorrow.