Ep 71 Help others help you - Medical details in your wallet !
1. Weather 14th November 2025.
2. Check Tyres and road closures.
3. New Kids on the Block.
4. Busy weekend ahead !
5. Calculating your season.
6. Treats in Val Thorens
7. Suncream...lots of suncream.
8. Skiing on a Glacier.
9. Win a San Bernardo day pass
10. PLEASE write down your medical details !
Special Offers I have Spied....
Winter is warming up ...... eager new seasonal workers are learning the streets, pistes and ropes.
Lots starting to happen in Val : All details are on the calendar page
Halloween and Novemberfest parties..... second hand kit sales .....
Henry is avalanche training in Wimbledon.
Surrey Schools are racing.
FIS World Cup slalom in Levi.... women tomorrow and men on Sunday.. including the World Cup debut of Team GBs Luca Carrick-Smith.
Do you calculate your skiiing ? Hours, days, turns, vertical metres ? How do you value sheer pleasure ?
New Lift and poshed up Folie Douce in Val Thorens.
Why do people like to go back to UK with burnt face and clear goggle marks ? People who are here all season don't burn...... they use suncream.....lots of it !
Dermatone Have 10% off their Skier skin care products..
What is the harm of stopping on a glacier ? Risk falling in a crevasse...........that is why your guide will scream at you to keep moving... obey !
Swiss freeskier Andri Ragettli found one recently . link to the video
Another instagram competition... 5 day passes for San Bernardo to be won....
Follow @larosiere1850 Share and Like the post…
World Diabetes Day...... If you have any medical problems, are on a drugs, have any allergies, please help others to help you by having it written down and in your wallet, even when skiing. If you can't communicate it will be a real help to the doctors looking after you. It may save your life.
00:11 - Weather 14th November 2025.
00:16 - Check Tyres and road closures.
00:27 - New Kids on the Block.
00:46 - Busy weekend ahead !
01:28 - Calculating your season.
02:02 - Treats in Val Thorens.
02:16 - Suncream...lots of suncream.
02:51 - Skiing on a Glacier.
03:31 - Win a San Bernardo day pass.
03:50 - PLEASE write down your medical details !
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Good morning Val d’Isère Sunny morning Cloudy afternoon Maximum plus 8
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If you are driving Don’t forget the Winter tyre rules And Check your route…. Another pass is closing For the winter…. This time the Mont-Cenis…
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Val definitely has Its opening Vibe
The doodles are intrigued
They Trot around the groups of Young adults Walking along our paths
Brand new Seasonal workers
Learning their way Around Val d’Isere.
Welcome !
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With that in mind There is more and more Happening in Val….
All details are on the calendar page of this Podcast website.
TONIGHT is the Halloween party … Tomorrow The Novemberfest…
There are second hand Ski kit sales In both Seez and Bourg
Further afield Henry is wombling on Wimbledon Common Teaching avalanche skills
The Surrey Schools championships are In Aldershot.
While the FIS World Cup Slalom Is in Levi Where 20-year-old Luca Carrick Smith Is making his World Cup debut.
You will remember how well his brother Freddy did a few weeks ago
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How do you calculate How much you ski ?
Do you count the turns ? The days ? The vertical metres ? I am fascinated when I Hear people Proudly share their numbers…
None of those figures Are a guide To either how well you skied Or How much you enjoyed it !
I was at a dinner in London And someone asked me how often I went to Val So I said, Once or twice a season…. He was surprised Said he thought I would go more often than that….
I gave an honest answer He had just asked the wrong question !
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If you are heading to Val Thorens this winter A couple of treats A new Face Nord 10 seater bubble And the Folie Douce Has had a facelift…. Brighter auditorium And second balcony…
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I hope you have never burnt your face….
I have been asked By classmates on zoom Why my face is not burnt If I REALLY spend so long in the Alps..
Suncream……. Factor 50 suncream…….. Lots of Factor 50 suncream……..
It seems to be a mark of pride For some To go back to old blighty With burnt face And clear goggle marks…….
If you are Looking for a gift for the skier Who has Everything ?
Have 10% off their Skier skin care products.. Have put the link in the episode description.
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Ever been skiing off piste On a glacier
Enjoying the Spectacular views
Proud as punch At your tracks
Phone in hand As They are worth a photo !
When your guide starts Screaming at you
For standing still Or Even worse Sitting down…..
What are they so knarky about ? What could go wrong ?
Crevasses…
Swiss freeskier Andri Ragettli recently Found one At least 10 foot deep….. in the middle of a Snow park
I have posted the link to the video in the episode descriptions…
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Another Instagram Competition for you….
five day passes For the Espace San Bernardo…
Not difficult…. Follow @larosiere1850 Share and Like the post…
The winners will be contacted On Monday 17th.
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United Nations World Diabetes Day.
This is a disease where the treatment And monitoring Has improved … But can still be suddenly scary…
If you have ANY medical problems are taking any drug have any allergies PLEASE have them clearly written down…
Have that paper in your wallet In your ski jacket
So… IF you have an accident Or Medical crisis And are no longer Communicating clearly
The people looking after you Will have some chance of Doing their very best to get you better.
This isn’t a random rant…
Last season…. A good friend With multiple medical problems Including diabetes
Tried to die in front of me
NOTHING WRITTEN DOWN….
There was no doctor on call in Val.
The pompiers arrived Really quickly To take her to Bourg….. I had the doodles We were not welcome in their van…
I felt very sorry for them….. She was clearly extremely ill They are first aiders not doctors….
I was also very very sorry for the Emergency room doctors As she was not as we say Compos Mentis….
She did survive…..
The next time she comes I will INSIST on seeing Her written medical history Allergies And exactly what drugs And when……
Hopefully we won’t need it….
Still feel sick Thinking of how wrong It could have gone…..
Will clear my head With a doodle in the snow. If I don’t see you at the Halloween party See you tomorrow morning.
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