Ep 91 GBs Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Gold.
1. Weather 17th December 2025.
2. Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Europa Cup Giant Slalom.
3. Mikaela Shiffrin won the Night Slalom.
4. Cyprien Sarrazin is back on skis.
5. Mariah Carey singing at the Winter Olympics.
6. Olympic accommodation.
7. Take your helmet to La Rosière.
8. Check your bindings.
9. Frost bitten climbers.
10. 19-year-old lady found dead on a blue run.
11. Know your Mushrooms.
12. Visiting Firemen.
13. L’Officiel Riviera special Val edition.
14. Pamper your phone.
Special Offers I have Spied....
Tignes piste and lift live info.
Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Europa Cup Giant Slalom and Mikaela Shiffrin Courchavel's World Cup night Slalom.
France's Cyprien Sarrazin is finally back on skis after his near fatal accident a year ago.
Mariah Carey is performing in the Opening Ceremony in Milan.
Olympic Athletes in Cortina will be housed in posh and cosy mobile homes.
If you are going skiing in La Rosière, and are planning to nip to La Thuile, maybe for a pasta lunch, remember that you need to have a helmet to ski in Italy, or risk a fine.
A halfpipe skier had an interesting binding moment.... came off at both heels when landed in World Cup event.
Another complicated night rescue of inexperienced, ill equipped and badly dressed climbers., this time near Grenoble.
In Vars, a 19-year- old French lady was found dead on a blue run, after the pistes had closed. Her autopsy is awaited and an investigation has been opened.
Don't confuse your True and False Morels........ several people in a small village have feasted on the false ones and now have a serious neurological disease.
If firemen arrive at your door....buy a calendar.... all in a good cause...
There is a special Val edition of L’Officiel Riviera.
Device appreciation day.... pamper your phone.... or ski to lunch at the Panoramic......
00:11 - Weather 17th December 2025.
00:32 - Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Europa Cup Giant Slalom.
00:51 - Mikaela Shiffrin won the Night Slalom.
01:15 - Cyprien Sarrazin is back on skis.
01:53 - Mariah Carey singing at the Winter Olympics.
02:21 - Olympic accommodation.
02:42 - Take your helmet to La Rosière.
03:04 - Check your bindings.
03:34 - Frost bitten climbers.
04:15 - 19-year-old lady found dead on a blue run.
04:39 - Know your Mushrooms
05:40 - Visiting Firemen.
06:13 - L’Officiel Riviera special Val edition.
06:27 - Pamper your phone.
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Good morning Val d’Isère Yesterday was the first Miserable day we have had this season Today could be similar With clouds this morning And A bit of snow Though have also been promised a some sunshine To light up our afternoon ski… Maximum temperature of plus two And minimum Minus six. Not much wind.
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Freddy Carrick-Smith Won the Europa Cup Giant Slalom…. GBs first ever gold in this race. The French described it as A surprise win It might have been to THEM But WE know how hard Freddy And his brothers Have been training….
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Mikaela Shiffrin Won yesterday’s night slalom in Courchavel. 24 year old Marion Chevrier From La Plagne Was Frances fastest lady And came nineth British Victoria Palla Wasn’t fast enough to qualify for the 2nd run It must have been a tricky course As seventeen didn’t finish the first run.
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It was good to see a video of 31 year old French Ski Racer Cyprien Sarrazin Back on skis…. A year after he nearly died When he crashed Training for the downhill in Bormio
He feels that he is lucky That He doesn’t remember The twenty metres before his fall When he span out of control And hit his head
Or the five days afterwards
There is no date For his return to racing But Being back on snow Is a small Turn on his piste to full recovery
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Grammy winner 56-year-old American singer Mariah Carey Is the first star To confirm They are performing At the Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony in Milan
There will also be three alpine hubs Staging smaller Synchronised Opening celebrations.
Ballet Star Roberto Bolle Will headline the closing ceremony On 22nd February in Verona
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Accommodation is always An issue In a busy ski resort So no different for the Olympic athletes…
Cortina have a solution…. Nearly four hundred Mobile homes…..
They do look quite posh And well heated
Not like a standard caravan In the middle of the winter.
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If you are planning a trip to La Rosière Remember that it connects with Italian La Thuile And Helmets are now Compulsory in Italy.
La Rosière isn’t far from Val…. You may well be tempted There for the day…
Don’t forget either your helmet Or a stash of cash To pay the fine.
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We are always being reminded To check our bindings…. Will they hold us tight When we need them And let us loose When we fall To stop us snapping a leg or two ?
In the World Cup in China recently When American Halfpipe skier Matt LaBaugh Landed He Didn’t come out of his bindings… instead he snapped both heels of his bindings off the ski
impressively he still finished fifth.
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The French mountain rescue service Were out Near Grenoble On Monday night After two Inexperienced And Poorly equipped Men Underdressed for the weather went climbing…
it all took longer than they thought or not thought…. So When night fell They were still stuck on a snowy slope
The rescue was Technical Ie tricky ….
Anchors Winches And a helicopter
They were exhausted, Hypothermic With frostbitten fingers and toes But Didn’t need to go to hospital.
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This wasn’t in Val…
At the end of the day An hour after the lifts closed In a resort near Briançon A 19-year-old French lady Was found alone Dead on a blue run….
Nobody had any idea What had happened.
An investigation has been launched And the postmortem awaited…
So sad for her family and friends.
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Know your mushrooms…. The True Morel Is a luxury Subtle flavour Low in fat High in vitamin D
Its’ lookalike The False Morel…. Comes from a different family Contains toxic hydrazines Improperly cooked Or if you eat too much You risk Digestive problems Liver damage Neurological disease…
In the Savoie village of Montchavin Which has 200 permanent residents Over the last 10 years There have been sixteen people Diagnosed With the neurological disease ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
They all regularly ate False Morels
This is not Proof But might be a reason That it is forbidden to eat them In many countries Including France.
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If you get a ring on the doorbell And find 3 of our firemen Outside… Don’t panic…. It is probably not a fire Or a medical emergency… This is the time of year When they sell Calendars…. The theme this year Is around Holidays Including St Patricks Day in March
All donations Are gratefully received And go to help children of Pompiers And ease the lives of Our charming and hard working First Aiders cum Fire fighters
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If you are near a newsagent…….. Have a peek at the current issue of It is a special edition Focused on Val d’Isère
Maybe even buy a copy…
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Don’t know who made this one up… National Device appreciation day… The day to Pamper your Phones Computer Ipad…
Hmmmmm Think I will just go Skiing…… Having lunch at the So looking forward to THAT.
Will report back tomorrow.
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