In this weeks episode we discussed all things canyoning and white water rafting. And recommended 2 sites to get some great info that include Manawa.com and awe365.com. We talked about where you can do this and what gear you're gonna need!!

We also explored the Portes Du Soleil area, that includes the towns of Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz and Chatel on the French side and Champéry, Morgins and Les Crosets on the Swiss side and everything that this superb area ha to offer.

And finally we took you on our bucket list trip to Route to Everest Base Camp itself.

We looked at that trek itself, what you need to do it, what gear you need, and how fit you need to be and exactly what the route looks like...

The journey to Everest Base Camp typically begins with a flight into Lukla Airport also known as Tenzing-Hillary Airport.
From Lukla, trekkers follow the legendary trail known as the Everest Base Camp Trek, which winds through picturesque Sherpa villages to Namche Bazaar (2,860 meters) to Namche Bazaar (3,440 meters), the busy hub of the Khumbu region. This stretch involves crossing suspension bridges over rivers, ascending stone staircases, and passing through dense forests of rhododendron and pine.

Then Acclimatization stops are planned at strategic points such as Namche itself

The next stage is Tengboche (3860) to Dingboche (4,410 meters) and then Lobuche (4,910 meters)
Then Lobuche onwards the final leg to Everest Base Camp (5,364 meters) and involves navigating glacial moraines and rocky terrain.

The Intro and Outro music today was supplied by Rob himself on the guitar singing a Rod Stewart classic.

Our next winter episode will be out on the 4th of October as we now take a break for the summer.

In the meantime, please do tell your mates about The White Out Podcast - it really helps us get bigger an dbetter.

Thanks for listening. See you soon.

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

This week we explored news from around the world of summer and winter mountain resorts including:

We looked at some of the best places to go including:

The Dolomites are still probably the most famous destination to experience Via Ferrata – publishers Cicerone have a guide book with 75 routes included cicerone.co.uk

We also looked at:

Nendaz and Veysonnaz, relax with the family, take long hikes, try paragliding, have a go at via ferrata and of course try mountain biking too
saas fee, well we mentioned the via ferrata, again great hiking but spectacular glacier scenery too and ride the funicular to the top

For more info head to Valais.ch/en

Amnd finally we explored Whistler and all it has to offer in summer including:

Whistler Mountain Bike Park, Peak to Peak Gondola, The High Note Trail, The Audain Art Museum, The Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre, Fairmont Chateau Whistler or the Four Seasons Resort, ZipTrek Eco Tours, Whistler Farmers’ Market, The Whistler Golf Club, designed by Arnold Palmer and the Nicklaus North Golf Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus.

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

In this Summer episode we explore all things hiking...

News
Pass Portes du Soleil, a 3 day festival of mountain biking
July 6 and 7, the Savoie Mont Blanc Freestyle Tour by FISE in AvoriazMorzine hosts the Spartan Ultra World Championship,
Les Gets, the UCI mountain biking world cup event

Hiking Gear

1. Walking boots - waterproof and breathable. Salomon X Ultra 360 is a good choice at £140
2. Socks – UYN Merino trekking socks £30
3. Waterproofs - shell jackets and trousers Helly Hansen Verglas Infinity Shell jacket (RRP £400 but currently at £280 on Hellyhansen.com) and the Verglas Micro shell pants £120 also at hellyhansen.com
4. A backpack - The Osprey Talon 44 is a good multiday pack £185 from osprey.com
5. Poles reduces stress on the knees and hips Leki Micro Vario Carbon is super light at 240g - £170 per pair, from leki.com
6. A few things for the kit bag includes a water bottle, suncream, hat or cap, sunglasses, and perhaps a smart watch like a Garmin or Suunto can be very useful. And maybe a map and a compass is good too!!

Hiking Destinations

A new trail in Portugal 3000 kilometres called the Palmilhar

The classic Pennine way - over 260 miles of walking

The Tour of Mont Blanc - a classic trek around Mont Blanc just over 100 miles

The Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine and over 2000 miles

West Coast trail on Vancouver Island which is a mere 47 miles but covers some spectacular terrain.

The Annapurna trail in Nepal which is well over 100 miles

Kimano Kodo in the Kii Peninsula of Japan 43 miles

Salburgerland

The Salzburg Almenweg (the Alpine Pastures Trail), a 350km, 25-stage trail
The 1100th anniversary of St. Wolfgang of Regensburg
The Yunion Yoga festivals in Gastein
And the Adidas Terrex Infinite Trails running weekend

In Leogang “forest-bathing” hiking trail
The Jazz festival Saalfelden, now in its 44th year
The Salzburg Festival of drama and music
The Dom Quartier Museum’s exhibition, “The Colours of La Serenissima,”

SalzburgerLand’s 16 regions are easily reachable, all within two hours of the city of Salzburg

And finally our Bucket List destination is Georgia.

Here we cover what we can expect if we tackle The Transcaucasian 1500km Trail!

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

In this launch Summer episode of The White Out

We take a quick look at summer ski news as well as summer mountain news.

We explore some of the fantastic things you can do in resorts over the Summer with a a particular focus on mountain biking, and what you need to know to get cracking, what to wear, where to go, and where in the UK is great to visit to try out mountain biking from Warren smith Bike Academy, based in Verbier, Glen Tress in Scotland, in Wales, Afan Forest Park, Bike Park Wales and Cym Carn and then in the north wales coed y Brenin, Marin Trail and Penmacno to name a few, then also Forest of Dean, Swinley Forest near Bracknell and we also talked about swinleybikehub.com and also Grizedale in the Lake District.

Overseas we also mentioned Les Gets in France – arguably Europe’s home of mountain biking and where it all started.

Verbier in Switzerland which is the largest, but Bike Kingdom Lenzerheide follows closely behind. A huge area linking up with Arosa too.

The Dolomites in Italy and specifically Selva Val Gardena where you can do a day mountain bike tour around the sella ronda

In Austria the largest bike park which is Salbaach-Hinterglemm and Leogang

And of course North America, among many others places such as Whistler are huge - more to come >

We look at what's going on with the Tour de France with full details available at www.letour.fr/en

And we explore 2 new bikes from Rossignol.com/gb-en and the great deals they are offering on the Trail Mandate XP - the top of the range Rossignol bike now it’s £2,265 instead of the full £3,775 as well as the Scott Sports Voltage eRIDE scott-sports.com/gb/en/voltage

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

This weeks episode looks back on the winter of 2023/24, and all the greatest things that happened

From the top news stories Vail resorts taking over Crans-Montana and Whams 40 years since filming in Saas Fee and The Dolomites Dirndl Ski Day

We also looked back at our daftest story of the season The Skypark engagement story as well as our favourite kit this season and our best introduction of the season :)

And we looked at a number of our ‘Legends of the winter’ as well as announcing our winner for 2023/24.

And finally we looked at our Resorts of the Winter and a cast back to the great travels this Winter.

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

Jasmine Taylor, 12 world cup wins, 4 world champ medals and 56 world cup podiums now ranked the world number 1 telemark skier, we had the chance to sit down with Jasmin to uncover:

• what is telemark skiing?
• can anyone do it?
• what's next?
• what drives her on?
• now ranked number 1, what will that mean to her?
• and how did she get to this point?

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

This week we were lucky enough to catch up with Warren Miller Ski Movie star and legend Dan Egan to talk about his most recent trip - Heliskiing in Alaska.

It was fantastic to see the passion and enthusiasm from somebody that has skied pretty much everywhere, in the very best conditions, and yet still he talks like it's his first turns in powder...it's definitely not!

Enjoy the ride :)

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com

In this weeks episode Dom and Rob delve into what's been happening around the world's ski scene, from new lifts in Chamonix to the World Cup Finals in Saalbach.

They also share where is best to ski now as we head into the real meat of the spring skiing season.

Then they feature the best sunglasses for spring skiing as well as a new visor from Valon!

Not to be outdone, they also have a resort spotlight on the fabulous destination of Carinthia before introducing next weeks episode, where they will be talking to the legendary Dan Egan about helisiing in Alaska...what more could you want from a ski podcast!?

Enjoy the ride :)


*******
News

Chamonix opens new Montenvers lift montblancnaturalresort.com
Learn French and ski packages - Morzine-based Alpine French School alpinefrenchschool.com
World Cup Finals take place in Salbaach

*******
This weeks WHERE IS BEST TO SKI RIGHT NOW is brought to you by SkiWeekends.com”

*******
GEAR
VALLON RELEASES VINTAGE-STYLE SPORTS SUN ‘VIZOR’ Vallon.com

Best Sunglasses for Spring Skiing
BLOC Twenty-Five X4900
Zeal Incline
Messyweekend MAKALU
Goodr I Do My Own Stunts Extreme Dumpster Diving
BLOC Beck XMB80
Messyweekend MW SPEED
Sungod

*******
Spotlight on Heiligenblut, Carinthia

How do you get to Heiligenblut?
London Stanstead to Klagenfurt with Ryanair
2 hour drive through lovely scenery and then up a long valley where right at the end, you get to Heiligenblut.

Whats the town actually like…
It’s not big it’s really a village so it’s pretty quiet there’s some lovely hotels there including the 4* Kärntnerhof which is where I stayed. The standard of the hotel accommodation is really high and the food was excellent too. It’s very much settle into the hotel territory and enjoy relaxing, it’s not party central.

The skiing
It’s definitely for the more adventurous skier
It’s not a huge resort in terms of the mileage with around 50km’s of marked runs The longest is 10 kilometres
Really good snow record and the village is at 1300 metres and it goes up to 2600 metres

The mix of really long runs and the off-piste terrain is the draw, plus the scenery and the fact it’s suc

In the meantime Enjoy the mountains :) And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us!

And don't forget to check us out on the following channels

inthesnow.com
instagram.com/inthesnow
TikTok@inthesnowmag
youtube.com/inthesnowmag
facebook.com/inthesnow


and contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at dom@InTheSnow.com / robert@ski-press.com