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The Ski PodcastAuthor: The Ski Podcast
Want to know more about the world of skiing? The Ski Podcast is an award-winning podcast with over 200 episodes covering all aspects of the world of skiing and snowboarding, from resorts to racing, Ski Sunday to slush. It is hosted by Iain Martin, who is joined by guests from the world of snow to chat about wintery stuff and probe around the avalanche of ski news. The Ski Podcast was voted 'Best Wintersports Podcast' in the 2021 Sports Podcast Awards and nominated for 'Best Broadcast Programme' in the 2023 Travel Media Awards. Iain is a freelance journalist and digital marketing consultant (https://www.skipedia.co.uk/) specialising in snowsports. He is also the founder of Ski Flight Free (http://www.skiflightfree.org) - a campaign to encourage skiers to take the train or drive to their ski holiday. Before The Ski Podcast, he spent six winters working in the Alps, then founded and managed the season worker community 'Natives' from 1999 to 2011. Listen to all our back catalog at http://www.theskipodcast.com If you want to get in touch or take part you can email us: theskipodcast@gmail.com Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Logo: http://www.vexels.com Language: en Genres: Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Sports, Wilderness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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The Best Ski Helmets & Goggles for 2025 (inc how to clean & defog your lenses)
Friday, 8 November, 2024
In the fourth of this winter’s equipment specials, Iain is joined by Al Morgan to look at two really important areas of your winter wardrobe – helmets and goggles. Previous episodes in this series have included the Best Skis, Best Ski Boots and Best Ski Jackets for winter 2025. This Special Episode of The Ski Podcast has been made possible by Ellis Brigham. They are the winter sports specialists, with 16 shops around the UK where you can find all the kit you need for this winter. Alternatively, simply go to their website at ellis-brigham.com where you can buy online now.’ SHOW NOTES ‘Fit is King’ Safety Standards (6:00) ‘Multi norm’ helmets (6:30) EPS foam (8:45) MIPS (9:30) Fidlock buckle (11:45) Venting (12:00) Visor Helmets (14:15) Sustainability features (16:00) UV Protection (28:45) Fogging (29:45) How to use a lens cloth (30:45) When to change your lens (32:30) Photochromic lenses (33:45) Colour handling (34:30) The Best Ski and Snowboard Helmets for 2025 · Giro Tor Spherical Helmet, £250 (17:45) · Atomic Savor Visor Helmet, £180 (19:15) · Bern Watts 2.0 MIPS, £160 (21:15) · Salomon Brigade Index Helmet, £110 (23:15) · Oakley Mod1 Helmet, £85 (24:30) ELLIS BRIGHAM’S CHOICE (26:30) Chrissy from Ellis Brigham in Braehead Garden chose the Smith Method Pro MIPS helmet The Best Ski and Snowboard Goggles for 2025 · Julbo Launcher Reactiv, £280 (36:30) · Oakley Line Miner Pro, £259 (39:30) · 100% Snowcraft, £179 (41:30) · Smith Squad S, £125 (42:45) · Bloc Boa Recycle, £48 (44:30) ELLIS BRIGHAM’S CHOICE (45:30) Chrissy from Ellis Brigham in Braehead chose the Dragon DX3 Plus Feedback (48:15) Please contact us on social @theskipodcast or by email theskipodcast@gmail.com James Rice: "Just listened to the Ski Boot episode: excellent, as always. Keep up the great work" Colin: "I got all excited after the ski boot episode and bought my first pair of ski boots: a pair Nordica Speedmachine 3s" David Faller: "Enjoyed Episode 219 about the history of Ellis Brigham" Andrew Greenwood: "Great show guys, very informative about Ski jackets" Try the Picture Organic Naikoon for as a men’s version of the Haakon Stephen Street: “I can’t believe that the subject of ‘pit zips’ were not brought up in the description of these jackets! They are one of the most important ways of controlling heat!” If you like the podcast, there are two things you can do to help: 1) Review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify – helps listeners find us 2) Subscribe, so you never miss an episode 3) Listen to our back catalog, just go to theskipodcast.com and search around the tags and categories: you’re bound to find something of interest to you You can also view these equipment specials on the Skipedia YouTube channel You can follow Iain @skipedia and the podcast @theskipodcast
