Ep 83 Scottish Kirsty Muir and Val both win firsts.

Intro 6 December 2025.Marco Odermatt wins the Beaver Creek Downhill.Mikaela Shiffrin qualifies for her 4th Olympics.Scottish Kirsty Muir wins her first Big Air World Cup title.First prize for Val's communications team.Avalanche in Austria.Watch out for Lynx.Limit early season pain and exhaustion!Podcast, Website, links and the Calendar Page.World Paper Free Day.Link to the website.CalendarSpecial Offers I have Spied....Many apologies for the pod-gap with podcast-less days….. was distracted by an unusual event that sucked up my time and energy but am now back, full focused and ready again for daily delivery.Swiss speed skier Marco Odermatt stunned by adding a Downhill to his Slalom and Super G wins of this winter.Meanwhile Mikaela Shiffrin now has 104 World Cup wins and has qualified for her 4th Olympics.Scottish Kirsty Muir has put 2023’s serious shoulder and knee injuries behind and flew to her first Big Air World Cup victory in China this week.Val’s media team are also celebrating….Winning 3 prizes in theLes Trophées de la CommunicationIncluding a first prize for the information that the Town Hall so generously and expertly share with us.Last week there was a huge Avalanche in Austria, believed to have been set off by people skiing off piste, but it went onto an open piste. 8 people were rescued, alive and only 3 went to hospital. Thankfully nobody died.Only ski off piste if all of your group are properly trained, recently trained, and fully equipped. Don’t rely on the pisteurs reaching your group ‘in time’.Crashed down onto a pisteIf you are in the Northern Alps, and see a sign for a Lynx………slow down…… collisions are the highest cause of their deaths in France…….they are already endangered.Huge admiration for people who Come here to ski for six days andSki for as many minutes in the 48 hours the pistes are open, as possible.I couldn’t do it !People who live here just do a few hours a day at the start of the season.You also could do that in the UK….. look for the nearest indoor ski centre….This could save you time, energy and euros on our slopes.If you are in HertfordshireThe Snow Centre in Hemel HempsteadHas 160 metres to hone yourRhythm, refinement, repeated drills and muscle memory.A bit about the podcast and website.Aim is for short and sparky episodes filled with snippets and summaries of ski related topics that you can listen to over a coffee, walk to work or commute from chalet to slopes.If you have a bit more time and curiosity there are links in the episode summary and more links in the transcript on the website.Don’t forget to look at the Calendarpage, so you don’t miss something fab you would like to book for.World Paper Free Day….. I am a scan and shred nut who is now heading to just having digital documents…… though worth keeping essential paper documents in case of a power cut…. Remember Pres Macron has recommended we all have a survival kit….