Podcasts about Andorra

In Match Day 7, the FIFA Virus hit Segunda but we had the biggest club game in world football this weekend with the derbi Asturiano between Real Oviedo and Sporting. At the time of recording, CD Castellon have been leapfrogged by Eibar who made it SIX wins in a row, a club record, there was a top of the table clash between promotion hopefuls Mallorca and Almeria and Alberto Gonazalez moved one step closer to the sack after his 6th defeat in 7 games with Albacete. Andorra and Ceuta broke their long winless runs, and we also saw red cards a plenty, and a couple that were then weren't! We will discuss all that and much more in this week's show! In part two we will talk Eibar going top, take a trip to Son Moix and discuss Real Mallorca's top of the table clash with Almeria. We'll also discuss if there was something in the referees' drinks bottles this weekend with 5 red cards in ten games and a further two given and the taken away. Alex also brings us his three things to look out for this match day. =======  Why wait until Thursday for part 2? Listen early and ad free for as little as 3 Euros a month on Patreon or sign up for our extra content tier to hear the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠second 45 of the show, FREE TRIAL FOR 7 DAYS and then from as little as 3 Euros per month (billed in your local currency). On the link below;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/spanishsegundashow  Have a month free on us, use this link to get your first month free!  https://www.patreon.com/SpanishSegundaShow/redeem/17CEC  ===== Join our FREE prediction league - Ballkie - click on the link below! Pick the results of all 11 games every week to score points, win prizes and see how you compare to other listeners of the show!  https://www.ballkie.com/leagues?join=d3589541d1 ==== Spanish League, Spanish Football, Soccer podcast, Soccer podcasts, Español football, Spanish Segunda Division, LaLiga, LaLiga Hypermotion, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fira de Sant ErmengolLa Seu d'Urgell prepara una fira amb 30 activitats, 10 mostres sectorials i 355 parades assignades. La programació inclou la Fira de Formatges Artesans del Pirineu, mostres d'alimentació i artesania, activitats familiars, propostes culturals i concerts. El reportatge repassa les novetats, els horaris, els tastos i les activitats de la Fira Show.«La Fira de Sant Armengol és una fira de fires, és una fira sectorial.» — Gemma TóPatrimoni, joventut i educacióEl cicle Desenterrant el passat dedica activitats a la candidatura patrimonial compartida amb Foix i Andorra, amb un viatge al castell de Foix i al Museu dels Comtes de Foix. També s'explica que la candidatura és en una fase avançada i que s'hi continua treballant.La Germandat de Sant Sebastià convoca un concurs per triar el cartell de la festivitat, amb premis per a participants joves.L'Ajuntament de la Seu inicia el procés participatiu per elaborar el pla local d'adolescència i joventut 2027-2031.Una jornada a la Seu tracta l'orientació educativa i comunitària i el paper dels professionals que acompanyen l'alumnat.El projecte La Rima Kanalla proposa treballar el català amb rap i cultura urbana per a joves.Altres notícies del territoriEl programa informa de la recerca d'un home desaparegut a Andorra i de la restauració de l'església de Sant Serni de Nagol. També presenta un estudi per millorar el transport públic al Pallars Jussà, amb canvis en una línia regular i en el servei a demanda. Es repassa el tall de trànsit al viaducte de Sant Martí dels Castells, així com informacions de premsa i activitats de l'agenda.Esports, temps i tancamentEl Club Cadí CK suma podis a la Segre Cup de eslàlom. També s'anuncia la presentació de la plantilla del Cadí la Seu i la recepció municipal a l'equip, campió de la Lliga Catalana Femenina de 2026. El tram final inclou la previsió meteorològica i les temperatures a diverses poblacions del Pirineu. podcast recorded with enacast.com

La Festa de les Persones GransLa Seu d'Urgell celebra la Festa de les Persones Grans, sota el lema Sumant anys, multiplicant vida. La programació inclou activitats culturals, esportives i de convivència, com una excursió, visites guiades, un cinefòrum, actuacions musicals i un dinar popular. L'alcalde i la regidora de Gent Gran expliquen la voluntat de reconèixer el paper actiu de les persones grans i afavorir-ne la participació.El futur del cinema GuiuLa jubilació de les responsables i la manca de relleu generacional han deixat en suspens l'activitat habitual del cinema Guiu, que també ha funcionat com a sala de festes. L'Ajuntament descarta comprar l'immoble pel cost de compra i reforma, però ha augmentat la dotació del conveni i manté converses per facilitar que s'hi continuïn fent activitats. Montse Guiu recorda la trajectòria del recinte com a espai de trobada de diverses generacions.«Ha sigut un espai viu, molt viu i amb molta…» — Montse GuiuFestival Pine Peaks i accidents de trànsitEl festival Pine Peaks ha reunit vehicles clàssics i actuacions de rockabilly, amb públic i participants procedents de diversos llocs d'Europa. L'organització destaca la participació de vehicles en la rua i la incorporació d'un espai infantil. A continuació, el programa informa de dos accidents a la C-14, al terme de Ribera d'Urgellet: en un, un cotxe va bolcar i els ocupants van sortir il·lesos; en l'altre, un ciclista va patir ferides.Seminari sobre vigilància de fronteresUna cinquantena d'agents de la Guàrdia Civil participen a la Seu en un seminari sobre vigilància de fronteres i lluita contra la migració irregular. El subdelegat del govern destaca la importància d'actualitzar coneixements i de compatibilitzar la protecció fronterera amb la mobilitat legítima. També es recull la visita del subdelegat a Cabó i la reunió amb l'alcalde per conèixer necessitats del municipi.Guia per acollir infants desplaçatsLa Biblioteca Sant Agustí acull la presentació d'una guia elaborada pels psicòlegs Roger Naudí, Francesc García i Sara Albós. El material aborda possibles afectacions dels processos de desplaçament en infants i la feina de protecció i acompanyament duta a terme al territori.Jornada d'ocupació i informació judicialEl Consell Comarcal i l'Ajuntament de la Seu organitzen una nova edició del Workshop Ocupacional, que vol posar en contacte empreses i persones que busquen feina mitjançant entrevistes breus. Més endavant, el programa informa que la companya sentimental d'un arquitecte mort a Baqueira ha quedat en llibertat amb càrrecs després de dipositar una fiança; se li atribueix un presumpte delicte d'homicidi i té mesures cautelars.Premsa i agendaEl repàs de premsa tracta, entre altres qüestions, una possible connexió aèria setmanal amb París, l'estratègia electoral de Demòcrates per Andorra, el projecte d'un mirador a la Massana, la modernització del canal d'Urgell i dades sobre l'economia de Lleida. L'agenda anuncia activitats i presentacions de llibres a la Seu i altres municipis.EsportsEl Sedis Cadí Unida guanya el primer partit de lliga contra el Club Bàsquet Tremp, mentre que EFAUSA perd. També s'informa de la derrota del MoraBanc Andorra en l'estrena de la lliga i dels resultats d'altres equips catalans. El butlletí destaca l'alta anotació de la jornada.El tempsLa pluja s'estén per Catalunya i pot continuar durant la tarda, amb possibilitat que sigui intensa al litoral i prelitoral. Per l'endemà s'espera un inici ennuvolat, amb poca pluja significativa i possibles ruixats als extrems del Pirineu. El programa dona temperatures mínimes de diversos punts del territori. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Fira de Sant ErmengolLa fira, prevista del 16 al 18 d'octubre, tindrà 30 activitats, 10 mostres sectorials i 355 parades, adjudicades entre 489 sol·licituds. A més de la Fira de Formatges Artesans del Pirineu, hi haurà espais de productes de proximitat, alimentació, artesania, cultura, food trucks, la Fira Xica i l'Autofira. Joan Barrera i Gemma Tó expliquen els canvis d'organització, l'ampliació de l'horari de la mostra de formatges divendres i dissabte, les activitats i les sessions de tast.«La Fira de Sant Armengol és una fira de fires, és una fira sectorial.» — Gemma TóAltres notícies de la Seu i l'Alt UrgellLa Germandat de Sant Sebastià convoca el concurs per al cartell de la festivitat del 2027, amb termini fins al 15 de novembre i un premi de 350 euros, a més de premis per a participants joves.Una cinquantena d'agents de la Guàrdia Civil participen en un seminari sobre vigilància de fronteres i lluita contra la migració irregular. José Crespín descriu la frontera amb Andorra i la necessitat de compaginar-ne el control amb la mobilitat legítima.Una jornada d'orientació comunitària aborda el debat educatiu i el paper dels orientadors; també es destaca la necessitat de representar les escoles rurals d'alta muntanya.Es presenta una guia breu per a l'acollida d'infants desplaçats i s'expliquen les actuacions i els riscos estudiats pels seus autors.El cicle Desenterrant el passat programa activitats vinculades a la candidatura patrimonial, inclosa una sortida al castell de Foix.Actualitat del PirineuLa policia d'Andorra demana ajuda per localitzar un home de 47 anys resident a Ordino. També s'informa de l'estudi de millora del transport públic al Pallars Jussà, d'una recepció al Cadí La Seu després de guanyar la Lliga Catalana i dels resultats de la Segre Cup d'eslàlom.El tempsNéstor Gómez preveu ruixats localment intensos a l'Alt Urgell durant la tarda, amb un avís per pluja intensa. La situació tendirà a retirar-se al vespre i l'endemà serà més tranquil, tot i que no farà net. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Fira de Sant ErmengolLa Seu d'Urgell presenta el programa de la fira, prevista per als dies 16, 17 i 18 d'octubre, amb 30 activitats i 10 mostres sectorials. L'alcalde Joan Barrera i la regidora de Fires i Mercat, Gemma Tó, destaquen l'oferta i la ubicació al centre de la ciutat. La fira de formatges tindrà 47 artesans i ampliarà mitja hora l'horari de divendres i dissabte. També s'hi anuncien activitats gastronòmiques, culturals i familiars, i el cicle Desenterrant el passat, dedicat a la candidatura patrimonial vinculada a Foix, Andorra i la Seu. El programa inclou un viatge al castell i al Museu dels Comtes de Foix.Altres notícies de la Seu i l'Alt UrgellLa Germandat de Sant Sebastià convoca el concurs per triar el cartell de la festivitat de l'any vinent, amb premis per a participants joves i la prohibició d'utilitzar intel·ligència artificial.A la Seu s'hi fa un seminari de la Guàrdia Civil sobre vigilància de fronteres i lluita contra la migració irregular. El subdelegat del Govern a Lleida, José Crespín, descriu la frontera com a punt de connexió entre territoris i en comenta la gestió.Una jornada sobre orientació comunitària i educativa aborda el debat territorial sobre educació i el paper dels orientadors, amb la participació de professionals i representants institucionals.La policia d'Andorra demana col·laboració per localitzar un home de 47 anys desaparegut.El Departament de Territori presenta una proposta per millorar el transport públic per carretera al Pallars Jussà, amb canvis en una línia i l'impuls del transport a la demanda.L'Ajuntament de la Seu rebrà les jugadores i el cos tècnic del Cadí La Seu després de guanyar la Lliga Catalana Femenina; després de la recepció, l'equip oferirà el trofeu a l'afició. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Comenzamos el programa repasando el cartel del Pilar con música de raíz en este año. Bailamos con la música de Banda de Gaitas de Boto, Titiriteros de Binéfar, Isla Kume, La Ronda de Boltaña, Dulzaineros del Bajo Aragón, Salduie, Biella Nuei , Ester Vallejo, La Almeta del Paripau, Vivere Memento, Helena Perdomo y Pepín Banzo, Lorena Álvarez, Beatriz Bernad con Nacho del Río, Ara Malikian Si tienes un grupo puedes enviarnos tus noticias al correo electronico contacto@alucanaradio.es Alfonso Puyod en las melodias, JV en la producción y Francho Martínez en la locución. Este programa se emite en Radio Albada, Tea Fm, Radio Sobrarbe, Radio Monegros, Radio Mai, Radio Estación Andorra, Rcfm, Onda Ocio, La Almunia Radio. La Taberna 1161, emitido en la semana del 28 de septiembre al 4 de octubre A Lucana Radio, una ventana a la cultura. https://alucanaradio.es/

It's Tiktopical, baby. Mícheál, Shane & Ella dive into their For You Pages and, honestly, the algorithm is doing bits.First up: international football chat goes from “why is there an international break?” to Ireland catching strays, plus a whistle-stop tour of the massive fixtures… including a truly elite Malta vs Andorra mention, and Klopp + Van Dijk's wholesome reunion hug.Then it's into big Irish gig announcements, ticket teases, and the great Alex Warren vs Benson Boone confusion.And of course, there's Taylor Swift's new songs getting rated… brutally.

In Match Day 7, the FIFA Virus hit Segunda but we had the biggest club game in world football this weekend with the derbi Asturiano between Real Oviedo and Sporting. At the time of recording, CD Castellon have been leapfrogged by Eibar who made it SIX wins in a row, a club record, there was a top of the table clash between promotion hopefuls Mallorca and Almeria and Alberto Gonazalez moved one step closer to the sack after his 6th defeat in 7 games with Albacete. Andorra and Ceuta broke their long winless runs, and we also saw red cards a plenty, and a couple that were then weren't! We will discuss all that and much more in this week's show! In part one of this week's show, we will discuss the Derbi Asturiano, and cast an eye over how those under pressure coaches got on.  In part two we will talk Eibar going top, take a trip to Son Moix and discuss Real Mallorca's top of the table clash with Almeria. We'll also discuss if there was something in the referees' drinks bottles this weekend with 5 red cards in ten games and a further two given and the taken away. Alex also brings us his three things to look out for this match day. =======  Why wait until Thursday for part 2? Listen early and ad free for as little as 3 Euros a month on Patreon or sign up for our extra content tier to hear the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠second 45 of the show, FREE TRIAL FOR 7 DAYS and then from as little as 3 Euros per month (billed in your local currency). On the link below;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/spanishsegundashow  Have a month free on us, use this link to get your first month free!  https://www.patreon.com/SpanishSegundaShow/redeem/17CEC  ===== Join our FREE prediction league - Ballkie - click on the link below! Pick the results of all 11 games every week to score points, win prizes and see how you compare to other listeners of the show!  https://www.ballkie.com/leagues?join=d3589541d1 ==== Spanish League, Spanish Football, Soccer podcast, Soccer podcasts, Español football, Spanish Segunda Division, LaLiga, LaLiga Hypermotion, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gran estreno del Obradoiro que, en la primera jornada de la temporada de su regreso a la ACB,  logró ganar en la pista del Andorra gracias a su gran defensa

Festa de la Gent GranLa Seu d'Urgell inicia una nova edició de la Festa de la Gent Gran, amb activitats culturals, musicals, esportives i de convivència durant la setmana. La regidora Paqui Gómez n'explica l'objectiu de posar en valor el paper actiu del col·lectiu, i l'alcalde Joan Barret anima a participar-hi. El programa inclou xerrades, concerts, caminades, una excursió, cinema, un dinar popular i el Ball Cerdà Intergeneracional, que comença els assajos.«una proposta que vol retre, homenatge i posar en valor el seu paper actiu, la seva experiència i la seva contribució a la vida de la ciutat.» — Paqui GómezPine Peaks i continuïtat de Cinemes GuiuEl festival Pine Peaks reuneix 90 vehicles clàssics nord-americans, visitants i concerts de rockabilly, amb una rua pels carrers i un espai infantil. El director, Josep Barnola, valora l'acollida i la procedència internacional dels participants; també s'hi destaca el creixement del festival i el seu ambient familiar. A continuació, s'informa que la manca de relleu generacional deixa en punt mort la continuïtat de Cinemes Guiu, que combina cinema i sala de festes, i que l'Ajuntament ha descartat comprar-lo pel cost.Trànsit, ocupació i premis universitarisLa carretera C-462 queda tallada en horari diürn entre Fórnols i Adraén per obres, amb restriccions fins al 7 d'octubre i recomanació de planificar els desplaçaments.Un xoc frontal a la C-14 a Oliana no causa ferits de consideració, però obliga a tallar la via una hora i mitja; també es reporten retencions a la C-16 i rescats de muntanya.El workshop ocupacional del Consell Comarcal i l'Ajuntament de la Seu es farà el 27 d'octubre; empreses i persones que busquen feina s'hi poden inscriure segons els terminis anunciats.S'obren convocatòries dels premis Odisseu d'Arquitectura i UOC Rural per a treballs universitaris vinculats als territoris rurals.Successos i actuacions policialsAndorra inicia controls per detectar vehicles amb soroll excessiu i modificacions no autoritzades. En un altre cas, la parella de l'arquitecte Josep Juanpere paga una fiança de 80.000 euros i queda en llibertat amb càrrecs, amb retirada del passaport i prohibició de sortir del territori; la transcripció explica que és investigada per la mort de l'arquitecte. França reforça la vigilància contra el contraban a l'entorn del Pas de la Casa amb gendarmes i militars.Incendi a la urbanització de la CarolaEls promotors de la urbanització de luxe de la Querola, a Ordino, es mostren disposats a reprendre el projecte després d'un incendi que ha afectat entre el 40 i el 50% del conjunt. Anuncien una etapa d'estudis tècnics per valorar la reconstrucció.EsportsEn futbol sala, l'Atlètic Club la Seu perd en el debut a Tercera Nacional, mentre que el femení de l'Atlètic la Seu-Cadí guanya.En futbol, la Seu FC perd amb el Gimnàstic Manresa; també es repassen els resultats d'Organyà i Oliana.En bàsquet, el Sedis Sideco guanya en el debut a Primera Territorial, l'EFAUSA perd i el MoraBanc Andorra comença l'ACB amb derrota davant l'Obradoiro. També es comenten resultats de la primera jornada de l'ACB i les dades d'anotació.Els campionats d'Europa d'eslàlom i caiac cros deixen el bronze de Manu Ochoa en caiac cros individual i el quart lloc de Mònica Doria en caiac. La crònica repassa també les eliminatòries i les proves de K1. podcast recorded with enacast.com

Jose Mari Ruiz looks ahead to a busy weekend of sports.We'll be taking a closer look at recent reports of locals being incorrectly registered in the Schengen Entry Exit System. News Editor, Christine Vasquez, will be here to discuss why this is something anyone who's travelling should be keeping an eye on.A passing of the torch is underway in GBC's international football coverage, Paul Breen Turner calls time after more than a decade as lead commentator. He'll be here with his successor, Stefan Borge, who will be leading Sunday's broadcast against Andorra.Local Band Cedar are preparing for their final gig on Sunday in La Linea ahead of their move up to Manchester We speak to some of the band members as they prepare to say goodbye to the RockAnd we'll hear from the creators of a short film, A Conversation between Friends. Johan Wickolm and Jarod Vassallo will be here to discuss their latest work, which is available on YoutubeThat's all coming up before 2pm.Get in touch, you can call or whatsapp on 200 66 200 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mùa khai giảng 2026 tại Pháp chứng kiến nhiều thay đổi trong các quy định với sinh viên ngoại quốc. Chính phủ của thủ tướng Sébastien Lecornu quyết định tăng mức chứng minh tài chính đối với sinh viên ngoài khối Liên Hiệp Châu Âu lên thành 10.000 euro/năm, tức mức tăng gần 40% ; các trường đại học tăng học phí lên gấp gần 16 lần và đặc biệt là huỷ bỏ trợ cấp nhà ở cho sinh viên. Những biện pháp được áp dụng từ năm học mới này khiến nhiều du học sinh, bao gồm cả những sinh viên Việt Nam tại Pháp, không khỏi hoang mang.  Vậy đâu là những thay đổi cụ thể ? Vì sao Pháp dường như không còn hào phóng với sinh viên ngoại quốc ? Và sinh viên Việt tại Pháp cảm thấy ra sao trước những quy định mới này ?  Tăng mức chứng minh tài chính  Theo thông tin trên trang web của chính phủ Pháp, kể từ ngày 01/08/2026, các sinh viên muốn xin visa du học Pháp hoặc các sinh viên đã ở Pháp và muốn gia hạn thẻ cư trú cho năm học tới sẽ phải chứng minh sở hữu mức tài chính tối thiểu là 877 euro/tháng, so với mức cũ là 615 euro. Sinh viên có thể chứng minh bằng tài khoản ngân hàng hoặc tài khoản tiết kiệm với số dư trên 10.000 euro, bằng sao kê tài chính cho thấy người nhà chuyển vào ít nhất 877 euro/tháng, hoặc hợp đồng lao động với mức lương cao hơn con số này. Theo quy định mới của chính phủ Pháp, mức chứng minh tài chính tối thiểu cũ 615 euro đã được đưa ra kể từ ngày 31/12/2002 và giữ nguyên kể từ đó tới nay. Do vậy, nó không còn phản ánh được chi phí sinh hoạt thực tế ở Pháp hiện giờ.  Với những người đang ở Việt Nam và có dự định du học Pháp, điều này phần nào cũng khiến họ dè chừng. Nếu như trước đây họ chỉ cần chứng minh có khoảng 7.300 euro trong tài khoản để làm visa du học, giờ các gia đình sẽ cần tới gần 10.500 euro.  Còn với những sinh viên đang sống tại Pháp và muốn tiếp tục việc học của mình, mức chứng minh này khiến họ hoặc phải xin hỗ trợ từ gia đình, hoặc phải đi làm nhiều hơn. Mức 877 euro tương đương 60% mức lương tối thiểu tại Pháp. Tuy nhiên, Pháp cũng quy định các sinh viên ngoài EU chỉ được đi làm 60% tổng số giờ làm việc hàng năm, để tránh việc sinh viên bỏ học để đi làm. Như vậy có nghĩa là nếu không có hỗ trợ từ gia đình, các sinh viên bắt buộc phải đi làm số giờ tối đa được chính quyền cho phép thì mới có thể đạt mức chứng minh tài chính. Không thể đi làm quá số giờ quy định, nhưng cũng không thể đi làm ít hơn số giờ đó, nhiều sinh viên trong cảnh tiến thoái lưỡng nan.  Hơn nữa, việc phải đi làm nhiều giờ nhất có thể gây ảnh hưởng không nhỏ tới việc học và cuộc sống cá nhân của các sinh viên. Trả lời RFI Việt Ngữ, bạn An chia sẻ về những vất vả trong quá trình vừa học vừa làm của mình :  "Thực ra khi mình xác định sang Pháp là mình sẽ theo đuổi việc học để giành được điểm số cao nhất, rồi sau đấy sẽ tìm được học bổng để học lên những bậc cao hơn. Nhưng quả thực là khi mình dành thời gian tất cả các buổi tối để đi làm thêm thì mình thực sự gặp khó khăn khi đến mùa ôn thi hoặc chỉ đơn giản là làm bài tập nhóm vì lịch học bên Pháp rất nặng và thay đổi thường xuyên. Nhìn chung, mình gặp rất nhiều khó khăn trong việc cân bằng giữa việc học và việc đi làm. Nhiều khi có những buổi học phát sinh, mình không thể xoay sở kịp và đã bị ông chủ dọa cho nghỉ việc vì có lịch học bất thường. Còn vào mùa ôn thi, để có thời gian thì mình bắt buộc phải ôn vào buổi đêm. Và buổi đêm khi mà cơ thể đã hoàn toàn mệt mỏi sau cả ngày làm việc rồi thì mình cũng không còn đủ minh mẫn nữa, mặc dù mình cũng cố gắng hết sức lược qua bài để ôn thi, nhưng chất lượng ôn thi cũng không thực sự cao. Nên là mình cũng chỉ đủ điểm để qua môn thôi chứ cũng chưa được như kỳ vọng của mình." Tăng học phí  Theo thông báo từ chính phủ Pháp, kể từ mùa khai giảng năm 2026 này, phần lớn sinh viên ngoài khối Liên Hiệp Châu Âu sẽ phải trả 2.895 euro mỗi năm cho bậc cử nhân, so với 178 euro đối với sinh viên Pháp và các nước châu Âu khác, và 3.941 euro cho bậc thạc sĩ, so với 254 euro. Quy định sẽ áp dụng cho tất cả các sinh viên không phải công dân của một quốc gia thuộc Liên Hiệp Châu Âu, Khu vực Kinh tế Châu Âu, Thụy Sĩ, Andorra hoặc không cư trú tại Québec (Canada). Ngoài ra, một số trường hợp đặc biệt như sinh viên có học bổng ; sinh viên có thẻ cư trú 10 năm hoặc sinh viên đã khai báo thuế ở Pháp trong hơn 2 năm cũng sẽ được miễn trừ khỏi mức tăng này.  Theo bộ trưởng Giáo dục Đại học Pháp Philippe Baptiste, trong vòng hai đến ba năm, biện pháp này có thể tạo ra khoảng 250 triệu euro ngân sách mỗi năm cho các trường đại học. Cần phải nhắc lại rằng kể từ năm 2019, chính phủ Pháp đã đưa ra kế hoạch điều chỉnh tăng học phí cho sinh viên ngoài EU.  Tuy nhiên, đa số các trường khi đó đã phản đối, coi đây là biện pháp phân biệt đối xử và không áp dụng mức học phí mới này với các sinh viên nước ngoài. Các cơ sở giáo dục tại Pháp cũng lo ngại rằng việc tăng học phí sẽ làm giảm mức hấp dẫn của trường trong mắt các sinh viên quốc tế. Do vậy mà theo bộ trưởng Baptiste, sau bảy năm kế hoạch được đưa ra, tính đến nay chỉ có 10% sinh viên quốc tế phải chịu mức học phí khác với sinh viên châu Âu. Trong bối cảnh đó, ông Baptiste, trong cuộc phỏng vấn với tờ Le Parisien hôm 20/04, khẳng định sẽ chấm dứt tình trạng này.  Vậy việc tăng học phí này ảnh hưởng ra sao đến các sinh viên Việt Nam tại Pháp ? Dự định theo học thạc sĩ trong tương lai, bạn Nam cho biết mức học phí mới khiến bạn khá hoang mang khi sẽ phải vừa đi học vừa đi làm để giảm sức ép tài chính cho gia đình. Trả lời phỏng vấn RFI Việt Ngữ, bạn Nam nói : "Đối với chương trình cử nhân trước của mình thì lịch học thay đổi mỗi tuần nên không thể làm cố định được chỗ nào. Còn về chương trình dự bị tiếng của mình thì mình học ít tín chỉ hơn nên vẫn có thể đi làm được. Nhưng trong tương lai với chương trình học thạc sĩ thì thời gian học sẽ nhiều hơn và cần nhiều nỗ lực hơn cho việc học nên mình khá đắn đo về việc làm thêm." Tuy nhiên điều này không ngăn cản việc bạn tiếp tục muốn theo học bậc thạc sĩ tại Pháp. Bạn Nam chia sẻ : "Bởi vì mình đã theo Pháp từ đầu và đây cũng là thông tin mới nên mình cũng chưa nghĩ tới việc thay đổi quá nhiều. Việc theo học ở nước ngoài (nước không phải Pháp) thì mình cũng thấy đó cũng là một lựa chọn hay, nhưng mình thấy đang quen môi trường ở đây rồi nên không muốn thay đổi nhiều. Theo mình được biết thì một số nước xung quanh đây như Đức và Ý cũng có mức học phí khá là thấp và cũng có quyền lợi cho sinh viên khá là tốt. Nhưng chắc mình sẽ suy nghĩ thêm vì mình đã theo học Pháp rồi nên không muốn thay đổi nữa. Còn nếu tình hình (tài chính) không cho phép thì mình sẽ về Việt Nam." Nhưng bỏ trợ cấp cho sinh viên  Từ lâu nay, các sinh viên đến Pháp nếu phải thuê chỗ ở để đi học đều được Quỹ Trợ Cấp Gia Đình (CAF) hỗ trợ tiền thuê nhà, có khi lên tới 50% số tiền phải trả hàng tháng. Tuy nhiên, chính phủ Pháp thông báo kể từ ngày 01/07 năm nay, các sinh viên quốc tế ngoài EU sẽ không còn được nhận khoản trợ cấp nhà ở này nữa. Chỉ những sinh viên có học bổng, có hợp đồng lao động, hợp đồng học nghề hoặc hợp đồng đào tạo nghề, cũng như sinh viên tị nạn mới được tiếp tục nhận trợ cấp này. Khi được hỏi việc Pháp cắt trợ cấp nhà ở ảnh hưởng thế nào đến cuộc sống, bạn Linh cho biết : "Nếu không có CAF thì tiền nhà của mình đã khoảng 500-600, nghĩa là khá là khó để mà chi trả được các khoản tiền cả cho việc học và việc sinh hoạt. Mình nghĩ sẽ phải thắt lưng buộc bụng, không đi đâu hết. Tuy nhiên vẫn sẽ có những khoản mà mình không dự trù được, những lúc như thế thì mình vẫn cần sự giúp đỡ của gia đình. Mình còn được gia đình hỗ trợ khá nhiều. Trong khi đó bạn cùng nhà của mình còn không nhận được nhiều hỗ trợ từ gia đình và cũng không thể đi làm thêm nhiều do lịch học không cho phép. Nên bạn ấy hầu như phải dựa vào các hội hỗ trợ sinh viên của trường, của thành phố. Bạn ấy sẽ đi xin đồ ăn được hỗ trợ mỗi tuần như thế để sống. Mình nghĩ là không chỉ các sinh viên Việt Nam mà cả các sinh viên quốc tế cũng sẽ gặp khó khăn với mức tăng học phí và bị cắt giảm các hỗ trợ xã hội." Trả lời kênh LPC ngày 29/06, bộ trưởng bộ Nhà ở của Pháp, ông Vincent Jeanbrun đã biện minh cho biện pháp này bằng cách đưa ra "các thỏa thuận có đi có lại". Theo đó, khi sinh viên Pháp học tập tại một quốc gia cho phép họ tiếp cận hỗ trợ nhà ở, sinh viên từ quốc gia này cũng sẽ được chính phủ Pháp hỗ trợ. Tuy nhiên điều đáng nói là loại thỏa thuận này tồn tại chủ yếu giữa các nước châu Âu, còn các nước ngoài khối thì ít hơn nhiều.  Đối mặt với khoản nợ công khổng lồ, ưu tiên của chính phủ Pháp hiện nay là tiết kiệm ngân sách. Theo ông Jeanbrun, việc bỏ hỗ trợ nhà ở đối với những sinh viên không phải công dân châu Âu có thể mang lại 200 triệu euro một năm cho nước Pháp. Ngược lại, các tổ chức hỗ trợ sinh viên lên án chính sách "phân biệt đối xử", một bước tiến nữa hướng tới khái niệm "ưu tiên quốc tịch" mà phe cực hữu ưa chuộng, vốn chủ trương hạn chế quyền tiếp cận hỗ trợ nhà ở cho sinh viên nước ngoài. Manon Moret, tổng thư ký hội sinh viên tại Pháp UNEF, phản đối : "Đây là cách nhượng bộ trước những yêu cầu của phe cực hữu, những người đã tìm cách áp đặt chúng trong nhiều năm và giờ đây ngay cả trong một chính phủ không tự coi mình là cực hữu".  Từ việc tăng mức chứng minh tài chính, tăng học phí đến giảm trợ cấp, chính phủ Pháp dường như đã "bớt" hào phóng với sinh viên ngoài khối EU. Đối mặt với các khoản nợ khổng lồ, nước Pháp loay hoay tìm cách cắt giảm ngân sách. Tuy nhiên, điều này cũng khiến cuộc sống của các sinh viên nước ngoài tại đây trở nên khó khăn hơn, đồng thời phần nào khiến Pháp trở nên kém hấp dẫn hơn trong mắt sinh viên quốc tế. 

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The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is flabbergasted by EuroSki. Donate to my brain transplant fund to make me more smarter:WhoIain Martin, founder and host of UK-based The Ski Podcast. YouTube here. This is Iain's second appearance on The Storm:Interview dateSeptember 24, 2026Why I interviewed himIf, like me, you're a U.S. American SnoSportSkier, you may find European skiing more than a little baffling. More than 4,000 ski areas spread over dozens of countries with their dozens of languages. Trams and gondolas pop skyward from every other corner in Switzerland or the Pyrenees or Slovenia, as numerous as the strip-mall vape shops and Jesus-Knows-You're-Watching-Porn billboards defecating all over America's roads. The trail markings in Europe are all different colors. Why is no one skiing off the groomers? Who stole all the trees? Why is every ski lift either a tram that looks CGI'd to transport Storm Troopers to a fictional Star Wars Cloud City or a T-bar that looks as though it was hammered together by Yohan in between sheep shearings? Why is the food good and the alcohol cheap? Why do lift tickets not cost more than a semester's tuition at Cornell? And, most baffling of all as we contemplate the growing presence of EuroSki on U.S.-based multimountain passes, why is every ski resort actually 10 or 15 or 100 different ski areas stapled together as the Valley of Grand Domaine de Les Skis?I wish I could be more helpful in answering these questions. So far, I have not been very helpful. I felt like I could get away with just pointing and laughing as Vail and Alterra added a handful of big-time European ski resorts to their rosters, but the numbers have rapidly spiraled: check out the number of Euro ski areas that have joined Epic, Ikon, and Indy since 2018:At first I tried to keep up, but I just sort of surrendered after 2025. I did manage write-ups of Epic Pass additions in Austria, and new Ikon partners in Italy and France, but I never got past more than cursory acknowledgements of Indy's massive haul of Euro partners from Turkey up through the Alps core to Scotland. And I thought, “OK how many gigantic resorts can they have over there it's gotta stop soon right?” But they just kept coming like kaijū in Pacific Rim. The pass-by-pass totals headed into winter 2026-27 are shocking:Here's a country-by-country breakdown that's a bit easier to read:And here's the detailed roster - not all the lifts are filled in because shoot me:This chart is the European equivalent of American college football rankings. It makes no sense, but it must be fun because so many people do it, right?I tried to make a map but it sorta sucks so I'm going to keep trying. I did use the map as a visual aide in the podcast, which is also and always available in audio-only. But if you want to watch above or on YouTube, our conversation will make marginally more sense as I scroll around beneath Iain's narrative.TranscriptsThere are two transcripts. Both are generated by robots. Both are helpful and defective in their own unique ways. I do not proofread either of them.Transcript 1: Click the “transcript” button at the top of this article. You can only see this transcript on a computer. Because I don't know why exactly but everything is getting better and dumber all at once it seems. Anyway, this is the transcript that the robots create when I upload the podcast to the internet. The cool thing about it is that you can click on any block of text and the audio will teleport there instantly. The uncool thing about this transcript is that it does not indicate who is talking at any given moment. Transcript 2: You can read this below. This is the transcript that Zoom creates as we record the podcast. The cool thing about this transcript is that it indicates who is talking at any given moment. The uncool thing about this transcript is that the timestamps do not match the audio. Also, you cannot click on this text to move to the associated point in the audio.ZoomStuart Winchester: My guest today is the founder and host of The Ski Podcast, a UK-based show that just published its 327th episode.00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:56.000Stuart Winchester: He's also a freelance journalist writing for national and specialized press and the owner of a digital marketing consultancy for snow sports. Ian Martin is my guest. He is a good friend of the storm. He has been on the show before and he is here today to help us make sense of Europe. Ian, how you doing today?00:07:57.000 --> 00:08:02.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: I am really well, Stuart. It's really nice to see you, and thank you for inviting me onto the show.00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:07.000Stuart Winchester: Before we get started, what do you got lined up for this winter? When do you start skiing?00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:23.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: My personal first trip will be out to Les Des Alpes ski resort in France, which I'll be doing in early December. But I will actually be skiing not next weekend, but the one after in one of our indoor snow slopes.00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:24.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:08:23.000 --> 00:08:28.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: in the UK. I'll be skiing in the snowy center, Manchester, so I'll get to get my skis on.00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:28.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, cool.00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:40.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, that'll be a lot of fun. Yeah, we have the one right over in New Jersey. I was supposed to go a couple of… a couple weeks ago, but I… something came up, and I wasn't able to make it. Alright, so Ian, let me set this up for the listeners.00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:42.000Stuart Winchester: And, and…00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:54.000Stuart Winchester: as a baseline for what we're dealing with here. So, US-based passes, meaning Epic, Icon, and Indy. There's also one on Mountain Collective, but it overlaps with… there's two on Mountain Collective that overlap with Icon, so I'.00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:59.000Stuart Winchester: So they have added a total of 61 destinations.00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:00.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Mm-hmm.00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:02.000Stuart Winchester: in 14 European countries.00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:04.000Stuart Winchester: 13 of those are on Epic.00:09:04.000 --> 00:09:06.000Stuart Winchester: Nine are on icon.00:09:06.000 --> 00:09:18.000Stuart Winchester: 39 are on Indy. Uh, so… some of those are unlimited on Epic, some you get 5 days, some you get 7. Icon's a pretty standard 7 days, or 5 days, even with the base pass. Indy is 2 days at each.00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:22.000Stuart Winchester: Uh, 20 of those destinations are in Austria.00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:31.000Stuart Winchester: 12 are in Switzerland. Uh, 8 are in France, and they're all over the place, but those are the countries with the most. So let me… I wanna actually…00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:33.000Stuart Winchester: Share on my screen.00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:38.000Stuart Winchester: a map that I made that could help us as a little guide, although it's not a…00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:42.000Stuart Winchester: It's not a great map, but I will…00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:46.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, okay. Can you, can you see the map?00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:51.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: I… can see the map, yes.00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:52.000Stuart Winchester: Okay, yeah, I couldn't figure out how to make the…00:09:52.000 --> 00:10:04.000Stuart Winchester: Uh, let me just explain this at a high level. So, I couldn't figure out how to make the text smaller, it's very much a work in progress, but, uh, blue is, uh, the names of the ski areas are by country.00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:19.000Stuart Winchester: And the names of the icons are bypassed. So when you zoom down to Austria, it's Epic, Epic, Indy. Uh, Indy's red, Icon's yellow, uh, Epic is blue. This is one where it really helps to watch the video. If not, we'll explain it, and you don't have to.00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:34.000Stuart Winchester: be watching to understand everything. So, uh, looking at this, Ian, and putting aside my, uh, crappy map design skills, and looking at the full of Europe, from above, from space, as we can do in the future here, uh, where do you even start?00:10:35.000 --> 00:10:53.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Well, firstly, I've got to congratulate you on your data. It's just amazing. When you read out all of the different resorts, and the number of countries, and the number of resorts in each country, I've got one of your spreadsheets printed out here, and it's already changed since then. So, staying up to date the whole time is really quite incredible.00:10:53.000 --> 00:11:06.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: how you manage… how you manage to do that. Um, it is, uh, amazing. In… in respect of the map, there's obviously a lot of ski areas on there, and probably this is going to be better for someone as a research tool.00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:55.000Stuart Winchester: Yep.00:11:06.000 --> 00:11:15.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Now, you mentioned that there are 61 countries in total, 61 ski areas in total that are covered on those different passes.00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:12.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:18.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And I was thinking about…00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:34.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: what is the best way to kind of go into getting a sense for maybe which ones you should visit? Obviously, it's going to be different for everybody, depending on what kind of pass they have, and I know some people have more than one pass, but I thought that maybe a useful way to do it might be to think of.00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:37.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Let's say the hero trip.00:11:36.000 --> 00:11:38.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:41.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Then maybe somewhere you might go.00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:56.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: for a week, and then somewhere that you might visit if you were… if you were touring, or possibly if you're over for work, and you happen to be roughly in that area to give people a sense of, you know, where it might be worth doing a little side trip to while they were doing that.00:11:55.000 --> 00:11:56.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:11:56.000 --> 00:12:03.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: So if you are happy with that structure, I could work from that. Okay, cool.00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:01.000Stuart Winchester: I love it.00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:03.000Stuart Winchester: Full speed ahead. Let's do it.00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:06.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Okay, cool. So, I think…00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:26.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: We've seen more Americans coming over to Europe over the last few years, and that is to do with these. That is to do with the passes. No, it's a pleasure. I mean, I talk to everybody when I'm on a chairlift or in a gondola, and if I hear someone who's from the States or maybe from Canada, I'm always interested to know, you know, why they've come over, and predominantly it's because.00:12:11.000 --> 00:12:12.000Stuart Winchester: Sorry.00:12:21.000 --> 00:12:22.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:12:25.000 --> 00:12:26.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:12:26.000 --> 00:12:46.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: they've got the passes. And, you know, I spent a lot of time in Chamonix last winter, and evidently you get a lot of people in Chamonix. Chamonix is one of the ones on the Icon Pass, I believe, as is Zermatt. Now, Chamonix and Zermatt are two amazing destinations. They really are fantastic. You can see them, actually, on the map that you've got in the video now.00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:32.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:12:36.000 --> 00:12:38.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:46.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:54.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: They're quite close to each other. They're probably about two and a half hours by car apart. You could fly into Geneva for both of them.00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:51.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm, okay.00:12:53.000 --> 00:12:55.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:12:54.000 --> 00:13:01.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: They are fantastic resorts, fantastic destinations. They're my two favorites in Europe.00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:01.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:13:01.000 --> 00:13:02.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:13:01.000 --> 00:13:20.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But they're not necessarily going to be suitable for everyone. And the reason I say that is Chamonix is incredible. It's in the middle of a very dramatic valley. You have Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, at 4,800 meters on one side. You can take the Aguille de Midi.00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:21.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:13:20.000 --> 00:13:35.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Which is the lift that goes up to 3,800 roughly meters. And ski the Valley Blanche from there. Lots of people will have, you know, heard of that very famous off-piste run. It's incredible just to go up to the Aguirre de Midi.00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:26.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:31.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:49.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But in terms of the ski areas itself, they're very disparate. They're not connected, uh, in the same way as we might come onto the Three Valleys, uh, you know, shortly. So…00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:42.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:13:42.000 --> 00:13:44.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:48.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:13:49.000 --> 00:14:00.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: you've got to put in a bit of legwork if you're going to go to Chamonix. The connections between them generally involve getting a bus, and even if you're staying right in the center of town, you've got to get a bus.00:13:51.000 --> 00:13:52.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: or maybe a train from one end of the valley to ski the five different areas that you have in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. And I think…00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:03.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:11.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And I'm not 100%, I'm not the expert on the icon passes, but…00:14:09.000 --> 00:14:11.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, thank you.00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:26.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: The Icon Pass only covers the lifts that are in that area. There's also a couple of areas which are included on your map there, actually, Megeve and Les Contamines. You can get a lift ticket in Chamonix when I stay there that covers all of those.00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:21.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:28.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:29.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And you can ski over there as well.00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:48.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, so Mijeve, I'm sorry to interrupt, but Mijeve has been added to the Icon Pass, but it took me so long to sort out even what that meant when they said Mijeve, and even Icon Pass themselves didn't seem to know. We'll get to that mess in a little bit, but Mijeve is on the Icon Pass, uh, you know, along with Shamani, and those are separate buckets of days.00:14:29.000 --> 00:14:31.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh so.00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:32.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yep.00:14:48.000 --> 00:14:52.000Stuart Winchester: Then, like in Tammany, which is part of Mijav, is also on Indy.00:14:52.000 --> 00:15:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, exactly. Megeve isn't really part of Chamonix, but it is covered on that very big pass that you can buy. My point being really that Chamonix is fantastic. It's an amazing town. It has an incredible history.00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:01.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:06.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:15:07.000 --> 00:15:21.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It's where the first Winter Olympic Games are in 1924. You can get really close to, uh, Mont Blanc. You could ski the Vallee Blanche. There are lots and lots of options for, uh, high mountain skiing, but for a more recreational skier.00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:27.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: it's perhaps not as good. If we look at Zermatt, another one, yes, yep.00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:39.000Stuart Winchester: Okay, so let me pause one moment on Chamonix first. So, I want to point out, the Icon Pass, for whatever reason, does not cover the Algo de Midi, or whatever, I'm sure I pronounced it wrong, the big tram. How important is it to just pony up, buy that tram ride anyway?00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:35.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yes, okay.00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:47.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, I mean, we had… we stayed out there for 2 months last winter, and we had lots of friends come to visit us, and with all of them.00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:44.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:47.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:15:47.000 --> 00:15:56.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: we recommended that you go up there. It really is something quite special, being so high, so close to.00:15:56.000 --> 00:16:14.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Mont Blanc itself, but also just for the type of visitors we had, who weren't really expert skiers, to get an insight into the high mountain, because you do see skiers who are heading off down the Valley Blanche, and the Valley Blanche is a relatively accessible off-piste run with a guide.00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:07.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:31.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: but other skiers who are doing much more hardcore stuff, or climbers who are up there, who are practicing their mountaineering skills. And if you go up the Aguirre de Midi, you get an insight to all of that. I mean, I met some of your American friends who were over, who were.00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:20.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:46.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Really going for it, going down the Cosmic. When I met them, going up with some friends to the Aguirre-Midi, they were on their second ascent of the day. They'd already gone up, done the Valley Blanche, come back up, and then they were on their way down Cosmic to stay in a refuge for the night.00:16:35.000 --> 00:16:36.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:41.000Stuart Winchester: Yes.00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:48.000Stuart Winchester: Of course, yeah.00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:51.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: I really would recommend it. And yes, it is expensive.00:16:51.000 --> 00:17:03.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: it could even be worth just buying that Montblanc Unlimited ticket in advance, because it's dynamic pricing. It's one of those things where if you buy it in advance, it's less expensive than buying it on the day.00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:57.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:09.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm. And Mont Blanc, just for my listeners, is, I believe, the tallest mountain in Europe.00:17:09.000 --> 00:17:14.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, highest mountain in Western Europe. I think it's 4,810 meters.00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:12.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, okay.00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:17.000Stuart Winchester: All right, so over to Zermatt.00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:33.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Zermatt, I worked a season there as well. Absolutely beautiful place. Zermatt Matterhorn, as it's known. The Matterhorn is the standout attraction. It is just an incredible looking mountain.00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:27.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:43.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: The village itself, in my opinion, very pretty. Lots of traditional chalets, traditional buildings.00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:39.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:17:43.000 --> 00:17:55.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: they have controlled development of it. It's not full of skyscrapers. Without going into the details, there was a proposal to build, you know, one recently that really got it dampened down pretty quickly.00:17:47.000 --> 00:17:49.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:17:55.000 --> 00:18:02.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: You can only get there by train. It's a car-free resort, which adds to the charm as well.00:18:00.000 --> 00:18:02.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:18:03.000 --> 00:18:12.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: really, I would say, if… the only negatives are that it's quite expensive. It is one of the most expensive destinations in Europe.00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:28.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: There are a lot of, uh, visitors, a bit like Chamonix, who go there not necessarily to ski, but because they want to go and see the Matterhorn, in the same way that you could go up the Agua de Midi in Chamonix. There's a Gornergrat, uh, cog railway.00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:17.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:20.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:27.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:46.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: which will take you up, uh, to a fantastic view looking over, uh, the Matterhorn. So, I guess you're competing a little bit with the non-skiers. The ski area itself is better connected than Chamonix. It goes up high. You've also got lifts of skiing up to 3,800 meters.00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:43.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:49.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: at the Klein Matterhorn area.00:18:49.000 --> 00:19:03.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: typically they have summer skiing there as well. It's actually closed this summer for a little while because of the weather, but, you know, it's so high, and because of the glacier, they can offer skiing all year round. So, I really do love Zermatt.00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:56.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:05.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: The only negative would be…00:19:05.000 --> 00:19:16.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: it's expensive, you know, you just gotta face up to that fact if you want to go there, but it has a cachet and a feel to it that I just, uh, love.00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:11.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:34.000Stuart Winchester: And one thing this map doesn't show is it does interconnect with Turbinia, which is now on Icon Pass, but separate days. So once you cross, if you use the day of Zermatt, even if it's the same day, you cross into Turbinia, you're using another Icon Pass day. It doesn't really matter for most Americans who are visiting anyway.00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:39.000Stuart Winchester: But what do you think about Slovenia? Is it worth it to pop over there?00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:47.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, well, interesting you should mention that. So I picked Chamonix and Zermatt as the first two because they are the most well-known.00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:44.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:48.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:19:47.000 --> 00:20:02.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But it's not strictly necessary to go to those two places and base yourself there. And you mentioned that, uh, you know, Cervinia is on… did you… did you say Cervinia is on… sorry, which pass again?00:19:53.000 --> 00:19:55.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:20:01.000 --> 00:20:05.000Stuart Winchester: So, it's on ICON, and the reason I didn't have it…00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:06.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah. Okay.00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:12.000Stuart Winchester: called out. It's under Valle de Oesta, Italy, so that includes, uh, Pila, it includes, uh…00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:09.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yep.00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:10.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yep.00:20:13.000 --> 00:20:19.000Stuart Winchester: Slovenia, it includes Cormier, it includes some other ones, but I made the map fast.00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:17.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yep.00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:35.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, Stuart, you are… you are very well, uh, informed. You're right. I mean, you can see it on the map that we're looking at below us. You can get from Chamonix to Courmayeur very easily through the Mont Blanc tunnel. It's actually a 22 kilometer tunnel, and we skied over in Courmayeur while we were there. Lots of.00:20:22.000 --> 00:20:24.000Stuart Winchester: Yep.00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:25.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:29.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:20:29.000 --> 00:20:30.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:20:31.000 --> 00:20:33.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, wow.00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:36.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:50.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Chamonix, people who are based in Chamonix do go over there, because, uh, although the ski area is limited, there are more trees over there, you know, on a bad weather day, it's a really good place to ski, and it's included on the Mont Blanc Unlimited Pass. And Courmayeur is right at the top.00:20:38.000 --> 00:20:39.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:20:42.000 --> 00:20:44.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:49.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:59.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: of the Aosta Valley. So where that little yellow, uh, icon is, underneath where it says Val de Aosta, is Courmayeur.00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:53.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:20:57.000 --> 00:20:58.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:20:58.000 --> 00:21:00.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:09.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But the Cormier… if I understand it correctly, then, all of the Aosta Valley resorts are included on the Icon Pass. So, as you say, Cormier… Cormier…00:21:05.000 --> 00:21:07.000Stuart Winchester: Correct.00:21:09.000 --> 00:21:26.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It's quite a shishi kind of resort. You'll find lots of Milanese and Turinese will go up there for the weekend. There are lots of very smart shops in the little high street there. There's some very, very good restaurants up there.00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:43.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: The ski area is not as big, probably, you know, 50km, two, three days for a, you know, a good advanced skier would be sufficient to ski a lot of it. But you can get access up to the Vallee Blanche from the Italian side as well.00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:30.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:35.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:21:42.000 --> 00:21:44.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:59.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And that lift was upgraded a few years ago. And it's very, very impressive. It's much more modern than the Aguirre de Midi. And it has, you know, museums at the mid station and at the top station, which explore the history of mountaineering in the area.00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:49.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:52.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:21:59.000 --> 00:22:05.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: So, I would actually say that if someone's, you know, looking to stay.00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: For a week.00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:19.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: and they have an Icon Pass, that the Ossa Valley could be a really good choice. If you had a car as well, because you can then explore Courmayeur, and then you mentioned Chavinha.00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:13.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:18.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:20.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:22:19.000 --> 00:22:34.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: So, uh, slightly further down the valley, uh, and then up the hill, you mentioned that Shavinia links with Zermatt, and Shavinia is a really good resort. It's high, uh, it has.00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:23.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:29.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:31.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, thank you.00:22:34.000 --> 00:22:45.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Quite wide pistes, quite flattering type of skiing. It has Italian cuisine, as all of the Aosta Valley does. Much.00:22:36.000 --> 00:22:37.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:55.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: more affordable than Zermatt, but you could ski over to Zermatt for the day and ski the Zermatt area, uh, as well.00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:49.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:22:49.000 --> 00:22:50.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:22:55.000 --> 00:23:02.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: So, Chavinha, you know, is great. There's also a smaller resort called La Tuile, uh, in the Aosta Valley as well, which…00:22:59.000 --> 00:23:00.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:09.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: it is worth a day or two. That actually links over to a French resort called La Rozier. I doubt.00:23:09.000 --> 00:23:21.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: that would be included, and I don't see it on your list. Uh, and what I do see included a bit further down, we're moving around the map quite a lot, there is an area called Monterosa.00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:22.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:28.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: which is on the Aosta Valley as well. Uh, and there's two areas there called Gressenet.00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:25.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:23:28.000 --> 00:23:41.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: uh, and Alanya, and the skiing in both of those, I believe, is included, uh, within that. And, uh, you know, in Gressenet, uh, and Alanya, there's some quite advanced skiing there, up in Monterosa.00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:41.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:53.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: um, some really good, you know, off-piste, uh, challenging skiing, and in fact, you can do heli-skiing out of those areas. Heli-skiing is banned in France, but it's legal in Italy, so you can ski, and it'.00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:48.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, wow.00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:51.000Stuart Winchester: Oh.00:23:53.000 --> 00:24:04.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: legal in Switzerland as well, but you can ski out of Alanya, and heliski up to the mountain called Monterosa, and, uh, you know, access some amazing off-piste from there.00:23:57.000 --> 00:23:58.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:22.000Stuart Winchester: That's incredible. I, you know, for a while, Google Maps took that. I'm looking at the map here and I changed the settings so that the lifts show up. And for a while, Google Maps had taken them off and now they've added them back on. And so you can just really get to see the scale of what's going on in Europe. And I know what Americans are going to want to do.00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:29.000Stuart Winchester: when they look at Chamonix. They're going to want to take the Algomenidae up, and they're going to try to ski down into Italy. Is.00:24:29.000 --> 00:24:50.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, I mean, it is possible. Quite literally, if you did that to the Aguirre de Midi, you could ski, you'd have to ski tour up slightly, and then you could ski down. I wouldn't suggest doing that without a guide. You know, it is feasible to do it, and when last time I went up the, uh, the lift from the Courmayeur side, I saw tracks below.00:24:31.000 --> 00:24:32.000Stuart Winchester: Yes.00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:34.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:39.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:41.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:46.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:24:50.000 --> 00:25:04.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: but it's not a straightforward route. Cormier's 1,200 meters, you know, you can get snow all the way to the bottom, but yeah, it's possible, but definitely, you know, take a guide, I would suggest.00:24:56.000 --> 00:24:57.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:11.000Stuart Winchester: Right. All right, so let's continue with the hero trip here. Where next, Ian?00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:25.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, well, again, if you're thinking about, you know, some of the great resorts in Europe, I'm actually going to pick St. Anton in Austria next, because that is listed on the spreadsheet I'm looking at as Skjalberg.00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:16.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:20.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:25:24.000 --> 00:25:25.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:27.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:28.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: On the epic, on the epic pass.00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:34.000Stuart Winchester: Right. Yeah. Everything has 10 names there. That's another, that's another reason I, we needed you on here. Um.00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:33.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah. Well…00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:41.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, Ski… Ski Aalberg is… so, let's just have a look at where you are. It's gonna be slightly to the, uh, west.00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:39.000Stuart Winchester: There it is. There it is. I found it.00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:59.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, there you go, Ski Aalberg. So, Ski Aalberg… Aalberg is, like, a region of Austria that sits within Tyrol, one of the, uh, the cantons, and in fact, that is quite good, the level that you've got it at right there. You can see, just on the video that I'm looking at, uh, at the moment.00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:44.000Stuart Winchester: Okay, there we go.00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:48.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:51.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:25:53.000 --> 00:25:55.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:25:59.000 --> 00:26:13.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: That you've got St. Anton is sitting almost underneath where it says Ski Aalberg. It's pretty easy to get to.00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:11.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:26:13.000 --> 00:26:25.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: you can get there… you can fly into either Innsbruck, or you can fly into Zurich. For, you know, I typically travel by train, but, you know, from both of those, it's about an hour and a half or so by train.00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:20.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:26:25.000 --> 00:26:26.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:26:25.000 --> 00:26:33.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, roughly, uh, transfer time. A really good train station in St. Anton. And St. Anton…00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:40.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: is an amazing destination. I was lucky enough to learn to ski there, you know, when I was a kid.00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:37.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:50.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And I think what… it ticks a lot of boxes. It does have, uh, maybe contrary to some people's impressions, amazing food.00:26:50.000 --> 00:26:51.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:26:50.000 --> 00:27:01.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: There's, like, a Michelin-star restaurant at the mid-station, just above a resort, which is, you know, well worth checking out. But lots of resorts, lots of restaurants in the town as well.00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:54.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:26:57.000 --> 00:26:59.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:03.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Has legendary apres ski.00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:04.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:12.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: There are two bars located opposite each other, which some listeners may have heard of, called the Crazy Kangaroo.00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:09.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:12.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:14.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And the moose avert.00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:15.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:29.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And these are, like, legendary at the end of the day. Skiers will go there, they'll be dancing on the tables, they'll be, uh, you know, knocking back whatever they can, and then skiing down very, very carefully.00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:18.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:26.000Stuart Winchester: Yes.00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:44.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, to the resort, the remaining, kind of, 500 meters or so. They do actually encourage people to get a bus back, uh, now, uh, if you can, because there is a little bit of a history of… of accidents, but those two, you know, have amazing apres ski.00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:34.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:27:35.000 --> 00:27:37.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:42.000Stuart Winchester: Yes.00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:45.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:27:44.000 --> 00:28:00.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Really good restaurants, but the ski area is fantastic. Ski Aalberg covers all of the resorts in that area. On the level of maps on at the moment, you can see over to the left, there's an area called St. Christoph. You can link over to St. Christoph.00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:08.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: you can link over to Steuben, quite easy to ski over there, and then just to the north of the map, as we're looking at it at the moment, will be Lech.00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:09.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:17.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: which is also part of Ski Aalberg. You know, you can stay in Lech. I tend to favor St. Anton, there's a lot more going on. Lech is a bit…00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:12.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:17.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:33.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: how can I put it? Posher, quite frankly. You know, frequented by the Dutch royal family and, uh, and others. You know, the British royal family historically used to go there as well. You can actually ski on Ski Arburg all the way up to that town called.00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:21.000Stuart Winchester: Okay, okay.00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:31.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:28:33.000 --> 00:28:43.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Vaath, or Vaath, which is right at the top of the map. That is a very long day, and the connections to there are quite difficult. But it is a…00:28:34.000 --> 00:28:35.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, gosh.00:28:36.000 --> 00:28:38.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:44.000Stuart Winchester: You can ski from there to…00:28:44.000 --> 00:28:59.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, you could ski between there and St. Anton and back in a single day. You can get a certificate if you follow the whole route and do it. But it is a very large ski area. But St. Anton itself, really brilliant place to base yourself.00:28:44.000 --> 00:28:46.000Stuart Winchester: You're saying, wow.00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:48.000Stuart Winchester: Jeez.00:28:51.000 --> 00:28:52.000Stuart Winchester: Unbelievable.00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:53.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:28:58.000 --> 00:29:00.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:06.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: you know, lift connections are really good, the resort is really good, and, you know, that would be one of the reasons I would suggest that.00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:14.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And just another kind of equivalent destination for the hero trip. Oh, sorry. Go on. Go on. Yes.00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:18.000Stuart Winchester: Let me just pause and ask you one question about Ahlberg. So, you know, again, Americans are…00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:34.000Stuart Winchester: And that's, I don't want to mean to speak for the whole nation, but they tend to fall into the checklist trap where they're just trying to get to everything. Would you recommend trying to ski from here to there, or would you recommend settling in, kind of enjoying a day at each, or maybe just.00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:27.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Hmm.00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:38.000Stuart Winchester: Seeing where the day takes you, not worrying about all the lifts.00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:53.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: I mean, I would only do that for a long way to go. I mean, it's quite a long way to go to Lech and back for the day. And there is a lot of really good skiing in St. Anton. I actually tend to favor the St. Christoph Steuben.00:29:42.000 --> 00:29:44.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:50.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:29:53.000 --> 00:30:09.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: area, because it doesn't get skied as much as some of the other areas, and there's a lot to ski there, so you can have peace to yourself, whereas it might be much busier closer to St. Anton. There's actually another area you can see with the lifts that you've got there going slightly south.00:29:57.000 --> 00:29:58.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:10.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:24.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: from St. Anton, that goes to an area called Rendle, which is part of the Ski Arburg area. And, you know, Rendle is another really good ski area that's often underskied. I mean, you could spend a day skiing over there on its own.00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:16.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:30:24.000 --> 00:30:30.000Stuart Winchester: Is… is that… is that part of Ski Aalberg? On the Epic Pass? It is? Okay. Okay.00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:31.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's part of Schiberg as well, yeah.00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:37.000Stuart Winchester: Okay, great. All right. Anwar, you were gonna tell us about another, I think, Austrian destination.00:30:35.000 --> 00:30:39.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, I was gonna go the other… the other very obvious, I would say.00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:39.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:30:39.000 --> 00:30:40.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Um…00:30:41.000 --> 00:30:44.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Big destination is Verbier.00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:47.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Which I believe is also on the Epic Pass.00:30:46.000 --> 00:30:48.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:58.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, so Verbier's in Switzerland, quite close to Chamonix. You can drive between Chamonix and Verbier in an hour and a quarter. Again, you'd fly into Geneva.00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:50.000Stuart Winchester: Ah, yeah, let's…00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:53.000Stuart Winchester: Okay. Oh, there it is.00:30:53.000 --> 00:30:55.000Stuart Winchester: Yep.00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:56.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:30:58.000 --> 00:30:59.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:30:58.000 --> 00:31:14.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: really easy to get to from Geneva. You can actually get the train all the way from Geneva Airport direct to the town at the bottom of Verbier, which is called Le Chapelle, and then they have a gondola, which, uh… which you guys call a tram, I think, or, uh…00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:07.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, wow.00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:09.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:31:12.000 --> 00:31:14.000Stuart Winchester: There.00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:25.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: it's a bubble lift, however you want to term it, that goes directly from the valley floor, connects directly out of the railway station and up into Verbier.00:31:16.000 --> 00:31:17.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:26.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:28.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And, you know, Verbier…00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:43.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Brilliant resort. Such an amazing ski area. It's actually listed on there as a Catra Valley, the Four Valleys, and that's because it also includes several other resorts as well, which are called, I think, Lazu… you can just about see them. Lazuma, Nonda.00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:30.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, okay.00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:37.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:48.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: and Vaesuna, which are just slightly to the north there.00:31:48.000 --> 00:32:00.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, so they're all included in that area. It's a big ski area, but Verbier has a lot going on. Uh, again, you know, good apres ski, really good, uh, restaurants, uh, but.00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:52.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:31:54.000 --> 00:31:55.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Particularly for the more advanced skiers, there's some incredible off-piste there. You know, you can…00:32:07.000 --> 00:32:12.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: um… go off… off the back from the top of Mon4.00:32:11.000 --> 00:32:13.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:28.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: with a guide, just again, and there's a huge area that can open up there. You can also do heli skiing out of Verbier to access some of the other peaks around there, but you can stay in the inbounds area and still ski a lot of really good off-piste.00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:34.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It's high as well, you know, the resort itself is 1600 meters, and I think it goes up to.00:32:35.000 --> 00:32:45.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: 3… 2… I'm not 100% sure about that, but certainly high. So, you know, you have regular snow. I mean, I skied there in the last week of…00:32:45.000 --> 00:32:47.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: April last year.00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:48.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:32:47.000 --> 00:33:02.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: and there was still plenty of snow. Um, it's, you know, it's expensive. It's not quite as expensive as, uh, Zermatt. It doesn't have the view of the Matterhorn, but it is one of the world's best ski resorts, for sure.00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:56.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:14.000Stuart Winchester: So that's on Epic Pass, and it's, you know, Vail has purchased a couple of ski areas at Kranz, Montana, and Andermatt-Suderun, and it's also… the Epic Pass is unlimited on DeSantis, which is right.00:33:14.000 --> 00:33:23.000Stuart Winchester: contiguous with the Entermeister Druun. If you have the Epic Pass, is it worth trying to do a trip with all of those, or is Verbier enough?00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:32.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And Verbier's definitely enough for a whole week. If you had a car, Cro-Montana isn't very far away, it would probably only take you…00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:28.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:45.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: you know, an hour and a bit… I'm gonna say an hour and a quarter, perhaps, to, uh, get there. Cremontana's a big area in itself. It's, um… you know, I've skied there on many occasions, and I really like it. It's not… I've been there…00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:36.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:40.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:33:45.000 --> 00:33:47.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: On a family holiday.00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:48.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Whereas…00:33:48.000 --> 00:34:05.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: I would go to Verbier because I like to ski kind of, uh, steep and off-piste, uh, you know, with a guide. And probably it's too expensive to take a family to. Cromontana is, uh, you know, a bit more, uh, affordable. I mean, it's still a very smart, uh, resort.00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:54.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:06.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:13.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But if you wanted to explore, you could go there. Amount is a bit more of a stretch in terms of distance.00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:14.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:18.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: You know, if you were on a tour, and you're an Epic Pass holder, you could take it in.00:34:18.000 --> 00:34:33.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Now, I'm also a fan of Andermatt. I've been there several times, uh, as well. Again, probably go to Zurich for Andermatt. You can get the train from Zurich in about an hour and a half, something like that. And it's a really interesting story, uh, Andermatt. You know, it used to be…00:34:25.000 --> 00:34:26.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:34:33.000 --> 00:34:43.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Its location is strategically significant in the middle of several valleys. So at once upon a time, it used to be an army base.00:34:43.000 --> 00:34:55.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And then, when the army, uh, withdrew, it kind of went into decline for a long time. And it was bought by, uh, the area was brought by a property developer.00:34:49.000 --> 00:34:50.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:34:55.000 --> 00:35:08.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And ultimately, he built it up, and more recently, Vale Resorts have taken that over. And so there's a lot of new accommodations, some incredibly nice restaurants. Again, more Michelin stars there. I've got a feeling…00:35:08.000 --> 00:35:14.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It might have the highest number of Michelin stars per capita for any.00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:16.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: town in the world.00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:26.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, and the skiing itself, you know, again, I've been there with a guide, there's some excellent off-piste skiing, but there's, you know, a good amount of on-piste skiing as well.00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:29.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It's a really, it's really appealing area.00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:35.000Stuart Winchester: So you mentioned having a guide many times, and I think that's, you know, in…00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:33.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Heh.00:35:35.000 --> 00:35:45.000Stuart Winchester: in North America, we generally only hire guides when we're going outside of the resort, and a lot of folks don't even do it then, if they're confident in their own avalanche.00:35:45.000 --> 00:36:00.000Stuart Winchester: capabilities. In general, everything within resort boundaries in North America is considered to be patrolled and controlled, meaning they'll do avalanche work, and if it's open, you can go in it without a guide. There's a few exceptions where you need transceivers, etc.00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:13.000Stuart Winchester: That's not really the case in Europe, so just from a mentality standpoint, how should skiers approach this when they're going to some of these hero resorts you're talking about, as far as.00:36:14.000 --> 00:36:18.000Stuart Winchester: Considering a guide in essential versus a luxury.00:36:18.000 --> 00:36:36.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Okay, I wouldn't want to mislead you there. I mean, guides are just on my mind, because I like a lot of backcountry skiing, and therefore, I often, you know, go with them. In bounds, you don't need a guide, absolutely not. You know, you can download the app, or get yourself a peace map, and you can.00:36:21.000 --> 00:36:23.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.00:36:26.000 --> 00:36:27.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:36:36.000 --> 00:36:58.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: go around the place as much as you want, and, uh, you know, it is fully secured, you've got ski patrol, uh, etc, so you don't need to be concerned about that. It just happens that a lot of the places that I've mentioned so far, you know, do have some of those more interesting off-piste options, and I guess it depends a bit on the listener and, you know, what they're, uh, looking for, but you… you don't…00:36:58.000 --> 00:37:06.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: need to have a guide to show you around resorts. I mean, potentially, some of these ski areas are.00:37:03.000 --> 00:37:04.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:13.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: significantly larger than they might come across in North America, and therefore.00:37:11.000 --> 00:37:12.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:37:13.000 --> 00:37:29.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: it could be a good investment to rent someone or to hire someone to show you around. I mean, back in the day, in the 90s, when I was working in the Alps, I worked for British tour operators, and part of my job was showing guests around the mountains and helping them orientate themselves.00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:38.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And that actually is pertinent, because the next resort I wanted, or area I wanted to mention, was Le Trois Vallees, Le Three Valleys.00:37:36.000 --> 00:37:38.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:37:38.000 --> 00:37:40.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Which…00:37:39.000 --> 00:37:41.000Stuart Winchester: Also on Epic Pass.00:37:40.000 --> 00:37:45.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: also is on Epic Pass. Now, the three valleys…00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:53.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: probably has a pretty good awareness amongst the North American market. I mean, it is the world's largest ski area.00:37:50.000 --> 00:37:51.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:37:53.000 --> 00:37:54.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:37:53.000 --> 00:38:01.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: There's 600 kilometers apiece there, and I work four seasons in the three valleys, three in Meribel and one in Courchevel.00:37:56.000 --> 00:37:57.000Stuart Winchester: Peace.00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:59.000Stuart Winchester: Wow.00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:03.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And it is.00:38:03.000 --> 00:38:14.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: magnificent in terms of scale. There is so much skiing you can do there, and, you know, I worked four winters there. Did I ski every single run, you know, during that time? I doubt it.00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:24.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, because you tend to go back and forth across a lot of them. Uh, you know, there is so much that it's gonna take you well more than a week if you wanted to, uh.00:38:18.000 --> 00:38:19.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:38:24.000 --> 00:38:29.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: ski them all, but you could certainly explore the three valleys.00:38:29.000 --> 00:38:39.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: You know, I… it's hard to know exactly which of those destinations to recommend, because it depends on the individuals to…00:38:39.000 --> 00:38:46.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: put it in context, you have three valleys, literally, over, if we were looking on the map, the left-hand side, you would have Courchevel.00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:43.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:38:46.000 --> 00:38:47.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:38:46.000 --> 00:38:49.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: The middle, Maribel.00:38:49.000 --> 00:39:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, and the right-hand side, Val Torrens. I think as we look at the map at the moment, it's the opposite way round. So we can see on the left, you've got Val Torrens at the top. That's the highest ski resort in Europe. It's 2,300 meters itself, the resort. Not high by, like, Colorado standards or something like that, but high by European standards.00:38:51.000 --> 00:38:53.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:38:54.000 --> 00:38:55.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:06.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:08.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:19.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It's above the tree line, uh, you know, it's changed a lot in recent years, but there's a lot of apartment accommodation there, there's a lot of nice four- and five-star hotels up there, uh, as well, but it doesn't have.00:39:13.000 --> 00:39:15.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:39:19.000 --> 00:39:28.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Like, if you were coming to Europe for the first time, it doesn't have the kind of character, the charisma.00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:22.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:39:27.000 --> 00:39:28.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:39:28.000 --> 00:39:43.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: that some other resorts, let's say, like Verbier, or Zermatt, or St. Anton have, because it's modern, you know, it was built in the 1970s, so it's a purpose-built, uh, resort. Also, in that valley slightly lower down, you have Leymanduia, more.00:39:33.000 --> 00:39:35.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:39:43.000 --> 00:39:47.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Prettier, you know, at the bottom, you've got a place called San Martin.00:39:46.000 --> 00:39:48.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:39:47.000 --> 00:39:49.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: The middle valley, Meribel.00:39:49.000 --> 00:40:04.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: that is lots of pretty chocolate box chalets. Uh, you know, I worked 3 years there. It's brilliantly connected. Uh, the resort itself is between 1,400 and 1,800 meters, so it's pretty high.00:39:52.000 --> 00:39:53.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:39:58.000 --> 00:39:59.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:40:05.000 --> 00:40:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And, you know, it's a good…00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:19.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: base, I'd still, if you were thinking about that, I'd still, you know, without wishing to offend any of my friends in Mirabal, and I have very many of them, I'd probably say if you think about a week and you wanted to base yourself somewhere.00:40:19.000 --> 00:40:21.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Maybe Verbier or Saint Anton.00:40:21.000 --> 00:40:33.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: would be a better choice for that. They both have, you know, still big ski areas, and just a little bit more accessibility, uh, you know, overall.00:40:23.000 --> 00:40:25.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:40:26.000 --> 00:40:28.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:34.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:40:33.000 --> 00:40:39.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Courchevel, again, a resort I love that I worked in for a season.00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:41.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: There's several different…00:40:41.000 --> 00:40:46.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: um, what the French call station, different levels within Courchevel.00:40:43.000 --> 00:40:44.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:40:45.000 --> 00:40:46.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:40:46.000 --> 00:41:01.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Courchevel 1850, most people will have heard of. It's a top station. It's at 1850 meters. It is very shishy. Five and six star hotels, 13 Michelin stars.00:40:49.000 --> 00:40:51.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:40:56.000 --> 00:40:58.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:00.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:41:01.000 --> 00:41:13.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: you know, across the resort, it… you can't find… well, I have stayed there in a couple of budget accommodations, but there's not really budget accommodation. You know, if you want to go and…00:41:14.000 --> 00:41:31.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: to a resort where you may well end up, you know, sharing a hotel with, I don't know, Leo DiCaprio, or, you know, you might find a member of the British Royals there, or David Beckham, then that's the kind of place to go.00:41:31.000 --> 00:41:32.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:41:31.000 --> 00:41:36.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But you're going to have to pay to go along with that. And it has fantastic skiing.00:41:34.000 --> 00:41:35.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:37.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:38.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But again.00:41:38.000 --> 00:41:45.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: if you're only coming for a shorter period of time, I'd be inclined to mention a couple of the other resorts I mentioned, plus…00:41:45.000 --> 00:41:54.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: I want to mention Valdezare as well, but I don't think Valdezare is on any of the collective passes, is it?00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:58.000Stuart Winchester: Hmm. Uh, is it part of one of these bigger…00:41:58.000 --> 00:41:59.000Stuart Winchester: Domains or.00:41:58.000 --> 00:42:05.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: No, it is not. I mean, there is a, uh… so it's not going to come up on your map.00:42:05.000 --> 00:42:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: But Valdisera is a brilliant…00:42:07.000 --> 00:42:24.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: uh, resort, which does give you traditional skiing, a pretty village, a huge, uh, ski area that links up to Teen, where they have a glacier, so you can kind of guarantee that you're going to be able to get skiing. Skiing goes up to 3,500 meters there.00:42:08.000 --> 00:42:10.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:42:24.000 --> 00:42:25.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:42:24.000 --> 00:42:41.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And I met Americans there, so Americans certainly know about it. I met a family from, you know, Florida who were in the Folly Deuce, who were enjoying themselves in the VIP area and very kindly, you know, offered us some of their champagne.00:42:28.000 --> 00:42:29.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:53.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: uh, at the time. You know, Founders Area is a brilliant resort, not covered on any of those passes. That doesn't mean that it's not necessarily going to be, you know, a good option, uh, for you. You know, lift tickets.00:42:42.000 --> 00:42:43.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:42:53.000 --> 00:43:07.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: are going to be, you know, dirt cheap compared to the States, but maybe still, like, 80 euros a day, or something like that, you know, overall, but a really good ski area. So those are all… I think we've covered all of the, kind of, the bigger.00:42:59.000 --> 00:43:00.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:43:03.000 --> 00:43:04.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:43:06.000 --> 00:43:08.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:43:07.000 --> 00:43:18.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: kind of places there, unless you've got any other questions in relation to any of them. Oh, no, hold on! We've missed one! We've missed one! Dolomitiski!00:43:12.000 --> 00:43:15.000Stuart Winchester: No. Yeah.00:43:15.000 --> 00:43:16.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:43:17.000 --> 00:43:19.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:43:18.000 --> 00:43:21.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: That's on Icon, isn't it?00:43:20.000 --> 00:43:35.000Stuart Winchester: Uh, well, Dolomiti Super Ski is on Icon, Skirama Dolomiti is on Epic. They each have, like, 100 ski areas, it seems like, so… yeah, this is how they're pitched to us. I don't know how you want to make sense to them on the ground… of them on the ground.00:43:29.000 --> 00:43:31.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah.00:43:33.000 --> 00:43:34.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah.00:43:35.000 --> 00:43:51.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, okay, let's talk Dolomiti superskis. That's where the Winter Olympics were last year. Milan Cortina. Cortina is in the Dolomites. And it is a huge superski area, you know, depending how you do the definitions, it's larger.00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:39.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:43:39.000 --> 00:43:40.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:43:42.000 --> 00:43:43.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:43:44.000 --> 00:43:45.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:43:48.000 --> 00:43:50.000Stuart Winchester: Yes.00:43:51.000 --> 00:43:54.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: than L'Etoile Vallee.00:43:53.000 --> 00:43:54.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:56.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Uh, but…00:43:56.000 --> 00:44:01.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Sometimes that means getting a bus in between. Uh, it is…00:43:58.000 --> 00:44:00.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:44:01.000 --> 00:44:13.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It is great. You could fly into Innsbruck, you could fly into Venice, you can combine that with a trip to Venice, or maybe Verona, or Milan. They're all about equidistance from the Dolomiti Sufski.00:44:02.000 --> 00:44:04.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:44:13.000 --> 00:44:16.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: It's visually accurate.00:44:16.000 --> 00:44:31.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Absolutely stunning. The Dolomites are just an amazing mountain range. I found myself when I was skiing in Val Gardena, which we'll come to right in the middle of your map at the moment, just being distracted.00:44:17.000 --> 00:44:18.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:44:21.000 --> 00:44:23.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:44:28.000 --> 00:44:29.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:43.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: I'm looking at the mountains, because they're just so gorgeous. I'm skiing down this piste. You know, looking at this mountain, thinking, oh my god, this is just amazing. And then on top of that, you know, you have.00:44:35.000 --> 00:44:36.000Stuart Winchester: Right.00:44:40.000 --> 00:44:41.000Stuart Winchester: Yah.00:44:43.000 --> 00:44:58.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Italian cuisine, Italian prices, you know, yeah, Cortina's the most expensive. Again, quite a lot of, uh, you know, Milanese would go up there for the weekend, but, you know, overall, Selva, again, roughly around the middle of your, uh, map at the moment. Yeah, really…00:44:57.000 --> 00:44:58.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:44:58.000 --> 00:45:06.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Really good value, you know, considering it's a really good access point for a fantastic ski area.00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:01.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:45:05.000 --> 00:45:06.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:45:06.000 --> 00:45:09.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And it has…00:45:09.000 --> 00:45:16.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: The Superski is not a misnomer. It is a very large ski area.00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:13.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:45:16.000 --> 00:45:27.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: And there's some amazing circuits that you can do there. So I would probably recommend, if you were thinking about it, Cortina or Silva Val Gardena would be the two best places to locate yourself.00:45:24.000 --> 00:45:26.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:45:27.000 --> 00:45:37.000Stuart Winchester: And do you like Superski over Vail's Skirama Dolomiti group? And again, I've dug in a little bit, but I didn't include on this map what that…00:45:37.000 --> 00:45:42.000Stuart Winchester: contains, and I dropped the pin here on, uh, Campo Carlomagno, but…00:45:42.000 --> 00:45:46.000Stuart Winchester: It includes a lot of things in, you know, almost equal.00:45:44.000 --> 00:45:58.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah, I'm gonna have to put my hand up and say I don't know that area as well. I haven't actually skied there myself. It is, to my mind, and I can check your stats because I've got it in front of me, you're saying it's roughly the same skiable area.00:45:48.000 --> 00:45:49.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:45:58.000 --> 00:46:01.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Right. Was that the vertical drop?00:45:59.000 --> 00:46:01.000Stuart Winchester: That's the stats that…00:46:01.000 --> 00:46:04.000Stuart Winchester: or on the Epic Pass website.00:46:03.000 --> 00:46:04.000Iain - The Ski Podcast: Yeah.00:46:04.000 --> 00:46:06.000Stuart Winchester

In Match Day 6 CD Castellón got a statement 5-0 win over third placed Tenerife, but Eibar are taking aim at them with their 5th win in a row which keeps them second. Mallorca were the only one of the island  trio to win, but only just in a robbery in Zubieta. Burgos, Sabadell and Leganes won again to move into the playoffs. We have a new coach at Eldense, Javi Calleja, whilst down the bottom the list of coaches under pressure builds, with Fran Escriba only drawing against Ceuta whose first point of the season sparked tears from Jose Juan Romero. Alberto Gonzalez at Albacete, Albert Celades at Cadiz and Carles Manso of Andorra also under pressure following another defeat for their sides. In part two of the show, we will hear from Liam on his trip to the Basque country to see Real Mallorca's robbery of Real Sociedad B in Zubieta in which he met a few special guests along the way.  Why wait until Thursday for part 2? Listen early and ad free for as little as 3 Euros a month on Patreon or sign up for our extra content tier to hear the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠second 45 of the show, FREE TRIAL FOR 7 DAYS and then from as little as 3 Euros per month (billed in your local currency). On the link below;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.patreon.com/spanishsegundashow⁠  Have a month free on us, use this link to get your first month free!  ⁠https://www.patreon.com/SpanishSegundaShow/redeem/17CEC⁠  ===== Join our FREE prediction league - Ballkie - click on the link below! Pick the results of all 11 games every week to score points, win prizes and see how you compare to other listeners of the show!  ⁠https://www.ballkie.com/leagues?join=d3589541d1⁠ ==== Spanish League, Spanish Football, Soccer podcast, Soccer podcasts, Español football, Spanish Segunda Division, LaLiga, LaLiga Hypermotion, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Destaca el éxito de la Fundación Excelem, tras la participación de dos centros educativos murcianos en la fase nacional de la Olimpiada Mundial de Robótica en Andorra, la WRO. El director de Excelem, Roberto Sáez, explica que el proyecto `Colebora´ utiliza estas competiciones como una herramienta pedagógica para fomentar el pensamiento crítico y la gestión de la frustración en alumnos de Primaria.Aunque un equipo de Cieza obtuvo un galardón, el programa prioriza el proceso de aprendizaje y la colaboración entre instituciones públicas y empresas privadas sobre los resultados competitivos. La iniciativa busca que los jóvenes aprendan a resolver problemas cotidianos mediante la tecnología, preparándolos con habilidades sociales para su futuro personal y profesional.Finalmente, Roberto Sáez agradece el apoyo logístico y financiero de las entidades que permitieron el traslado y la participación de las familias en este evento internacional.

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In Match Day 6 CD Castellón got a statement 5-0 win over third placed Tenerife, but Eibar are taking aim at them with their 5th win in a row which keeps them second. Mallorca were the only one of the island  trio to win, but only just in a robbery in Zubieta. Burgos, Sabadell and Leganes won again to move into the playoffs. We have a new coach at Eldense, Javi Calleja, whilst down the bottom the list of coaches under pressure builds, with Fran Escriba only drawing against Ceuta whose first point of the season sparked tears from Jose Juan Romero. Alberto Gonzalez at Albacete, Albert Celades at Cadiz and Carles Manso of Andorra also under pressure following another defeat for their sides. In part one of this week's show we will discuss matters up the top with Castellon's statement 5-0 win, but Los Armeros, Eibar, have them in their sights, but are they the real deal? We'll also talk about the tears in the Alfonso Murube, manager watch as a new one arrives at Eldense and the sack race hots up, plus we get Liam's 3 things to look out for this match day.  In part two we will hear from Liam on his trip to the Basque country to see Real Mallorca's robbery of Real Sociedad B in Zubieta in which he met a few special guests along the way.  Why wait until Thursday for part 2? Listen early and ad free for as little as 3 Euros a month on Patreon or sign up for our extra content tier to hear the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠second 45 of the show, FREE TRIAL FOR 7 DAYS and then from as little as 3 Euros per month (billed in your local currency). On the link below;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/spanishsegundashow  Have a month free on us, use this link to get your first month free!  https://www.patreon.com/SpanishSegundaShow/redeem/17CEC  ===== Join our FREE prediction league - Ballkie - click on the link below! Pick the results of all 11 games every week to score points, win prizes and see how you compare to other listeners of the show!  https://www.ballkie.com/leagues?join=d3589541d1 ==== Spanish League, Spanish Football, Soccer podcast, Soccer podcasts, Español football, Spanish Segunda Division, LaLiga, LaLiga Hypermotion, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Qui primer “scoopi” escopirà millor. Crítica teatral de l'obra «Scoop», d'Enric Folch. Intèrprets: Carme Canet, Albert Cobacho, Enric Folch, Lluís Girbau i Mireia Martínez. Escenografia: Enric Folch, Laia Girbau i Josep Navarro. Il·luminació: Carlos Lucena. Vestuari: Laia Girbau. Caracterització: SETEC. So: Toni Olivé. Comunicació i xarxes: Anna Parcerisas. Ajudanta de direcció i regidoria: Laia Girbau. Direcció: Enric Folch. Producció: Centre Moral i Cultural del Poblenou. Sala Baix, Sala Beckett, Barcelona, 18 setembre 2026. Veu: Andreu Sotorra. Música: Andorra. Interpretació: Colin Blunstone. Composició: Rod Argent, Chris White. Àlbum: Ennismore, 1972.

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Directo MARCA Asturias con Pablo Guisasola desde Sidrería El Pigueña Actualidad del Sporting de Gijón con Tato Felgueroso. Álex Corredera analiza la situación en Mareo. Penúltima sesión de trabajo antes de visitar al Andorra. Manu Rodríguez ya entrena como uno más Actualidad del Real Oviedo. ¡Viajamos hasta Libia para hablar con Kwasi Sibo! Pablo Saénz recibe el Premio al mejor jugador de agosto. Costas y Chris Ramos entrenan junto al resto del grupo. Tertulia azul con Guillermo Bañó y Pablo Sánchez. Información del deporte asturiano.

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En este programa dedicamos el programa a escuchar y descubrir músicas y sonidos que quizás no conozcas. Descubre músicas y sonidos que quizás no conozcas en nuestro programa. ¡Únete a la aventura musical ahora! Comenzamos temporada, con mas emisoras de radio donde escucharnos en fm, on line y apps, seguimos también en el canal de podcast en ivoox o en la web del programa https://lataberna.info/y tenemos nuevo correo electronico de contacto contacto@alucanaradio.es Bailamos y escuchamos con Ethnos Atramo, Amankay, Luar Na Lubre, Tazawit, Los Niños de los Ojos Rojos, y O´Carolan. Si tienes un grupo puedes enviarnos tus noticias al correo electronico contacto@alucanaradio.es Alfonso Puyod en las melodias, JV en la producción y Francho Martínez en la locución. Este programa se emite en Radio Albada, Tea Fm, Radio Sobrarbe, Radio Monegros, Radio Mai, Radio Estación Andorra, Rcfm, Onda Ocio, La Almunia Radio. La Taberna 1157, emitido en la semana del 14 al 20 de septiembre. A Lucana Radio, una ventana a la cultura. https://alucanaradio.es/

Most defending champions spend the year before a world championship proving they belong there. Jelle Geens spent his proving he could wait. The Belgian three-time Olympian arrives in Nice chasing something no man has done, a third straight IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship title, after a season that fell apart almost immediately. A bone stress reaction in his femur not long after IRONMAN Texas cost him months of running and intensity, and forced a decision most athletes in his position wouldn't have made.In this episode, Jelle explains that call with real candor, and gets into what IRONMAN Texas actually taught him about the full distance. It's a genuinely useful post-mortem from an athlete who felt in control right up until he wasn't. He also talks about treating Zell am See as a training day rather than a race, his preparation for the Nice course and its technical descent, the week in Andorra that told him the injury was finally behind him, and why he's perfectly happy not being the favorite.Ask him what it takes to win in Nice and he doesn't hedge. The number he gives is faster than the run that won him the title last year, and he believes he has it in his legs. Tune in for a grounded conversation about patience, race-day decision making, and a champion who quietly thinks he's in the best shape of his life.The IRONMAN Insider is presented by Maurten. Maurten's patented Hydrogel Technology is the innovation that enables athletes to consume more carbohydrates and is available on course at all Global IRONMAN & IRONMAN 70.3 races. Find out more at maurten.com.

Vuelven las Mamarazzis. Arranca la nueva temporada del pódcast de prensa del corazón de EL PERIÓDICO con Laura Fa y Lorena Vázquez. Tras tres semanas de vacaciones, Vázquez, resume su verano en una palabra: "desconexión". Fa, que ayer cumplió años y sigue "abrumada" por la avalancha de felicitaciones, va más allá después de cinco semanas fuera: "el verano que más he desconectado de los últimos diez años". Pero la actualidad no entiende de síndromes postvacacionales. En este primer capítulo, las periodistas han llegado con exclusiva bajo el brazo sobre uno de los grandes temas del verano —la nariz de Lucas González y la guerra abierta con Andy—, además de la mudanza de Miguel Bosé en Andorra, el último parte de salud de Tita Cervera, el desahogo fiscal de Borja Thyssen, la doble celebración de Terelu Campos, el fenómeno Juls Janeiro y la muerte del rey Harald de Noruega. Vamos con ello. Puedes leer todas las noticias de las Mamarazzis en El Periódco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are some simply sensational stories to be told about the 108 league phase participants in the three UEFA club competitions this season.For example, it's not every day that a ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' contestant uses their winnings to become a football manager in England, starts out in the ninth tier and eventually guides a nine-year-old Azerbaijani club into the UEFA Champions League!So how much did Lithuanian tactician Valdas Dambrauskas win to kickstart his managerial career? How has he taken Sabah to a first league title and the pinnacle of European club football in just one year? And why do the club from Maksimir play in pink?Plus, second-tier Portuguese side Torreense prepare for a Europa League campaign in cyclone-hit Leiria, Inter Club d'Escaldes achieve an historic milestone for Andorra and Greek islanders OFI Crete complete a remarkable rebound from administration.Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/sweeperpod for Thursday's round-up of all the best domestic cup stories across Europe – including the Slovak tie between two clubs with the same president – plus a preview of the returning Palestinian league.Chapters:00:00 – Intro01:10 – Sabah: The quiz show contestant12:23 – Inter d'Escaldes: The micro-state trailblazers21:43 – Torreense: The second-tier cup winners26:40 – Jagiellonia Białystok: The winning Wi-Fi password29:39 – OFI Crete: The revived islanders33:45 – Yaya Touré, Viking, Hearts: The best of the rest

Ketty Garat, periodista de ABC, analiza la cancelación de su viaje a Andorra y el adelanto de su comparecencia Ketty Garat ha participado en La Trinchera de Llamas para analizar todos los detalles de la suspensión del viaje de Pedro Sánchez a Andorra y el adelanto de su comparecencia en el Congreso, en plena crisis de Ceuta y ante las crecientes críticas a la gestión del Gobierno. La periodista pone el foco en la actitud del presidente del Gobierno durante los últimos días y sostiene que "Sánchez lo único que hace es tapar la verdad". Ketty Garat explica que, pese a la situación que atravesaba Ceuta, el presidente mantuvo durante días su intención de viajar a Andorra: "Reserva un hotel de lujo y 27 días después de la situación en Ceuta seguía con la idea de viajar a Andorra". Según Ketty Garat, el viaje no se canceló hasta el miércoles, pese a que la situación en Ceuta ya había generado una fuerte preocupación política y social. La periodista también analiza el estado de Sánchez durante estos días y asegura: "Ha estado fuera de sí estos días, pero nadie sabe dónde está".

Javier García analiza la actualidad de Ceuta, la vuelta de Pedro Sánchez a sus labores y las contradicciones de los ministros

Marco Fabián recordó la vez que, de un codazo, le rompió el labio a Jair Pereira. Además, Marco Fabián nos cuenta que ha llevado al Rangers de Andorra, a 25 mexicanos.

Daniel Muñoz analiza la noticia de que Pedro Sánchez aplaza sus vacaciones en Andorra.

Daniel Muñoz analiza las palabras de la portavoz parlamentaria del PSOE, Montse Mínguez. En esta edición de Es la Mañana de Federico de esRadio, se aborda la comparecencia del presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, en el Congreso de los Diputados para dar explicaciones sobre la crisis migratoria de Ceuta. Tras treinta y cinco días desde la invasión de la ciudad autónoma, el líder del Ejecutivo se ha visto obligado a adelantar su comparecencia al próximo jueves, a pesar de que su intención inicial era retrasarla hasta el 9 de septiembre. Este cambio de planes responde a la presión ejercida por sus socios parlamentarios y por el Partido Popular, quienes forzaron la convocatoria de un pleno extraordinario que ha interrumpido el descanso estival del presidente. El debate sobre las vacaciones de Pedro Sánchez ha generado una gran polémica, especialmente después de que trascendiera que sus propios asesores en la Moncloa tuvieron que convencerle de no viajar a Andorra junto a su esposa, Begoña Gómez. La portavoz parlamentaria del PSOE, Montse Mínguez, intentó defender la actividad del Ejecutivo argumentando que los ministros no han parado de trabajar durante todo el mes de agosto. Sin embargo, desde los micrófonos de esRadio se destaca que esta defensa solo evidencia la incompetencia gubernamental, ya que, a pesar de la supuesta actividad de numerosos ministerios, la situación en Ceuta sigue siendo crítica y sin una resolución eficaz. Por su parte, el ministro de Política Territorial, Ángel Víctor Torres, ha anunciado planes para reorganizar la gestión de los menores extranjeros no acompañados, llegando a modificar un real decreto recién publicado en el BOE para evitar tensiones en la convivencia local. Esta rectificación del Ejecutivo central llega tras la firme oposición del presidente de Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, quien rechazó tajantemente la cesión de polideportivos municipales para albergar a los inmigrantes ilegales. Mientras tanto, la tensión en las calles de Ceuta va en aumento, registrándose graves enfrentamientos en la playa del Trampolín donde las fuerzas de seguridad tuvieron que efectuar disparos disuasorios para evitar choques entre los manifestantes locales y los inmigrantes. La gestión de los menores extranjeros no acompañados también centra la atención de la Conferencia Sectorial de Juventud e Infancia, donde se debate el reparto de fondos y el traslado de estos jóvenes a la península. La ministra de Juventud e Infancia, Sira Rego, busca consensuar esta medida con las comunidades autónomas, aunque regiones gobernadas por el Partido Popular y Vox han mostrado su rechazo o han exigido que se agoten todas las vías para el retorno de los menores con sus familias. El presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, ha denunciado que los centros de acogida en su región están completamente desbordados, alcanzando un doscientos por ciento de su capacidad, lo que hace insostenible la llegada de más contingentes. La crisis migratoria no se limita a Ceuta, sino que se extiende con fuerza a la costa de Murcia. En una entrevista concedida a esRadio, la alcaldesa de Cartagena, Noelia Arroyo, ha denunciado la llegada masiva de lanchas rápidas de gran capacidad -similares a las utilizadas por el narcotráfico- que desembarcan de forma ilegal y con total impunidad en las playas de la región. Arroyo ha criticado con dureza la escasez de recursos que sufren la Guardia Civil y la Policía Nacional, detallando que las tres patrulleras de la benemérita en la zona llevan más de un mes averiadas y que el barco de sustitución enviado por el Ministerio del Interior es demasiado lento para competir con las veloces embarcaciones de las mafias. Finalmente, la alcaldesa de Cartagena ha alertado sobre las consecuencias que estas políticas de fronteras abiertas tienen sobre la seguridad ciudadana y la convivencia. Según Arroyo, el Gobierno de España ha intentado instalar un campamento temporal de atención a inmigrantes en Cartagena del que muchos terminan saliendo sin recursos, generando problemas asistenciales que deben ser asumidos por el propio ayuntamiento. Además, ha señalado un preocupante incremento en la llegada de menores extranjeros no acompañados, cuyos datos duplican ya a los registrados en el año anterior, evidenciando el efecto llamada provocado por la falta de control fronterizo y la inacción del Ejecutivo central frente a las mafias que operan en el norte de África.

La grave crisis migratoria en Ceuta concentra la atención política tras las protestas vecinales contra la saturación de los centros. El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, suspende su estancia en Andorra ante la presión parlamentaria y comparece en el Congreso para ofrecer explicaciones. La gestión genera tensiones entre las autonomías por el reparto de menores y desencadena un enfrentamiento interno entre los ministerios de Defensa e Interior por los avisos del CNI. En el ámbito internacional, una devastadora riada tras el colapso de un glaciar entre Nepal y China deja más de 160 muertos y cerca de un millar de desaparecidos, entre los que se busca a posibles turistas españoles. Por su parte, la tecnológica Meta acuerda el pago de 17 000 millones de dólares en Estados Unidos para frenar los juicios por la adicción que sus redes generan en los menores. En la administración pública, el Ejecutivo aprueba prohibir a los altos cargos trabajar para lobbies durante los dos años ...

Stefan en Laurens gaan verder. En al ziet Lau er nog niet helemaal goed in, Stefan weet deze Vuelta wel op waarde te schatten. Van de malaise van Cian tot die van Andorra. Van de exploit van Pogacar tot de hagelstenen op de rug van Laurens. Het is gewoon weer smullen deze Vuelta!En hoe zat het ook alweer met die tractor in de Ronde van Zwitserland en Stuart O'Grady?Je hoort het allemaal in weer een nieuwe aflevering van de Live Slow Ride Fast Podcast

El asalto sobre Ceuta del 30 de julio que se tradujo en la entrada ilegal de entre 70.000 y 80.000 personas en la ciudad, es la mayor crisis fronteriza del último medio siglo y, sobre todo, una radiografía del método clásico de gobierno de Pedro Sánchez, el de supeditar cada resorte del Estado (diplomacia, seguridad y hasta la Corona) a su propia supervivencia, apoyándose en la propaganda y en la búsqueda constante de culpables. Para el Gobierno, la responsabilidad siempre es de otros, de la "ultraderecha", del machismo, del cambio climático, de Trump o de Netanyahu. Lo ocurrido en Ceuta nos muestra a un Gobierno que ha renunciado a gobernar para limitarse a perdurar. Como síntoma del desbarajuste con el que se está gestionando esto la ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles, declaró el lunes en el parlamento que el CNI advirtió con dos días de antelación del asalto. Poco después el ministro del Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska dijo lo contrario. El fallo, por tanto, no fue de inteligencia sino de voluntad. La cadena de mando no funcionó y el Estado se encontró no con la guardia baja, sino sin guardia de ningún tipo. Sánchez, por su parte, ha preferido marcar un perfil muy bajo, se ha pasado el mes de vacaciones, primero en Lanzarote y luego en Andorra. Han tardado 26 días para comparecer en el Congreso (después de vetar al Senado que no controlan), casi un mes para reunir el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional y 22 días para nombrar un coordinador. El mando único que reclamó desde el primer día el presidente de Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, se lo negaron para autorizarlo tres semanas después. A eso habría que sumar el intento de instrumentalizar a Felipe VI, sugiriéndole que llamara al rey de Marruecos para agradecer su colaboración, algo que, en todo caso, corresponde al Gobierno y que sirve a la agenda marroquí de desestabilización institucional. De fondo una relación con Marruecos que es de puro servilismo desde que, hace cuatro años, el Gobierno cambió de postura sobre el Sáhara Occidental. A cambio no se ha obtenido nada, ni siquiera un eficaz control migratorio. Marruecos abre o cierra el grifo en función de sus intereses. Pero el Gobierno exculpa una y otra vez al Gobierno marroquí e incluso le elogia públicamente. Entretanto Ceuta sigue desbordada, hay miles de inmigrantes sin identificar, inseguridad, robos violaciones y ciudadanos que se sienten abandonados. El episodio encaja en el patrón habitual de convertir la política exterior en prolongación de la estrategia electoral, presentarse como némesis de Trump, negarse al gasto en Defensa y tejer alianzas con China al margen de Bruselas. Todo ello erosiona la confianza de los aliados europeos justo cuando España más los necesita. La razón última es un Gobierno en minoría y una legislatura muerta. Estos tres años registran un récord de improductividad legislativa, se ha abusado del decreto (168 desde 2018) y hay infinidad de leyes bloqueadas. Un presidente maniatado y deslegitimado dentro busca oxígeno fuera. Cuando no se puede gobernar lo más sensato democrático es devolver la palabra a los ciudadanos, pero por ahí Sánchez no quiere pasar porque eso le sacaría del poder. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:33 El despropósito de Ceuta 33:04 El caso de Lindsay Clancy 42:27 Las largas vacaciones de Pedro Sánchez 47:55 Pateras en Gibraltar · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #ceuta #pedrosanchez Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

La crisis migratoria y de seguridad en Ceuta marca la actualidad política. El Gobierno activa un mando único y tramita la reforma de la Ley de Extranjería para acelerar la devolución de inmigrantes ilegales. La situación provoca un choque interno entre Defensa e Interior por los avisos previos del CNI sobre el asalto fronterizo, mientras la crispación social crece en la ciudad autónoma. Además, socios como Junts condicionan su apoyo a que Cataluña quede excluida del reparto de menores. Mientras tanto, Pedro Sánchez pasa unos días de descanso en Andorra. En lo meteorológico, la jornada presenta alerta amarilla por altas temperaturas que alcanzan los cuarenta grados en Zaragoza y valores elevados en La Rioja, Navarra, Jaén y el País Vasco, con tormentas en Galicia y el Pirineo. En la esfera internacional y cultural, la cantante Dolly Parton fallece a los ochenta años por un cáncer y Estados Unidos decreta luto oficial. Por otro lado, el incendio forestal de Collserola entra en fase de ...

Pedro Sánchez afronta duras críticas por irse nuevamente de vacaciones a Andorra tras convocar el Consejo de Seguridad Nacional ante la crisis migratoria en Ceuta. El Gobierno refleja una clara fractura por las contradicciones entre la ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles, y el ministro del Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, sobre si el CNI alerta previamente del asalto a la frontera. La presión diplomática se intensifica por la postura beligerante de las autoridades marroquíes sobre la soberanía de Ceuta, mientras el programa de radio anuncia que se emite en directo desde la ciudad el próximo lunes para dar voz a sus vecinos. En la actualidad madrileña, el consejero de Presidencia, Miguel Ángel García, comparece en la Asamblea para dar explicaciones sobre la polémica compra de un ático en Chamberí que ahora sale a la venta. Por su parte, la Alhambra de Granada recupera sus recorridos habituales tras registrarse un millar de sismos en la provincia. En los deportes, José Mourinho ...

The 2026 Vuelta a España rolls out from Monte Carlo, and we're on the ground for the eleventh straight year to bring you all of the action. Join Daniel Friebe, Michele Pelacci, Larry Warbasse and others for a three-week journey unlike any other.Episode sponsorsNordVPNGet NordVPN two-year plan + four months extra ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tcp It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee.BikmoThe Cycling Podcast is supported by Bikmo, cycle insurance built for cyclists who actually ride.Whether it's a crash, a stolen bike, or your pride and joy arriving at baggage reclaim in three separate pieces – it's covered. Flexible policies you can cancel anytime, 50 per cent off extra household bikes, plus protection for your kit, race entries and travel.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastDVine Cellars 2026 Vuelta wine selection As always at the Grand Tours, we've teamed up with DVine Cellars of London to select a case of six wines produced close to the race route, for your enjoyment. UK listeners can buy the case here https://dvinecellars.com/products/cycling-podcast-la-vuelta-2026 . The wines are as follows:  Stage 5: (Falset – Roquetes) – La Servera, Garnatxa (No Sulphites Added), Montsant [Red] Stage 9: (La Vila Joiosa – Alto de Aitana) – Casa Balaguer, Vino Blanco, Alicante [White] Stage 10: (Alcaraz – Elche de la Sierra) – Bodegas Parra Jiménez, 'Larutan' Tempranillo, Castilla [Red] Stage 11: (Cartagena – Lorca) – Casa Castillo, Monastrell, Jumilla [Red] Stage 15: (Palma del Río – Córdoba) – Alvear, '3 Miradas' Vino de Pueblo Blanco 2022, Montilla [White] Stage 18: (El Puerto de Santa María – Jerez de la Frontera) – Bodegas Barbadillo, 'Toto' Palomino Brut, Jerez [Sparkling] Friends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).In Loving Memory of Finlay TarlingFollowing the tragic death of Finlay Tarling in stage 8 of the Volta a Portugal, a fund has been set up, with the blessing of his parents and in Finlay's name, with the goal of providing an opportunity to help future generations of young Welsh riders. You can contribute here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-fin-s2u87 The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

Pogačar has just put some serious daylight between himself and the rest of the Vuelta field. After yesterday's stage was wiped out by the weather, the race gets straight back into the mountains in Andorra, with just 104.8km on the menu but more than 2,800 metres of climbing. And it turns into another statement ride from the world champion. Pogačar attacks on the Collada de Beixalis with the race already being blown apart behind him. He then keeps extending his advantage over the final climbs and descents, eventually arriving in Andorra la Vella completely on his own to take the stage by 2:39. Behind him, the fight for the remaining podium places is much closer, with 20-year-old Jarno Widar taking second ahead of Félix Gall. Primož Roglič finishes seventh on the stage but moves into second overall, while Enric Mas, Sepp Kuss, Oscar Onley and Richard Carapaz all remain within striking distance of the podium. We look back at Pogačar's latest show of strength, the battle behind, and what a three-minute lead this early in the Vuelta means for everyone trying to stop him. Ned Boutling and Pete Kennaugh break down Stage 4 of the Vuelta. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Escucha el desenlace de la 4ª etapa de la Vuelta a España en su recorrido por Andorra la Vella. Protagonistas, Enric Mas, Mikel Landa y Raúl García Pierna.

Johan Bruyneel and Spencer Martin break down the Vuelta's anticlimactic third stage, which saw Tadej Pogačar's UAE team split the peloton in the crosswinds and set up a mountain assault before an extreme storm caused the race's abrupt cancellation heading into the final climb. They also discuss the Vuelta's strange partnership with a controversial influencer, how the odd stage will, and won't, affect the GC battle tomorrow in Andorra, and predict the outcome of tomorrow's Stage 4 mountain showdown. Become a WEDŪ Member Today to Unlock VIP Access & Benefits: https://access.wedu.team Ultra Pouches: Ultra is the ultimate guilt-free pouch — delivering instant focus and mental clarity, without nicotine or caffeine. New customers can use code THEMOVE to get 15% off at https://TakeUltra.com. After you purchase, they will ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them our show sent you. Eight Sleep: Use code THEMOVE at https://eightsleep.com/themove for up to $350 off. 30 days to try it at home. Free returns if it's not for you. Keeper Security: Right now, Keeper's offering 60% off personal and family plans at https://Keepersecurity.com/THEMOVE. This incredible offer is only for podcast listeners! And if you're running a team at work, check out Keeper's business plans! Just make sure you use our link, so they know we sent you.

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by MAAP La Vuelta a España is almost upon us! That's right, it's almost time for the last Grandy of the season - and my favourite! In this month's Race Communiqué Luke Durbridge, Tom Southam, and I are picking apart the route, looking down the startlist, and previewing what promises to be an absolute scorcher of a race.  Of course, the headlines around this year's edition of La Vuelta are dominated by the presence of some Slovenian kid called Terry Pogačar…or something, and it's fair to say he's going to be the out-and-out favourite. But that doesn't mean we're in for a three-week snooze fest, oh no. Guys like Richard Carapaz, Felix Gall, Mads Pedersen, Wout van Aert, Matt Brennan, and heaps more absolute hitters are showing up to make this a Grand Tour that you do NOT want to miss. Kicking off in Monaco, the 2026 Vuelta Route takes the pelo down through Andorra and into Spain, with a huge emphasis on the southern part of the country. That means two things: ripping hot temperatures and disgustingly tough climbs. In fact, this year's route has almost 59,000 meters elevation total - almost 10,000 more than the Giro!  We go through the course stage by stage and pick out some of our favourites that you're gonna want to sit down and watch. As you know, I have a real soft spot for the Vuelta, and I think the organisers must have been listening to us yarn away on the pod about what stages we want to see in the grand tours, because there's some absolute bangers in there.  After the Vuelta preview, we turn to Luke for this month's PeloChat. Durbs has done some serious digging for this ep, and is looking into what it takes to scout out new and upcoming talent. With a bit of an explainer from our old mate Michael ‘Heppy' Hepburn, now working for Red Bull - BORA - Hansgrohe, this is a really great insight into how the biggest teams are finding the superstars of tomorrow.  Southam's talking tactics takes a look at La Vuelta and asks: does it really need to be three weeks long, or could it be shorter? What would a two week grandy look like? Would it be better racing? It's something that comes up for discussion every time the Vuelta rolls around, and Southam's got one hell of a take on it.  You know the drill by now; as always, we wrap things up with a Vuelta-themed CommuniQuiz. Southam's on the mic as Quiz Master this month, trying to catch me and Durbo out with some pretty sneaky Spanish stats. Guys, crack open a crisp Cerveza, order some tapas, wake up from your siesta, and get ready for this year's Vuelta! I can't wait, and I hope this episode gets you fired up and ready for a real fiesta of a race.  Cheers, Mitch The Race Communiqué is brought to you by TrainingPeaks! Track, plan, and train smarter - just like the pros. Get 20% off TrainingPeaks Premium now at trainingpeaks.com/litp

Jenna Hastings joins The Ride Companion for an incredibly honest and hilarious conversation about life as a professional World Cup Racer. The Pivot Factory Racing rider and 2022 Junior Downhill World Champion opens up about the pressure of qualifying, questioning whether she can still ride a bike during World Cup practice and crying between Q1 and Q2 before fighting back to finish fifth in Andorra. Jenna explains why winning at Crankworx hasn't automatically translated into World Cup success, what separates the fastest women in downhill and why making a final can still feel like winning. She also reveals that she sometimes vomits inside her helmet! Away from racing, Jenna talks about growing up riding BMX in Rotorua, leaving school at 17 to pursue her dream, travelling overseas with Eddie Masters and joining Bernard Kerr's Pivot Factory Racing programme. She also shares what it's like living in a renovated caravan in Wales, chasing summers and building a future beyond professional racing. This is a real look inside the life and mind of one of the World's fastest bike racers. We hope you enjoy it and don't forget to leave a like and comment. Get early access & ad-free episodes → https://www.patreon.com/theridecompanion You can also support our long term partners: Marin Bikes → marinbikes.com/gb Focus Bikes → focus-bikes.com SRAM: sram.com/en/sram adidas FiveTen: adidas.co.uk/five_ten invisiFrame: 15% off with code REFRESHANDRIDE at invisiframe.co.uk Manta Sleep → 10% off with code theridecompanion tinyurl.com/theridecompanion HUEL → 15% off with code RIDE: huel.com/ Mudhugger → Get 10% off with code ridecompanion10 at themudhugger.co.uk Compex → 20% off with code THERIDECOMPANION: compex.com/uk/ Igloo → igloocoolers.com/ Kecks → https://kecks.co.uk use code THERIDECOMPANION for 10% off Feedback Sports: feedbacksports.com WORX → 15% off with code THERIDECOMPANION at https://uk.worx.com/aff/theridecompanion/ HKT Products → 10% off with code PODCAST at hktproducts.co.uk Follow The Ride Companion Instagram @theridecompanion YouTube @TheRideCompanion Olly Wilkins Instagram @odub_23 YouTube @owilkins23 YouTube clips and BTS channel @moreridecompanion Get official Ride Companion merch, find old episodes and more theridecompanion.co.uk

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Mike and Simon break down the bike racing in July, including the World Cup MTB racing in La Thuile and Andorra, the Tour de France, and the Canadian Open DH at Crankworx Whistler. They talk about Trek's decision to limit all their eMTBs to 20 mph, and debate whether we've had bike shoe design all wrong, plus a whole lot more. Note: We Want to Hear From You!Please let us know if there's a topic you'd like us to cover or a guest you'd like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in.RELATED LINKS:Blister Mountain Bike Buyer's GuideGet Our Free Newsletter & Gear GiveawaysBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredMike's The Grimy Handshake SubstackManitou on the New Mezzer & Mezzer LT (Ep.328)TOPICS & TIMES:Simon's Trip Across the Pond (1:17)World Cup MTB Racing Recap (3:28)Mike & Simon's Take on the Tour de France (21:02)Canadian Open DH Recap (32:00)Trek's Voluntary eMTB Speed Limit (35:48)Are Bike Shoes Too Stiff? (44:06)Einstein's Saddle (48:51)New Products (55:43)Mike's Pump Off (1:07:17) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:The Blister VaultBlister CinematicCRAFTEDGEAR:30Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.