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Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow
Daily fun, facts and arty tales from Val d’Isère.
The World's Best Ski Resort ?
Laura M’s art is inspired by Val d’Isère.
The podcast shares her 35 years of local knowledge
with Val d’Isère’s legions of English speaking fans.
COVID saw her drawing, painting and doodling
the square kilometre around her home.
Laura has exhibited here, notably
“Toutes les Vies se Val", charcoal portraits of “avalins”
and pastel portraits of local dogs.
Including, of course, her 2 labradoodles.
Interviews with her were published in 2025
in both Val Mag and le Dauphiné.
2 winters of presenting English news, weather, events and ski reports on
Radio Val d’Isère sparked her interest in creative writing
and cheeky chatter !
Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow
Daily fun, facts and arty tales from Val d’Isère.
The World's Best Ski Resort ?
Laura M’s art is inspired by Val d’Isère.
The podcast shares her 35 years of local knowledge
with Val d’Isère’s legions of English speaking fans.
COVID saw her drawing, painting and doodling
the square kilometre around...
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Nov. 26, 2025
Ep 82 Olympic Flame starts it's Journey.
1. Weather 26th November 2025.
2. Lighting the Olympic Flame
3. Germany's Olympic Champion suspended.
4. French National Service.
5. Crisis in the French Wine Industry.
6. Gremlin in the website show notes.
7. Katie Hensien hopes to be back this season.
8. Slovenian Neja Dvornik's season is finished.
9. Slovakia sponsors Snowsport England.
10. Tartiflette World Record.
11. Vie Val d’Is.
12. UK Fuel Poverty Awareness.
Nov. 25, 2025
Ep 81 Snowy week before our winter start.
1. Weather 25th November 25.
2. Cars, crampons, snow chains.
3. Mikaela Shiffrin victorious again.
4. French slalom ladies.
5. St Foy in Global Top 10 small resorts.
6. Tree skiing.
7. Additions to the Calendar page.
8. South Wales ski slope and tropical Waterpark.
9. Why not Team GB W…
Nov. 24, 2025
Ep 80 Lone Wolf or a Doodle in the Snow ?
1. Weather 24th November 25.
2. Disappointing start for French Ski Jumpers
3. Cost of skiing.... Europe cheap for Americans.
4. Ski outdoors on real snow in the UK.
5. Kind rescue teams.
6. Was it a wolf or a dog ?
7. Ryan Weddings post-Olympic career.
8. Spot Ryan and nab a swanky flat in V…
Nov. 23, 2025
Ep 79 Matt Weston gets 2 World Cup golds.
1. Weather 23rd November 2025.
2. Tignes opened yesterday.
3. Train Rouge is running.
4. Savoyarde Paco Rassat wins slalom in Gurgl.
5. Cheer for Caitlin McFarlane in Gurgl's World Cup Slalom.
6. 2 World Cup Skeleton golds for Team GB.
7. Swiss champion Lara Gut-Bahrami is injured.
8. Jessie…
Nov. 22, 2025
Ep 78 World Cup and Yeti races.
1. Weather 22nd November 2025
2. Tignes opens today.
3. World Cup Slalom and Freeski Slopestyle today.
4. Join Snowsport England to Race in Bormio
5. Toy sale today.
6. Val in the press.
7. Yeti race in Tignes tomorrow.
8. Folie Douce Saisonnaires party.
9. New fee on small parcels.
10. …
Nov. 21, 2025
Ep 77 Snow, rules, taxes and bans.
1. Weather 21st November 2025.
2. Cairngorm Mountain opening this weekend.
3. AirBnb…. Rules…..fines…
4. Taxes for toilets.
5. Hiker hitched by a belt.
6. Neck guards for Olympic Ice Hockey players.
7. Environmental considerations for J.O. 2030.
8. Alcohol ban in Sölden.
9. No uphill on Obe…
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