Laura M

Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow : Skiing, Daily Fun, Facts and Arty Tales.

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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 knowledgewith 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 demonstrative labradoodles. Interviews with her were published in 2025in both Val Mag and le Dauphiné.2 winters of presenting English news...

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Laura M

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Sports

Podcast website

www.valdiserepodcast.com

Latest episode

Dec 21, 2025

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Episodes

Ep 94 Val gives Conny Gold, cheese and a calf. 21.12.2025

Weather 21st December 2025 Conny wins cheese and a calf. French brothers in Italian downhill. GBs Jaz Taylor Sprints to Telemark Gold. Go Golden Zoe ! Eddie the Eagle Panto Star. Book next season's holiday at this season's price. Tignes Talent Art Competition. Check out the Calendar page for Christmas events. Avalanche Pup. Remembering Dr Pétri. Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have...

Ep 93 Ladies World Cup Downhill in Val today. 20.12.2025

Weather 20 th December 2025 Ladies World Cup Downhill on Bellevarde's OK. Last day for the men in Val Gardena. British skier dies in Les Arcs. Olympic Jurassic Park. Sleeping on the Slopes. Noisy student weeks. GB’s snowboard star out for the season. Global Go Caroling Day. Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.... Val piste and lift live info. Tignes piste and lift live info....

Ep 92 The World’s Speediest Ladies are in Town. 18.12.2025

Weather 18 th December 2025 Chaos in the Dolomites. The World’s Speediest Ladies are in Town. World Cup men’s downhill in Val Gardena today. Farmers blocking roads today. Fly to short steep Courchevel airport. Man found dead in car boot. Heliskiing deal if you have a snowy job. UN Migrants day. Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.... Val piste and lift live info. Tignes piste...

Ep 91 GBs Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Gold. 17.12.2025

Weather 17th December 2025. Freddy Carrick-Smith wins Europa Cup Giant Slalom. Mikaela Shiffrin won the Night Slalom. Cyprien Sarrazin is back on skis. Mariah Carey singing at the Winter Olympics. Olympic accommodation. Take your helmet to La Rosière. Check your bindings. Frost bitten climbers. 19-year-old lady found dead on a blue run. Know your Mushrooms. Visiting Firemen. L’Officiel Riviera spe...

Ep 90 Clip on your crampons. 16.12.2025

Weather 16 th December 2025. Crampons for walking safely in town. Episode 90 !! New live piste, lift and webcam links added. Italian Helicopters are moving snow. Snow garments from fishing nets. Tree2Forest Polar Tales at the Barmes de L'Ours. Team GB’s Victoria Palla in tonight’s slalom. Speed Riding and Parapenting accidents in Val. Czech teacher dies after hitting a tree. Pick up the poo. Genda...

Ep 89 Mountain Gendarmes Searched through the night. 15.12.2025

Weather 15th December 2025. Winter Weekend Traffic. Val's World Cup Men's Slalom. Super G winner saddened by Bondi Beach slaughter. Mikaela Shiffrin missed gate but French Romane came second. Gold for Team GBs Charlotte Banks and Huw Nightingale Zoe’s Chinese Silver. Failed midnight search by Mountain Gendarmes Don't ski down or walk-up closed pistes. Funds raised for Val's Club des Sports. Win a...

Skiing vs. Football: Which Sport Really Breaks the Bank? 14.12.2025

Weather 14 December 2025 Val's World Cup Giant Slalom Local Hero Clément Noël racing today in Val's Slalom A proud knee surgeon ! Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin racing in the Giant Slalom Don't miss out ! Keep an eye on the Calendar Page. Val's future champions dancing at the Folie. Skiing looks cheaper than football. Check your kit ! Revise your piste etiquette Light a candle..... remember. Li...

Ep 87 First races of Val’s 70th Critérium. 13.12.2025

Weather for The 70th Critérium de la Première Neige. Men's World Cup Giant Slalom on The Face de Bellevarde today. Lindsey Vonn won in St Moritz. 3 Swiss Olympic Champions are injured. Double gold for Australian Mogul skiers. Tik Tok isn’t recommended off piste training. Vie Val d'Is party. Storm Bram messing with Scottish Snow. Skiing into a 60-foot hole. 2 views same lunch. Check when hiring a c...

Ep 86 Happy workers need to live in the resort. 09.12.2025

Weather 9th December 2025. 19-year-old German climber killed by an avalanche. Train as a ski instructor in Scotland. Utah 2034 logo. Racing to finish cable car and ice hockey rink. Insurance tips. Housing problems in Val and Chamonix. Festive Pastry. Link to Website Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.... Sunny skiing on soft snow. A smallish slab avalanche pushed a young German climber to his de...

Ep 85 Taking Tasty Treats back to the UK could put you in hot water. 08.12.2025

Weather 8th December 2025. Market Day – remember UK import rules. Val's Black Sheep. Seccotine's Martine has died. No smoking on the pistes. Manslaughter charges. Hiking in trainers and joggers. Jessie Diggins' 30th Win. Macuga sisters are one down. Alice and Mikaela in Canada. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde spotted in Val's Gym. Comeback Queen Lindsey Vonn. Congrats to Lando Norris. 4th World Cup win fo...

EP 84 Folie and Food. 07.12.2025

Weather 7 th December 2025. Street cleaning Doodles. This Week in Val. Evening events at the Folie Douce. The Trifollet opened yesterday. The PoissNon Vegan taco in Tignes’ La Bodega Utah hiker charged with child abuse. Good deal for season hire from Skimum in La Daille. New Zealand’s Alice Robinson wins 2 nd World Cup this season. Irish No 1 Cormac Comerford’s Olympic Dream. Has flying got more d...

Ep 83 Scottish Kirsty Muir and Val both win firsts. 06.12.2025

Intro 6 December 2025. Marco Odermatt wins the Beaver Creek Downhill. Mikaela Shiffrin qualifies for her 4th Olympics. Scottish Kirsty Muir wins her first Big Air World Cup title. First prize for Val's communications team. Avalanche in Austria. Watch out for Lynx. Limit early season pain and exhaustion! Podcast, Website, links and the Calendar Page. World Paper Free Day. Link to the website. Calen...

Ep 82 Olympic Flame starts it's Journey. 26.11.2025

Weather 26th November 2025. Lighting the Olympic Flame Germany's Olympic Champion suspended. French National Service. Crisis in the French Wine Industry. Gremlin in the website show notes. Katie Hensien hopes to be back this season. Slovenian Neja Dvornik's season is finished. Slovakia sponsors Snowsport England. Tartiflette World Record. Vie Val d’Is. UK Fuel Poverty Awareness. Link to the websit...

Ep 81 Snowy week before our winter start. 25.11.2025

Weather 25 th  November 25. Cars, crampons, snow chains. Mikaela Shiffrin victorious again. French slalom ladies. St Foy in Global Top 10 small resorts. Tree skiing.  Additions to the  Calendar  page. South Wales ski slope and tropical Waterpark. Why not Team GB World Cup footie ?  Ice diving in Tignes. UK White ribbon day.  Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.... We are lovi...

Ep 80 Lone Wolf or a Doodle in the Snow ? 24.11.2025

Weather 24th November 25. Disappointing start for French Ski Jumpers Cost of skiing.... Europe cheap for Americans. Ski outdoors on real snow in the UK. Kind rescue teams. Was it a wolf or a dog ? Ryan Weddings post-Olympic career. Spot Ryan and nab a swanky flat in Val. Georgia cancels 2 World Cup Events. 260 Skiers Dressed in Peking Opera Costumes. Digital Carte Vitale. International Unique Tale...

Ep 79 Matt Weston gets 2 World Cup golds. 23.11.2025

Weather 23rd November 2025. Tignes opened yesterday. Train Rouge is running. Savoyarde Paco Rassat wins slalom in Gurgl. Cheer for Caitlin McFarlane in Gurgl's World Cup Slalom. 2 World Cup Skeleton golds for Team GB. Swiss champion Lara Gut-Bahrami is injured. Jessie Diggins planning to retire. VIP Chalets have Black Friday deals. Preseason event at Tignes Spirit. We only share good experiences....

Ep 78 World Cup and Yeti races. 22.11.2025

Weather 22nd November 2025 Tignes opens today. World Cup Slalom and Freeski Slopestyle today. Join Snowsport England  to Race in Bormio Toy sale today. Val in the press. Yeti race  in Tignes tomorrow. Folie Douce Saisonnaires party.  New fee on small parcels.  Prepare a survival kit ! Peak Retreats   Black Friday Deals Links and transcripts. Kimchi. Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I h...

Ep 77 Snow, rules, taxes and bans. 21.11.2025

Weather 21 st  November 2025. Cairngorm Mountain opening this weekend. AirBnb…. Rules…..fines… Taxes for toilets. Hiker hitched by a belt. Neck guards for Olympic Ice Hockey players. Environmental considerations for J.O. 2030. Alcohol ban in Sölden. No uphill on Obertauren’s downhill pistes. Ski in a Tunnel in Brisbane. Gingerbread cookies, cakes, loaves and houses. Link to the website. Calendar S...

Ep 76 Ep 76 Torches in Tignes, to Palermo. 20.11.2025

Weather 20th November 2025. Tignes is opening on Saturday. Val Thorens wins "World's Best Ski Resort". Olympic Gender Equality improvements. Olympic Torch heading to Naples. Tom Daley knits for the Winter Olympics. Learn to Bobsleigh. Hepatitis A outbreak in Czech Republic. The Savoie has an 81 year old  Triathlon World Champion. USA National Absurdity day. Link to the website. Calendar Special Of...

Ep 75 Emily Harrop… French Ski mountaineering star. 18.11.2025

Weather 18th November 2025. Emily Harrop… French Ski mountaineer. Happy Birthday Lara Colturi. Clément Noël, Dynastar, Lange and Look. The Surrey Schools Championships. Snowcentres, SnowWorld and France. TikTok, the Mountain Guide. White Christmas with Simply Val d’Isère. World Humanitarian Day. Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.... Introducing ....for those that don't foll...

Ep 74 Proud to be British - the men did well in Lapland. 17.11.2025

Weather 17th November 2025 Breakfast beer Mens racing in Levi - Proud to be British. The Vonn Collective Marcel Hirscher feeling more optimistic. Cyprien Sarrazin coming as a spectator to Val's Criterium. The Garage 'Welcome-Back' drinks. Caitlin McFarlane skis for France. Heidi.com Bring and Buy sale in Tignes. Unfriend Homemade Bread Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.......

Ep 73 Who will get today's reindeer ? 16.11.2025

Weather 16th November 2025. Mikaela Shiffrin has a new reindeer. 4 racing for Team GB in Levi. Changes on the Autoroutes. St Foy rumour…. Don’t panic ! Accident at the Villa Roger bubble lift site. Lucky Utah base jumper. World COPD day. Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.... Mikaela did it ! 102nd World Cup victory, and 9th reindeer. The men are racing today .... Laura is w...

Ep 72 Mikaela Shiffrin Eyes 102nd World Cup Victory, and a new reindeer. 15.11.2025

Weather 15th November 2025. World Cup Ladies Slalom in Levi Today. 60's snow in London Cyclocross and Cross-country running are not popular. December Deals. Tomorrowland Winter Festival. Novemberfest is tonight. Mont-Blanc tunnel repairs. Café des Parents. Harry Potter fans Legends of the Criterium Rugby on Blue Note’s Big Screen. Recycling Day Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have S...

Ep 71 Help others help you - Medical details in your wallet ! 14.11.2025

Weather 14th November 2025. Check Tyres and road closures. New Kids on the Block. Busy weekend ahead ! Calculating your season. Treats in Val Thorens Suncream...lots of suncream. Skiing on a Glacier. Win a San Bernardo day pass PLEASE write down your medical details ! Link to the website. Calendar Special Offers I have Spied.... Winter is warming up ...... eager new seasonal workers are learning t...

Ep 70 Team troubles and fatal fire. 13.11.2025

Weather 13 th November 2025. Skiing from a hot air balloon. Property problems in ski resorts. Troubles in the team. Carrick-Smiths are in the Arctic. Maison Sport and Team GB. Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won gold. Transgender athletes banned from LA 2028. French Olympic medal bonuses. Austrian fire, 25 years ago. Sherpa supermarket opening tomorrow. World Kindness Days. Link to the website. Calend...

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