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In the snow, like sledging. because the alpine skiing is not possible, we have had customers who have been asking for the new things, and the new thing is touring skis. this is a touring skis with a proper binding. you have got pins on the front which helps the boots to go like this when youre climbing. and then you put the skins on the skis like this, and like this its going to help you climb the mountains.

Some people will come back to cross—country skiing next year, too, because they enjoy it. you see where we are — look at the snow, the snow on the trees. it is much more quiet than downhill skiing. you have got always got the noise of the lifts and the chairlifts, its very noisy. here its — its a totally different atmosphere, so i think they enjoy this a lot. welcome back to london, city in lockdown will be getting used to sing deserted streets. last year, before the current travel restric...

My name is daniele, i have been a ski instructor in chamonix for 20 years now. so, the lift closures have changed a lot of things in the valley, you can imagine, because chamonix valley is very, very famous for downhill ski. so people came here in the holidays for the last christmas holidays here in chamonix, and the change of ski came here with the cross—country ski. it was incredible. we had so many people here on loop, many, many skiers in chamonix. i have never seen that, never. we had so ...

I have been employing only four seasonals instead of 21 normally. at the moment, our clients are the locals and we have also people coming from switzerland — a few of them. but there is no more foreigners in chamonix and this is how we live normally with the foreigners and for the moment, we dont have any. although we found one group of foreigners who seem to enjoy their time here. were from australia but we live in lyon. we dont get much snow in australia so this is my first time seeing snow....

But with an ongoing global pandemic and travel restrictions all across the world, travelling to the mountains is an uphill struggle. in the uk, all the ski resorts in scotland have closed their ski lifts until the current lockdown is lifted. elsewhere, in europe, many ski stations have simply shut down for the season or remain open only for the locals. chamonix is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in the french alps where this year theres a lot of snow but very few tourists. this the...

It was incredible. we had so many people here on loop, many, many skiers in chamonix. i have never seen that, never. we had so many people trying to have some lessons. we didnt have enough ski instructors in the valley. that was incredible. some people will come back to cross—country skiing next year too because they enjoy it. see where we are, look at the snow, the snow on the trees. it is much more quiet than downhill skiing. you have always got the noise

And if youre like me and you just cant wait for the opportunity to get back on the road again and see more of the world than your own front garden, then why not stick with us? we will be updating you with how the travel industry is trying to cope with the pandemic, plus, a bit of inspiration for things to see and do once those travel corridors are reinstalled and we can perhaps start exploring again. but first, its that time of the year when some of us start packing our ski suits and get ready t...

My name is danielle, i have been a ski instructor in chamonix for 20 years now. so the lift closures have changed a lot of things in the valley, you can imagine, because chamonix valley is very, very famous for downhill ski. so people came here in the holidays for the last christmas holidays here in chamonix, and the change of ski came here with the cross—country ski. it was incredible. we had so many people here on loop, many, many skiers in chamonix. i have never seen that, never. we had so ...

Hello and welcome to the show where its pretty safe to say, 11 months on from the start of the pandemic, travel to and from the uk has pretty much ground to a halt. laughs. and if youre like me and you just cant wait for the opportunity to get back on the road again and see more of the world than your own front garden, then why not stick with us? we will be updating you with how the travel industry is trying to cope with the pandemic, plus, a bit of inspiration for things to see and do once thos...

And the 99th minute. youd think after that then there would be some appreciation for palmeiras head coach abel ferreira at his post—match press conference, instead though his triumphant players invaded the room and dumped a cooler of iced water on top of him. and finally, well take you to the swiss alps and the outskirts of st moritz, for some pretty extreme downhill skiing. this is the yearly freeride event where competitors have to navigated the steepest and most difficult of terrains with a...