Val d'Isere at its usual best from a piste perspective add to that dark blizzarding conditions, for most and you have one of the toughest races we can remember. The women had much better weather over in the US but Beaver Creek is a great stop on the World Cup speed tour, giving the Worlds best the challenge they deserve! Listen. Watch. Play.

More debutants to the World Cup podiums, but the Swiss team was still on fire. Listen. Watch. Play.

High drama on US snow this weekend and it ended without the Hollywood big finish. Shiffrin crashes in spectacular fashion, Hector with a second run out of the top draw. No Shiffrin at the start of the second day and it was Rast that stepped up, building on her from from the start of the season and securing her first ever WC win. Men are in action this weekend and its time for the real deal, speed is back... Listen. Watch. Share.

Second Slalom of the season and the same 2 winners in both the men and women races. Shiffrin and Noel have an unbeaten run on the short skis. Coltouri and Rast first timers onto the podium with some tremendous skiing and mental strength! We chat about the incredibly tough and icy snow conditions and how to come back from bumps in the road with the likes of Feller with zero points after 2 races surely sees the end of his slalom title chances gone... Listen. Watch. Play.

Here we got then, after Soldens standalone albeit very exiting first World Cup feeling like it was months ago, we are about to start the basically non stop racing. Levi is here again, but for the first time since the winter of 19/20 a stop on the mens tour as well. Ed, Ben and Marc give 'expert' analysis of what to look forward to this coming weekend. Don't forget to join the Predictions League! Listen. Watch. Play.

The 2025 season has already had it all, Brignone laying down a marker, Shiffrin showing she is still human on her way to the magic 100, the mens race was an all Norwegian affair, with Steen Olsen getting his first WC GS win, Odermatt with a DNF, oh and the return of the GOAT in new colours... Orange although the record spectator numbers indicate the Austrians still count Hirscher as their own. Listen. Watch. Play.

Well here we go! Solden baby! Only a few days away the start of the 2024/5 World Cup season is here! Athletes are ready and so are the fans, it's going to be an epic season!! MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP TO THE PREDICTIONS LEAGUE Ed and Ben are joined by Marc Telling to chat through this iconic race and what to expect from the Worlds Best. Make sure you are subscribed!! Let's GOOOOOO Listen. Watch. Play.

Talking all things funding with a British flavour. Mark Quinn of Quinn Estates joins Ed and Marc Telling to discuss the funding issues faced across the British Ski Team and how its a similar problem for many teams. Listen. Watch. Play. Share and Subscribe

With the first World Cup less than 50 days away we are back for season 7!!! Hirscher is back...wait what Braathen is now Brazilian... wait what Listen. Watch. Play.

And with that the 2024 season comes to a close. Ed, Ben and Marcel give the season a debrief (stayed on point most of the time), the highs and lows as well as thoughts for the 2025 season. Thanks for listening and playing along on the Predictions League (thanks to Gareth for collating and putting the forms together!)... its been a blast. Until next season... its bye for now! Listen. Watch. Play. Oh make sure you rate the pod if you haven't already done so!

With the World Cup Finals all done and dusted its time to reveal the real winner in of the Alpine World Cup tour... who will win the Crystal Goblet... Tune in and find out, oh and we of course look back at how the last races of the season unfolded. Listen. Watch. Play.