falls creek

It's the end of August and it's time to dust off the skates because the Kangaroo Hoppet is back! The Hoppet is part of the World Loppet series and is a 42km XC ski race. Covid canceled the Hoppet in 2020 and 2021, but nothing can stop it this year! 900 participants have signed up to grace the Bogong High Plains and this week we chatted to at least two of them.

We were very happy to welcome Peter Holmes to the show and have been hoping to catch him for an interview for quite some time. Pete was one of our lecturers at university during our outdoor education studies and opened the door of telemark, nordic and backcountry skiing to many students. We find out where Pete developed his passion for skiing and how he found his love for teaching.  We also get some insight about his business, Nordic Ski adventures, which aims to take guests 'chook footing' to some of the world's most iconic nordic ski destinations.  Pete's longtime friend, Blair Hume, also joins the show to heckle him whilst enjoying a few tinnies, but also shares his own stories about growing up with nothing but three-pin bindings and leather boots. 

It was a matter of time before one of us caved to the powerful temptations of NTN. Just like Abu was drawn to the forbidden treasures inside the cave of wonders, Morgan was drawn to the shine of a pair of crispi evos sitting high on a shelf in a local ski store. The world around us hasn't imploded since he first laid his hands upon them and we can safely say that smiles were evident when he stepped in for the first time. In this episode, Lucas joins us to break down Morgans first day on NTN. Was it any different from 75mm? It is actually any better? What the hell is a duck-butt grabber? Will Morgan use ski 75mm again? These questions, and many more, will be answered. 

We also discuss a hot topic in the Bogong Bullitin about the proposed changes to the XC network at Falls Creek. Are chook-footers really tying themselves to dozers to save the network? Tune in to find out!

Welcome to the Public Art and Street Art episode.

In our latest show we (as always)  have so much to chat about and in this episode, we pay “homage”*  to all the brilliant artists and creative people in our community.

Ben gives an update on the awesome event happening in SA, including Womad and the exploding public art scene in Adelaide plus a rundown on some of his favourite artists and how some ugly buildings are getting an interesting refresh!

Kristy shares some interesting anecdotes on  Melbourne street and community-based laneway art, plus the backstory to the Taylor, Kanye, and Kim art in Richmond, Vic.

Our special VIP guest is Elizabeth Close. 
Elizabeth Close is a prolific South Australian artist with a lot of well-known and very large public works including some collaborations, we had the best chat with Elizabeth and are so grateful for her time.

We also catch up with Peter Douperouzal, President of the Nhill Silo Heritage Project, and how the works are progressing inside the Silo. 

Enjoy this fun episode as we celebrate the brilliant street artists and thanks for listening.

 Follow us @eithersideofnhill3418 and tag in some of your fave street art!

Episode 4 Links:

Instagram

@elizabethclosearts

@paink_artist

@loosey_stephan

@WOMADelaide

@moombafestival

Website Links:

https://www.elizabethclosearts.com/ 

Public Art Adelaide

Silo Art Trail

Nhill Silo Heritage Project

Bicycle Network - Peaks Challenge

Melbourne Street Art 

https://www.facebook.com/CarnegieLaneway/ 

https://www.angusmartinart.com/  

 Credit : Zappsplat Sound Effects

“homage”* Word of the Show!

Follow us on the socials here

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Spotify & BuzzSprout & YouTube

Thanks for Listening ♥️

Two Cousins One Chat,
Ben & Kristy

Der allererste Pistenkilometer! Unser Premierengast ist Benny Pregenzer, Geschäftsführer der Fisser Bergbahnen. Dass Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis als Vorzeigeskigebiet für Familien gilt, hat viel mit Bennys Wirken zu tun – lange Zeit auch als Skischulleiter.

Mit Erfindergeist und Liebe zum Detail hat Benny die „Convenience“ für den Gast im alpinen Tourismus wie kaum ein anderer vorangebracht: „Wir müssen Skifahren einfacher machen, zugänglicher machen – und gerade für die Familie!“

In dieser Episode spricht Benny über den erstmaligen Einsatz von Förderbändern in Skigebieten, gleichermaßen komfortable wie praktische Skidepots und die Entwicklung des Sommertourismus in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis. Auch die aktuelle Situation in der Pandemie ist Thema.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

00:10 Intro

01:54 Erstmalige Nutzung von Förderbändern in Skigebieten

11:14 Bedeutung der Convenience für den Gast - Prägung in Australien

15:48 Skidepot der Fisser Bergbahnen

21:53 Neuartiges Schranksystem

25:13 Positionierung von Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis als Familienskigebiet

33:50 Entwicklung des Sommertourismus in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis

35:13 Aktuelle Situation in der Pandemie

39:29 Angebote für die Großelterngeneration

44:02 Verabschiedung

44:58 Outro

Links

• Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
• „Beeindrucken durch innovative Lösungen“ (Bericht zum Skidepot der Fisser Bergbahnen)

Kontakt

• https://pistenkilometer.simplecast.com/
• https://twitter.com/pistenkilometer
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/pistenkilometer
• https://www.facebook.com/pistenkilometer
• https://www.instagram.com/pistenkilometer/

For the last two weeks we've been playing Snow Much Fun!

All you had to do was match two prizes and that's what you WIN!

It came down to Barry who matched square 8 and 13 and won the ULTIMATE FAMILY SNOW DAY!

Return coach transfers, ski/snowboard hire and lift passes at FALLS CREEK! 

It was all thanks to Riverina Ski Sports - 79 Copland Street WAGGA!

Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/station/hit-riverina

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join the community!

Join the community!

Join the community!

Join the community!

Join the community!

Join the community!

Join the community!