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• James was last on the podcast in March 2021 when we discussed skiing in Afghanistan
• Ashley is based in Snoqualmie in Washington State, USA
• Patrick Thorne is the author of ’Around the World in 50 Pistes’ and was on the podcast in Episode 162 (3:45)
• Alex Irwin from 150 Days of Winter reported from Courchevel, France (5:30)
• Dave Burrows from SnowPros Ski School reported from Courmayeur and Pila in the Aosta Valley, Italy (6:30)
• Keith Webb reported from Badhofgastein in Austria (10:00)
• Gethin James reported from Cairngorm Mountain in Scotland (11:44)
• Gethin joined us for Episode 162 to tell us about skiing in Solden 
• Find out about the new Rannoch chairlift at Glencoe Mountain 
• Ashley tells us about skiing in Iraq (13:15) 
• The Hamilton Road links Iraq and Iran (15:15)
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  Korek ski resort in Iraq has 200m of groomed pistes (16:30)
• Find out about Free to Run (23:00)
• The 6th Choman Winter Festival took place in 2022 (24:30)

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  The Iraq Ski Rally was set up by Untamed Winters (26:30)
• Check the latest FCO advice on Iraq (29:45)
• Untamed Borders helped with the logistics for Michael Palin’s programme ‘Into Iraq’ recorded for Channel 5 (30:00)
• Try Battleface travel insurance for cover in destinations like Iraq (30:30)
• Listen to our special episode about skiing in Afghanistan (33:00)
• Read about the Afghan Sports Trust (35:00)
• The World Ice Swimming Championships are taking place in Samoens in January 2022 (40:00)