Will Hughes

I am a cross-country skier, competing as part of the British Performance Pathway affiliated with GB Snowsport. Last season, I lived in Lillehammer where I was a full-time athlete competing in the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish junior cups. I started skiing in the UK when I was 14 as I was exposed to the sport from a young age being half Norwegian. At age 16 I was selected for the British Nordic Development Squad and last year I was chosen to be on ‘Project Lillehammer’. Being the only male athlete in the M19/20 age category in the British Performance Pathway and coming from London where there is no snow also motivates me to overcome the odds of competing in the hardest endurance sport in the world. I look forward to racing in Lillehammer this season as well as balancing university which I start this September at Newcastle.

Hannah Zajic

Hannah was born in Innsbruck, Austria and has been living in the UK since 2017 inspiring Brits to holiday in Austria in her role as marketing manager for the Austrian National Tourist Office.

James Wilcox

James Willcox is the Founder of the adventure travel company Untamed Borders. He launched the company in 2007, running bespoke trips and small group adventures to some of the world’s most interesting and inaccessible places – such as Afghanistan, Pakistana and Iraq.

James organised the first ever international ski trip to Afghanistan in 2011 and has organised regular ski trips to the country ever since. He also played an important role in the development of skiing in Iraq.

Angelos Epithemiou

Unwitting star of Shooting Stars (BBC2), Dave’s One Night Stand and Channel 4’s The Angelos Epithemiou Show, cult favourite Angelos Epithemiou takes a giant leap into the spotlight yet again in this shambolic, weird and wonderful show. Think Little Britain meets Vic and Bob meets a smattering of Ivan Brackenbury and then lower your expectations and get on board.

Angelos Epithemiou is the creation of critically acclaimed performer, Dan Renton Skinner, who has starred in such blockbuster films as The Spy Who Dumped Me, High Rise, and Swallows and Amazons for BBC Films and such TV serial-classics as The Tracy Ullman Show, Friday Night Dinner, and The Wrong Mans.

Justin Moorhouse

As seen on Live At The Apollo, Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled and Coronation Street Justin is also a regular on The Premier League Show and 5Live’s Fighting Talk.

Justin then brought back tiger-faced Young Kenny for the record-breaking run of Phoenix Nights Live at The Manchester Arena, which raised over £5 million for comic relief, told fantastic tales about Australia and Manchester on Live At The Apollo, won The Champion of Champions on BBC 5Live’s Fighting Talk, and appeared as Dean the rival cricketing landlord on Coronation Street. All this as well as hosting his own critically acclaimed podcast About 30 Minutes, No More Than 45, which has been downloaded over a million times.

His comedy has taken him on tour to Australia, China, Japan and the Middle East. He has performed stand up comedy on television a number of times including, several series of The Comedy Store (Comedy Central), One Night Stand (Dave) and was Michael McIntyre’s guest on his Blackpool leg of the Comedy Roadshow (BBC1).

Other TV/ Film credits include, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Ken Loach’s Looking for Eric, Max and Paddy’s Road To No-Where, Shameless, and he was a winner of Celebrity Mastermind.

Jack Gleadow

Jack Gleadow is a rising star in the world of comedy, known for his energetic and quirky performances that feature a mix of physical comedy, witty storytelling, and audience interaction. Born and raised in Hull, Gleadow began his comedy career as a teenager, performing at local comedy nights and open mic events. He quickly made a name for himself taking inspiration from the golden era of variety, earning several accolades, including the Amused Moose National New Comic Award in 2017 and the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award in 2018.

Gleadow’s talent has been recognized in numerous other comedy competitions, including the British Comedian of The Year and the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year. He has also written and performed in several successful comedy shows, including “Mr Saturday Night” and “Jacks Entertainment the later being nominated as Best New Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival ” He performed for Audible Live from the Edinburgh Festival in 2019 which was later released on the Amazon platform. Nominated as Best Newcomer by Chortle in 2019 and recognised in the award as a ‘Future TV Presenter’ being nominated by The Edinburgh TV Festival in 2021

‘’A latter day Lee Evans, star potential the skys the limit’’ Bruce Dessau (Beyond The Joke, Evening Standard)

Raul Kohli

Raul has fast become one of the most captivating Asian acts on the UK comedy circuit. As one of the few Asians to have grown up in the far North East of England (Newcastle) he’s blessed with a worldview that upends ethnicity, culture and class. Kohli combines ‘Superb political comedy’ (The Scotsman) with surreal storytelling.

As well as several radio & TV appearances, Raul released his own comedy podcast about Hinduism on BBC Sounds’ and Spotify (Comic Sanskrit).

Raul won Hackney Empires New Act of The Year following in the footsteps of Stewart Lee, Lee Mack and Ardal O’Hanlon and now appears regularly at some of the biggest comedy clubs around the World.

His debut Edinburgh Fringe show in 2016: Newcastle Brown Male was one of BBC Radio 4, Huffington Post & the Skinny’s top picks, while his most recent: ‘All My Heroes Are Dead, in Jail or Touched Up Your Nan’ was nominated for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival.

“One of the Best comedians in England'” BBC RADIO 4

Kazeem Jamal

Hailing from the streets of South East London this power house, high-energy, charismatic jester is here to make his mark. Locked and loaded ready to release fire on his razor sharp humour as a true breathe of fresh air for the UK’s industry. A raconteur proving himself to be a fine addition to the comedy circuit. This high-flier is heading in one direction only and that’s up.

An already in demand compere and opening act Kazeem burst onto the London Comedy scene in 2019 with the confidence and stage charisma of acts who have been in the business for decades. He’s fresh, funny and audiences from all ages love him.

Connor Burns

Connor Burns is one of the most exciting emerging stand-up comedians in the UK. His meteoric rise through the comedy ranks since his first-ever open spot in October of 2017 has already seen Connor create and tour three punchline-packed solo shows, open for Daniel Sloss and record a set for Just For Laughs. Hilarious, relatable, all-the-while served up with superb material, brilliant delivery and proper belly laughs, Connor is clearly set for stardom.

In 2023, Connor premiered his latest solo show ‘Vertigo’, subsequently taking the show on tour for two months across Australia where, on top of selling out his solo shows at the country?s biggest comedy festivals, he opened for the international stand-up tour ‘Daniel Sloss: CAN’T?’ as well as closing the Sydney Comedy Festival gala at the Sydney Opera House.

Having sold out five performances of ‘Vertigo’ at the Glasgow Stand, Connor filmed two of the shows for his debut comedy special in June. ‘Vertigo’ is set for future international release.

Katie Bamber

Katie is online editor of Fall Line Skiing. Between seasons teaching in Bariloche and Zell am See and full-time ski writing a decade later, Katie spent a few years in Istanbul, where she discovered the wonders of the Turkish mountains. Since, winters spent in Sun Valley (avoiding lifts and ticket costs) and Hakuba (in search of powder) led Katie to understand the joys of earning your turns. This season she’s aiming to take her touring skis to Turkey to discover the backcountry.

Anna Hughes

Anna is a sustainable transport campaigner, author and flight-free adventurer. She is founder of the charity Flight Free UK which encourages people to travel without flying. An experienced and enthusiastic low-carbon traveller, Anna has had many adventures in the UK and abroad by train, bike and boat. She recently took her first flight-free ski trip to the Swiss Alps, learning to ski (and fall over gracefully) on the delightful slopes of Anzere.

Kimberley Kay

Kim is the author and illustrator of Ski A to Z – An Illustrated Introduction To Skiing.

Skiing since the age of 5, Kim pours her love of skiing into her art and writing to convey the joy and benefits of Snowsports.

Ski A to Z, published by Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd, is intended to demystify skiing and make it more accessible by providing information, advice, tips and useful illustrations. The hard back book and e-book are encouraging new skiers, of all ages, worldwide.

Kim applies her past travel industry experience, running the press offices for the two UK leading travel companies, to now engage people on Snowsports.

Working under the brand of Inspire by Kim, Kim has also created a range of greeting cards, fabrics, and wallpapers. These are ideal for home, chalet and mountain environments and are complemented by a collection of fun wall art prints.

Kim will be speaking at National Snow Week shows in Birmingham and London with tips and advice gathered from over 40 years of skiing. Kim will also be signing books at the shows.

Lauren MacCallum

Lauren MacCallum is a dynamic and passionate advocate for climate action, earning recognition as a prominent UK figure in the battle against climate change. In their role as General Manager of Protect Our Winters UK, Lauren takes a leading position in mobilising the outdoor sports community to combat climate change.

Boasting a diverse career encompassing both literature and broadcasting, Lauren is a respected author and broadcaster, lending their expertise to the BBC and contributing to award-winning environmental and social films. Laurens unique ability to convey intricate environmental topics in an accessible and captivating manner has solidified their status as a sought-after voice in climate communication.

Beyond their commitments to Protect Our Winters UK and media contributions, Lauren is unwavering in their dedication to preserving the UK’s natural landscapes. Serving on the board of the Cairngorm National Park, the largest in the UK, Lauren tirelessly works to safeguard and promote this invaluable region while amplifying the voices of working people in the pursuit of sustainable solutions.

Lauren MacCallum embodies the spirit of action and advocacy in the fight for a greener world.

Sally Warren

Co-founder of award-winning, preloved ski wear website WhoSki.com, Sally is passionate about keeping ski gear in circulation and out of landfill.

She loves skiing but is aware the industry needs to improve to help reduce its impact on the environment. A believer that change can be affordable and fun, she is committed to spreading the word about ways we can all ski greener.

Sally is also an active member of the international Re-Action Collective, supporting like-minded businesses around the world to build a greener future for outdoor wear through their local communities.

Nicola Davenport

Co-founder of award-winning, preloved ski wear marketplace WhoSki.com and an outdoor activity fanatic, Nicola is passionate about sustainability, accessibility and inclusivity for the sports she loves.

These range from Alpine and Nordic skiing, to trail walking, running, road cycling and rowing. Having lived in Africa as a child, she is horrified by the textiles dumping that is destroying communities and the environment in the Global South.

Creating a circular economy in winter sports wear is among the ways she hopes to make a difference.

Neil Pitts

Neil Pitts is an amateur adventurer and budding writer. He juggles his love of the great outdoors with his work as a learning & development consultant. Most of his adventures involve his wife, a campervan called Gandalf and mountains. In January 2022, having never been on Nordic skis in his life, he attempted to ski the length of Norway during one of the country’s worst winters for many years. In April, after 1,700km and 70 days he finally reached Nordkapp. He writes a blog about his adventures and is active on Instagram.

Sam Cox

Sam was raised in South Devon and throughout his school years developed a taste for the outdoors living close to both the beach and Dartmoor.

This sense of adventure continued after he left school and joined the Royal Marines in 2010. He has tested himself throughout the globe’s harshest environments from the humidity of the jungles in Brunei, the heat of Central Asia, to the depths of the iciest temperatures in Norway.

Sam spent 13 years as an officer in the Royal Marines, serving combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as long periods working in the jungle, the desert and the Arctic Circle.

In November 2023, Sam Cox will embark on a unique 2000km solo and unsupported journey across Antarctica. No one has ever skied this distance without support before.

Starting at the coast of Berkner Island and finishing at the base of the Reedy glacier on the Ross ice shelf, via the South Pole, this expedition is anticipated to exceed 2000 kilometres. As one of the last wildernesses, this will be a pure test of physical and mental endurance.

Sam has been supported by Team Forces and Resilient Nutrition to embark on this epic adventure.

For more information, follow Sam on www.frozendagger.co.uk

Krissy Roe

Krissy is a sustainability and engagement professional with over 20 years of experience in tourism. She previously led the values and activism work at Responsible Travel where she managed the responsible tourism team, screening new tour operator members and helping hundreds of small businesses on their sustainability journey. She also helped drive the company’s activism work, including hard-hitting campaigns on aviation and carbon emissions, nature, animal welfare and community empowerment.

Krissy has also worked across a range of sectors as a sustainability consultant. She recently developed the sustainability strategy for Visit Kent; worked on a global social enterprise scheme run by Unilever, FCDO and EY; and led a stakeholder engagement programme for a national review into the state of the social housing sector following the Grenfell tragedy.

She joined Hotelplan in June 2023.

Dominic Winter

Dom Winter is representing the outdoor sport climate action charity, Protect Our Winters (POW) UK. With a background in sustainability and being a keen snowboarder, Dom will provide clear ways that you, someone passionate about snowsports, can be most effective in stopping climate change.

In his role as Head of Programmes Dom leads on policy, develops and runs climate education including Carbon Literacy Training, guides business action & plays a key role in developing POW UK’s campaigns.

Prue Stone

Prue is Director of Sustainability at Hotelplan UK, a family of specialist tour operators incorporating ski companies Inghams and Esprit Ski, alongside adventure travel brands Explore, Inntravel and Santa’s Lapland. She has fifteen years’ experience in the travel industry, adopting a broad and encompassing approach to sustainability and driving genuine change. Outside of work she enjoys trail biking, walking and travelling with her young family.

Ed Leigh

Co-presenter alongside Graham Bell on Ski Sunday, Ed Leigh is one of the most recognisable winter sports personalities in the world. Beginning his career working for Channel 4 as a presenter for the popular TV show Freesports on 4, Ed has some incredible stories to tell, and he does a mean air guitar…

Neil 'Nine Lives' Campbell

When Neil Campbell was growing up he never thought he’d become a professional snowboarder. Growing up in Luton, he found himself getting into trouble in his younger years and was subsequently sent to prison at just 19 years old. On getting out, Neil vowed to turn his life around and he did just that, thanks to snowboarding.

Known to all as ‘Nine Lives’, Neil needed to fast track his riding to keep up with professional snowboarders and would copy whatever anyone else would do, having skipped the fundamentals along the way. He gained a reputation as the snowboarder with the most unorthodox style and trick list and – most importantly – his uncanny ability to always land on his feet, avoiding crashes that would end a normal person’s season, hence the nickname.

To keep the dream alive Neil would build and shape his local snow park in Milton Keynes and go on to work out in Austria and Switzerland. Last year along with Adidas Terrex ‘How did snowboarding change my life” was released a short documentary of Neil’s Journey.

Charlotte Bankes

Born in Hemel Hempstead, they moved out to the southern Alps of France as a family when she was four years old and grew up in the mountains doing a lot of sport, skiing, snowboard as well as sailing in the local clubs.
She started racing internationally in snowboarding for France when she was 15 and moved onto the World cup circuit aged 18, attending the Olympics in Sochi and Pyoenchang where she finished 7th.
In November 2018, she decided to switch to compete for Great Britain. Since been part of GB Snowsport world cup squad, a lot of hard work has been done and she’s now become a force to be reconned with on the World cup circuit. Becoming World Champion in 2021 in Idrefjäll, Sweden and winning the Crystal Globe 2 seasons in a row, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
She also represented GB at the Olympics in Beijing and along with Huw Nightingale became 2023 Team Event World Champion in Bakuriani.

Talan Skeels-Piggins

Talan Skeels-Piggins is a Children’s Author, a double 600cc Motorcycle World Champion and Winter Paralympian – as part of the British Team alpine skier. Skeels-Piggins used a sit-ski in alpine competitions. Skeels-Piggins is a former Royal Navy fighter controller and PE teacher at St Laurence School, Bradford On Avon

Millie Knight

Millie is a 4x Paralympic medal winning, 2x World Champion skier who competes across all five Alpine ski disciplines.

Millie made her Paralympic debut at Sochi 2014, and at aged 15 become ParalympicsGB’s youngest ever competitor at any Winter Paralympics. She was also chosen to carry the flag for Great Britain at the Opening Ceremony.

Since Sochi, Millie’s career has gone from strength to strength. Working with guide Brett Wild since 2016, she won the 2017 World Cup Globe in the giant slalom, Super-G and Downhill.

At the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Millie and Brett won silver medals in downhill and super-G as well as a bronze medal in the slalom on the final day of action.

Millie claimed gold in the super combined race at the delayed 2021 World Championships which took place in Lillehammer, Norway in January 2022. The result came a year after Millie had suffered a further concussion after a crash in training. Following the World Championships, Millie and Brett raced at the World Cup finals in Sweden, where they won Super-G gold and were awarded the ²⁰²¹⁄₂₂ season Super-G Crystal Globe.

At the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, Millie and Brett claimed downhill bronze on the first day of competition on the slopes of Yanqing. The pair narrowly missed out on adding to their medal collection finishing fourth in both the women’s Super-G and Super Combined vision impaired events.

Millie and Brett finished off their stellar season at the Beijing Paralympic Games where they won a Bronze medal in the Downhill event and placed 4th in the Super Combined and Super G events.

After the 2022 Paralympics Millie took up Karate to help with her training and recovery. She competed at her first competition at the British Championships which she won and was selected to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Impressively, she beat a competitive field to become the female visually impaired Commonwealth Champion for Team England.

Eve Muirhead

Eve Muirhead is one of the world’s most successful curlers – most recently becoming Olympic Champion as skip for the British team in 2022 at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022 and World Champion in the Mixed Doubles in May 2022.

She also carried the flag for her country at the 2022 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

She is a Olympic Champion, World Champion, European Champion and won her first Olympic bronze medal in 2014– in addition to being a highly accomplished golfer and bagpiper.

Her achievements began at an early age when she won the World Junior Curling Championships, aged just 17. She went onto win that tournament four times in total. In addition, she has performed to a consistently high standard in the World Championships – winning a silver medal in 2010, a gold in 2013 and a bronze in 2017, and in the European Championships, where she has won two bronze, four silver and three gold medals since 2010.

Eve, who was born into a farming family in Blair Atholl, has strong connections with the local area. She is a member of curling and golf clubs in Perthshire, and also regularly trains at the National Curling Academy in Stirling.

Outside of curling, Eve has piped at four World Championships, and plays off a very low handicap at golf, having turned down the opportunity to become a professional golfer in 2010. She has also received the award of Doctor of the University from Stirling University and an OBE from the British Government in recognition of her outstanding contribution to British sport. She has recently retired from curling professionally and is enjoying figuring out what she wants to do next!

Mike Richards

Mike is a professional ski instructor based in Niseko Resort, Hokkaido, Japan since 2006. Came to the sport later in life – my first ski season was chalet host in Ellmau, Austria in 1993 at 27 years of age – and skied every year since in over 100 resorts and backcountry areas across 21 countries and 5 continents including my beloved Brecon Beacons National Park.

Colin Martin

Colin is the owner of Solutions 4 Feet. He has worked in the ski & footwear industries from the age of 15, firstly for Glasgow Ski Centre and Nevisport then moving south in 1994 to help set up Snowdome Tamworth. After a few years there Colin spent 8 years working for Leamington Spa based retailer Lockwoods and during this time spent the summer of 2002 in New York studying pedorthics before being the first person from the UK to be awarded the designation of C.Ped (certified Pedorthist) in the November of that year.

Each year Colin attends conferences and training events both in the UK and the USA to maintain his certification and grow his knowledge base.  Learning the latest techniques for gait analysis, footwear fitting, biomechanics and orthotic therapy helps to keep the business ahead of the trends.

Colin has an eye for detail and is a perfectionist when it comes to fit.

Colin is a senior lecturer for Superfeet UK presenting their ski boot fitting courses both in the UK and in Europe as the program is rolled out. He also consults with several ski boot brands on product development.

Mia Brookes

Mia has been snowboarding since she was eighteen months old, travelling around Europe in the family motorhome. Mia met the GB Snowsport Freestyle coaches while out in Laax when she was ten years old and later that year was selected to the team’s development squad. During the following seasons Mia continued to train with GB Snowsport Freestyle coaches in Laax, Livigno and Hintertux and enjoyed competing in the World Rookie Tour comps.

Now 15, Mia is seeing success after success on the junior and senior scenes. In 2022 alone, she took 1st place at the RedBull Rail Yard, took 1st for Big Air and 2nd for Slopestyle at the Junior World Champs, took 1st at Vans Plaza, had 8 Europa Cup Wins (Slopetslye & Big Air) and was overall women’s champion at the World Rookie Tour Finals even though she’s a Grom.

She won the slopestyle event at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023, and came second in the 2022–23 FIS Snowboard World Cup slopestyle event in Laax, Switzerland.

Iain Martin

Iain Martin is presenter of the award-winning ‘The Ski Podcast’ and founder of the lobby campaign ‘Ski Flight Free’. His parents met in a ski resort, he first skied at 4-years-old and has now been working in the ski industry for over 30 years.

Tim Warwood

Tim Warwood is the current British snowboard slalom champion; due mainly to the fact that they disbanded the event the year after he won!

Tim has been commentating on snowboarding events worldwide since the age of 16! He is a regular contributor to BBC 2’s Ski Sunday show and is also a BBC Olympic commentator and reporter for all the action sports disciplines. He presents the Red Bull snow sports live productions and is a regular voice on Free Radio in Birmingham having been the former breakfast show host.

Tord Nilson

Tord’s years of experience in the British ski industry make him the ideal host for the National Snow Show’s Skills Cabin. Come here for all gear, technique and training queries from our informed guest speakers and omniscient host.

Tord has worked for over a decade in the British ski industry working with brands such as Volkl, Dalbello, Salomon and Atomic with their marketing activations through his company Iconic Agency. Alongside this, he also presents The Ski Racing Podcast Extra on YouTube and is also on the committee of the SIGB, the trade association of the Snowsports Industries in the UK.

Caroline Elliott

Skiing from an early age ignited a fire in Caroline’s belly to be in mountain environments which she has managed to achieve for most of her working life. From that first love of skiing, she went on to train in freestyle skiing (balletic and aerials) and then moved on to ski instructing in Austria and Australia. Following this, she specialised in ski patrol, as a pisteur secouriste in France, overcoming the many challenges necessary to achieve these qualifications from l’ENSA in Chamonix.

Later, she would work as an avalanche dog handler with the Fire Brigade in their specialised mountain rescue unit, working with Fjord, her much-missed faithful companion. Recently Caroline set up a small charity (CIC) enabling her to provide talks and workshops to schools and youth groups, which is where her passion lies, educating future mountain lovers whilst on a parallel inspiring young girls to follow professions in the mountains that have been mostly male dominated.

 “While awe inspiring and life enhancing, mountains also demand respect as there are potential dangers for those with a lack of knowledge and experience.”

Whilst the winter resorts were shut with the pandemic, Caroline had time to reflect on all that mountains have taught her. She slowly gathered all her snow adventures together along with precious memories Fjord. Little by little she created a children’s book, Fjord’s Mountain Mission, a book all about how to stay safe in the winter resorts, narrated by Fjord her avi dog.

“Prevention is so much better than dealing with the consequences of poor decisions on mountains.” 

Caroline wants everyone to feel the deep joy she has felt there, but she also wants everyone to remain as safe as possible. Fjord’s Mountain Mission is slowly growing momentum on a global scale: endorsed by the FIS in Switzerland it is available in English, French, German and Swedish and soon to be released in Norwegian and Japanese. And there is a soft Fjord toy soon to join the team – we all love a hug!

Jenny Jones

Jenny is the UK’S most globally respected and successful professional snowboarder. Since bursting onto the scene as a precociously talented teenager in 1999, she has won countless big air and slopestyle competitions – including three x-games gold medals in a row between 2009 and 2010 – and starred in some of the biggest shred movies of the last decade.

Jenny’s success is all the more remarkable given the lack of natural snowboarding terrain in the UK. A gymnast growing up, she learned to ride on a plastic dry slope before heading to France to pursue the sport full time, funding her season by working in a chalet. These days she spends most of her year on the road, chasing the winter from Europe and North America to the Southern Alps of New Zealand.

Jenny is known for pulling off super technical spins over the biggest of jumps, combining an uncanny natural balance with a strong will to succeed (this same determination has seen her come back from several career threatening injuries). But while she is feared as a competitor, Jenny is known for her humble attitude and bubbly sense of humour, making her hands down one of the most loved characters on the women’s snowboard circuit.

Dan Egan

Featured in 12 Warren Miller Entertainment ski films, on the Discovery Channel, ESPN, Good Morning America, in Powder Magazine, and other media outlets, Dan Egan is an award-winning broadcaster and film producer, and a ski legend who continues to teach and share his love of the sport around the globe. Dan and his brother John Egan, as the Egan Brothers, travelled to some of the world’s most remote regions following the geopolitical events of the 1980s and 1990s. They made first descents on the Berlin Wall, skied beside the Persian Gulf War, and organized the 1993 Middle East Peace Ski in Lebanon; the brothers were willing to ski wherever the world would watch and listen.

Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards

Eddie Edwards is a British ski jumping champion who was the first (and only) competitor to represent Great Britain at the Winter Olympics in Ski Jumping. He became Britain’s 1^st and only Olympic ski jumper and was fondly re-christened “Eddie the Eagle”.

Born Michael Edwards on December 5^th 1963 (still a public holiday for casualty departments all over the world) in Cheltenham, Eddie was destined to carry on the family business and become a plasterer.  But at the age of 13 after a school skiing trip all that changed.

He got the skiing bug and as soon as he was old enough travelled to Europe to teach skiing in many of the winter resorts.  He competed internationally in Alpine Skiing then decided to have a go at ski jumping and in just 2 years he was jumping off 90 metre and 120 metre jumps that seasoned ski jumpers take 10 years to work up to!

1997 Eddie represented Britain at the World Ski Jumping Championships at Oberstorf.

Then in 1988 he travelled to Calgary and represented Britain in the Winter Olympics.  As the guy who came 58^th (he finished 56^th out of 57 competitors but the 57^th was disqualified) he got more publicity than the Gold Medal winner and Eddie’s heroic Olympic efforts thrust him into the limelight. This endeared him to the public and made him a household name.  He was known for wearing bottle top glasses which steamed up when he ski-jumped.

Eddie gained his Eagle nickname after the International Olympics Committee President, Juan Antonio Samaranch, referenced him during the closing ceremony: ‘At Calgary people set new goals, created new world records and some even flew like an eagle’.

He had a top 50 chart hit with “Fly Eddie Fly” and a number 2 hit in Finland with “Mum Nienmi En Eitu”.  He travelled the world appearing on many TV shows and became (and still is) a popular addition to the after dinner speaking circuit.

In addition to all this Eddie gained a Law degree in the summer of 2003 after studying at Demontfort University in Leicester.

In June 2003 Eddie married his wife Sam in true “Eddie the Eagle” style at the Little White Chapel Drive Through in Las Vegas.  They now have two daughters, Ottilie Rose and Honey.

Eddie still holds the British Olympic record for ski jumping at 71 metres; his personal best is currently 119.5 metres.  He holds the world record for stunt jumping (10 cars/6 buses) and was ranked world number 9 at amateur speed skiing (106.8mph).

Although he is remembered for coming last, Eddie always says that just getting to the Olympics was his Gold Medal which epitomises the true Olympic Spirit.

In 2011 he won BBC1’s ‘Celebrity Wipeout’ and in February 2013 was the first winner of ITV1’s brand new diving show ‘Splash!’.

Eddie The Eagle’ film, based on Eddie’s life was released in April 2016, starring Hugh Jackman.

Chemmy Alcott

Widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest ever skiers, 4 x Olympian, and Ski Sunday presenter Chemmy is the perfect person to host the Snow stage. Catch her here all weekend as her and Scott deliver an insane schedule of speakers.

In a time where competing at a Winter Olympics was unusual for a British athlete, Chemmy defied the odds and pioneered a skiing movement that has inspired a generation. Resulting in not just skiers, but British Winter Sport athletes as a whole seeing the Winter Olympics as a realistic and achievable goal.

Since retiring from competing on the world stage after The Sochi Olympics in 2014, Chemmy has immersed herself in the world of TV & media, where she now presents for the BBC on Ski Sunday and commentates on the World Cup Ski Series for Eurosport amongst being a guest on many other show. Furthermore, she competed in ITV Dancing on Ice in 2012, where she finished 5^th.

In addition to her TV commitments and hosting events and despite retiring, Chemmy continues to constantly push her body to the limit, competing in multiple physical challenges including the World’s Toughest Ski Race in Greenland, the 100-mile road race in London and climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, raising over £800,000 for charity in the process.

Charity work is very important to Chemmy, where she acts as an active ambassador for Right to Play, Ski4Cancer, SnowCamp and United Learning. She has visited multiple under-developed countries such as Rwanda and Tanzania, raising money for areas of conflict resolution and also to promote sport and play to educate ‘over one million children in some of the world’s poorest communities.’

Chemmy is an inspiration to all, having broken 49 bones in her life including her neck aged 11. She is no stranger to adversity and remains committed to inspiring the next generation and educating people from all over the world through sport. Most notably, she created the ‘X-Elle’ scheme, which aims to develop girl’s confidence through sport. Part of her passion involves travelling the world, visiting countries such as Dubai and New Zealand, in addition to her travel across the UK, telling her story and inspiring others. From school pupils to businesses, she helps give them the confidence to create big dreams and do everything humanly possible to achieve them.

In 2018, Chemmy became a well-loved BBC Winter Olympic Sport Commentator. She was enthusiastic, empathetic and gave a unique insight into the games that only someone who has been through the experience as an athlete could give.

Currently Chemmy is presenting BBC Ski Sunday, and looking after her two young boys.

Warren Smith

Warren is one of Britain’s leading professional free skiers and an Internationally Qualified Performance Coach and Instructor. He has been a sponsored Volkl freeski athlete for over 10 years and has represents brands such as Scott Sport, Swiss Airlines and Dalbello.

He has spent many years teaching recreational skiers, developing ski instructors and coaching athletes all over Europe. He is one of the most innovative instructors working in the Alps today and has earned a name for himself for the constant research and development he carries out combining Ski Technique, Ski Biomechanics and Ski Physiology.

Scott Penman

Billy Morgan