Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow : Skiing, Daily Fun, Facts and Arty Tales.

Podcast by Laura M

Val d’Isère Podcast : Doodles in the Snow : Skiing, Daily Fun, Facts and Arty Tales.

Daily fun, facts and arty tales from Val d’Isère. The World's Best Ski Resort ? Laura M’s art is inspired by Val d’Isère. The podcast shares her 35 years of local knowledge with Val d’Isère’s legions of English speaking fans. COVID saw her drawing, painting and doodling the square kilometre around her home. Laura has exhibited here, notably “Toutes les Vies se Val", charcoal portraits of “avalins” and pastel portraits of local dogs. Including, of course, her 2 demonstrative labradoodles. Interviews with her were published in 2025 in both Val Mag and le Dauphiné. 2 winters of presenting English news, weather, events and ski reports on Radio Val d’Isère sparked her interest in creative writing and cheeky chatter ! For suggestions / improvements please email me valdiserepodcast@gmail.com

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Latest episodes

05 September 2025

Ep6 Rumbly Rocks, Art Gallery, biking on Bellevarde and the work the STVI are doing.

There was a rumble and crash of rocks behind Les Richardes yesterday.

Laura continues to enjoy the peace of the interseason, comparing to the chaos of the tube strike next week in London.

She tells a funny but true (except for names) anecdote about biking on Bellevarde.

Laura recommends visiting Galerie Jane Griffiths during the winter.

And gives a mini idea of all the work the STVI are doing this summer.

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04 September 2025

Ep 5 Techie troubles improved, a Posse of Porsches, the threat of a rock fall and the potential to be a film star

Laura has solved most of yesterdays technical problems & all the episodes are now on both Apple and Spotify.

She reminds you that the bike tracks are staying open until the end of September, but as the lifts are closed you will have to also cycle to the top !

Unusually there was a traffic jam - a posse of porsche cars queuing for the petrol station !

Work continues on the road to Bourg so there will again be some night closures.

Nothing as bad as the possibility of a rock fall in La Léchèr

. The inhabitants have been evacuated.

Mixed interseasonal weather but at least it was good for the Forum where we all signed up for our favourite clubs while the chidren played.

Exciting news is that they are going to be filming a thriller in Val d’Isère and Tignes and are looking for 31 people to take part.

If you are interested, email

Contact@real estate-film.com

Finally the lights go off at midnight ..... so take the doodles out for their nightly doings before !

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03 September 2025

Ep 4 Tackling the Tech & Santa Claus visits le Fornet

Laura encourages you to keep sending your ideas and gives a brief outline for her ideas for future episodes, while dealing with the podcast-associated -tech, which is all a new experience for her but luckily has support from a podcast guru.

She then tells you about meeting her art teacher, Rozenn, and how Santa Claus appeared while they were sketching in Le Fornet.

And adds an anecdote about Christmas puddings ......

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02 September 2025

Ep3 The Blue Monster and the Race for the border

In this episode, the Laura reminisces about pre-COVID interseason times spent in bustling London, contrasting them with Val d’Isère's quiet interseason.

She recounts a tense journey during the early days of COVID-19, racing against the clock to get two friends to Geneva airport, and the doodles dogs and herself back to Val d’Isère before the borders close.

An unexpected traffic jam wrecked her carefully hatched plan.,,,,

Laura reflects on how confusing those early COVID days were but how the pandemic changed her life and lead her to art.

As always - closely supervised by her Doodle Dogs.

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01 September 2025

Ep2 Covid confusion & Uni Friends United Party Postponed

In this podcast episode, Laura reflects on her experience early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Initially planning to attend a friend's 60th birthday in North Wales, she cancelled the trip due to fears of quarantine.

Instead, she experienced the shutdown firsthand in Val d’Isère, witnessing bustling businesses close and tourists tumble.

With basic art supplies, the internet and inspiration from her one square kilometre, her 2D creativity was released.

The narrative captures the chaotic early days of the pandemic and how it inadvertently provided her with a unique opportunity to focus on art, amidst the fear and uncertainty of the global crisis.

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01 September 2025

Let's start at the very Beginning... a very good place to start !

An introduction to your host, the artist Laura M, the ski resort, Val d’Isère, and how she would like your help planning future episodes.

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