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317: Chamonix Stories #4 | David Webster (aka 'ChamonixSkiBum')
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- The Ski Podcast
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- Jun 26, 2026
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- 1793
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Summary
In the third in our series of ‘Chamonix Stories’, we meet David Webster, better known on YouTube as “ ChamonixSkiBum ”. David has almost 10,000 subscribers and 1.7 million views on his channel, where he publishes snow reports, reports on his high mountain skiing and more Chamonix valley adventures. 📸 @olajaniak SHOW NOTES First ski experiences (2:30) Skiing at Gloucester Dry Slope (3:00) Ski seasons in Courchevel (4:30) David has a PHD in Geology (5:15) Favourite runs in Les 3 Vallées (7:00) Moving to Chamonix (8:00) Background in mountaineering (8:30) Skiing with a guide? (10:00) Putting on skis in steep terrain (10:45) The Jager couloir (12:00) Col de Plan , North Face of the Aiguille du Midi (12:30) Cunningham Couloir / Passarelle Couloir (14:00) ‘By Chamonix standards’ (14:45) Glenn Plake skis the Passarelle Couloir in ‘ Blizzard of Aaahs’ (15:00) The Vallee Blanche & the Mer de Glace (15:00) The danger of crevasses (18:00) Deciding to become a 'YouTuber' (18:45) Snow reports (22:30) Cameras used (23:00) 360 view of going down the arete at the Aiguille du Midi (25:00) Wild swimming and cycling (25:45) Wearing shorts for the Vallee Blanche (26:00) “It’s like Disneyland for adults” (27:15) FEEDBACK If you enjoyed this episode, or if you have any comments, please let me know. You can do that by leaving a comment on Spotify , Instagram or Facebook – or drop me an email to [email protected] . We’re also on WhatsApp . James Rice: "Love the podcast. It's absolutely indispensable for me and a ‘must listen’ every week." Louise Cotter: “I am really enjoying the Chamonix series. The Oak app is awesome.” Max Martin: "High quality and high interest on all things skiing. Just listened to the Chamonix special. Well worth a subscribe." There are now 317 episodes of The S…