{"podcast":{"title":"The Ski Podcast","slug":"the-ski-podcast-1125806","podcast_index_feed_id":1125806,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4995750.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4995750","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42727437/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.png","author":"The Ski Podcast","episode_count":317,"summary":"Want to know more about the world of skiing and snowsports? The Ski Podcast is an award-winning podcast with over 300 episodes covering all aspects of the world of skiing and snowboarding, from resorts to racing, Ski Sunday to slush. Host Iain Martin is joined by guests from the world of snow in episode to chat about wintery stuff and probe around the avalanche of ski news. Listen to our back catalog at www.theskipodcast.com The Ski Podcast was voted 'Best Wintersports Podcast' in the 2021 Sports Podcast Awards and nominated for 'Best Broadcast Programme' in the 2023 Travel Media Awards. Iain is a freelance journalist specialising in snowsports. He is also the founder of Ski Flight Free - a campaign to encourage skiers to take the train or drive to their ski holiday. If you want to get in touch or take part you can email us: theskipodcast@gmail.com Music: www.purple-planet.com Logo: www.vexels.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T14:29:21.730121+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ski-podcast-1125806"},"episode":{"title":"316: Chamonix Stories #3 | Oak (“Tinder for the Mountains”)","slug":"316-chamonix-stories-3-oak-app-tinder-for-the-mountains","published_at":"2026-06-19T10:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ski-podcast-1125806/316-chamonix-stories-3-oak-app-tinder-for-the-mountains","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ski-podcast-1125806","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8918534","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8918534.mp3?modified=1781864386&sid=4995750&source=rss","summary":"In the third in our series of ‘Chamonix Stories’, we meet Emil Wittrup Præstbrogaard, founder of the Oak App. Oak was launched in 2024 to bring together the mountain community, including skiers, climbers, trail runners, mountaineers and more. SHOW NOTES What is Oak ? (2:00) Like ‘Tinder for the Mountains’ (3:15) Emil’s background (4:00) Why Emil started the Oak app (7:00) Going live in December 2023 (9:00) Features within the app (10:30) Making booking guides easier (11:00) The LinkedIn for mountain people (12:30) Why ‘Oak’? (13:30) 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 theskipodcast@gmail.com . We’re also on WhatsApp . Nicky Webber: \"I really enjoyed listening to Episode 313 . Your love of Chamonix is evident.\" Erin Flynn: \" Episode 314 was a great listen! Loved testing Zag skis at the ski test!\" Judy Swens: “I’m spending part of my time off this July in Chamonix and loved your podcast episode about it.” There are now 316 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with at www.theskipodcast.com – have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of interest to listen to. If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to support the podcast, then you are very welcome to buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast","meta_description":"In the third in our series of ‘Chamonix Stories’, we meet Emil Wittrup Præstbrogaard, founder of the Oak App. Oak was launched in 2024 to bring together t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1019,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ski-podcast-1125806/episodes/316-chamonix-stories-3-oak-app-tinder-for-the-mountains/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ski-podcast-1125806/316-chamonix-stories-3-oak-app-tinder-for-the-mountains.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}