Dougie Vipond overcame his phobia for latest Adventure Show special Adventure Show presenter Dougie Vipond reveals how he had to tackle his phobia of going off piste for the new series of the BBC Scotland programme. With ski resorts closed, long-term presenter, Dougie Vipond, tackles his phobia of going off-piste by taking to the hills around Glenmore in the Cairngorms. After a frightening experience 11 years ago while filming for the show off-piste in the Alps, Vipond reveals a crippling fear of leaving behind the safety of ski tows and resort slopes. Vipond is joined by Zoe Laird, from Advie, Speyside, who has also been scared off back country skiing by a past experience. With able encouragement from Alison Thacker, one of Scotland’s top ski instructors, the pair find their feet.