10 Tips for sending your child to ski school A family ski holiday can be both exciting and hectic. Skiing with children is like trying to herd cats and sometimes, you feel like you need a holiday, from your ski holiday, just to recover! We’ve created our top tips for skiing with kids and sending …
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Join two-time Italian national ski champion and Val d’Isere-based SkiBro instructor, Danilo R, as he shows you how to get to grips with the mountain. The Top Ten Ski Tips You Need to Know BEFORE You Hit the Slopes There are tons of reasons to take up skiing: it’s fantastic exercise, a great way to …
So, you’re going skiing, eh? How did I know that? Well, call it a hunch. You’re excited, nervous, maybe a little scared? You’ve got visions of flying off cliffs flashing before your eyes… Let me stop you right there. You’re freaking out for no reason. Skiing is very good fun, and pretty safe too, provided …
Have you just woken up to a white out? Don’t stress, just check out the four tips below from Val d’Isere and Courchevel based ski instructor Lara D. Soon, you’ll breeze through the fog like it was a bluebird and enjoy skiing no matter the weather! As Lara says, if you can practice skiing well …
A guest post by Verbier-based independent ski instructor Sandy M. How old should children be when they start skiing? A question I get asked a lot as a ski instructor is at what age would I recommend putting children on skis for the first time. Unfortunately there is no simple answer, but there are a …
Should I learn to ski with a qualified ski instructor? Can you learn to ski without getting lessons? In a word, yes. But then again you could also go and ride a rodeo-bull without lessons. Or leap out of an aeroplane. Or go scuba diving. It’s true of all sports – extreme or not – …
A guest post by Verbier-based independent ski instructor Sandy M. How to let go of fear and learn to love skiing. Waking up today the view out of the window has changed; suddenly we have more snow on the peaks, turning things white where yesterday so much was auburn and russet. As always at this …
Whether it’s a friend, a co-worker or simply your own curiosity, if you’ve made it to this post you’re tantalisingly close to dipping your toes into the world of skiing. You’ve heard how amazing it is – more a lifestyle than a mere hobby, so much so that a full 97% of people who go …
How Long Does it Take to Learn to Ski? Most adult beginners find that they can start to ski independently on beginner and easy intermediate slopes by the end of their first week of ski school lessons or after two or three half-day private lessons. A general timeline for learning to ski with a …
