Tips for beginners to improve your skiing technique Learning to ski looks like a big challenge at first. However, with some tips and practice, it’s not as hard as it seems to make a few turns on the slopes. We’ve drawn together our tips for ski beginners below. It doesn’t matter if you’re going on …
Log on to social media in the winter and you’ll be sure to run into an inescapable fact: skiing is a whole lot of fun. How can I learn to ski as an adult? If you’re not a skier, but find yourself gazing jealously at your friends’ social media posts thinking that the gondola has …
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 …
