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How To Backflip

Doing a backflip on skis is a milestone achievement for any freeskier, and it's a trick that requires more commitment to face our own fears than actual technical skills or ability. We're going to break down how to do a backflip into smaller…
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Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 27

In todays Fitness for Ski Instructor Training session we are going to be looking at setting not one but two personal bests. Today the personal bests we are looking to set are a 1rm bench press and a 1rm weighted pull up. So lets get going…
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Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 28

Its the end of another week but there is still time to set one more record. Todays Fitness for Ski Instructor Training session is going to be looking at setting a new personal best for the deadlift. Many skiers get overly focused on developing…
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Why become a ski instructor during your gap year?

Over the last 2 decades taking a gap year has changed from something done by a few who wanted to escape and get a break from education to something done by nearly 3 million school leavers every year. One of the main reasons  for this is a change…
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What Part Does Your Core Stability Play in Skiing?

Long gone are the days when you can just turn up to participate in a sport to a high level and expect to perform well consistently. There are many different aspects that have to be considered these days. For example, physical preparation, mental…
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It all clicks just before exams start
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Courchevel Residential BASI level 2 through a students eyes.

Written by Anke Buchta. Anke was a member of our 2014/2015 ski instructor training team in the 3 Valleys. Find out what motivated Anke to swap london tubes for chair lifts and get an inside view as to what the course is really like. Why become…
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Learn how to do this on your ski instructor training and you are laughing

Hips don’t lie – part deux

There’s a saying in skiing that should be more known: “We turn with our legs. We balance with our upper body.” Of course that’s not the whole truth, but it’s roughly true. What are the implications of this rough truth? That the…
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