Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks Ski Courses, asks the question – Is skiing the only sport in the entire world where such an importance is placed over the feet being parallel? I read the other day in a newspaper that ‘parallel skiing’ was the ultimate goal for every skier. Coming from an all-mountain background this...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks Ski Courses, reports from the British Embassy in Paris where Sir David Brailsford was giving a presentation on his winning ways as head of the British Cycling Teams and Team Sky. Phil was part of a delegation from the British Association of Snowsport Instructors invited to celebrate 200 years of...Read More
In the days of instant news everyone is aware of any off piste incident in the Alps within a few hours. Our thoughts always go out to the people, their families and friends that have been involved in any of these events. Any news no doubt creates some apprehension for anyone that is planning some...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses briefly describes some of the Snoworks all-mountain philosophies. Many years ago when we began our journey into all-mountain skiing we quickly realized that conventional ski instruction that was associated with the ‘closed’ world of piste skiing did not fulfill the needs of all-mountain skiers where the world is...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses, is one of a new breed of ski schools and instructors forging ahead with a different approach to teaching skiing. He explains the difference. Skiing has changed. Maybe snowboarding kicked the revolution off. Until then skiing was the winter sports answer to ‘ice dancing’. Skiers would spend painstakingly...Read More
For any ‘Matrix’ fans out there you’ll immediately recognise the above quote. The quote is from a young boy early in the film when Neo enters the Matrix. The boy is holding a metal spoon, then the spoon bends in front of him to Neo’s surprise. The boy responds. “Do not try to bend the...Read More
Phil Smith. Director of Snoworks Ski Courses reports on the many conflicts that seem to appear in ski teaching and the reasons why. After years of frustration in watching and listening to the many conflicts that appear in how skiing is taught I’ve finally been able to put my concerns at rest. I’ve now accepted...Read More
I love this quote. I first heard it when watching Kung Fu Panda. Master Oogway shares his words of wisdom to Po who is too pre-occupied with the future and the past and thus unable to fulfill his true potential as the Dragon Warrior. Yes, if you’ve never watched Kung Fu Panda then this is...Read More
We can all walk and we can all run and we can all speed up, slow down and change direction whilst walking or running. We can also all walk downhill, run downhill, speed up, slow down and change direction. As a child you learnt to walk, run and change direction and now you just do...Read More
Are you an ‘Open’ or ‘Closed’ skier? And is this the key to why ski schools may have literally got it all wrong…? Could this be at the core of why thousands, perhaps millions, of skiers around the world develop learning plateaus, unable to progress no matter how many times they sign up for ski...Read More
