SKI FASTER AND SLOWER AT WILL Ask almost any skier how they control speed or slow down and 99.9% of responses would be ‘turn’. Now get ready to change that concept completely and finally give yourself more control than ever over your skiing speed. Let’s take some other forms of transport and their methods of...Read More
Hi, I’m Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses. Many years ago we began our journey into all-mountain skiing. Since then our programme has expanded to include more then 15 different types of courses in over 15 ski resorts spanning the whole world. We soon begun to recognize there was a huge difference in teaching...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks lists his top 10 reasons why skiing with a Snoworks instructor is not just another lesson it’s an experience. 1. PASSION We’re passionate about skiing. We live and breathe skiing. To a Snoworks instructor skiing is not just another job – it’s THE job. It’s the job of our dreams....Read More
Many Snoworks guests ask us how they can move up a significant level in their all-mountain skiing. In this blog Phil Smith Director of Snoworks Ski Courses and Emma Carrick-Anderson 4 time Olympic skier and Snoworks instructor, lists their top 20 ways you can step up a level. (Not in order) 1. DESIRE You need...Read More
As promised from the Snoworks Facebook page it’s technical week at Snoworks. This is where we answer all your technical questions. First up – How to ski sastrugi. (From Wikipedia) Sastrugi are sharp irregular grooves or ridges formed on a snow surface by wind erosion and deposition and found in polar snow regions (i.e. Scotland)....Read More
Ted Walker, Snoworks Skier and Adventurer explains why he comes skiing with Snoworks The date of my cherished ski holiday drew closer. I, like many other skiers began looking at the snow reports and webcams eagerly hoping for those perfect skiing conditions. I had booked to travel on the Vanoise All-Terrain Safari, 3 day course...Read More
Mike Jones, Snoworks client, describes his journey from a ‘plateau’d’ intermediate to a competent all-mountain skier. It is not easy passing through Boston airport with a broken leg not yet in plaster – the left leg was not much good either as I had ruptured the medial ligament on my very first ski holiday some...Read More
Cristina Baker, Snoworks’ client on why skiing with Snoworks is so social I am fortunate for many reasons, one being that I live in Switzerland surrounded by amazing mountains. I can be from my door to the ski slope in less than one hour. Ok, it is not ski-in/ski-out but put it this way, when I...Read More
Phil Smith, Snoworks Director, explains why Intermediate skiers should come skiing with Snoworks. Intermediate skiers can now benefit from All-Terrain skiing with Snoworks. If you’re an intermediate skier but take one look at our website and think ‘this is too advanced for me’, READ ON. This could change your skiing forever. Why do so many...Read More
