David Pellatt from J2SKI reports on his recent trip to Tignes to take part in the Snoworks Off-Piste and Off-Piste Safety Course. “If you’ve hit that intermediate plateau, want to tackle your first Black run, struggle off-piste, want to learn to ski the whole mountain or just want to ski at a level beyond your...Read More
Are you process or outcome driven? A warrior or a winner? Learning and improving can be a seriously frustrating journey or it can be a journey filled with discovery, excitement, hidden treasures and loads of fun. For many people the ultimate goal is to improve BUT, and it’s a huge but, can the goal of wanting...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks talks about the art of learning from mistakes. As young kids we just ‘had a go’. We did not pre-judge the outcome of what we were about to do. We made mistake after mistake after mistake and we learnt fast. This cycle of making so-called mistakes went on and on...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks Ski Courses discusses the art of learning. Imagine suddenly being able to ski slopes you thought were impossible. To cope with ice, bad visibility, fresh snow, steeper terrain and bumps. The good news, it’s all possible, you just need to learn how to learn. To become a good learner you...Read More
“For years my partner and myself have been going skiing together and for years we’ve been coming up with the same problem. I am more adventurous and ski at a higher speed than my partner. We both want to get better, we both love our skiing. Every year we end up with the same scenario....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
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
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
