Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses explains why there is so much more you can do to fulfil your true skiing potential. Technique, pretty important, for sure. For many technique is the holy grail and what skiing is all about but is there more that you could be doing to fulfil your true skiing...Read More
YOU WILL GET BAD VISIBILITY I remember fondly one of my favourite films featuring Dudley Moore as an advertising agent who is fed up of pulling the wool over people’s eyes and decides to level with the public and tell them exactly ‘how it is’. His bosses all think he has gone crazy but somehow...Read More
How often have we heard the saying ’Failure Is Not An Option’? This may be the case in a life or death situation or if you’re Tom Cruise on Mission Impossible but from a learning perspective ‘Failure Is An Option’, I could even go as far as saying ‘Failure Is The Best Option’. Listen to...Read More
ARE YOU AN ‘OPEN’ OR ‘CLOSED’ SKIER? Phil Smith from Snoworks Ski Courses discusses the nature of skiing and why thousands, if not millions of skiers around the world develop learning plateaus, unable to progress no matter how many times they sign up for ski school. What are ‘open’ and ‘closed’ sports? Firstly it’s...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks talks about feedback and how to maximise your development. We all know that feedback is essential for learning but did you know that different types of feedback exist and can you recognise whether the feedback you are getting is hindering or helping your learning. In this blog I briefly discuss...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses discusses our greatest ally – snow Snow – Try skiing without it and you’ll soon realize what an amazing element it is. Many have tried to replicate it and in many cases the imitation does the job pretty well. I grew up on an artificial ski slope and...Read More
Phil Smith and Emma Carrick-Anderson discuss the key points in the Snoworks Philosophy of all-mountain skiing. In this episode Emma Carrick-Anderson talks about ‘Speed Control’ & ‘Moving Snow’. 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
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
