Welcome to episode 34 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and this week's interview is with Alessandro Cambon of Beau Soleil International School and Alpine Italy.

Ale is a BASI level 4 and trainer but is originally from Italy.  We had a lovely chat in his home in Gryon and we covered lots of ground in this podcast including pole vaulting, life and work skiing at an international school and lots more.

I hope that you enjoy this chat with Ale and you can find him at www.alpineitaly.co.uk

Have a great spring

Dave

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https://www.snow-pros.ski/summer-ski-camps

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Welcome to episode 33 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Federico Sollini from Subzero Coaching in Zermatt.  Fede runs ski instructor training and physical performance coaching and has worked at high levels with professional athletes as well as aspiring ski instructors.

We talk at length on topics such as why national instructor instructor systems develop in the way that they do, the work that he does at Subzero and blending agility and strength in skiing.

I really enjoyed chatting to Fede and you can reach him at www.subzerocoaching.com

Happy listening

Dave

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www.snow-pros.ski

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Welcome to Episode 32 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and the one that will take us past 45,000 downloads of the pod.  Every now and then I look at the blog stats and I'm amazed by how many people are listening to this podcast.

This week I have an interview with Giles Lewis of The Development Centre (TDC) in Val-d'Isere.  Giles is also a member of the BASI National Education Team.

We had a great chat on various topics but the real gem in this one is the moguls talk and there are some real nuggets in this interview about bumps skiing and why it is so rewarding.  You'll also find out my guilty secret this winter amongst other things.

You can see Giles at work here in the BASI Level 4 technical standards videos:

https://www.basi.org.uk/BASI/Courses/Alpine/Tech_standards/Alpine_technical_standards.aspx?WebsiteKey=211cffca-c436-4a06-844e-527af5a19586

You can contact Giles at www.tdcski.com

Happy listening

Dave Burrows

SnowPros Ski School

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https://www.snow-pros.ski/lessons

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Welcome to episode 31 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.  

I went to Verbier to meet up with Toby Mallock who runs both Performance Ski School and Powder Extreme.

We had this chat in mid December and so some of the content relating to covid is a little out of date but there is still some great chat about off piste skiing and all things Verbier.

I love these in person chats and I think the fun that we had recording this interview really shines through in the podcast.

You can contact Toby at [email protected]

https://www.performanceverbier.com

https://www.powder-extreme.com

happy listening

Dave

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https://www.snow-pros.ski/blog/covid-skiing-switzerland?fbclid=IwAR0KdprAqs4EWVwxxe2KB6JQLFk0mLjKf3OrzCR-xRpHrZsErii1mJ4DZL4

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Welcome to episode 30 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and this winter's Christmas special.

I had the chance to interview Blair Aitken of British Backcountry and we talked on numerous subjects including his skiing and racing career, Scottish skiing culture and how that has changed in recent years.  We also talk about skiing in the Scottish backcountry and the courses that Blair runs during the winter.  

The sound is a little low on this one so you'll have to turn it up.

I hope you enjoy listening to this interview, I really enjoyed this chat, it's one of my favourites.

I wish you a very merry Christmas and a fruitful and positive 2021.

You can reach Blair at www.british-backcountry.co.uk

Dave

www.snow-pros.ski

[email protected]

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Welcome to episode 29 of the Ski Instructor Podcast this week featuring Alex Armand from Tip Top Ski Coaching in Les Deux Alpes in France.

In what has turned out to be a very timely interview, we discuss the french state's current position on skiing, Alex's skiing history, brexit (again!), skiing in the mask age and much more.

I really hope that you enjoy this interview.  Alex was a great interviewee and it was a pleasure to speak with her.

You can find Alex at www.tiptopskicoaching.com or search for Tip Top Ski Coaching on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.  

Happy listening

Dave

Dave Burrows

https://www.snow-pros.ski/resorts

[email protected]

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Welcome to episode 28 of The Ski Instructor Podcast sponsored by www.kaestle.com 

This week I chat with Richard Fetherston of Snowbility, a company that specialises in inclusive snowsport.  Richard and his team work with skiers of all ages who don't thinking or learn like the rest of us.  I tripped myself up a few times calling this adaptive but it's not that, it's more in the realm of those with learning disabilities.

I chat to Richard about his journey in skiing, how he came to start Snowbility and how it works teaching his clients year round indoors in the Hemel Snowdome.  We also touch on mental health and a couple of tangents to do with golf and sailing.

I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did making it.  You can get in touch with Richard at https://snowbility.co.uk

Dave

Dave Burrows

SnowPros Ski School

[email protected]

https://www.snow-pros.ski/blog/covid-skiing-switzerland

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Welcome to episode 27 of The Ski Instructor Podcast sponsored by Kaestle skis.

This week I am joined by Andy Rose of Snow Camps Europe in Kaprun to give us an Austrian perspective on skiing.  I know Andy pretty well and I think this comes across in the relaxed style of this interview.

If you're into cats or dogs, you're in for a treat in the opening of this one before we get down to a long discussion about ski instructor formation in Austria.

In the second half, we cover topics as diverse as old and new Austrian style, skiing in the 80s and eagles.

If you want to catch Andy, you can reach him at;

[email protected]

or search on facebook for Snow Camps Europe.

Happy listening

Dave Burrows

SnowPros Ski School

[email protected]

https://www.snow-pros.ski/ski-instructors

Music by www.bensound.com

Welcome to episode 26 of the podcast and one that will push us through 33,000 downloads!  Thank you for all of you that have been in touch, downloaded the podcast and been a part of it.  Thank you also to www.kaestle.com for their kind sponsorship.

This week I have a recording that was made in late July in Zermatt with Demian Franzen.  Demian is an educator for Swiss Snowsports, was on the Swiss Demo Team until last year and is one hell of a skier as I know from first hand experience!

We talk at length about the Swiss Snowsports qualifications, life on the demo team and his life on the road as a ski racer, as well as the Swiss style and skiing culture in the country.

I always enjoy chatting with Demian.  He's a great guy and this really shows through in this interview.  

If you want to reach or book Demi you can find him at [email protected]

Happy listening

Dave

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SnowPros Ski School

https://www.snow-pros.ski/making-ski-school-easier-parents

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This week, I travelled to Verbier to meet for a second interview for the podcast, Julian Griffiths of European Snowsport.  This podcast is sponsored by www.Kaestle.com

This was something of a covid special and in this episode we attempt tomato sense of the season just gone and what skiing will look like this winter for instructors and ski schools.

We also chat about the new regime at BASI.

You can find Julian at www.europeansnowsport.com

Happy listening

Dave Burrows

https://www.snow-pros.ski/get-the-most-out-childs-ski-lessons

[email protected]

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