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Noa’s Gap Year with SnowSkool in Banff
Considering a season for your gap year? Read how Noa’s time on SnowSkool’s Banff course turned nerves into the adventure of a lifetime.
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SnowSkool’s Guide to Snowsports Job Applications
Want to work on the slopes? This beginner’s guide covers how to land your first ski or snowboard instructor job, with expert tips from SnowSkool and hiring insights from Big White’s Natasha and Michael.
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How to Spend a Ski Season in Méribel: Bars, Eats & Tips
Planning a season in Méribel? Discover the best bars, food spots, Après hangouts, and off-slope activities with this ultimate seasonaire guide.
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What’s Life Really Like on the SnowSkool Meribél Instructor Course?
Find out what life's really like on the SnowSkool Meribél ski or snowboard instructor course
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What Does a SnowSkool Rep Do? Life on the Slopes in Méribel
Discover what it’s really like to be a SnowSkool Rep in Méribel. Last season’s rep Tyler shares his experience working, riding, and keeping things running behind the scenes.
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Meet Matt: Lead Snowboard Instructor at SnowSkool Méribel
Matt Ottaway, top snowboard trainer at SnowSkool Méribel, shares his journey from learning on UK dry slopes to becoming a BASI Level 4 instructor in the Alps.
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PSIE Ski Instructor Qualification: What It Is & Where It leads
Discover PSIE, the ski instructor qualification that offers flexibility, real teaching and career opportunities worldwide.
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What are the best ski or snowboard pants?
If you’re looking for the best ski or snowboard pants, then you’ve come to the right place.
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A stretching routine that will do amazing things for your skiing or riding
30th August 2024 If we really wanted to improve our skiing or snowboarding, be a model student on an instructor course, and/or set our bodies up to be as resilient as possible in the face of a ski season… there are a few extra lengths we would go to. We would kick-off our pre-season fitness training with some cardio and core work, and supplement that with a cracking yoga routine. “Ugh, yoga, not for me thanks”. Well, how about we just call it ‘mobility’ or even plain old ‘stretching’.
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Advice if you haven’t done a ski season before
23rd August 2024 If your ski instructor course, or snowboard instructor course, is your first ski season - or it's the first time you’ve been away from home for an extended period of time - we have some advice!
Firstly, brace yourself for (probably) the best experience of your life! Secondly, here are our top tips to make the most of it and our advice for what to expect.
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