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How to become ski/snowboard instructor in 7 easy steps
6th January 2023 The mountains are calling, and you feel a hankering for the slopes. Imagine being able to experience the chill and thrill of skiing or snowboarding every day while getting paid to do so. This is a reality when you work as a ski instructor. Sounds unfeasible? What if we told you that learning how to become a ski instructor isn’t as difficult as you might think…
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SnowSkooler success: Jack’s journey from Banff to teaching in NZ and Japan
12th December 2022 We recently caught up with Jack Scott, who did SnowSkool Banff in winter 2021/2022. We wanted to share Jack’s story because, post-SnowSkool Banff, he’s bagged teaching jobs in both New Zealand and Canada.
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How to look after your skin on a ski season
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Ski day sandwiches: rated
A very important piece of research has been conducted: what is the best sandwich to take up the mountain?
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Ski bindings - you know they’re important but do you know much about them?
“Dins, bindings, breaks, stiffness and even mondopoint” - but what does it actually all mean? Boots and bindings specifically, are shrouded in odd terminology that no one really ever explains to you. However, some of these things are actually pretty important to understand - for safety mainly. We’re here to answer the questions you’re too awkward to ask.
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The ultimate snowboard instructor certification guide
If you’re looking to kick-off a snowboarding career, the first thing to consider is that much fabled snowboard instructor certification. Whether you’re relatively new to this snowboarding malarky or you’re a veteran who practically lives on the slopes, you will need to get your mitts on at least Level 1 snowboard instructor qualifications to work in a snowsports centre in the UK .
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Night skiing in Big White
Michael Ballingall, who is the Senior Vice President at Big White Ski says night skiing “is a family favourite, and an essential attraction for our local skiers and snowboarders; we are so happy to have it back on the roster for the upcoming ski season.”
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WHICH APRÈS CHARACTER ARE YOU?!
If you love skiing or snowboarding, chances are you love après. In fact, plenty of people aren’t all that fussed by the skiing or snowboarding but LIVE for the après!
There are many ways to enjoy aprés and, after many years of ‘research’, we feel like we’ve observed a few types of typical après-ski character. The question is... Which one are you?
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Special Offer: Free $$$’s for every early bird SnowSkool NZ booking!
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We’re a generous lot here at SnowSkool, so we’ve got a whole host of skiing and snowboarding course offers up for grabs to help you make the most of what will be the experience of a lifetime. Lock in this season’s prices for upcoming New Zealand courses to receive unbelievable freebies.