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SnowSkool - Career Success Stories: Volume 1
A ski or snowboard instructor course can give you some of the best days of your life, and then completely transform your career - leading to opportunities accross the globe. But don't just take our word for it, here are three of Snowskool's past students and what they're up to now...
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Skiing Vs. Snowboarding for Beginners
At Snowskool, we’re often asked by beginners what’s the best discipline to take up, skiing or snowboarding. So we’ve put together this handy guide on the subject, based on the sage advice of Snowskool’s founder, and snow scholar, Phil Purdie:
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2017 Ski & Snowboard Courses in New Zealand, now Bigger & Better
After a tense week of negotiations, during which 347 cans of Monster, 185 Yorkie bars and 71 packets of Skittles were consumed, the NZ8 group of course organisers emerged from a mountain refuge (a ski chalet) with details of the proposed changes to the 2016 iteration of SnowSkool New Zealand...
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How to Pole Plant: Skiing Tips & Tricks
Skiers should always pole plant. But too many skiers use their poles as weapons or don't even use them at all. Here's Snowskool's guide to how to pole plant more effectively.
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New Zealand 2015 - That’s a Wrap!
“Piece of cake” is perhaps one way of describing SnowSkool’s performance in the NZSIA and SBINZ Level 2 exams. Nationally the pass rate was 60-65%...SnowSkool’s pass rate was 100% for skiers and 88% for snowboarders. We are officially better than New Zealand!
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How to Ski Powder - More Tips from Snowskool
Earlier this year, Snowskool humbly offered some tips on How to Ski Powder, which were well received by powder lovers across the globe. Here are some more...
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How to Ski Moguls - 5 Tips
Moguls, a divisive topic, but love ‘em or hate ‘em – it’s a good idea to know how to handle them. Here are Snowskool’s top 5 tips to improve your mogul skiing.
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The Best Ski & Snowboarding GoPro Videos
GoPros, where would the world be without them? Adventurers wouldn’t be able to film outrageous stunts and feats for a start - and Snowskool wouldn’t be able to create blog posts like this one, neither. But luckily the world is infested with GoPros. So here are some of the best skiing and snowboarding GoPro videos that we’ve watched recently:
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The ten best places to ski or snowboard without snow
There’s not much snow around at this time of year - at least if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere. But if you’re still itching to get on the skis then there are a few places where you can still go.
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How to Ski Off Piste Safely - 5 Tips!
Skiing off piste can be exhilarating but it can also be dangerous so it’s best approached with caution. Nonetheless, off-piste skiing is still popular. So if you are going to do some off-piste skiing then here are five tips and things to check.
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