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A stretching routine that will do amazing things for your skiing or riding
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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Five types of people you’ll meet on an instructor training course
We say it a lot, but you will meet friends for life on a ski or snowboard instructor course - it’s one of the best things about a ski season. The rad thing about it is that you meet people from different backgrounds, from all over the world, but you have a common interest and become super-tight mates. The funny thing about it is that, alongside new friends from all around the world, you’ll also meet someone who went to school with your cousin, or grew up in the same village as your best mate. So, here’s a little insight into the types of people you’ll meet out there. In addition to these types are the passionate skiers and snowboarders, and those who you just know are going to be awesome, inspiring instructors (but they’re not nearly as fun to take the piss out of right?!).
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Six things to nail on a ski season
Powder skiing, lapping the park, avalanche safety, mainenance and more! Check out ours essential tips for nailing a ski season.
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Special Offer: Free Private Room on Big White 2023
There are so many reasons to book on for the SnowSkool course in Big White, Canada:
1. British Columbia (BC) is world-renowned for producing the lightest, fluffiest powder in the world and Big White is right at the centre of BC
2. Big White is Canada’s largest ski-in/ ski-out village and all SnowSkool accommodations offer doorstep-skiing
3. SnowSkool has a fantastic relationship with the Big White Ski & Board School ... they now guarantee job offers to 50% of our graduates!
4. The Level 2 pass rate for SnowSkool skiers & snowboarders is consistently amongst the highest in the industry
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What are the three best things about a SnowSkool instructor course in the Three Valleys?
The tough one! ...Want to know the three very best things about the SnowSkool courses in the Three Valleys? Here's what we reckon makes the Three Valleys so special.
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What are the three best things about a SnowSkool instructor course in New Zealand?
The cool one! ...Want to know the three very best things about the SnowSkool courses in New Zealand? Here's what we reckon makes the Cardrona course so special.
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What are the three best things about a SnowSkool instructor course in Big White?
The powder one! ...Want to know the three very best things about the SnowSkool coures in Big White? Here's what we reckon makes Big White so special.
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What are the three best things about a SnowSkool instructor course in Banff?
The party one! ...Want to know the three very best things about the SnowSkool courses in Banff? Here's what we reckon makes the Banff course so special.
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Special Offer: Two Weeks Extra Free on SnowSkool Banff 2023
SnowSkool in Banff is the first course that we ever ran ... starting way back in 2005 just after Facebook was launched and at a time when the hopes & dreams of many came alive again following the announcement that Brad Pitt & Rachel from Friends were to divorce! In the ensuing 17 years, it has remained as our most-popular course with as many as 84 participants in a single year!
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SnowSkool stories: Ingrid, New Zealand snowboard instructor course
Born in Singapore and growing up in Canada, Ingrid was already well-travelled by the time she arrived in New Zealand for SnowSkool’s southern hemisphere winter programme... but she had no idea about the effect that a winter in Wanaka would have on her and her life plans.
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