Phil Smith, director of Snoworks discusses this one statement that can transform your skiing and reflects on his own experience. YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE Ski instructors are probably the number one reason why people do not improve, yep it can be true, along with friends, relatives, colleagues, other people and of course yourself. Don’t...Read More
We often get asked what is the balance between instruction/coaching on Snoworks courses and guiding? Our ski course programme bridges exactly this gap and balances guiding and instruction/coaching superbly for each individual, their experience, level and goals. Skiers come on Snoworks courses for different reasons. For some it’s developing their skiing to be able to...Read More
Have you hit a plateau in your skiing? Do you struggle in some snow conditions but not others, find certain terrain tricky, whilst other terrain easy? Do you have good days and bad days? Do you find any of the following conditions difficult; bumps, ice, narrow paths, steep terrain, deep snow, slush and bad visibility?...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks Ski Courses talks about one of the lesser known skills of skiing, twisting. It still amazes me how many skiers have never heard of twisting skis. The ability to twist your skis is akin to using the handlebars on your bike, the steering wheel on your car, the rudder on...Read More
Phil Smith talks about the land of ‘Ing’ where skiing originated from but was lost along the way. When I rediscovered skiing in the land of ‘Ing’ my skiing changed dramatically. ‘Ing’ is a land of freedom, of individuality, of infinite skiing possibilities. Skiers are all different, following their own passions and developing their own...Read More
YOU WILL GET BAD VISIBILITY I remember fondly one of my favourite films featuring Dudley Moore as an advertising agent who is fed up of pulling the wool over people’s eyes and decides to level with the public and tell them exactly ‘how it is’. His bosses all think he has gone crazy but somehow...Read More
How often have we heard the saying ’Failure Is Not An Option’? This may be the case in a life or death situation or if you’re Tom Cruise on Mission Impossible but from a learning perspective ‘Failure Is An Option’, I could even go as far as saying ‘Failure Is The Best Option’. Listen to...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses discusses our greatest ally – snow Snow – Try skiing without it and you’ll soon realize what an amazing element it is. Many have tried to replicate it and in many cases the imitation does the job pretty well. I grew up on an artificial ski slope and...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks Ski Courses talks about ‘Mindsets’. As a race coach I’ve spent many days listening to racers chatting about their result after the race and justifying their performance. For some it may go something like this: “I may have won ‘if’ I hadn’t been late on that gate” “My time would...Read More
David Pellatt from J2SKI reports on his recent trip to Tignes to take part in the Snoworks Off-Piste and Off-Piste Safety Course. “If you’ve hit that intermediate plateau, want to tackle your first Black run, struggle off-piste, want to learn to ski the whole mountain or just want to ski at a level beyond your...Read More
