It’s a sunny day, everything is going well, all those lessons are paying off and you’re skiing like a dream, flowing down the slope, it feels like you’ve cracked it. Customary celebration drinks in the evening. Next day, you wake up and it’s snowing. You don your bad weather kit, put your goggles on and...Read More
Phil Smith, discusses one of those issues that affects all skiers – painful ski boots. Ouch! It used to be par for the course. If your feet did not hurt then your boots did not fit properly. I remember my early days where painful feet just went with the territory. Bunions were the norm for...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks reports on how to select the most suitable skis. It’s a minefield. Dreaded by all. Will I get it wrong? How will I know if they are going to be ok? But in reality it’s really simple. The first thing to remember – skis are all good, all turned up...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses in a series of articles for InTheSnow talks about Freeriding. In the second article Phil talks about kit. You’ve seen it on the films and everyone’s talking about it and wanting to do it – Freeride. What exactly is it and what do you need to be able...Read More
