Phil Smith from Snoworks Ski Courses discusses what you can expect if you book on an All-Terrain Ski Course. Oh the nightmare of organising ski holidays. Who’s coming, who will you ski with, will you be fast enough, what happens if you can’t see, it snows, you end up going onto a slope too difficult...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
Where’s Your Focus? Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks Ski Courses talks about the importance of focus. “The future is a mystery, the past is history, now is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present” A great quote and one that I constantly use when teaching all-mountain skiing. Focus, or more commonly known as concentration,...Read More
ARE YOU AN ‘OPEN’ OR ‘CLOSED’ SKIER? Phil Smith from Snoworks Ski Courses discusses the nature of skiing and why thousands, if not millions of skiers around the world develop learning plateaus, unable to progress no matter how many times they sign up for ski school. What are ‘open’ and ‘closed’ sports? Firstly it’s...Read More
Phil Smith, Director of Snoworks Ski Courses discusses the art of learning. Imagine suddenly being able to ski slopes you thought were impossible. To cope with ice, bad visibility, fresh snow, steeper terrain and bumps. The good news, it’s all possible, you just need to learn how to learn. To become a good learner you...Read More
“For years my partner and myself have been going skiing together and for years we’ve been coming up with the same problem. I am more adventurous and ski at a higher speed than my partner. We both want to get better, we both love our skiing. Every year we end up with the same scenario....Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses, is one of a new breed of ski schools and instructors forging ahead with a different approach to teaching skiing. He explains the difference. Skiing has changed. Maybe snowboarding kicked the revolution off. Until then skiing was the winter sports answer to ‘ice dancing’. Skiers would spend painstakingly...Read More
