There are countless books written on the subject of snowcraft and off piste safety along with numerous amounts of training, all readily available. But sometimes even experts and experienced off piste skiers get caught out in off piste incidents. With so much information and training readily available how can this happen? In answer to this...Read More
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
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
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses in a series of articles for InTheSnow talks about Freeriding. In the third article Phil talks about being safe. FREERIDING – BE SMART, BE SAFE Our third on the series of Freeriding tips and the most important safety. COMETH THE ICEMAN Top Gun film enthusiasts will remember fondly...Read More
Phil Smith, director of Snoworks Ski Courses in a series of articles for InTheSnow talks about Freeriding. In this first article ‘First Steps To Freeriding’. 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
In the days of instant news everyone is aware of any off piste incident in the Alps within a few hours. Our thoughts always go out to the people, their families and friends that have been involved in any of these events. Any news no doubt creates some apprehension for anyone that is planning some...Read More
Ted Walker, Snoworks Skier and Adventurer explains why he comes skiing with Snoworks The date of my cherished ski holiday drew closer. I, like many other skiers began looking at the snow reports and webcams eagerly hoping for those perfect skiing conditions. I had booked to travel on the Vanoise All-Terrain Safari, 3 day course...Read More
