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The Ski Instructor Podcast. Interviews with interesting and innovative Ski Instructors and Ski School Directors.
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Welcome to episode 54 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.
I travelled to Aosta in the autumn to chat with Darren Turner about his life in skiing, his career as an instructor and his subsequent changes of direction after skiing.
Darren grew up skiing in the UK and Europe, eventually becoming an independent instructor in Serre Chevalier in France.
As well as this, he created the wildly successful Ski School app and now splits his time between video production and ski teaching. We talk more about that in part 2.
You can get in touch with Darren through his website http://insightski.com/
or find him on facebook @darrenturnerskiing
I really enjoyed the conversation that I had making this podcast and I hope you enjoy listening to it.
Dave Burrows
dave@snow-pros.ski
https://www.snow-pros.ski/english-ski-school-courmayeur
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Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Welcome to episode 53 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.
This week I have an Interski Review Podcast for you with Derek Tate. Derek went to Interski 2023 in Levi in Finalnd and reports back on some of the seminars and on snow practical sessions that he attended.
The theme at this years' Interski was the 'Guest Experience' which as many of you know by now, is a topic close to my heart.
In the episode we talked about Derek's Interski report, which you can read here:
https://books2read.com/Interski2023CongressReport
You can find Derek's other books, including the one he gave me a copy of here:
https://www.paralleldreams.co.uk/derekntateauthor
Lastly, you can find and book Derek for skiing here:
www.basschamonix.com
Happy listening
Dave
https://www.snow-pros.ski/english-ski-school-aosta-valley-italy
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Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Welcome to episode 52 of the podcast.
This week I have the second part of a 2 part interview I did in the autumn with Stuart Bernard of Ski Focus.
Stuart splits his time between working in the snow domes in the UK and skiing with clients in Tignes.
We chatted about the value of indoor practice, bumps, marketing and more on bad backs and mental approaches to skiing.
You can find Stuart at www.skifocus.co.uk
Also on Instagram @skifocus @stuartjbernard
Happy listening
Dave
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Welcome to episode 51 of the podcast.
This episode I have the first part of a 2 part interview I did in the autumn with Stuart Bernard of Ski Focus.
Stuart splits his time between working in the snow domes in the UK and skiing with clients in Tignes.
We had a wide reaching chat talking about Stuart's journey to becoming an instructor, ski philosophy, mindset and technique. I found Stuart to be an excellent guest, thoughtful, thorough and interesting.
You can find Stuart at www.skifocus.co.uk
Also on Instagram @skifocus @stuartjbernard
Happy listening
Dave
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Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Hello and happy new year to you all. I hope that Santa brought you all new skis and lots of snow.
So here we are at episode 50 of The Ski Instructor Podcast. I'm personally amazed that I have managed to find enough content to keep this interesting for 50 episodes and 80,000 downloads.
For the 50th episode, which also doubles as the late Christmas special, I bring you a great interview with Katie Dobson who is an independent ski instructor based in Chatel in France. She runs a company called Ski Goddess which runs ski camps/holidays specifically for women. You can find Katie at www.skigoddess.co.uk
We chat about stray dogs, her journey to full cert, why she started Ski Goddess, female specific teaching and working and living in France.
This time of the year is always difficult to keep to a regular posting schedule, the ski school is busier than ever but I will do my best.
Enjoy the snow
Dave
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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Welcome to episode 49 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and part 2 of my interview with Simon Jones, who is the head freestyle coach at Kimberley in Canada. Simon is originally British but now lives full time in Canada, coaching skiing in the winter and golf in the summer.
In this episode we discuss the CSIA structure, client service, teaching of both skiing and golf.
You can find Simon on instagram @greenorwhite or ask for him at Kimberley or Fernie Ski Schools.
Happy listening
Dave
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Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Welcome to episode 48 of The Ski Instructor Podcast. It's been a while since the last podcast, the autumn is a super busy time for me given my role at www.snow-pros.ski
This week, I present to you part 1 of a great interview with Simon Jones, who is the head freestyle coach at Kimberley in Canada. Simon is originally British but now lives full time in Canada, coaching skiing in the winter and golf in the summer.
In part 1 we start off with me ranting about the complexity of modern life and we move on to discuss Simon's journey to Canada and his life on snow. We also chat moguls, Canadian snow and a bunch of other things.
You can find Simon on instagram @greenorwhite or ask for him at Kimberley or Fernie Ski Schools.
Happy listening
Dave
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Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Welcome to episode 47 of The Ski Instructor Podcast, this week featuring Federico Wenzel from Argentina.
The summer heat here is finally fading and there is an autumnal feeling in the air at higher altitudes.
I had a great chat with Federico who is working his way through the Argentine ski instructor qualifications. We touched on many topics, including the Argentine system itself, early experiences of skiing and how he balances his time between doctoring and skiing.
You can find him at www.fedewenzelski.com
We are busy preparing for the forthcoming ski season here at SnowPros www.snow-pros.ski and SnowPros Snowboarding www.snowpros-snowboarding.com after this lack of rain all summer, I have a feeling it will dump down with snow this winter.
Happy listening
Dave
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Welcome to episode 46 of The Ski Instructor Podcast, this week featuring Harry McFadden part 2.
Our conversation carries on and in part 2 I finally put to bed my questions about the Japanese technical champs. We also talk about China, Italy and this summer's NZ season. Finally we talk tech on where the turn comes from.
I hope you are all well and enjoying this hot summer or southern hemisphere winter.
You can ski with Harry at harry@rookieacademy.com or find him on insta @harrymcfadden
Happy listening
Dave
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Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Welcome to episode 45 of The Ski Instructor Podcast, this week featuring Harry McFadden part 1.
Hopefully this episode will be just in time for the start of the New Zealand winter and will provide some inspiration for all those heading to NZ to ski.
We chat on a wide range of topics including getting your new season going, fatigue between seasons, his journey to full cert and differences in systems.
Part 2 will follow in a few weeks with another hour or so of this interview.
I hope you are all well and enjoying the summer or southern hemisphere winter.
SnowPros are recruiting. If you think you have what it takes to join our team, message me and tell me why on www.snow-pros.ski/contact
You can ski with Harry at harry@rookieacademy.com or find him on insta @harrymcfadden
Happy listening
Dave
p.s. sorry for the strimming noise in the background
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