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The Ski Instructor Podcast. Interviews with interesting and innovative Ski Instructors and Ski School Directors.
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
In episode 39 and 40 of the podcast, I chat to Jon Ahlsen. I went to his place in Verbier and spent a wonderful 2.5 hours chatting all things skiing and life in general. Jon is a deep thinker on most subjects and I very much enjoyed getting to know him more that I already did.
We chat in part 1 about summer skiing on the glacier, corparate life vs skiing life, fashion, his journey in skiing and much more.
You can find out more about the higher certification level training program that Jon and Tom run in Verbier here:
https://www.instructorcourses.skinewgen.com/ski-instructor-courses/verbier-prof-dev/#trainers
and you can find Jon on instagram @jon_ahlsen
Happy listening
Dave
www.snow-pros.ski/expatskiguide
music by www.bensound.com
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
This week I have a great interview that I did with Dan Egan, US ski hall of famer and author of a new skiing book '30 years in a white haze' which you can find here https://www.white-haze.com
Dan has featured in numerous Warren Miller ski movies and runs his own ski camps in the US and Europe www.skiclinics.com
We chat about all things skiing, growing up in Boston, skiing as a kid and then growing up and coaching them, polar exploration, Mount Elbrus and much more.
This was a great interview and I hope you enjoy listening to it.
Dave Burrows
https://www.snow-pros.ski/ski-school-portes-du-soleil
music by www.bensound.com
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Welcome to episode 37 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and part 2 of this interview with Peter Kuwall. I had so much to talk to PK about that I had to extend this interview across two episodes.
We carry on our interview and talk about the effects of Brexit, transcendent performance, his time on the BASI board and the long awaited living in a barn story.
If you want to get in touch with PK, you can contact him at www.britishskischool.com/chatel
Happy listening
Dave
https://www.snow-pros.ski/glacier-3000les-diablerets
music by www.bensound.com
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Welcome to episode 36 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and one that I have been looking forward to since I first began drawing up my list of people I wanted to speak to.
Peter Kuwall is my guru, a guy who has probably forgotten more about skiing than I will ever know.
We talk about how he came up in the industry, the boom years of Scottish skiing, how teaching and mechanical engineering relate and the old French technical test that was the forerunner to the Eurotest.
I always love chatting to PK and i think it really comes out in this interview. If you want to find him you can catch him at www.britishskischool.com/chatel
Happy listening
Dave
Dave Burrows
SnowPros Ski School
https://www.snow-pros.ski/instructors
music by www.bensound.com
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Welcome to episode 35 of the ski instructor podcast which will be the episode that takes it past 50,000 downloads. I'm a bit late publishing this one, I've been out recording podcasts and generally doing other stuff not related to skiing.
This week, I had the chance to record a lovely interview with John Greenwood, who runs the Silksworth Dry Ski Centre in the North East of England https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/silksworth-sports-complex-and-ski-slope/
We had a great chat covering topics as diverse as school ski trips to Norway, quirks to teaching on a dry slope, ski prep for dry slope skiing and load of other stuff in-between.
You can reach John at https://www.facebook.com/john.greenwood.16
It's a good interview with good energy. I hope you like it.
Dave
https://www.snow-pros.ski/summer-ski-camp
music by www.bensound.com
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Welcome to episode 34 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and this week's interview is with Alessandro Cambon of Beau Soleil International School and Alpine Italy.
Ale is a BASI level 4 and trainer but is originally from Italy. We had a lovely chat in his home in Gryon and we covered lots of ground in this podcast including pole vaulting, life and work skiing at an international school and lots more.
I hope that you enjoy this chat with Ale and you can find him at www.alpineitaly.co.uk
Have a great spring
Dave
https://www.snow-pros.ski/summer-ski-camps
music by www.bensound.com
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Welcome to episode 33 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Federico Sollini from Subzero Coaching in Zermatt. Fede runs ski instructor training and physical performance coaching and has worked at high levels with professional athletes as well as aspiring ski instructors.
We talk at length on topics such as why national instructor instructor systems develop in the way that they do, the work that he does at Subzero and blending agility and strength in skiing.
I really enjoyed chatting to Fede and you can reach him at www.subzerocoaching.com
Happy listening
Dave
music by www.bensound.com
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Welcome to Episode 32 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and the one that will take us past 45,000 downloads of the pod. Every now and then I look at the blog stats and I'm amazed by how many people are listening to this podcast.
This week I have an interview with Giles Lewis of The Development Centre (TDC) in Val-d'Isere. Giles is also a member of the BASI National Education Team.
We had a great chat on various topics but the real gem in this one is the moguls talk and there are some real nuggets in this interview about bumps skiing and why it is so rewarding. You'll also find out my guilty secret this winter amongst other things.
You can see Giles at work here in the BASI Level 4 technical standards videos:
https://www.basi.org.uk/BASI/Courses/Alpine/Tech_standards/Alpine_technical_standards.aspx?WebsiteKey=211cffca-c436-4a06-844e-527af5a19586
You can contact Giles at www.tdcski.com
Happy listening
Dave Burrows
SnowPros Ski School
https://www.snow-pros.ski/lessons
music by www.bensound.com
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Welcome to episode 31 of The Ski Instructor Podcast.
I went to Verbier to meet up with Toby Mallock who runs both Performance Ski School and Powder Extreme.
We had this chat in mid December and so some of the content relating to covid is a little out of date but there is still some great chat about off piste skiing and all things Verbier.
I love these in person chats and I think the fun that we had recording this interview really shines through in the podcast.
You can contact Toby at toby@performanceverbier.com
https://www.performanceverbier.com
https://www.powder-extreme.com
happy listening
Dave
music by www.bensound.com
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Welcome to episode 30 of The Ski Instructor Podcast and this winter's Christmas special.
I had the chance to interview Blair Aitken of British Backcountry and we talked on numerous subjects including his skiing and racing career, Scottish skiing culture and how that has changed in recent years. We also talk about skiing in the Scottish backcountry and the courses that Blair runs during the winter.
The sound is a little low on this one so you'll have to turn it up.
I hope you enjoy listening to this interview, I really enjoyed this chat, it's one of my favourites.
I wish you a very merry Christmas and a fruitful and positive 2021.
You can reach Blair at www.british-backcountry.co.uk
Dave
music by www.bensound.com