Category: GB Snowsports
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Ski Instructing As A Job
Amongst my friends I definitely think I’ve got one of the best jobs. Being a ski instructor is kind of like being paid to play. Although it is work and must be treated professionally it is also a hobby that I thoroughly enjoy.
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Ski Instructing at Midlothian Snowsports Centre(Hillend), Edinburgh
We would like to welcome our newest blogger, Kirsty Hope. Kirsty is a student and also works as a ski instructor, at the Hillend ski slope, in Edinburgh. In this blog post, she describes what it is like working as a ski instructor.
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Tamworth SnowDome Review
In the middle of a Summer’s day, my family took a trip to the UK’s original and oldest snow centre – The SnowDome in Tamworth.
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5 Indoor Skiing Slopes in the UK
Whilst indoor ski slopes might lack the beautiful natural surroundings that actual ski resorts have, they are a great way of hitting the slopes no matter what your ski ability is. Whether you’re a novice or an advanced level skier, the indoor ski slopes throughout the UK allow visitors to experience the thrill of skiing…
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Review of The Snow Centre Ski Slope, Hemel Hempstead
My own skiing career started off on a dry ski slope in the South East of England when the sport was growing at its fastest ever pace. I could only dream back then of a time, in the country I was born in, that we would be able to ski on real snow. That is…
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Winter X Games Gives Freestyle Skiing Mainstream Exposure
Freestyle skiing has always been an exiting sport for spectators and athletes alike. The sport developed during the 1970’s when young skiers, disillusioned by the constraints of traditional alpine ski racing, started competing in ‘Hot Dog’ competitions. The sport rapidly grew into what we know today, as the Olympic sport of Mogul skiing. Olympic Freestyle…
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Becoming a Ski Instructor in the UK
In this article, I intend to focus on the options that skiers, from the UK, have when deciding how to become a ski instructor.
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Skiing Centres in the UK
We have compiled a comprehensive list of Dry ski slopes and Snow dome skiing centres, in the UK. Learning to ski before you go on your holiday in the mountains is a great investment, see my previous post: Learn To Ski Before You Go To A Ski Resort. There is an abundance of ski slopes…