Snowsport Professionals

By Professionals, For Everyone

What instructors know, shared with everyone who loves the snow. A free handbook of exercises to fix what’s going wrong, honest articles on skis and kit, and a community of people sharing what works.

Skier in off piste terrain
Bodhi Van Kuijk @bodhi_ski

Exercise Handbook

What’s going wrong on the snow?

Pick the problem you see, in your own skiing or in a group you teach. Get drills that fix the cause, not just the symptom.

Latest exercises

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  • Javelin Turns

    Ski

    Javelin turns help to learn effective steering through successful balance on the outside ski. Finding balance in the outside ski…

    • Weight On The Inside
  • Superman

    Ski

    • Rotation
    • Shoulders Turning Uphill
  • Power Plough

    The Power Plough is an essential exercise for learning how to steer the skis (drifted turns with active turning of…

    • Leaning Back
    • Rotation
    • Weight Too Far Back
  • Snowballer

    Snowboard

  • Cowboy

    Snowboard

    Create a low body position and bent knees.

  • Clap For Rhythm

    Ski

    Rhythm, Short Turns, Coordination, Fun

Instructor Pathways

Becoming a ski or snowboard instructor

Every country runs its own system, and the levels don’t line up neatly. Our guide compares the national bodies people most often travel to qualify with.

  • ÖSSV Austria
  • BASI Great Britain
  • CSIA / CASI Canada
  • ENSA France
  • NZSIA New Zealand
How to become an instructor

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Share it with other instructors. Add a photo or clip if you have one. We check every exercise before it goes live, and you’re credited by name.

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