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.
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
Javelin turns help to learn effective steering through successful balance on the outside ski. Finding balance in the outside ski…
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Superman
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Power Plough
The Power Plough is an essential exercise for learning how to steer the skis (drifted turns with active turning of…
- Snowballer
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Cowboy
Create a low body position and bent knees.
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Clap For Rhythm
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
Got a drill that works?
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.
Share an exerciseFrom the blog
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Powder Skis – Why fat is not all that
Why I believe there's too much hype around fat powder skis.
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My Ski Servicing Equipment
Recently I released an article describing what I believe to be Essential Ski and Snowboard Servicing Equipment. Below is a quick run down of my ski servicing equipment. My…
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Essential Ski and Snowboard Servicing Equipment
Ski and snowboard servicing can add a lot of additional cost to your winter season. Often you can find a good price for a service with your local…
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