INSTRUCTION
We are dedicated to offering the highest quality ski tips and instruction on the market. We know there are a multitude of other ski schools and instruction programs that you could choose from, but we believe that ours is unique thanks to the individual attention we give our clients and to the quality and nature of our coaches. It`s also unique because rather than being confined to just one mountain resort, as most ski schools are, our ski coaching takes place at a variety of different resorts in the magnificent New Zealand Alps.
OUR NEW ZEALAND INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Our New Zealand trip is ideal for those who want to develop their all-round skiing. You can choose to focus solely on freeriding, or you can work on developing your freestyle and freeride skills. There will be plenty of opportunities for both. Presently, we do not offer telemark instruction.
Beginners
Our beginner program is tailored to guests who have never or very rarely skied before. To read more about this program, please check out our beginners section.
Intermediates
Our intermediate program is designed to ensure that intermediate skiers optimize their technique, develop their style, and challenge their performance. At the beginning of the trip we`ll assess your particular development needs and then work with you to achieve your goals by providing you with ski tips, advice and instruction. To increase your confidence, speed and technique you will be taught to exercise more control of your skis by developing your carving technique, skiing switch, doing 360 slides, power slides, and tail and nose slides, and skiing steeper terrain. We will also check to ensure that you ski using the optimal technique and body positioning. For intermediates who are interested in freestyle, we will provide ski tips and instruction on hitting jumps and rails. For other intermediate skiers there will be emphasis on different turning techniques, such as carving, as well as simply skiing more confidently and aggressively. You will also be encouraged to test your skiing by taking advantage of natural hits and bumps. In addition, we will teach you the correct technique for skiing powder. In the evening there will be video coaching to further illustrate the ski tips and instruction we provide you during the day. There will also be informal evening workshops on such topics as backcountry safety and waxing and tuning. To minimize your chance of injury, we will start each day with a warm-up session targeted specifically to skiers.
Advanced
Our advanced program is for freestyle skiers who are very proficient skiers and who would like to improve certain freestyle tricks or techniques, or who are looking to push their overall riding by skiing with world-class athletes. You will be accompanied by a professional or former professional skier who can help you with whichever skills you wish to develop, be it perfecting certain tricks or working on picking and perfecting backcountry lines. These coaches will provide you with all the ski tips you need to develop your skiing long after the trip is over. As with beginner & intermediate level skiers, we will film you during the day and analyze the footage with you in the evening to provide you with additional feedback and ski tips. There will also be informal evening workshops on such topics as backcountry safety and proper ski care.
Please note: To better cater to your level, coaches may not always choose to work with their entire group at the same time. This will result in more tailored coaching but may mean you are left to practice on your own for some periods of the day.
WE BASE OUR SKI INSTRUCTION ON THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
» Individual attention: Most ski schools and camps process so many clients each week, they cannot afford to give students the individual attention they deserve. Although our instruction is group instruction, we treat each client as an individual – identifying their particular development needs and learning goals and working with them to ensure they receive the necessary ski tips and instruction to meet their learning goals.
» Low instructor to guest ratio: in order to ensure clients receive the attention they deserve, we use a much more favorable instructor to guest ratio than do most ski instruction programs. Our instructor to guest ratio is a maximum of 1-to-5 (often it is even better), whereas many ski schools use a ratio as high as 1-to-10.
» Proprietary coaching program: Our team of expert instructors has worked hard to develop a proprietary coaching program that maximizes client learning and contains all the ski tips necessary to develop your skiing.
» Maximum flexibility & All-day coaching: Although we base our ski instruction on a comprehensive plan, we nevertheless keep it as flexible, relaxed, and tailored to the individual as possible. The atmosphere we create is more one of skiing with friends than partaking in a lesson. Our instructors will ski alongside you giving you ski tips and encouragement; they won`t line you up in a group and teach from a generic lesson plan as you find in a typical ski school experience. Also unlike typical ski schools, we don`t limit you to just a few hours of instruction per day; our instructors are available to encourage you and give you ski tips all day long. You can use our instructors as little or as much as you like, and you can push yourself as much as you choose.
» Highest quality instructors: We work hard to select the best possible instructors. Our coaches are expert skiers (many are professional or competitive skiers) who have extensive coaching experience. Perhaps even more importantly, our instructors are fun, open and easy-going people who love to teach.
» Video coaching & workshops: To maximize your learning and to further illustrate the ski tips we give you during the day, we use video coaching and informal evening workshops.
» Long-term improvement: Skiing can be a challenging sport. There is so much to learn and you may not master all the skills and techniques you desire during your short time with us. One of the goals of our program, therefore, is to give you all the ski tips, knowledge and advice that you need to be able to continue to learn from us months and even years after you`ve left us.
» An unforgettable experience: Although we want you to maximize your ski performance, our most important goal is that you have a fantastic time while traveling with us. For this reason we work hard to create a supportive, relaxed and fun atmosphere and to create an itinerary that is unique and full of variety.
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Our highest priority when running our trips is to recruit the best staff in the industry! In selecting our staff we not only look for accomplished athletes and instructors but also those who have the necessary personalities to make your trip unforgettable.
Click here to learn more about our team.
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