Ski Resources

Striving continuously to improve our own skiing performance and that of our students. We focus on creating a successful learning environment thru our knowledge of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Basic need, Psychological needs and Self Fulfillment needs). This...

Proprioception (/ˌproʊprioʊˈsɛpʃən, -priə-/ PRO-pree-o-SEP-shən) The sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body and strength of effort being employed in movement.   I first started taking an interest in proprioception a few years ago while...

What is adversity? Adversity can be defined as “a difficult or unpleasant situation.” Understandably, one could be forgiven for choosing to avoid a task falling into either category, or at worst, both. Yet skiing is a sport which can regularly present its participants...

Fixing bad habits or improving good habits: Which one makes your skiing better? Actually, for our brains, there are no bad or good habits. They are what they are! We can’t erase our habits once they’ve been created, whether we like them or not. However we can make new...

By Toby Wignall This article is about depth of knowledge and understanding in a range of disciplines to enable you to make a reasonable income. By doing these, your level of skiing/snowboarding will reach new heights even faster. The best advice that I ‘never’...

By Vincent Tribello Why do some people learn better than others? Why do some people seem so resistant to change while others just let go and learn? Are they scared? Are they trying to justify what they already know? Is there something wrong with them?! As a ski...

By Bryan Cleaver Mix up your training to get results on your next exam During our journey up the NZSIA levels, we have many different outcomes to achieve and demonstrate from the start of the wedge turn all the way through to dynamic turns and tasks. We want, of...

By Chad Devenish Sport has long been considered part of a country's psyche, with its respective national sport, state, province, region or county with respective teams and each town with it's club. Professional or amateur, there is something about sport that brings...

By Richard Butler Versatility is a common theme in our industry. We often try to promote versatility to our clients, trainees, and peers. Whether it’s giving them the tools to deal with changing snow conditions, or the skills to perform strong demos of different types...

By Joshua Duncan-Smith INTRODUCTION I am a full time ski instructor and training towards my trainers certification with the NZSIA. Over the last 2 seasons I have become aware both in myself and with colleagues training for full certification, and with competitive...