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How To Backflip

Doing a backflip on skis is a milestone achievement for any freeskier, and it's a trick that requires more commitment to face our own fears than actual technical skills or ability. We're going to break down how to do a backflip into smaller…

Mountain Safety

Avalanche Airbags: How do they work and are they effective?

Airbag backpacks are an expensive thing to buy, so perhaps we should find out how they are supposed to work and if they actually do the job.

Fitness

Opening the Hips

Most people who come into the gym to work with us want to move everything with their arms. We want everyone to learn to use their hips.

Fitness

Stability with Train2Ski

When it comes to sports specific training for skiing, we apply our same reasoning of starting with foundations and as you master the basics progressing forwards. A large focus of our ski specific work is on stability and in particular single…

Fitness

Power with Train2Ski

Think of Power like Strength done fast. It's a very basic way of thinking of it but it helps.When skiing you need power strength and endurance. You can’t get away with just one. But there is no point in starting power before you…

Coaches

Verbier Mentors

As Verbier is something of a heartland for New Generations instructor training courses it takes a lot of trainers to delivery everything we offer. With courses running at every level of the BASI system meet the mentors who can take you from…

Fitness

Foundation Movement Mechanics with Train2Ski

If you want to ski stronger, ski for longer and reduce the risk of injury learn these two movements.