So here we are, after a rather extended gap between blogs, and in a world that has been turned upside down. The truth is that a few week...

So now that we are well past New Year, and Verbier has had a few weeks to settle back into the quiet life, I thought that I would finally...

Over the last few winters I have been trying to learn how to cross country ski. After teaching alpine skiing for very nearly 20 years it...

I was very fortunate to have a very good education. My school was a state school, but it was a good school, and it helped me to gain a p...

A question I get asked a lot as a ski instructor is at what age would I recommend putting children on skis for the first time. Unfortuna...

In my last skiing blog I talked about catastrophe theory, and how it can help us understand how anxiety can impact our skiing (or any oth...

Limone, oh Limone. Back to Limone. Of all the races that I have done Limone Extreme Skyrace is the one that I had to go back to. I hav...

As a ski instructor you sometimes have to take on the role of a counsellor to the people you teach: a bit like a hairdresser does, but wi...

Waking up today the view out of the window has changed; suddenly we have more snow on the peaks, turning things white where yesterday so ...

I can see a very strong argument that no good day starts with an alarm at 1.55, and certainly that is how I felt when I was awoken at tha...

We are currently coming into a wonderful time in the Alps. We have seen the end of summer, and we have even had a light covering of snow...

The night before a race is usually not great, especially when there is an early start. My head is filled with the pressure of needing to...

So I realise that there are 2 questions wrapped up in the title of this first blog. Firstly why should you choose Mountain Relish, and s...