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 make the time to wr...

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 is rather humbling ...

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 place at the best uni...

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. Unfortunately there is no sim...

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 other activity for that...

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 have had other races wh...

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 with added helmet hair...

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 much was auburn and ...

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 that time on Saturday m...

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 reaching down to be...

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 sleep, while my min...

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 secondly why have I c...