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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...