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    Verbier Instructor Interviews

    Interview with Anna Magnusson

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    * Why do you choose to teach snowsports?
    It gives me the opportunity to give back what skiing has given me.

    * What do you do in the summer?
    My newfound interest is downhill biking but I also enjoy hiking, kayaking and just being outdoors.

    * Favourite part of Verbier/Zermatt to ski/ride
    That´s my secret.

    * Favourite restaurant or mountain restaurant in Verbier/Zermatt
    Cheesefondue at Le Namasté.

    * Why did you choose Verbier/Zermatt?
    The village, friends and nice skiing.

    * What’s your top handy hint for anyone visiting Verbier/Zermatt
    Take the opportunity to ski with the swedish experience.

    Interview with Corinne Schwerzmann

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    * Why do you choose to teach snowsports?
    Being Suisse I was very lucky to grow up close to the mountains and my parents taught me skiing at a very young age. I just love it and couldn’t imagin a life without snowsports!

    * What do you do in the summer?
    Hiking up the Swiss Mountains, cycling, swimming…just spend as much time as I can outdoor!

    * Favourite part of Verbier/Zermatt to ski/ride
    I have yet to find out…!

    * Favourite restaurant or mountain restaurant in Verbier/Zermatt
    Le Rouge is a very neat place.

    * Why did you choose Verbier/Zermatt?
    To improve my french..!(?)

    * What’s your top handy hint for anyone visiting Verbier/Zermatt
    At this point in time I better refer the person to someone who really knows the resort…!

    Interview with Kato Kim

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    * Why do you choose to teach snowsports?
    I love snow, sports, to teach and mathematics… snow+sports+teach= teach snowsports

    * What do you do in the summer?
    I bike, try playing golf and work a bit in the T bar. And catch up on sleeping.

    * Favourite part of Verbier/Zermatt to ski/ride
    Hmmm…. anywhere that’s not crowded and has a bit of powder left.

    * Favourite restaurant or mountain restaurant in Verbier/Zermatt
    Anywhere that serves me food!

    * Why did you choose Verbier/Zermatt?
    Before my seasons I had been doing short trips to Verbier. Since then I loved it. Plus it attracts like-minded people, I have met so many old school/university friends or work colleagues that I hadn’t seen in years.

    * What’s your top handy hint for anyone visiting Verbier/Zermatt
    Keep an open mind and leave the stress behind, after all it’s a Disneyland for grown-ups!

    Interview with Johan Huczkowsky

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    * Why do you choose to teach snowsports?
    Skiing has been a huge part of my life and for the last years I’ve got the chance to share my biggest interest.

    * What do you do in the summer?
    Been working as a greenkeeper at Ullna GC in Stockholm, Sweden, for the last two summers.

    * Favourite part of Verbier/Zermatt to ski/ride
    Mt Gele

    * Favourite restaurant or mountain restaurant in Verbier/Zermatt
    Al Capone

    * Why did you choose Verbier/Zermatt?
    Work at ski resort like Verbier with really good friends.

    * What’s your top handy hint for anyone visiting Verbier/Zermatt
    Try Swedish Experience.

    Interview with Rasmus Andersson

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    * Why do you choose to teach snowsports?
    It all started in my skiclub. It was as fun to ski as to help out with training the younger kids. Just to help out with skiers who love to ski and improve or to see a person fall in love with the sport like i did many years ago.

    * What do you do in the summer?
    If I’m not sking on a glacier I like to be active in some way skateboarding, dirtbike or just enjoy my flipflops 🙂

    * Favourite part of Verbier/Zermatt to ski/ride
    The offpiste area has so many faces to choose from. Hard to say join me for a day and i can show you.

    * Favourite restaurant or mountain restaurant in Verbier/Zermatt
    Sitting outside a sunny day on Carrefour with a hotrock le boeuf.

    * Why did you choose Verbier/Zermatt?
    Its just amazing to work in a Swedish section with some of my best friends.

    * What’s your top handy hint for anyone visiting Verbier/Zermatt
    Hook me up as you’re guide and I find the snow 🙂

    Interview with Becky Sharples

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    * Why do you choose to teach snowsports?
    Because I seem to have a habit of turning my hobbies into my profession, first photography, now skiing… For those that choose to keep their hobbies as hobbies I enjoy helping build their confidence and ability on the mountain.

    * What do you do in the summer?
    I work as a freelance photographer and in marketing. Last summer I worked for an independent retail bakery building an extensive portfolio for their new website. Next summer I plan to carry on instructing in the Southern Hemisphere.

    * Favourite part of Verbier/Zermatt to ski/ride
    Mash for a day trip adventure.

    * Favourite restaurant or mountain restaurant in Verbier/Zermatt
    Cabin Mont Fort for the views and the sun and the food.

    * Why did you choose Verbier/Zermatt?
    To be perfectly honest, I stumbled upon it. I was meaning to go to St Anton and ended up in Verbier, I loved it so much that I keep coming back. Not sure I ever will make it to St Anton…

    * What’s your top handy hint for anyone visiting Verbier/Zermatt
    Get yourself some Cat Tracks to put on your boots whether they’re hire boots or your own as they will stop you from going flying!