What is Good Skiing? Part 1 covered the basics of technique: the relationship between balancing over the middle of the skis and your ability to efficiently turn the legs. In Part 2, I want to look at the equipment we use and give you the essential knowledge you need to better understand what you’re doing. [Read more…] about What is Good Skiing? Part 2 – Good Skiing The Equipment
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How do I get my kids into skiing? Children’s Skiing
If you’re a skiing parent, you probably want to pass on the joys of skiing on to your kids. This shouldn’t be hard; skiing’s about the simple joy of sliding across snow, exploring pistes and having fun with friends! You won’t need to motivate your children to ski but choosing the right ski school, Instructor and equipment is important.
Children’s Skiing – What age can my kids start skiing?
Children can ski from 18 months, but I wouldn’t recommend it. Generally, they will only last for about 40 minutes, cannot coordinate properly, struggle to communicate with an instructor and lack the strength to make the necessary movements. Three years old is the best age to start; at three years, a child can handle a three-hour ski lesson with a solid hot chocolate stop. A good guide to tell if your child is physically able to ski is if they can go downstairs one foot over the other, rather than one step at a time. If they can do this, they are ready to ski. [Read more…] about How do I get my kids into skiing? Children’s Skiing
What Is Good Skiing? Part 1 – The Basics
Verbier’s famous Swedish Instructor Jonas Sundstedt, director of the Alps’ only Swedish Ski School ESSE Verbier, once said, “the best skier is the one who has the most fun” – what more do we need?
It might do many instructors some good to remember this quote, however a more technical analysis should probably be attempted; this is our aim. [Read more…] about What Is Good Skiing? Part 1 – The Basics
5 reasons why Verbier, Zermatt and St. Moritz are the world’s best ski resorts
5 reasons why Verbier, Zermatt and St. Moritz are the world’s best ski resorts
Since Zermatt has recently been voted “Best Resort in the Alps”, we decided to have a look at why we think that the three homes of ES are not just the best ski resorts in the Alps, but in the world! 5 reasons why Verbier, Zermatt and St. Moritz are the world’s best ski resorts.
World’s best skiing.
Verbier is well-known as the world’s freeride capital, having hosted the Verbier Xtreme for 20 years on the awe-inspiring Bec des Rosses. The powder turns and deep couloirs are famous in Verbier with a large proportion of them being accessible from the chairlifts and telecabins. St. Moritz boasts a huge 350km of pistes but is famous not just for the skiing. A range of activities take place on the huge frozen lake throughout the winter, including polo, horseracing and cricket, and the town has the last natural bob run in the world. [Read more…] about 5 reasons why Verbier, Zermatt and St. Moritz are the world’s best ski resorts
My kids want to ski in the snowpark – help!
Kids in the snowpark. Since ‘slopestyle’ was added to the 2014 Winter Olympic freestyle events in Sochi, the buzz from freestyle and park riding has reached much wider audiences. The new snow that came to Verbier allowed the park crew to build a snowpark using boxes, rails and beginner sized jumps for all the skiers and snowboarders to rip around on. There are still a lot of exposed rocks and large cliffs in the off-piste areas so the snowpark has been noticeably busier than usual, with all the keen freestylers practicing their tricks and having way too much fun! [Read more…] about My kids want to ski in the snowpark – help!