Warren Smith Ski Academy Launches Seasonal Residential Programs For All Ages

Warren Smith Ski Academy Launches Seasonal Residential Programs For All Ages

  • Seasonal courses launch following Masters program in 2019
  • Suitable for all ages, the Seasonal Training Course lasts 4 weeks +
  • The Masters Course is designed for more mature skiers
  • Available to all levels of skiers with the exception of complete beginner

The Warren Smith Ski Academy, based in the Swiss resort of Verbier, has launched a seasonal program for skiers with two training courses – Seasonal and Masters. The courses last a minimum of 4 weeks and start from December 5 onwards.

They provide the chance for skiers looking to do a longer term residential course, the chance to significantly improve their skiing with options to work towards a ski instructor qualification by extending the course to 9 weeks.

There are 4 different levels and whilst the Seasonal Course is designed for any age group, the Masters is aimed at more mature skiers that might prefer to spend time with a like-minded age group.

The Different Levels

BASIC: Able to make basic parallel turns but use an occasional snowplough to help. Confident to tackle red runs but make technical mistakes on them.
INTERMEDIATE: Able to make consistent parallel turns on piste. Confident on red runs and able to ski harder terrain (blacks, moguls, powder) but with limited success.
ADVANCED: Confident parallel skier on all gradient of pistes. Starting to create more dynamic skiing and tackling harder non-pisted terrain.
INSTRUCTOR: Consistent in all terrain, rarely losing accuracy and pushing speed whilst keeping a high degree of ski performance. Able to transition from piste to off-piste with no hesitations or issues.

Warren Smith said:

“The courses are the culmination of 20 years of successfully running academy programs. We have been repeatedly asked if we could offer a multi-week/seasonal training program specifically designed for skiers who have no desire to do the instructor training course but would love to do a season (or the best part of one) and train with us to dramatically take their skiing to a whole new level. The closed group trial program we ran in 2019-20 was a huge success and we’ll be adding this to our regular course calendar from this winter onward”.

Price: from £2,400 per person, including 4 weeks instruction with the Warren Smith Ski Academy. £500 per additional week.

Not included: Travel to Verbier, accommodation, lift pass, insurance, food and drink

Company Information

Recently referred to as ‘The Joe Wicks of Skiing’ (The Telegraph, May 2020), Warren is one of Britain’s leading professional free skiers and an Internationally Qualified Performance Coach and Instructor. He has been a sponsored Volkl freeski athlete for over 10 years and has represented brands such as Scott Sports, Swiss Airlines and Dalbello.

The Warren Smith Ski Academy brings together some of the sports top professionals to create a unique coaching team that actually guarantees ski technique solutions. This is achieved by evolving traditional methods of ski coaching and adding two additional layers; ski biomechanics and ski physiology. This unlocks all your classic ski problems and opens the door to performance and efficient skiing. The Academy team coaches help develop many different levels of skier, ranging from early intermediate recreational skiers, to instructors and professional World Cup athletes.

Former England Rugby Captain, Lawrence Dallaglio said: “Warren’s coaching method is something I really responded to. It was tough but really effective, a bit like a boot camp, but an enjoyable one. I’ve had so much coaching throughout my rugby career that when I met Warren I quickly realised I had struck gold, his philosophy and teaching methods are different gravy.”

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