Years working for Rookie Academy?
- Since 2006
How many seasons have you taught skiing?
- 24 before Rookies
Where have you taught skiing/riding?
- New Zealand, France, Switzerland, USA, Japan.
What are your Top 5 favourite places to ski?
1. Les 3 Vallées
2. Verbier
3. Shiga Kogen
4. Treble Cone
5. Valloire
Qualifications & professional achievements
NZSIA Examiner
3 x NZSIA Demo Team
French BEES 1 Ski Alpin
PSIA Full Cert (former)
Why I love Treble Cone
- It’s a real skiers mountain that keeps you honest.
Why I love working for the Rookie Academy
- Working alongside so many top trainers from around the world makes a great working environment. It’s inspiring and motivates you to become a better skier and trainer.
What’s one piece of advice to anyone trying to improve their skiing?
- When you learn something new, it may not feel as comfortable as what you would normally do. But it’s the experimentation and trying new things that will make you progress.
What keeps you motivated to keep pushing your skiing?
- Each time you feel an improvement in your technique, it’s a huge buzz that reinvigorates your skiing passion.
What’s one of your memorable skiing experiences?
- Off piste powder skiing in Valloire France, with the whole side of a massive mountain all to yourself and coming across herds of wild Chamois.
What type of gear do you ski on and why?
- I ski the “All Mountain” ski from Augment, made in Austria.
Augment skis come in 10 different flexes, so I have one ski for teaching and off-piste skiing, and a stiffer pair of the same ski, for turning it up on the groomed runs.