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BASI Level 2 starts by David Burrows
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The central dream and start of bootcamp by David Burrows
1 week 2 days ago
First aid and learning how to jump (the perfect mix!) by David Burrows
4 weeks 4 days ago
 | Let the nonsense commence... by Richard Fincher 01/09/2010 - 6:11pm ...and now it's the over-socially-networked, over-linked and all over my inbox e-shot from Vail Resorts creating "Epic Mix: A New Social Media Application That Will Revolutionize the On-Mountain Experience". Sporting more capital letters than a six-year-old's letter to Father Christmas, this press puff claims that skiers meandering gently around participating resorts can share their experiences via the usual suspects and recognise 'achievements' by awarding themselves collectable '... |
 | BASI Level 2 starts by David Burrows 31/08/2010 - 10:47am Our BASI level 2 exam has started and after much anticipation, we are finally into the last two weeks of the summer gap course in Saas-Fee.
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 | The central dream and start of bootcamp by David Burrows 24/08/2010 - 5:01pm I sit writing this with an epic hangover because the gappies had a party last to let off some steam. I’m in desperate need of pizza, sky tv and my sofa at home.
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 | First aid and learning how to jump (the perfect mix!) by David Burrows 01/08/2010 - 1:01pm Last week was frustrating as far as skiing is concerned...
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| Head UK manager reveals secrets of Race Department by Richard Fincher 21/07/2010 - 1:47pm ...and was stopped by security for trying to walk out with Bode Miller's leg.
The leg in question is the race department last so Mr Miller has a nice snug fit for his boots.
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 | BASI level 1 complete by David Burrows 20/07/2010 - 4:29pm We’ve just completed our BASI level 1 assessment and 15 out of the 16 gappies passed the course and are now qualified ski instructors (but only in a non-mountain environment – the mountains will have to wait until we are BASI level 2).
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 | All in all, it was a gamble that paid off by Martin Lisle 14/07/2010 - 1:06pm But a gamble it certainly was, and in a number of ways at that.
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 | Video feedback and BASI 1 starts by David Burrows 12/07/2010 - 5:53pm It’s never nice seeing yourself on video but when it’s combined with your fellow aspiring instructors pointing out the faults of your run, it’s even worse.
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 | It's been an intense start by David Burrows 09/07/2010 - 9:12am When I arrived on this course, I thought that I could ski to a reasonably good level, spending parts of my winters hacking around red and blue runs at high speed.
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 | Working here in England by Andy Bennett 08/07/2010 - 10:35am Hi there! I've just been working here in England mostly. It's pretty boring doing groundworks for a new cemetery near to Kidderminster, driving the diggers and what not. At least the weather has been nice though.
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