Skiing

Sandy Miller

Feb 5, 20206 min read

How to choose your ski instructor

So now that we are well past New Year, and Verbier has had a few weeks to settle back into the quiet life, I thought that I would finally...

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Sandy Miller

Dec 12, 20194 min read

Why you should never stop learning to ski

Over the last few winters I have been trying to learn how to cross country ski. After teaching alpine skiing for very nearly 20 years it...

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Sandy Miller

Nov 21, 20195 min read

Nature and mental health: a scientific justification for dropping everything and coming skiing

I was very fortunate to have a very good education. My school was a state school, but it was a good school, and it helped me to gain a...

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Sandy Miller

Nov 8, 20195 min read

Skiing with children: A brief guide to staying safe and having fun

A question I get asked a lot as a ski instructor is at what age would I recommend putting children on skis for the first time. ...

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Sandy Miller

Oct 26, 20198 min read

Tips for skiing together as a group when fear is involved

In my last skiing blog I talked about catastrophe theory, and how it can help us understand how anxiety can impact our skiing (or any...

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Sandy Miller

Oct 17, 20197 min read

The impact of anxiety on skiing

As a ski instructor you sometimes have to take on the role of a counsellor to the people you teach: a bit like a hairdresser does, but...

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Sandy Miller

Oct 7, 20196 min read

Scared of skiing?

Waking up today the view out of the window has changed; suddenly we have more snow on the peaks, turning things white where yesterday so...

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Sandy Miller

Jun 25, 20192 min read

Why Mountain Relish?

So I realise that there are 2 questions wrapped up in the title of this first blog. Firstly why should you choose Mountain Relish, and...

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