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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...