Mark is at the pinnacle of ski instruction. He trains, assesses
and examines Ski instructors through all levels of Instructor
qualification. This uniquely places him at the cutting edge of
what is happening in Ski Coaching globally.
He is a BASI Trainer and member of the British Demonstration
ski Team and represented the UK at the International Ski Instructors
Congress in Norway in 1999 and Switzerland in January 2003. He has also been selected to represent Britain in the forthcoming Interski Congress in Austria 2011. The purpose of the
congress is to raise the levels of Ski Instruction internationally
and to share teaching methods across the globe.
Mark started skiing at the age of four when living in Italy and
used to race to a high level until the age of seventeen. Mark
has worked as a ski teacher for the last 20 years and has worked
all over Europe as well as Australia. He has been based in Val
d'lsere for the last 18 years.
Off the slopes, Mark is the technical editor of Ski and Board Magazine and is responsible for the writing the technical articles on how to improve your skiing and also reviewing the equipment for the forthcoming season. There are few people that know more than Mark about ski technique and equipment. He is on hand to provide advice throughout the course on equipment and set up.