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How to Pole Plant: Skiing Tips & Tricks
Skiers should always pole plant. But too many skiers use their poles as weapons or don't even use them at all. Here's Snowskool's guide to how to pole plant more effectively.
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New Zealand 2015 - That’s a Wrap!
“Piece of cake” is perhaps one way of describing SnowSkool’s performance in the NZSIA and SBINZ Level 2 exams. Nationally the pass rate was 60-65%...SnowSkool’s pass rate was 100% for skiers and 88% for snowboarders. We are officially better than New Zealand!
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How to Ski Powder - More Tips from Snowskool
Earlier this year, Snowskool humbly offered some tips on How to Ski Powder, which were well received by powder lovers across the globe. Here are some more...
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How to Ski Moguls - 5 Tips
Moguls, a divisive topic, but love ‘em or hate ‘em – it’s a good idea to know how to handle them. Here are Snowskool’s top 5 tips to improve your mogul skiing.
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The Best Ski & Snowboarding GoPro Videos
GoPros, where would the world be without them? Adventurers wouldn’t be able to film outrageous stunts and feats for a start - and Snowskool wouldn’t be able to create blog posts like this one, neither. But luckily the world is infested with GoPros. So here are some of the best skiing and snowboarding GoPro videos that we’ve watched recently:
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The ten best places to ski or snowboard without snow
There’s not much snow around at this time of year - at least if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere. But if you’re still itching to get on the skis then there are a few places where you can still go.
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How to Ski Off Piste Safely - 5 Tips!
Skiing off piste can be exhilarating but it can also be dangerous so it’s best approached with caution. Nonetheless, off-piste skiing is still popular. So if you are going to do some off-piste skiing then here are five tips and things to check.
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How to Ski Powder: Skiing Tips & Tricks
Powder skiing – what a joy! But there are ways to do it better and enjoy the stuff more – here are five top tips from Mark Shaxted, our CSIA Level 4 Ski Instructor based at Big White.
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SnowSkool’s favourite snow movies / Since 1977
Snow. It’s a substance for skiing on but it’s also a great movie additive. So, as part of our celebration of all things snow, here’s a quick roundup of Snowskool’s favourite movies featuring the white stuff – in chronological order.
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Snowskool’s 5 Least Favourite Oldskool Snow Levels
At Snowskool we love snow, obviously, and we’re also partial to a snow level. But while snow levels can be great fun – they can also be ruinous to the mind. Here are five of our least favourite retro snow levels – from before the year 2000.
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