THE WARREN SMITH SKI ACADEMY
The Warren Smith Ski Academy is a professional Ski Training Organisation that specialises in the following areas:
• Freeride / Powder Skiing
• Mogul Skiing
• Skiing Steep Terrain
• Ski Race Training
• New School Freestyle Ski Training
• GAP Year Ski Instructor Courses
• Ski Instructor Training
• Confidence Building
• Private One to One Ski Lessons
• Private Ski Groups
• Ski Biomechanic Assessments
• Personal Performance Ski Training
• Heli-Skiing
• Corporate Ski Groups
• Summer Ski Courses
The Ski Academy run programs in Verbier in the Winter, Saas-Fee in the Summer, New Zealand late Summer and UK Ski venues in Spring and Autumn.
LATEST NEWS
May (2009)
SUMMER SNOW CONDITIONS FANTASTIC
The Warren Smith Ski Academy Summer Ski Courses on the Allalin glacier in Saas-Fee are approaching fast. This year the conditions are the best they have been in years. With the consistently good snowfall all season, and then in April and May, the glacier looks to be in perfect summer skiing conditions. Read more...
May (2009)
SUMMER GAP ALMOST FULL
his summer, the Warren Smith Ski Aacademy will be running its first summer GAP Ski Instructor course. The Academy GAP courses are the most critically acclaimed GAP ski instructors courses in the industry with a 100 per cent pass rate proven system. Read more...
May (2009)
SNOW CENTRE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
The 6th of May 2009 saw the opening of the new Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead. The centre is the largest in the UK with a huge 160m main slope as well as the UK's largest indoor lesson slope. Read more...
May (2009)
SUMMER SKI FIT
If you are joining us in Saas-Fee this summer or in Verbier on the November or December courses, it will greatly benefit you if you take some time a few weeks before your course to do some exercises that will tune up the muscles that will be in use during the ski course. Read more...
May (2009)
WINTER DATES & BOOKING NOW ONLINE
The winter 5 day group courses run from Sunday to Friday with the Wednesday off. They are designed to build and develop skill and confidence, to enable people to ski all terrains including Moguls, Steeps, Variables, Powder and how to Carve effectively on piste. Read more...
May (2009)
ACADEMY TEAM URBAN BREAK
The Academy team, Warren Smith, Phil Hopper, Rob Stanford, Tom Goldney, Tom Lewis and Charlie Tate are now on their regular May 'urban break'. Read more...
April (2009)
WINTER GAP 2009 SUCCESS
Congratulations to this year's Warren Smith Ski Academy GAP Students who achieved a massively impressive 39 out of 40 pass rate and are now proudly qualified as ski instructors. Read more...
March (2009)
MAIL ON SUNDAY - 15th MARCH 2009
This weekend on Sunday 15th March, there will be an article written by ski correspondent Neil English on the 'Warren Smith Ski Academy Japan Powder Camps' in the Mail on Sunday. Read more...
February (2009)
JAPAN POWDER SKI CAMP SUCCESS
The Academy made history in being the first ever ski tuition organisation to be granted exclusive permission to take groups off piste in the ‘Sacred trees’ of Furano. Read about the Camp in Hokkaido, Japan, and get access to the blog here...February (2009)
WARREN SMITH BECOMES TECHNIQUE EDITOR FOR DAILY MAIL SKI & SNOWBOARD MAGAZINE
This is fantastic news for the Academy, with an increase in access to skiers in preparation for skiing. Read more...
February (2009)
ACADEMY HELI SKIING COURSES IN VERBIER EXPAND
With the fantastic regular snow this season in Verbier, the heli-skiing conditions have been fantastic. Read about a typical Academy heli-day in the surrounding mountain areas of Verbier here...
February (2009)
UK INDOOR SKI SLOPE COURSE DATES RELEASED
The Academy team will be returning to the UK once again this May for the UK indoor real snow courses. The courses will be run at the Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead, SNO!zone Castleford the Chill Factore in Manchester. Read More...February (2009)
SAAS-FEE SUMMER SKI COURSE DATES
Despite the best winter weather conditions in years, the summer is approaching fast! This year, conditions on the glacier are set to be excellent! Read more...
December (2008)
ISIA TRAINING IN VERBIER
Once again at the beginning of the winter season the Warren Smith Ski Academy began the ISIA Ski Instructor Level 3 training program. Read more...
December (2008)
AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE BLISS CHARITY!
The team of the Pyrenees cycle challenge are proud to announce beating their £175,000 target to raise an astonishing £435,000! Read more...
December (2008)
SAAS-FEE SUMMER GAP SKI INSTRUCTOR COURSE
Following massive sucess and great demand on the winter Academy Gap Ski Instructor Courses in Verbier, there will now be a program put on in Saas-Fee in the summer. Read more...
December (2008)
EARLY SEASON ACADEMY COURSE SUCCESS
With the excellent early snow conditions, skiers on the November/December Warren Smith Ski Academy Courses have been extremely lucky. Read more...
November (2008)
WARREN SMITH SKI ACADEMY AT THE O2
This winter The O2 invites you to hit ‘The Slopes’, at London’s first ever indoor artificial twin ski slope. Visitors will be able to ski with the Warren Smith Ski Academy. Read more...
November (2008)
WARREN SMITH SKIING VERBIER 25th NOVEMBER 08
This season has certainly got off to a good start with early snowfall that many people are saying has been the best in certain areas in the Alps for many years. On 25th November 2008, Warren was already skiing the kind of powder that we normally expect mid season. . Watch a clip of Warren skiing on 25th November here.
October (2008)
A GOOD START TO THE SEASON IN THE PRESS
The Academy are constantly working to develop and evolve in technique, style of coaching, use of multimedia and to be an innovator in the world of skiing. For this reason, the UK press and Media have been following closely and this month has been a good one for press. Read the latest here.
October (2008)
SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES COMPETITION Watch out for our next Newsletter where Swiss International Airlines will be offering Warren Smith Ski Academy members the chance to win a pair of economy class flights within Europe. Tickets will be worth £600.
October (2008)
ACADEMY CONSULATATIONS AT METRO SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOW IN LONDON
After two hugely successful show’s on the Skills Slope, Warren Smith and his Academy team decided to go one on one with the Metro Show public and offer private one to one consultancy on ski technique from the Warren Smith Ski Academy stand situated within the Big Air feature of the show. Read more...
(October 2008)
ACADEMY AT BROADGATE WITH SWISS AIRLINES
The Warren Smith Ski Academy will be joining Swiss International Airlines at Broadgate to answer question or queries on ski technique, ski fitness or ski biomechanics. Read more...
(September 2008)
PYRENEES CYCLE CHALLENGE BLOG
Warren Smith and Lawrence Dallaglio start new blog for the Pyrenees Cycle Challenge. Keep up to date with their daily climbs over the Pyrenees, watch video clips and view photos, click here
(September 2008)
BLISS FUNDRAISER RAISES £50,000
What an absolutely fantastic night! The Pyrenees Challenge Launch Party at the Kensington Olympia Pizza Express turned out to be the perfect send off for the brave team and made the great achievement of raising an amazing £50,000 for the Bliss Charity, in addition to the £180,000 already raised. Read more...
(August 2008)
PYRENEES CYCLE CHALLENGE UPDATE
The Pyrenees Challenge Launch Party will not only be a great send off for the brave team but also has the goal of raising £50k for the Bliss Charity. The evening will be hosted by Lawrence Dallaglio who will be joined by his mates Warren Smith, Damien Hopley and the rest of the brave team of sportsmen and the Gondola Group. To read more about the evening and also about Warren's Cycle Training Update, click here.
(August 2008)
SUMMER COURSE SUCCESS IN SAAS-FEE
What a summer it turned out to be! Summer skiing is certainly becoming more popular with each Academy week being full so far. The learning curve this summer was also impressive, with a lot of effort and energy being put in by everybody. To read more and book the last two weeks of the summer, click here.
(August 2008)
SUMMER 2009 GAP SKI INSTRUCTOR COURSE
After having been asked numerous times if there is a summer GAP Year Ski Instructor course running, the Academy realised that there is demand for such a course. Many people participate in the summer courses in Saas-Fee in preparation for their ski instructor training. So with such a perfect location the summer 2009 course is now in the schedule. Read more...
(August 2008)
AUTUMN UK REAL SNOW COACHING TOUR SOON
The Academy team will be returning to the UK once again this Autumn for the UK indoor real snow courses. The courses will be hosted at the SNO!zone venues at Milton Keynes, Castleford and Braehead and at the Chill Factore in Manchester. To find out more about the courses, click here.
(August 2008)
ACADEMY 1 TO 1 CONSULATATIONS AT METRO SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOW IN LONDON
After two hugely successful show’s on the Skills Slope, Warren Smith and his Academy team have decided to go one on one with the Metro Show public and offer private one to one consultancy on ski technique from the Warren Smith Ski Academy stand situated within the Big Air feature of the show. Read more...
(August 2008)
ACADEMY PHOTO REQUEST
The Academy are looking for images from past ski courses, nights out in resort and any moments you would like to share with other Academy members. If you would like to send us your images, we would certainly like to show them in our gallery and later incorporate them into the Academy community which is currently under construction. Read more...
(June 2008)
WARREN SMITH + LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO TO CYCLE 933KMS OVER THE FRENCH PYRENEES FOR CHARITY
After Lawrence received 3 days of coaching from Warren this season, he wanted to return the favour! Warren was a bit shocked when he found out it was 933km cycle over the French Pyrenees but as it was the big man asking and for the Bliss Charity he felt honoured to be a part of it. To read more on this story and how to sponsor Warren, click here.
(June 2008)
JAPAN FILM ACTION OF WARREN SMITH ONLINE
After Warren Smith and Melody Sky went to Japan in February 2008 they were amazed by the quality and volume of the powder snow. They gained several hundred photos and also filmed some High Definition video action to promote the camps to be held next February in Japan. To find out how to book the camps, see the trip itinerary and watch the film action, click here.
(May 2008)
THE CHANGE TO ZIPFIT LINERS - WARREN'S FEEDBACK
In November 2007, Warren signed up to a sponsorship with ZipFit liners to try out the functionality and performance of the liner combined with his Tecnica ski boots. Read more to find out how he got on.
(May 2008)
UK REAL SNOW COACHING TOUR
The Academy team returned to the UK once again this May for the UK indoor real snow courses. We hosted the courses in the SNO!zone venues at Milton Keynes, Castleford and Braehead and at the
Chill Factore in Manchester. The snow was the best yet in all of these venues and really bridges the gap between the winter and summer ski season. Read More...
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