Après with SIA

Accidents on the slopes and who is really to blame. 

Another episode with Geri Tumbasz and Paul from SIA as they look over the many comments posted on Ski Instructor Academy's YouTube site. 

It is that time of the year to talk about how ready and prepared are you for the Winter season ahead. Paul talks through sone things to avoid and some tips as two how you can best be ready for a ski season with development in mind. 

Another episode with Geri Tumbasz and Paul from SIA as they look over the many comments posted on Ski Instructor Academy's YouTube site. 

Two top topics today. First should all skiers be funding park and pipe maintenance and services if they do not use them and why are ski/sb instructors leaving the industry but staying in the resort and working as a waiter. 

Geri Tumbasz and Paul start to answer and talk through the many comments received from the Argentinian series 2022. Follow to hear the answer to many of the questions and opinions made by skiers world wide. If you love skiing and want to understand more or share your expertise and opinion this is the series for you. 

On todays show Paul talks about the success of the Birmingham Snow Show and what the future holds for the event. Also on the cards is a talk about helmet safety. 

Winter is knocking n the door and the first SIA courses have started. Paul is back from the Winter season in Argentina, Cerro Catederal. Today we talk about the season in Bariloche and look at the how the snow is this October on the Glaciers. 

Follow along on YouTube to see the new series with Geri Tumbasz and Paul from SIA who are currently down in South America, Argentina skiing with trainee instructors. This fly on the wall documentary series will open your eyes as to how a course is planned and ran by the worlds biggest and number one choice when it comes to ski and board training. 

A question asked was are shorter skis and advantage as we get older and are not an expert skier. 

After another comment about custom footbeds we look again at the pros and cons together with a discussion about Apex ski boots and who they may be for. 

We look at a comment from the channel about ski racers in the pre season and on the glaciers around the world. 

With prices climbing and travel disruption in the headlines how will this impact the future of skiing. 

We breakdown a few of the comments on the channel. 

As we prepare for the Winter season in the southern hemisphere we look at what the options are. 

Has the job description changed for ski instructors around the world. Are you just an instructor or do you need to be doing more.... 

Looking back at the recent podcasts with Tom Gellie 

In the last part of the series we talk through how longer narrow skis may be the way forward and the missing link for many students. 

After the first part of our discussion we move onto to other important ski matters that from experience has challenged many students. 

The first in a three part series in which Tom Gellie from Big Picture Skiing and Paul from SIA Austria catch up and discuss some interesting ski related topics. Tune in to this first part where we focus on the weaknesses that skiers have and how important it is to have an off-hill training program. 

Who makes the best ski instructor? Today we talk about why many people have the opinion that someone who has learnt to ski later in life ends up becoming a far better ski instructor to the masses than I a ski instructor who has skied all their life. 

We spend sometime going over the many interesting comments and thoughts from the listeners. 

Summer is here and we ask what do we do in the Summer. 

Yes, its true! I visited a French ski resort. Spending 4 days at the end of the season in Morzine was an eye opener and it was not all bad. It was great to be able to see how the French resort is compared to our home resort in Austria. 

A look back at the highs and lows of the ski season 2022 and how the summer season looks. 

Stop looking for the best ski tip as you have probably already heard it all. We talk about the method to success in sport. 

Should you cut your ski poles down? Who could benefit form this and who might lose out? 

Ski freeze thaw conditions can be tricky for even the best skier. We talk through some tips and tricks to help you get the best from the end of season. 

We talk through the many comments and feedback received from viewers of our YouTube channel regarding "ski drills" 

We answer the comments that many people have left on our YouTube channel. 

A in-depth rant about the worst and best ski drills. 

The most frustrating things about your ski holiday after spending so much money on the dream vacation.

We talk through one of the worst ski lessons that an Instructor can get from the ski school. 

We discuss if there is a market for people who want their own purpose built ski manufactured. The Austrian based company Original Plus are able able to copy or design a ski to your style and ski needs. Is the cost to benefit ratio worth it and will this be the ski of the future. 

Today we talk about the challenge of skiing on the hard packed and Ice. Get our top tips on how to cope with this challenge. 

today we talk through the top tips around skiing in low visibility. Many of us fall apart when challenged by poor light conditions and our top notch skiing starts to break down. Andy and Paul answer the question about what do we recommend to get us through the day when fog, snow or cloud sets in. 

The latest news about Austria as we head towards Christmas 2021 

We continue through the YouTube comments and discuss the views of our audience. 

We look through some of the many comments posted on the YouTube channel. 

A quick catch up on the latest news with the current lockdown in Austria and how we see the season ahead. 

The Top 4 Ski Mistakes! Today we talk through what we see as the top 4 mistakes that skiers make on the piste. 

We look at some of the best stocking fillers for this Christmas. What are you dreaming of getting from someone this year. From as little as €5 to over €1000 what might Santa leave you  in your sock. 

We look at the comparisons from different associations around the world. When is a level 2 and level 2 ? How do we know what standard a ski instructor is really at. 

The start of the Winter season is here for 2021/22  - Join us to find out how it has started and how we see it going. 

How much is a ski instructor worth? As the prices for ski lessons spirals upwards we ask is it worth having ski lessons?

We look closely as both an exhibitor and a guest of the National Snow Show how it faired for the first attempt at running this event during the Covid pandemic. 

Planning your Ski Holiday - The best tips and tricks when looking for a ski holiday that suits your needs. 

A detailed talk about ski equipment and the problems with fitting. 

Pre-Season Ski Equipment Checks

Ski News and Gossip October 2021 - keep up to date with the latest news about the Winter season ahead. 

Today we answer a comment about how much you can save and earn as a ski or SB instructor in a season.