News
1. GENERAL NEWS
Posted 1.2.2010
Well, January 2010 has come and gone and we have had an array of courses running throughout the Alps. Courchevel saw some empty slopes and great skiing, as did the Off Piste Combination Course in Chamonix with Mark Gear and our 3 day Courses in Morzine with our team over there. February is a little quieter for us, as we leave the busy slopes for the families and Europes holiday time. We next hit the slopes early March - 7th March in Chamonix, we have a few spaces left on our Off Piste Combination course, level 4-5 and level 5-6 group running. Then on to Morzine for our 'NEW Off Piste Intro to Ski Touring' course, level 5, plus a further Off Piste Combination Course, level 5/6 and an All Mountain Performance level 4 to date. If you cannot make a full week then our next 3 day course starts on the 20th March, we have 3 groups running to date, level 3-5. End of season see's us return to the Hotel Aigle where we take over the whole Hotel ( ideally ) with many new and returning clients. Our team working there to date is Dave Peek, Tim Jackson and Bryan Hogg. Email us or call for any further details on any of these courses. Happy Half term holidays to all. INSPIRED TO SKI.
Photo from recent Courchevel course Jan. 2010, one of Dave P's groups, photograph c/o D. Darvill.
Photo from recent Morzine 3 day Perf. Jan. 2010, one of Tim J's groups, photograph c/o K.Andrews.
Photo from recent Morzine course Jan. 2010, one of Annie D's groups, photograph c/o A.Donovan.
Email us for full details: info@inspiredtoski.com Contact us via mail or call 0208 133 8240 or 07885 630340.
Posted 27.12.09
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at Inspired to Ski. Latest photo's and video footage from recent courses below. Next course 2nd Jan - Morzine, 10th Jan Chamonix, 10th, 17th Jan Courchevel and 16th Jan Morzine.
Posted 4.12.09
Update from Tignes - Latest Clip from Bryan Hogg's group, Nov 29th Course 2010 in Tignes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKDNwlhnMN4
Posted 2.12.09
Snow, snow, snow....Tignes conditions and many resorts over the alps are enjoying some superb snowfalls and good temperatures, more snow is forecasted this weekend too. If you can escape we do have a few spaces left for our course on the 12th December. Contact our office or email us for an up to date price and availability. See below photos and Youtube from our course this week in Tignes.
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Watch Bryan Hogg's group, Level 5 - 3 day Performance Course, skiing powder on the 1st December 2010 in Tignes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoi_CTDGA2w
Photo's from our course running this week (28th Nov) in Tignes - Great snow, it's been falling on and off all week, although today the sun came out too. See our 3 day course in action on YouTube link below too.
Below photo Level 5, 3 day Perf. Val D'Isere, trainer Bryan Hogg and, today with our 3 day Perf Level 3, Clodagh, Elsa, John and Steve
Below photo from skiing the Espace Killy in Fresh snow 2nd Dec 2010, care of client Andrew Cochrane.
Watch Bryan Hogg's group, Level 5 - 3 day Performance Course, skiing powder on the 1st December 2010 in Tignes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoi_CTDGA2w
Posted 15.11.09
SNOWS arriving, check out below the latest photos from the ESPACE KILLY, where out courses commence in the next 2 weeks. Skiing is down to Val Claret already and more snow forecasted this week
Gear4Skiers - contact one of our key Trainers Dave Peek, who has set up a site for skiers offering discounted prices on specific kit. You can also contact Dave directly at his shop FLUID LINES, based in Colchester. He would be happy provide you with any advice, take orders over the phone and post direct to you house. Call Dave on 01206 545533.
Photo of a group with Angus Meldrum at the beginning of December 2008 in Tignes
Posted 31.8.09
FINAL DAYS to receive your EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT. Contact our office to check full availability. 5th Dec full in the Aigle but further chalets available.
Posted 9.8.09
OFFER - 12th Dec week Skiworld are offering, "Buy one ski pass and get the 2nd ski pass 50%. This would mean one adult Espace Killy pass at £208 and the other at £104. If you are traveling on your own, we may still be able to offer you this same deal so please do contact our office to check.
Posted 24.7.09
Schools Out! Our Early Booking Discount is due to end 31st July 09, however, if you sign up for our FLYER or send us an email of interest with regards to one of our courses, quoting reference FLYER0910, we will extend the early bird offer to you until the 31st August 09.
Happy Holidays to all from TEAM INSPIRED. We look forward to keeping you posted.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com if you are keen on any of our courses or telephone our booking agents office number Julie on 020 8133 8240.
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Posted 20.7.09
Le Tour heads to the Alps.
Julie Slaughter, our booking agent, that many of you may have spoken to, headed for the alps last weekend. In Tignes Julie experienced some amazing July snowfalls, right down to the village and then headed off to see the Tour de France towards Verbier.....what a weekend !
Posted 7.7.09
Summer Update.
What a match! We were routing for Roddick,(mainly because he was the underdog), but what a great end to a fantastic fortnight! Including the weather! Let's hope it returns again soon! We are about to post out to our mailing list, this years programme, if you would like a copy, please do email us. The pre-season and January dates are filling up very well, the Hotel Aigle is nearly full now on the 5th December, although we have alternative neighbouring chalets very close by. We have some great new courses starting on 28th November too. Including a 'Taste of Race' and 'Physio to Ski'. Full details on our web pages. We wish you a pleasant July/August and will update you again soon.TEAM INSPIRED.
Posted 8.5.09
THE SNOW CENTRE opens in Hemel Hempstead, Herts.
It was fantastic to see the opening of another indoor snow slope at Hemel Hempstead called THE SNOW CENTRE this week. Alain Baxter and many other British Skiers, Boarders etc were inovlved with the opening of the Centre...See photos below. The snow looks great and facilities very good, inluding a Snow and Rock, Bar, Cafe, Conference areas. INSPIRED TO SKI are looking forward to running a number of courses and events at the slope, do contact us if this is something that you may be keen to come along too. !!.
Posted 8.5.09
Summer Ski Week - Tignes.
6-11th July we have a weeks ski trip organised in conjunction with Mark Gear, one of our trainers who lives out in Chamonix. We can arrange a full package staying in a Hotel for six nights with flights, transfers and the course. Skiing will be for approximately 4-5 hours a day and afternoon activities will also be arranged if you are keen to partake in these. Please contact us for full details.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com Contact us via mail or call 07885 630340.
Posted 27.4.09
Inspired have been raising money for STARLIGHT FOUNDATION for nearly 10 years and this year are delighted to support ALI RAINBACKS FUND TOO, full details below....
THANK YOU to all those that have sponsored Sally, she managed to complete the 29th London Flora Marathon, tough run, pretty hot but London was a bloom, if you wish to sponsor her at all please see below, further report to follow of the event !! Thank you.
www.justgiving.com/alirainback
Posted 25.4.09
Our final course for this season has just finished under brilliant blue skies, see below photos. Next course we hope to have up and running is on the 5th July in Tignes with Mark Gear and Dave Peek, contact us if this is of interest to you. Confirmation of EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS, will be with you by the end of this week or on this page. We look forward to keeping you updated through these summer months and re-vamping our website a little too ! For now, enjoy the sun, GOOD LUCK to all those running in the London Marathon tomorrow, we know there are several clients out there. All the best for now, TEAM INPSIRED.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com if you are keen on any of our courses or telephone our booking agents office number Julie on 0845 890 0390.
Photos from this week just gone in Tignes.
Posted 11.4.09
MARATHON NEWS
Inspired To Ski Director, Sally Chapman is aiming to run her 8th or 9th (she's trying to remember!) marathon on the 26th April in London. She is again running for her main charity STARLIGHT CHILDRENS FOUNDATION for Terminal Ill Children but this year also hopes to raise money for a good friend who lost his life last year to a Brain Tumour, Ali Rainback. Full details are via the links, if you are able to sponsor her, however small, that would be fantastic, thank you. If you are running too the INSPIRED TO SKI TEAM wish you all the best.
www.justgiving.com/alirainback
Posted 11.4.09
Our final winter 08/09 course kicks off this Saturday (18th) in Tignes. There has been 6-10 cm of snow in Tignes today and more is possibly forecasted this week, then the sun returns! We have 6-7 groups running to date from level 3-6 with a bumps course and 3 day course taking place too. We are presently looking at offering a summer course back in Tignes at the end of June, so if you are interested do contact us. Mark Gear and Dave Peek will be heading this.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com if you are keen on any of our courses or telephone our booking agents office number Julie on 0845 890 0390.
Posted 19.3.09
SPRING seems to have arrived in the mountains this week, fantastic snow and superb blue skies and sunshine! The Chamonix Course certainly had the best of both worlds, some fresh Off Piste and latterly the sun appeared for some great skiing. Now on to Morzine, where Dave Peek and Annie Donovan, head our next Off Piste Combination and All Mountain Courses and then our 3 day Performance, this coming weekend. Conditions are amazing, with quiet pistes and beautiful weather. It will no doubt change again with even more snow forecasted soon, but for now, it's nice to have the sun ! Tignes is the venue for our last course for this season on the April 18th. The Hotel Aigle is nearly full but we have taken a neighbouring chalet so still have some availability if you have the opportunity to hit the slopes again this season. 3 day Courses, Bumps (L5) and All Mountain from level 3 to level 6 are all available. Presently 6-7 groups running.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com if you are keen on any of our courses or telephone our booking agents office number Julie on 0845 890 0390.
Posted 11.3.09
The Chamonix trip is full steam ahead with Dave Peek, Mark Gear and Mountain Guide Jonny Baird running our groups within the Mont Blanc Domain. Fresh snow has been falling for the last few days and the sun is prediciting to shine for the next few days, so conditions look great for the end of this course and our next few weeks of courses in Morzine and Chamonix. We have limited spaces left on these courses now, we do have a few Level 4 and level 4/5 on our 3 day Performance on the 18th - 22nd March in Chamonix and possibly a space or two on our 3 day Performance in Morzine from the 21st - 24th March. The April 18th courses are selling very well and we hope to take the whole Hotel Aigle over for this period, presently 5 groups are running in Tignes from level 3 to level 6, plus a Performance Bumps Course for level 5 running and a 3 day Course available from the 18th April. So if you fancy grabbing an extra few days or weeks skiing in towards the end of the season, with some fantastic skiing at this time of the year, do contact us.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com if you are keen on any of our courses or telephone our booking agents office number Julie on 0845 890 0390.
Posted 11.2.09
Half term and many European Holidays hit the slopes in this next month, and we must admit we tend to stay away from them on our course point of view, although we do recognise that many teachers may wish to join our courses and we are looking at trying to work a more suitable date for such professionals that have to keep their holiday times within the school programmes. However, for those heading to the slopes, have a great week or two! Our next courses start 8th March in Chamonix. We have a few spaces for our level 4/5 and level 5+ on these and then move to Morzine for the 14th/15th March Off Piste Combination and All Mountain Perf. course run by Dave Peek and Annie. We have a few spaces at level 4/5 and level 5 again. If you can still grap a few days, then you can target our 21st March date, which has 2-3 groups running from level 3. 4 and level 5. We shall be back soon to keep you posted and also give you full details on how you can book early for next season.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com if you are keen on any of our courses or telephone our booking agents office number Julie on 0845 890 0390.
Posted 25.1.09
We have just completed our 2 big weeks in Courchevel and Morzine, with wall to wall sun for one week and then lots of snowfalls and some sun, wind for the second week. A real mixture of weather but great conditions to learn to adapt, become more versatile and for us to to help teach you what works best! Full update on our SLOPE NEWS page plus a few photos from last weeks course in Courchevel below. More photos to come! Our next courses start in March 8th, 14th, 21st in Chamonix and Morzine. We have two weeks of Off Piste Combination and a further All Mountain Course on the 14th March in Morzine, plus 3 day Courses both in Morzine and Chamonix are all still available. Then back to Tignes in April for either a 3 day Course, All Mountain or Bumps Course, take your pick!!. We shall soon be posting next years dates and prices for those that wish to book early, for our pre-season Tignes trips in the Hotel Aigle with Skiworld and Courchevel weeks in the Hotel Dahu with Mark Warner. Early Bird Discounts will be available as per last year. We look forward to keeping you posted.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com if you are keen on any of our courses or telephone our booking agents office number Julie on 0845 890 0390.
Above Photos taken by Bryan Hogg - Mary McM, Richard S, Sarah B and Nick W enjoying the powder last week in Courchevel.
Posted 10.1.09
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all. We have just completed two lots of 3 day Course in Morzine and our first Ladies Weekend. Beautiful blue skies, empty pistes, a little chilly at times but some superb skiing with Brayn, Dave and Tim. Dave is presently on his way to Courchevel as we speak, so we shall keep you updated on conditions there. We have 35 out this week and 40 next week, plus a further 40 in Morzine on our 3 day courses, so we hope to have some more news, photos and hopefully snow forecasts for you! All the best for now.(Photo from last weeks 3 day Courses in Morzine, One group shot and one action shot of Dave Peek one of our instructors!!
Posted 31/12/08
(Ski photo from the second week in Tignes on one of our courses). We hope you have all had a great Xmas and we wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and all the best for 2009. We shall update our News pages fully in the New Year and add some more photos from our recent trips to Tignes. With regards to availability for January we have: 3rd-6th Jan - a few spaces possibly. 11th Jan - Courchevel, 1 female share and one male share, possibly one twin room in the Dahu. 18th Jan - No room left in the Dahu but we may be able to fit one or two on courses. 17th Jan - 20th Jan - 3 day Course Morzine, we may have one or two spaces for this period and the 3 days afterwards from the 20th - 24th Jan. Please call or email us for a complete update.
Posted 28/11/08
Today's photo from Tignes.As you can see, it's been snowing in the Alps and many resorts have opened earlier than normal. Tignes has had some great early snowfalls and more is due towards the end of this week. Let's hope it continues. There are a few spaces left on our 6th and 13th Dec if you are still interested do call us. For this weeks course we wish you a great weeks skiings.More updates and news coming soon.
Posted 26/10/08
All our Pre-season dates are selling really well. We are gearing up for a great early season of skiing with our Team at Inspired To Ski. Tignes had some fresh snow this week already!! Dave Peek, Rupert Goldring, Angus Meldrum, Tim Jackson, Bryan Hogg and several more trainers will be heading our early season courses, email us if you would like any further details.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com or telephone our new office number on 0845 890 0390.
PLENTY OF CHOICE.
Whether you are new to the sport, want to be challenged further, or, wish to enjoy some quality time with great skiing, great tuition and like minded people. Then we hope we have given you plenty to choose from. If you are unsure and would like to ask us more, please do call or email us.
Olympics Zone.. sadly the Beijing Olympics have finished :( but we have some more dates for your diary!
Milton Keynes SnowZone autumn course date to be posted shortly.
Ski Shows start end of October. London Metro Ski Show 22-26 October 08, NEC Ski Show 31st Oct - 2nd Nov.
2010 Winter Olympics - full details to date at.www.vancouver2010.com
2. COURSE NEWS - 08/09
PRE-SEASON 08/09 COURSES - TIGNES.
Courses are selling really well for our early season skiing in Tignes. We are very pleased to offer the Hotel Aigle/Chalet Annapurna, indoor swimming pool and sauna included. Full details are on our Dates and Prices page, do check this page out or email us your interest.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com or telephone our new office number on 0845 890 0390.
NOVICE AND NERVOUS, ALL MOUNTAIN PERFORMANCE JAN 09 COURCHEVEL, Hotel Dahu.
We have reserved the popular Dahu Hotel, run by Mark Warner, once again, for two weeks in January 09. If you are new to the sport or have skied for years but just feel you are not managing to crack it or want to gain more confidence and move onwards and upwards, then these two weeks are perfect. We run other courses along side the Novice and Nervous Course, so colleagues that may wish to improve their own levels or push towards the Off Piste, etc can also come!
3 DAY AND WEEKEND COURSES JANUARY 2009 - Morzine.
Our January dates are now available. We have rooms held off at The Farmhouse, Host Savoie and other options. Contact us to reserve your space!
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com or telephone our new office number on 0845 890 0390.
3. 2008/09 WOMEN'S WEEKENDS
Women's Weekend Performance Courses
These dates are now set for early and middle of January 2009. We have some weekend courses that are specifically for ladies which can start from level 2 to level 6. Please email Sally direct.
Email: info@inspiredtoski.com or telephone our new office number on 0845 890 0390.
4. Ali Rainback Fund...
We are deeply saddened to inform clients, espeically those that may know or have been taught by Ali in the past, the news of Ali's passing away this week (22nd June) after a courageous and brave, brave fight against a Brain Tumour. We would like to help raise money for the unbelievable HOSPICE, that gave Ali and his family fantastic care, help and dignity. Hospice of St Francis (Berkhampstead), like so many Hospice's they rely very strongly on private funding to help supply,maintain the wonderfull, professional, services they do. If you can help towards Ali's fund, for which his family have pledged to open a further bed, we would be grateful. Thoughts to all his family and to a truelly remarkable person.THANK YOU.www.justgiving.com/alirainback
5. London Marathon - NEWS 2008 - 13th April 2008...Next one 26th April 2009....
Sally is delighted to have completed her 8th marathon, in London (13th April). It was a very focused run, having had a terrible last 6 weeks of training but Sally completed the 26.2 miles in 3 hrs 41. Not her PB but she is really pleased to have finished under the 'Good for your Age' time, which guarantees her an entry for next year.....if she wants to do it!! Thank you so much for all those that have sponsored her, she is still accepting sponsors, so if you would like to contribute and help Terminally Ill Children please click on the below link. All monies raised go to STARLIGHT FOUNDATION granting very special wishes for Terminally Ill Children. THANK YOU.www.justgiving.com/sallychapman
6. 2008 GENERAL COURSE NEWS
We are pleased to receive all feedback from any of our courses, positive or negative and thank clients for sending these in. We also hope to have a Gallery up shortly of any photo's taken from our courses. 07/08 date will be out shortly, we look forward to keeping you updated, if you require any of this information early, please do let us know. We are also looking at a Summer Course in Hintertux this June/July for anyone ineterested?
7. PHOTO GALLERY NOW AVAILABLE
PHOTO GALLERY - Now on our site, we hope to add a gallery of photos from past and present courses, so if you do wish to send us any photos from your recent courses, please do.
8. Equipment matters! Fitness helps!
If you need any advice on equipment matters we will shortly be introducing a page to our website offering details recommended by some of our training staff. A complete guide to which ski will suit your level. Plus, expert advice on how to 'get fit' and introduce some key movement patterns in to your everyday life that will aid your skiing! Stay tuned!
Check out the Ski & Surf website (mail order available) or contact Dave Peek direct on 01206 502000 and see what they have on offer for you. www.skisurf.co.uk