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Guest post: Sharp Intake – routes into snowsports coaching

17 August 2011

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Guest post: Sharp Intake – routes into snowsports coaching

As temperatures soar and parts of England recently suffered from drought, thoughts naturally turn to… snow? Well Richard Jones’ thoughts do, as he spent time with a coach already planning for the Alpine winter, and the opportunities it presents to coaches despite tricky financial times. It must be up there as far as dream jobs [...]

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The results are in from Crystal’s Ski Fest

28 March 2011

The results are in from Crystal’s Ski Fest

The race results are in! From 13-20th March 2011, two hundred participants took part in the Crystal Ski Fest in Sestriere, Italy. With expert coaching from the British Ski Academy, BASI and Disability Snowsport UK, there was plenty of serious (and some not so serious!) competition throughout the week’s race agenda. Participants and our skiing [...]

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Meet the Crystal Ski Fest BASI trainers

22 March 2011

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Meet the Crystal Ski Fest BASI trainers

This year’s Crystal Ski Fest 2011 in Sestriere was a great success, with the team all buzzing when they came back in the office yesterday!  Find out about all the goings-on here. On the piste, skills were polished in the race training sessions, as well as general ski technique – under the watchful eyes of [...]

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Day by day events at the Crystal Ski Fest 2011

16 March 2011

Day by day events at the Crystal Ski Fest 2011

Crystal’s Ski Fest is taking place this week in Sestriere where it continues to snow. Here’s our day-by-day slope side account from the Crystal team out in resort reporting on events both on and off the slopes with Sir Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent, Ben Hunt-Davis and the rest of the team.

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Crystal Ski Fest 2011 Confirmed Schedule

1 March 2011

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Crystal Ski Fest 2011 Confirmed Schedule

With the Crystal Skifest 2011 just less than 2 weeks away, the confirmed schedule is hot off the press. Have a sneaky peek to see what’s in store …

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