Kicking off another ski season
Time flies when you’re having fun. Or when you’re working your ass off. It feels like forever ago that I had time to sit down and gather my thoughts. At the end of October I had my Halloween tour, followed by the end-of-season-party to wrap up summer. I had two…
A season in numbers
Winter is over. A lot has happened and I’ve got a bunch of good memories to take with me. Here a short overview of my winter in numbers. 202.468 vertical meters on the slopes 76 days worked 5 days of training 1 certificate gained 5…
The heart of a skier
Skiing isn’t just a sport. It’s a lifestyle. I’m a rookie in this world. Studying for my instructor level 1 exam is finding out about all the things I don’t know. Where other people cruise down the mountain, I am thinking about lateral movement, if I’m supposed to feel this…
Shredding the nerves
Although I haven’t started work yet, the ski season has commenced with two lifts open at my new work place. Since I’d never been to it before, I went up with some friends to have a look around. As soon as we got on the bus we got nervous. “O…
Weekly photo challenge: Split-Second Story
I’ve arrived in Queenstown and am waiting for the ski season to start. More and more people come over, waiting for the same thing. In 2,5 weeks I’ll start working on one of the hills here. Both locals and tourists are getting excited since we had a massive dump of…