83 - Mark Shaxted, part 1 - IASI Educator and CSIA Course Conductor

About this episode

In this episode, host Dave interviews Mark Shaxted, an experienced ski instructor, discussing his background and various topics related to ski teaching.

Welcome to episode 83 of The Ski Instructor Podcast, this month featuring Mark Shaxted who has been ski teaching for over 25 years and is an IASI Educator and CSIA Course Conductor.I had a great chat with Mark, taking about his back story in skiing and we soon went off on a tangent into topics such as how not to become a cynical ski instructor, how a ski turn actually works and snowplough deniers.This is part 1 of the conversation and part 2 will follow next month. I had a great time recording this and I think that comes through in the edit.Happy listeningDavemusic by www.bensound.com

People in this episode

Host: Dave

Guest: Mark Shaxted

Topics covered

• ski teaching
• ski instructor education
• ski techniques
• cynicism in teaching
• snowplough

Keywords

• ski instructor
• IASI
• CSIA
• ski techniques
• cynicism
• snowplough
• ski education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IASI, CSIA

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