A good coach needs to master two major things: the ski/snowboard technique itself, as well as the way they deliver the lesson. When searching for a suitable coach, make sure they are able to provide evidence of their expertise: the best coaches can easily demonstrate carving on the slope, and how close their hands are to the snow; you can easily tell the power and speed of which they ride. In addition, always discuss with the coach your child's ski level, age, and other activities before the lesson; based on the information you provide, a good coach can plan a lesson more efficiently and fulfill your child's individual needs. To view our athletes and coaches, visit the gallery of this school's website.

People argue on this topic all the time and all the places. From my point of view, as a certified coach of both ski and snowboard, I can tell you from my teaching experience, I strongly recommend you to start with ski first. For beginners, ski is easy to learn but hard to master it, at the same time, snowboard is the other way around. For anyone who is new to a sport they never try, fun and safety is the most important factor you need to consider. from physics view, ski is allow you to distribute your weight evenly on two skis, and you just transfer your weight on each leg to initial the turn, after a few tries, you can enjoy the sport very quickly without too many falls. From snowboard learning, however, it requies you to put your whole weight on one side of your edges of your snowhoard, regarding if you are using front edge or back edge, your legs are very easy to get tired, and there are going to be a lot of falls and hurting, the newbie won't enjoy the ride at the very begining a few runs.

For your first ever skis, you don't have to buy a brand new one. A good used skis could be a good start. Once you start skiiing for some time and get to know ski much better, you can decide what kind of ski fits your ski style, you can either going forward looking for race skis or free stype skis , or maybe you want to try snowboard ( see our discount offer on snowboard if you have tried ski lessons from our school before). You also need to have a good ski jacket, snow pants, gloves, helmet, mask, neck warmer and a decent goggles. Once you are familiar with this sport, ski or snowboard, then you can decide what your next step is, please refer to question, "what kind of ski I should buy"

There are many kinds of skis on the market, but general speaking, there are three categories as below: General skis, race skis, free style skis. If you are just looking for everyday ski and can go to all mountains and terrians, on or off-piste slope, dry or wet snows, you should choose a multievent ski or called all-mountain skis, they are build for all purposes, perform well in most conditions. If you would like to persuit speed, a race ski would be your choice, if you have a great time on terrain park, you need to choose a free style skis. refer the links below to understand camber, rocker, sidecut, radius, flex, etc. https://www.outsidesports.co.nz/buyers-guides/types-of-skis.htm

Peak Snow School offers classes at Mount St. Louis & moonstone over the weekend, and at Earl Bales/Uplands during the weekdays.

You can either pay by cash or EMT to the coach before the class begins. No cheque is accepted on the spot.

If this is your first time skiing, please arrive 1 hour early before class. You will need to find a place to park and buy a lift ticket from the resort. If you don't have your own equipment, you will also need to rent skis, boots, poles, helmet etc. For the first time skier, you don't need poles.

Yes. Wearing a helmet is a mandatory.

If this is your first time ski or snowboard, we will meet at magic carpet at St. Louis base, if you have ski some times and know the terrian very well, we should meet at North entrance at St. Louis base, just outside of "rental returns" office and under the clock tower. Please note, there are two parking lots at St. Louis & Moonstone, we always meet our students at St. Louis base , not moonstone.

The pre-race program is designed for young athletes aged 7-10. They are expected to be able to ski on blue/black slopes comfortably, perform parallel turns, and execute the hockey stop consistently. They are also required to be able to take the chair lift on their own. It is required that they take a few private lessons from our school, and the coach will evaluate their level first and give some recommendations before joining the pre-race team.

一个好的滑雪教练对于你的每一节课都非常重要，这不仅仅取决于他的滑雪水平和教学经验。 他需要能够事先告诉您怎么样才能保护好自己和不受伤，也能根据您的现有水平设计出有效的课堂内容， 并选择切实可行的小练习来改正您不正确的动作。有一个很简单可行的方法，您可以要求教练发一张他平时的滑雪相片， 从他平常的卡宾动作您就可以看出他的速度和协调性，转弯的弧度和对称性，以及身体与地面坡度的倾斜度。他的手指背和雪仗越贴近地面，说明他的速度越快，回转时雪花也会飞得越高。如果他除了一张免冠照和一张证书外，没有一张可圈可点的技术照片令你向往也能滑出同样的效果，请您三思而行。在我们的网站画册集里，您可以清楚的看到我们的学员和教练正确的滑雪压弯和令人艳羡的抚雪技术。

竞技预备班的目的是想把滑雪比较好的小朋友们放在一组，可以更好的集中一日的训练，为下一步参加俱乐部比赛而准备的。这需要来自父母和孩子们的共同支持。如果您只想孩子玩玩，开心就好，下雨雪或者天气太冷您都不能上课，这个班并不适合您。 因为这个竞技班需要孩子本身有战胜困难和夺取奖牌的欲望。教练会对孩子的现在水平做一个简单的评估，再根据他的年龄给您下一步的建议和指导。孩子必须能独自坐缆车，在蓝道上自由的平行转弯和有效的紧急刹车（hockey stop)。

这个话题似乎无时无刻不存在，双方各持一词。作为身兼双职的单双板教练，我从以往的教学经验告诉您：请先学双板。相对来说，双板易学难精， 单板难学易精。对于双板来说，最开始的技术只是要求您屈膝，重心均匀的分布在两板中，通过重心转换完成左右的转弯。学员只要稍加练习，就可以体会到雪坡滑行的快乐，即使犁式转弯比较难看，并不影响学员滑雪的乐趣。相反，单板的要求刚开始会比较具备挑战性，因为它要求学生把重心放在雪板的侧前仞或者侧后仞上在雪坡上推行。这个动作要求把重心放在一根线上屈膝，双腿和腰背部很容易疲劳，也容易摔跤。作为教学者，上课的第一任务是怎么让学员迅速的体会到滑雪的乐趣，而不是相反，这跟任何技术问题无关。很多人都是第一天试过单板就终生放弃了，我问为什么，他说，摔的太凶了。真的很可惜。对于学过双板的人来说，有了一定的雪感，懂得重心前倾的要领，学单板会少走很多弯路。如果在遇到合适的教练，他会把学生的摔跤率降至最低，并告诉他怎么避免摔跤，学生会很快体会到单板落叶飘的乐趣。

这取决于您对这项户外运动的适应能力和喜爱度。在我们学校的教学过程中，几乎99.99% 的孩子和家长一下子就酷爱上了双板。这种速度和在雪坡上飘行的感觉是任何其他运动所没有的。当然，如果是您和孩子第一次滑雪， 我们建议您在雪场租用设备。等第一天结束后，您就心里有着完全不一样的想法了。我们学校也有一些设备可以很便宜的租用，取决于当天的学生数和货存。如果您决定购买设备，请参阅我们相关如何选板的问与答。

如果这是您人生中的第一套滑雪设备。我建议您的雪板先买二手的，但雪靴和其他附属设备应该是全新的。雪板需要很细心的维护和保养，对于初学着来说很难， 刚开始时也会对雪板有很多创伤，比如滑到石子了，雪刃生锈等等。雪板选那种全天候全山坡的通用型就好。对于您孩子来说，如果价钱相差无几，新板或者两年新旧板都OK。如果您家里还有小的，还可以接班用。孩子基本上一两年就得换板。如果您孩子滑到竞技的水平时， 我建议您买全新的Racing ski和Racing Helmet, 对于其他racing gear 的附属设施，U8和U10要求没有那么高，对于他的比赛成绩影响也不大， U12以后请根据滑雪局的各项技术要求选购， 具体网址请参考本网站的滑雪指南篇。除了雪板和雪靴，您还需要护雪镜，颈/手/脚暖，雪仗，滑雪手套，面罩等等。如果是单板， 您需要准备护膝，护臀和护腕一类的保护设备。当然，您需要一套比较好品牌的滑雪外衣和外裤。比如： Spyder, Arc'teryx, Decente, Karbon etc.

市面上的雪板很多，眼花缭乱。但基本来说， 无非三种：通用板，速滑板和技巧板。如果您享受于每天在各种雪道上自由滑行，并不追求高速和花样技巧，通用板完全胜任。如果您追求在黑道上那种纵横四海, 雪山飞狐的快感，您需要购买Race Ski和Race Helmet。如果您喜爱在各个山坡，滑箱和轨道上滑行，请选择技巧板。

您可以选择以现金或者邮件转账 peaksnowschool@gmail.com 两种方式付费。

如果这是您的第一堂滑雪课。请提前一小时到达雪场。因为不论买缆车票，租用设备，换衣服和鞋都需要大量的时间。第一次滑雪课， 您不需要使用雪仗。

如果您是第一次滑雪， 我们在圣山的魔毯(magic carpet)见面。如果您已经可以上绿道或者蓝道，请在summit express, 钟楼下见面。请事先和教练约好见面地址。

是的。如果您没有，可以在雪场租用。