In our 21st year the team continues to provide the highest quality training towards professional ski instructor assessments personal development. We provide professional, passionate and dedicated training before, during and after your course. We will continue to offer all the advise and help you need, for as long as you need. Snoworks Pro runs as an official BASI Business Partner.
Training Team
Lee Townend
Lee Townend is a BASI level 4 instructor and BASI Trainer up to level 3 (ISIA). With 22 winter seasons as an instructor under his belt and 12 years as the Snoworks PRO director. Lee commits 110% to the students in their on and off snow training and facilitation. His passion and enthusiasm towards providing the highest quality training, enjoyment and student success is clear from the feedback, testimonials and results achieved.
Phil Smith
Phil Smith is the managing director of Snoworks Ski Courses and co-director of Snoworks PRO instructor training programmes. With over 30 seasons experience he brings an unmatchable level of experience and knowledge to the company. Phil’s approach is a very physical, tactical and psychological one. This as you can imagine is a very fun, energetic and exciting way to learn and ski.
Euan Gardiner
Euan Gardiner has been head coach at Snoworks PRO ‘Eurotest’ for 5 years now. With a strong pedigree of international FIS racing, Euan has worked extensively in race coaching with the Aosta race academy before heading up the Snoworks race department. Euan’s relaxed and enthusiastic coaching style brings results with multiple Eurotest and Test Technique passes. Euan’s coaching style is widely recognised as a breath of fresh air. Euan is dedicated to his team in a way few coaches are. First there, last to leave.
Dave Norman
Dave has now been an integral part of the Snoworks Pro training family for 4 years, his commitment and passion to help on all levels knows no limits. He holds the highest BASI ski instructor Qualification (level 4 ISTD) and is passionate and fully committed to help you achieve your goals and dreams of becoming a fully qualified Ski Instructor. With over 30 seasons experience working all over the world with skiers of all levels his knowledge of all things skiing is unquestionable, if you get trained by Dave not only are you on the road to success, you’ll have a good time getting there too.
Jenny Yates
Jenny travelled widely competing in international FIS competitions until the lure of work (on skis) and university got the better of her. For two seasons Jenny was head coach at the Oxygene ski academy, coaching French and British skiers for the Test technique and the Eurotest. In 2018 Jenny came to Snoworks PRO as a new challenge! Passionate about ski instructing as a career, and dedicated to a personal approach to every athlete, Jenny sets her sights high for everyone she coaches. Positivity, encouragement and sensitivity and above all adaptations to programs to suit each individual, is what sets her apart.
Rupert Goldring
Rupert Goldring is a BASI trainer and examiner for all levels 1 – 4. He is also a member of the current British Interski demo team. Even with all these other commitments, in the autumn months we get Rupert’s wealth of experience here at Snoworks PRO as he helps coach our ISIA BASI level 3 training program.