Meet Our Instructors

Simon Longstaff

What skill do you teach? Ski at all levels / race training

What qualification do you have? SSE level 4; IVSI. SSE Level 1 Tutor; BASI and IASI Level 2; UKCP level 1 race coach

When was your first Snowsports experience and where? Gosling Dryslope 1986.

What’s the best thing about being an instructor at The Snow Centre? Every day is different!

One single tip you would give to anyone taking part in Snowsports… Never give up!

Best Snowsports memory? Skiing from top to bottom of Mont Fort in Verbier in the Mid 90’s in about 3 feet of powder on 2 meter long race skis; probably wearing a very loud Nevica onsie!

The word from the slopes

“Easy access from M1. Plenty of parking, simple registration, and quick service to collect skis, boots etc. Both lifts serving the main slopes worked faultlessly and although the session was quite busy I felt the slopes were quite free of other skiers & classes. I particularly liked the snow conditions and at the end enjoyed the amazing cafè overlooking the slopes. Reasonably priced menu. All told an excellent start to our skiing this year.”
“Very friendly staff. Good, clean facilities and very good prices on lessons & lift passes.”
“Very helpful staff would recommend to anyone trying to learn snow sports very down to earth people.”
“Great place, nothing negative to add. You can rent all of the equipment down to socks. Any kind of lessons available. Parking, gear store, cafe on site”
“Great lessons with experienced instructors who put kids and parents at their ease. The lessons were full as it was half term, but each child still didn’t have to wait too long between turns on the slope. It was easy to get and return equipment and the food in the restaurant was great and came promptly.”