I'll start right at the beginning. When I first learned to ski myself on family holidays, it involved going to ski school everyday and falling in love with the snow, the mountains, going really fast on my skis, and the fantastic, fun instructors. It didn't exactly take much for them to become my idol.

 

In reality, well, just like many others I went to university, I got a degree, and all throughout I dreamed of the next ski holiday I would go on, I had an imagination full of possible adventures. A lot of people expect you to get a grad job after university, enter 'the real world' or 'adult life' but for me this translated into following your passion, strive to make your dreams come true. So before I graduated I started to research how I could ski and work all year round. Friends and family suggested I did a season as a chalet host  after I graduated, and that's exactly what I did (click here to know more about chalet life working for Scott Dunn). Then I asked around in bars etc what it was really like to be a snow-sports instructor which just confirmed how cool it would really be . Then I needed to know how much money it would take to get the qualifications and relevant experience to start instructing. With the large sum in mind I worked damned hard as a chalet manager on several seasons to save for the course.