British Ski Academy
The British Ski Academy is a ski-academy affiliated to Snowsport England with a training facility in Ponte Suaz, in the Aosta Valley of the Italian Alps.[1] It previously ran a facility in Les Houches in the Chamonix valley in France,[2][3] before coaching regulations forced a move.[4][1] It has training scholarships,[5] and organises competitions.[6][7]
Olympians who have trained at the facility include Laurie Taylor[8][9] Charlie Guest,[10] Jasmin Taylor,[11] Alex Tilley,[12] and Florence Bell.[13] Before her move to the music industry, Mollie King was also a scholar there.[14]
References
- 1 2 Thorne, Patrick (May 9, 2016). "The British Ski Academy Moves To Italy". InTheSnow.com.
- ↑ "Slalom success for Hambly". Cambridge Daily News. 23 April 2005. p. 38 – via BritishNewspaperArchive.co.uk.
- ↑ "Grant for Melissa". Perthshire Advertiser. 23 November 1999. p. 24 – via BritishNewspaperArchive.co.uk.
- ↑ Gabriel, Debbie (January 14, 2016). "More French Legal Action Against British Instructors in The Alps". InTheSnow.com.
- ↑ "Love at first ski for alpine star Anna ahead of English Skiing Championships". Ealing Times. February 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Dry-Slope Racing is Becoming a Legitimate Pathway to the Top". SkiRacing.com.
- ↑ "Young skiing ace brings it to the competition at champions". Westmorland Gazette. April 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Winter Olympics 2026: Who to look out for from the south of England?". BBC News. February 6, 2026.
- ↑ "SWISSPEAK Resorts Is Set To Become A Main Sponsor Of GB Snowsport And Skier Laurie Taylor". Snowsport News.
- ↑ "Charlie Guest". TeamBSS.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ "Jasmin Taylor interview: Britain's first telemark skiing medallist". The Daily Telegraph. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ski Lift for Two". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 6 February 2007. p. 25 – via BritishNewspaperArchive.co.uk.
- ↑ "Team Ireland arrive in Sochi". Olympic Federation of Ireland. February 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Mollie King - Biography". HELLO!. March 26, 2013.
