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Who will my ski instructor
be?
My
name is Mark Rovito. I am an American Association of Snowboard
Instructors (AASI) certified snowboard instructor, Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA)
certified ski instructor and Telluride Ski and Snowboard
School certified ski instructor and snowboard instructor. I started
skiing at the age of 8. I spent 15 years as a ski patroller. I have been
a ski instructor for 18 years and a snowboard instructor for 15. I
also teach snowblades and snow bikes.
I teach men, women and children ages 5 and
up. I have an absolute passion for snowboarding and skiing that I truly
wish to share with others. I focus on guest centered teaching
methods. I do not see my guests as just another student that must
be stamped into a particular mold or "cookie cutter" skiing model.
I tailor your lesson to your existing skills, physical abilities,
desires, goals and objectives. I enjoy working with kids.
I'm so grateful that I started snow sports as a child. My hope is that
any child I teach will develop the same lifetime passion for skiing that
has brought me so much joy throughout my life. I discuss more
about kids needs on the "Your
Children and skiing" page at
www.thesnowpros.com, another web site.
Whether you want to begin or improve your
snowboarding or skiing ability or want someone to acquaint you with the
Telluride Ski Resort I am at your service. If I am not personally available
when you need lessons I will try to match you up with another instructor
suitable for your goals and objectives. Unfortunately my wife, Sue, also
a certified instructor, is not teaching this season. You can find
out more about me at my other web site,
www.thesnowpros.com
Why do I want
a certified snowboard
instructor?
A certified instructor is
committed to excellence in all aspects of their personal skill level
and helping you to learn. An expert
snowboarder does not make a good instructor if they can't help others to
master expert skills. The ability to help a student understand and
learn something new in a way that works for the student is much more
important than the raw snowboarding skills of the teacher. Just
because your best buddy can rip doesn't mean he can teach you
effectively. Coaches for
professional athletes rarely match the sports skills of their athletes
yet their athletes do so well because of their coaches trained eyes and
knowledge of what's really needed.
With a certified snowboard instructor you get both expert teaching and
snowboarding
skills.
Certified snowboard and ski instructors go through rigorous training, testing and ongoing
continuing education. Our training is not just how to ski or snowboard
as experts though expert skills are essential to clearly demonstrate
appropriate snowboarding movements to you, the guest. Additionally, we are
trained in understanding the
various ways different people learn new
skills and how to most effectively teach to those learning styles.
We are trained to teach to the needs of the individual guests whether
that be physical ability, age, gender and
specific goals and desires of the guest. To us, you are an
individual, not a number. Our training and testing includes
emphasis on "movement analysis" or the ability to see how a person's
movements affect what their snowboards do. In essence this means
analyzing "what the rider is doing right or what they are doing wrong"
and teaching how to expand good movements and correct deficient ones. Our
education also includes keeping up with trends in modern snow sports
equipment and how it relates to biomechanics.
What can you teach me?
- Learn to snowboard from absolute beginner.
- Learn to carve on your
board.
- Ride in moguls.
- Tackle steeps with control and confidence.
- Handle powder and ungroomed conditions.
- Build your skills and confidence for more varied terrain.
- Ride in trees with comfort.
- Deal with the "F" word (fear).
- Improve your form for "stylin and smilin."
- Help your kids snowboard better than you!
Book my snowboard lessons now.
Email instructor:
tellsnblessons@thesnowpros.com
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