British Ski Academy

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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, before coaching regulations forced a moved. [2] [1] It has training scholarships, [3] and organises competitions. [4] [5]

Olympians who have trained at the facility include Laurie Taylor [6] [7] Charlie Guest, [8] Jasmin Taylor, [9] and Florence Bell. [10] Before her move to the music industry, Mollie King was also a scholar there. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 Thorne, Patrick (May 9, 2016). "The British Ski Academy Moves To Italy". InTheSnow.com.
  2. Gabriel, Debbie (January 14, 2016). "More French Legal Action Against British Instructors in The Alps". InTheSnow.com.
  3. "Love at first ski for alpine star Anna ahead of English Skiing Championships". Ealing Times. February 15, 2019.
  4. "Dry-Slope Racing is Becoming a Legitimate Pathway to the Top". SkiRacing.com.
  5. "Young skiing ace brings it to the competition at champions". Westmorland Gazette . April 30, 2022.
  6. "Winter Olympics 2026: Who to look out for from the south of England?". BBC News . February 6, 2026.
  7. "SWISSPEAK Resorts Is Set To Become A Main Sponsor Of GB Snowsport And Skier Laurie Taylor". Snowsport News.
  8. "Charlie Guest". TeamBSS.org.uk . Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  9. "Jasmin Taylor interview: Britain's first telemark skiing medallist" . The Daily Telegraph . 4 March 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  10. "Team Ireland arrive in Sochi". Olympic Federation of Ireland . February 2, 2014.
  11. "Mollie King - Biography". HELLO! . March 26, 2013.