From:

Salcombe.

Learnt to ski:

In Chatel, when I was 3.

Most likely to be skiing on:

Rossignol Hero or my Armada Trace touring set up.

Favourite area for teaching:

Depends which level but the Courchevel pistes are usually in mint condition.

Favourite area for off-piste adventures:

Oh so many options! The Chanrossa chair to Aiguille du Fruit bowl is a winner but Meribel is also an off-piste Mecca – with so much to chose from right on our door step.

I reckon one of my best days recently was lapping the Raffort faces – slaloming trees, hopping off roofs and hidden lumps and bumps. But you need to get the conditions right as can warm up quickly there.

A couple day trips to the small resort of Areche with Tom and Del was also pretty damned ace!

Can most often be found after skiing:

Having a cup of tea, in a yoga class, swimming at AquaMotion or skinning up a hill with a friend.

Preferred choice of Savoyarde speciality dish:

Savoyarde Salad

Top 2 restaurants on the hill:

Chalet Hillary in Les Menuires or Cave des Creux in Courchevel.

Favourite restaurant off the hill:

Igloo in Meribel for atmosphere. Le Bistro du Praz in Le Praz for an expensive sashimi hit or for social tapas it’s Copina in Courchevel 1650

Local bar of choice:

Meribel Copina for a cocktail, Barometer for bumping into friendly faces, Tsaretta because it is on my doorstep.

Best view in the 3 Valleys:

Another hard one. Can I say standing at the top of La Grande Bec? That was pretty awesome and a bit of a one off.

Best advice (skiing related):

Admire where you are and the rest will come.

Never spend a day on the hill without:

My phone. Or a lift pass!