BASS Chamonix Team - Derek Tate, Shona Tate, Alison Culshaw, Dee
O'Neill
Full Seasonal Staff
Derek Tate, Director BASS Chamonix, Principle Author of
Parallel Dreams Alpine Skiing. Alpine Trainer &
Director of Training for the Irish Association of Snowsport
Instructors (IASI). International Ski Teacher Diploma (ISTD
with full French Equivalence) with British Association of Snowsport
Instructors (BASI)
and current Alpine Trainer.
Shona Tate, Co Director of BASS Chamonix, contributing writer in
Parallel Dreams Alpine skiing. Alpine Trainer for IASI
& BASI. BASI ISTD with full French Equivalence. Former
member of the Scottish Ski Team.
Alison Culshaw, BASI ISTD with full French Equivalence (and in
mountaineering - International Mountain Leader Award (IML) and
the Mountain Instruction Award (MIA)).
IASI Guest Trainer and BASI Off Piste Module Trainer/Assessor.
Former member of the Scottish Ski Team.
Dee O'neill, IASI qualified with full French Equivalent.
Learnt to ski at an early age in Ireland and has been heavily
involved in the running of the Irish Association of Snowsports
Instructors, now developed to an IASI Alpine Level 1 Trainer.
Part Time Staff / visiting Instructors
Robbie Fenlon, UIAMG Mountain Guide. Irish born and is
Director of
Wilerplaces, Alpine Guiding & Expeditions. Our partner
in BASS Adventures Backcountry courses.
Pete Silver-Gilespie, BASI ISTD with full French Equivalence.
Current Alpine Trainer for BASI and IASI. Director of
The Snow Centre,
Hemel Hempstead and
Alpine
Coaching, our partner for weekend Off Piste Courses.
Andrew Lockerbie, BASI ISTD with full French Equivalence.
Current Alpine Trainer for BASI and IASI.
UK
0845 4681003 (all year round) In season 0033 620979789
(Dec to May)
by BASS Chamonix Director, Derek
Tate
A must for all developing skiers & instructors .....

A must have for
all developing skiers and instructors, this book is the most up
to date insight to how we ski and how to include all areas of
sports performance & strategy to help us and our students
perform to their best. Large section on Backcountry skills,
ideal reading for all the above courses.
£13.99 - €20.99
Details and
ordering
Co-writers -
Shona Tate (BASS Director), Robbie Fenlon (Mountain Guide), Prof
Dave Murrie (Specialist in Biomechanics), Liam
Williams (Former Olympian Athlete)