Warren Smith

Freeride

Passionate about the mountains and skiing. Generally most of my time in mountains is either off piste scenarios or coaching skiers who are looking to get off piste. If I'm not skiing I'm usually working on planning skiing trips for our Academy and doing things like cycling and yoga. I live with my son who is also a passionate skier.

Facts

Date of birth: 08.09.1972
Nationality: United Kingdom
Home mountain: Verbier, Switzerland
Motto: Never give up on an idea you have no matter how many knock backs you get, one will break through eventually.
Disciplines: Freeski
Hobbies: Road Cycling, mountainbiking, Basketball, Yoga
Website: http://www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com

Top results

4th - Adrenaline Freeride - Verbier, Jan 2000

Rider's Videos

Interview

1. Favorite Marker Binding: Jester 18 Pro
2. Why?: Confidence it brings me at high speeds and the knowledge it's the best protect for my knees.
3. Why do you like being a part of the Marker team?: Bindings have an R&D history that goes back decades and makes me feel safe. Great team of riders, innovators and product range.
4. How long have you been riding for Marker?: Since 2002
5. What age did you start skiing?: I started skiing late at 13, had to play a lot of catch up at dry ski slopes in the UK!
6. Biggest breakthrough in your ski career: Being signed to Volkl in 2002! The team has offered huge support to me, my Academy team and also the thousands of skiers that come on our Academy camps.
7. Favorite Place to ride: Verbier but a load of others too.
8. Your Best Ski Trip you have done: Japan purely for the powder.
9. Ski destination where you haven’t been and would like to go?: Alaska
10. Ski Hero/Role Model Growing up: Glen Plake
11. What do you do when you are not skiing?: Road Cycling, mountainbiking, Basketball, Yoga
12. How do you train to keep in shape for skiing?: Cycling and Yoga
13. What can’t you live without: Skiing, travelling, new cultures, food, close friends
14. What are 3 things we should know about you?: I'm very much into my Irish roots!
15. Motto/Words you live by: Never give up on an idea you have no matter how many knock backs you get, one will break through eventually.
16. Most Humbling moment: Having a major road cycling crash recently where I came very close to meeting my maker! Got very lucky and definitely looking at life from a slightly different perspective right now.
17. Favorite Social Media Channel: Probably YouTube
18. Future Goals and Plans and Ambitions: To keep fit to ski, to bring my son into skiing more, to find more locations and adventures, to keep motivating skiers through my coaching job.
19. How did you become involved in Ski Touring?: In Verbier skiing with mate and touring to access awesome terrain.
20. What are your all time Favourite Ski Tours?: All the usual essentials but try and keep it light.
21. What is in your pack when you go out ski touring?: All the usual essentials but try and keep it light.
22. Your Favourite World Cup Race on the circuit?: Has to be the Hahnenkamm

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