MEET MISCHA
Growing up in the north east London, Mischa started skiing late – aged 17 – when he went to the Alps on a school trip.
Since then, everything became about how he could return to the slopes – saving up his student loan whilst at university and eventually working as an Outdoor Education Specialist in International Schools before saving enough to fund becoming a ski instructor too!
He has dedicated the last 10 years to completing his BASI Level 4 and becoming a BASI Trainer (so he assesses the exams for ski instructors).
Mischa loves sharing his knowledge with others and really enjoys adapting to each individual by focussing on how they learn. He has spent seasons in Switzerland, France and Japan, and this will be Mischa’s twelfth season in Verbier!
When he is not on the slopes, he explores his other passions of travel and all things outdoors. He is a Watersports Instructor too and has been fortunate to teach all over the world.
QUALIFICATIONS:
BASI Level 4 ISTD
Swiss Brevet Federal
BASI Trainer (examiner)
CASI Level 2 Snowboard
AGE:
37
SEASONS TEACHING:
13
LANGUAGES:
ENGLISH
SOME LOCAL KNOWLEDGE:
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE MOUNTAIN RESTAURANT?
“Black Tap – they do a great veggie burger!”
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE SKI AREA?
“I love Bruson – epic skiing both on and off piste and no matter how busy the chairlift gets, the slopes are always quiet.”
WHERE’S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE FOR APRES?
“A drink in the sun at Lumi or on the slopes at 1936.”
WHAT’S YOUR BEST TIP FOR A HOLIDAY IN VERBIER?
“Explore! There is so much terrain – check out Savoleyres and the rest of the 4 Vallées if you can Nendaz, Veysonnaz and Thyon are all incredible in their own right.”