Alison Thacker Email & Phone Number

Kingussie, Scotland, Gb

Based In Scotland

Off Piste Performance Ltd provides ski instructional and guiding of Alison (ISTD) and James Thacker (IFMGA Mountain Guide). Respectively specialising in private tuiton and ski guiding tailored to the needs of you, the skier. As a dual discipline team Alison and James often work together to bring you unique blend of instructional and guiding input. Running ski touring trips in Arctic Norway is a significant part of Off Piste Performance's season, offering fully catered trips from March -… Show more Off Piste Performance Ltd provides ski instructional and guiding of Alison (ISTD) and James Thacker (IFMGA Mountain Guide). Respectively specialising in private tuiton and ski guiding tailored to the needs of you, the skier. As a dual discipline team Alison and James often work together to bring you unique blend of instructional and guiding input. Running ski touring trips in Arctic Norway is a significant part of Off Piste Performance's season, offering fully catered trips from March - May within the Arctic Circle.Alison continues to deliver the popular Ski Performance Courses for Mountaineers as well as working as a trainer for BASI on the Mountain Safety courses. She holds the BASI Level 4 International Ski Teacher Diploma.Courses are run in Chamonix, Norway and Scotland. Show less

Completed verification with the Scottish Avalanche Information Service in February 2021, following the Forecaster Training Programme.

Alison delivers the Level 3 Mountain Safety and Level 4 European Mountain Security Training and Assessment courses for BASI, regularly working in Zermatt, La Grave and Chamonix

Scotland And Chamonix

Gold Expeditions is dedicated to delivering expeditions for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. It’s not just Gold DofE expeditions which Alison run’s, but all the expeditions are of a “gold” standard, helping individuals to achieve beyond their aspirations as part of a team. Her philosophy is to help DofE participants to travel efficiently in the outdoors. Her focus is on working with small groups that want to do their expedition in the true spirit of DofE; plan it from start to finish by… Show more Gold Expeditions is dedicated to delivering expeditions for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. It’s not just Gold DofE expeditions which Alison run’s, but all the expeditions are of a “gold” standard, helping individuals to achieve beyond their aspirations as part of a team. Her philosophy is to help DofE participants to travel efficiently in the outdoors. Her focus is on working with small groups that want to do their expedition in the true spirit of DofE; plan it from start to finish by themselves. Alison will facilitate this experience right from the initial contact through to signing off the expedition on eDofE. Alison's passion and professionalism for both The Award and the outdoors ensures that each group will come away having had an expedition which exceeds their expectations. Show less

First Class Bsc (Hons)

Education record