Annie is an internationally qualified alpine and telemark instructor - B.A.S.I grade 1 with 20 years teaching experience in France, Italy, Switzerland and New Zealand.
She is also an American Avalanche A.I.A.R.E level 2 trainer.
For the past 10 years she has worked in the Portes Du Soleil ski area and is a Director of the Avoriaz Alpine Ski School.

Annie is a specalist in off piste coaching/develpoment and has worked on our Performance level off-piste courses in Ste Foy and Morzine for the past 3 seasons.

Annie, in her own words:

"I am passionate about skiing and love teaching the sport to all levels. Although I still get a kick out of introducing some one to the sport, my real love is developing a piste skier into on Off piste powder hound!!

Over the past 3 seasons with Mountain Tracks, I have been lucky enough to work with some great clients, some have never skied off piste and many have clocked a staggering number of years actually ski touring, but often surviving the descents, rather than enjoying them!! I am sure now they will enjoy them. On all weeks I always have a fantastic time and love passing over ideas, skills i have gained over years of always skiing off piste whatever the conditions!!

People often think of powder, when you say Off piste, thats the "icing on the cake". Its all the other snow conditions that you often encounter when touring that the harder challenge.

My other passion is in Avalanche Awareness training work. For the past 6 seasons i have attended many courses myself, as its an area which you never stop learning something new. For the past 3 seasons i have been running training days for all the workers in Morzine, and really enjoy running Avalanche workshops so that skiers & snowboarders can travel safely in the mountains.

To relax If i am not to tired after all the skiing, I enjoy ski touring.

Most memorable trip: Italian High Level route.

Many skiers ask me wheres a good place to start ski touring, i like the Silvretta area myself or day tours in the Vanoise around Val D isere.

In the summer I swim a lot in our local outdoor pool in Cumbria! I love fell running - my favourite at the moment is Bowscale to Blencathra back to Mungrisdale, but changes every few weeks depending on energy levels!

Also i mountain bike, road cycle, play tennis, cook and eat loads!

Most memorable summer trip: G.R.5 route walking/running from Geneva to Nice!"

What our clients say about skiing with Annie:

"Annie was absolutely brilliant!!!!!" (Morzine Off-Piste, February 2006)