Et voila! Next season’s ski course dates – Book now for 2024/2025. Photo: Preseason Performance Course in Tignes – December 2023 This season has been a blast as always. A huge thanks to all who joined courses! Here’s all ski course dates for the 2024/25 ski season. Want to Book Now? To book for next season please send an email to info@allmountainperformance.com with your preferred dates. The book ski courses form on the website is currently showing this season’s dates as some of those courses are still running. Book any Chamonix based course before June 15th for a 10% early booking discount ..read more

Original Ski Art By Mark Gear. Ski Painting: “Transitions” by Mark Gear. My original ski art pieces are all acrylic paintings on canvas and can be viewed and ordered via my art website, please visit: https://www.markgear.art/skipaintings and use the contact details there for ordering original ski art. Also available here – Purchase fine art prints by professional skier /instructor and artist Mark Gear. The ski art prints are limited to 200 Giclèe art prints each size and printed onto high quality archival paper (310gsm weight). Each comes with a signed and ..read more

New Skiing / Snowboarding Painting by Mark Gear. This painting is for the snowboarders out there. “My Line”was painted in Chamonix in October 2023 and was inspired by that feeling when someone takes your line. One man’s stoke is another man’s choke, as a smug snowboarder takes the prize this time. Various painting techniques were used in this acrylic snowboarding / skiing painting. The original artwork is 50cm x 40cm on canvas. Limited edition prints are also available below. My Line by Mark Gear.   Limited Edition Prints Available Here ..read more

Spring Skiing – Courses with All Mountain Performance in Chamonix. Want to know what spring skiing is like in Chamonix? Introduction: As a ski instructor who has been delivering ski courses in Chamonix for the last two decades, I can share valuable insights about what spring skiing in this region is truly like. It’s that time of year when April showers bring snow to the ski areas. The snow conditions in spring are generally excellent, especially at the Grands Montets ski area, thanks to its high altitude and north-facing aspect. Typically, the snowpack thickens in the spring on the north-faci ..read more

 10 Essential off piste skiing tips from an expert. Skiing off piste is so much fun but it requires learning new skills and a lot of those skills aren’t just about how to ski off-piste, they are also about safety, reading weather and avalanche forecasts and understanding what you are getting yourself into. I’m Mark Gear, I’ve been an off-piste ski instructor in Chamonix, France for the last 20 years. Here’s some of my top tips to help you on your next off-piste skiing adventure. Off-piste skiing is an exhilarating way to experience the untouched beauty of the mountains. While it offers a ..read more

The best resorts for early season skiing in Europe. Which resorts in Europe are good for early season skiing? Thanks to a number of high altitude, glacier ski areas where skiing is possible most of the year round, it’s no surprise that Europe is home to some of the best early season skiing on the planet. The ski areas listed below are located generally above 3000 meters where precipitation tends to fall as snow from about late September onwards. As soon as there’s enough snow, these resorts open and the early birds arrive. Early season skiing is possible in a few European ski resorts. Skiing ..read more

The Tignes glacier and climate change. As the glacier above Tignes melts, the resort responds by not announcing skiing opening dates for Autumn 2023. Skiing on the glacier ski area above Tignes has historically been possible through the Autumn, often with good snow conditions and lifts opening from as early as September. However, this year, Tignes has not released Autumn skiing dates. Despite good snow coverage on the glacier at the time of writing this blog, Tignes is holding back on announcing dates to re-open for skiers this Autumn. Their website currently says they will open from the 18th ..read more

Ski Chalet Art Ideas – Get Unique Artwork for Your Ski Chalet Here! – Limited Edition Art Prints and Original Ski Paintings. Ski Painting: Magic Forest by Mark Gear Do you have a ski chalet, ski lodge or wall space that needs some skiing art? I’m Mark Gear, artist and international ski instructor here at All Mountain Performance. On this page, you can view or purchase any of my limited edition, high quality Giclèe art prints. Based in Chamonix, in the heart of the Alps, when I’m not skiing, I love to paint snowy scenes and skiers in acrylics. I blend a unique artistic style with my knowl ..read more

Announcing ski course dates for the 2023/2024 ski season! If you would like to join me on a ski course for the 23/24 ski season, please let me know by sending an email to info@allmountainperformance.com or use the course booking page in the website menu. As usual, spaces are limited to 6 people per course so remember to reserve early! Ski Course dates for the 2023/2024 ski season: Pre-Season Piste Performance Ski Courses Tignes 4th Dec – 8th Dec (5 day course) Intermediate All-Mountain Ski Courses Chamonix 15th  Jan – 19th Jan (5 day course) Chamonix 19th Feb – 23rd F ..read more

Looking for Chalet accommodation in Chamonix or somewhere to stay whilst on one of our ski courses? Check out Ski Breezy for a fantastic chalet experience. Many All Mountain Performance clients have stayed with Ski Breezy over the years and they always say how happy they are at the chalet and how they would return to Ski Breezy again. Visit Ski Breezy Here ..read more