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Bespoke Snowsports Saas-Fee
Bespoke Snowsports was established in Saas Fee in 2010. Drawn to the consistent snow conditions and the vast varied alpine terrain, we made our home in this authentic car-free town in the heart of the Alps.
Meet our team of ski instructors.
We provide top quality
ski and snowboard lessons.
We are a small, yet highly dedicated international group of professionals, each bringing years of valuable expertise in the ski industry. Our personalized experience transcends the typical offerings found in standard ski schools, allowing us to forge enduring relationships with our guests that last well beyond their time on the slopes.
Our organization proudly offers an extensive range of ski lessons available in more than five different languages, ensuring that we can cater to a diverse clientele. Furthermore, we have the capability to arrange fully personalized ski trips across the globe upon request, tailoring each experience to meet the unique needs and desires of our guests. Whether you are a beginner seeking to learn the basics or an experienced skier looking for advanced techniques, we are here to provide an unforgettable adventure.
Ben Shubrook
Director at Zenit Ski School Saas-Fee.
- Nationality: English.
- Certified: Ski, Adaptive and Telemark.
- Favorite place to ski/snowboard: Mammoth Mountain, California, and of course, Saas Fee!
- Favorite thing about teaching: Introducing people to something that I love so much myself.
- Other interests: Guitars-playing badly but buying them frequently.
- Interesting fact about yourself: Met Liam Gallagher in Paris once.
Richard Wright
Managing director at Bespoke Snowsports.
- Nationality: English.
- Certified: Ski, Racing and Telemark.
- Favorite place to ski/snowboard: Anywhere with bumps, trees, and variable terrain near where I live, across the canton of Valais.
- Favorite thing about teaching: Keeping people smiling, entertained, and learning in a way that works best for them.
- Other interests: New adventures as first-time dad & magician for 30 years (performing at weddings, parties, and corporate events).
- Interesting fact about yourself: Started teaching skiing in 2001, commercial property Chartered Surveyor & starred in a UK television drama series.
Ellen Amann
Instructor at Bespoke Snowsports Saas-Fee.
- Nationality: German.
- Certified: Ski.
- Favourite place to ski: Chandolin.
- Favourite thing about teaching: the challenge between pushing the guest to achieve improvement and being patient enough to make them feel comfortable.
- Other interests: biking and being outdoors.
- Interesting fact about yourself: I did vaulting (voltigieren) until I was 20 years old.
Max Prater
Instructor at Bespoke Snowsports Saas-Fee.
- Nationality: British.
- Certified: Ski and Snowboard.
- Favourite place to ski/snowboard: Wherever the deepest lightest powder is.
- Favourite thing about teaching: Watching people get hooked for life on skiing.
- Other interests: Sailing and wakeboarding.
- Interesting fact about yourself: I fall over far more than is acceptable for a ski instructor.
Patrick Gracey
Instructor at Bespoke Snowsports Saas-Fee.
- Nationality: English
- Certified: Ski and Snowboard.
- Favourite place to ski/snowboard: Lake Louise and Les Grandes Montets, Chamonix.
- Favourite thing about teaching: Seeing clients enjoy the mountains and watching their progression.
- Other interests: Climbing, Mountain Biking and the ocean in general.
- Interesting fact about yourself: I am still the best skier in Saas Fee.
Ally Beattie
Instructor at Bespoke Snowsports Saas-Fee..
- Nationality: Scottish.
- Certified: Ski and Adaptive.
- Favourite place to ski/snowboard: Tough to pick one place, but other than Saas Fee, I really like Kicking Horse in Canada and Zillertal Arena in Tirol, Austria.
- Favourite thing about teaching: helping others to get the most possible enjoyment out of their skiing.
- Other interests: I enjoy cycling and running, and generally being outdoors.
- Interesting fact about yourself: I grew up skiing at Bearsden Ski Club, where I was the “Freestyle” (Ski Ballet) club champion for a few years.
Bespoke Snowsports Saas-Fee is a division of our ski company, BrookLin Collective Sàrl. For further information about our company philosophy or to learn about our other professional teams, please contact us.
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