Rupert Tildesley

It seems a long way from the mid-Wales, but for the last eleven seasons Val d'Isere has been home for Rupert Tildesley. Qualified to the top level in both the French and British systems, Rupert has been skiing all his life. Passionate about the sport and keen to pass this on to others has lead him to where he is today.

Rupert is also a trainer for the British Association of Ski Instructors. He is a member of the British Demonstration ski Team and will be representing the UK at the International Ski Instructors Congress for the second time, which is to be held in Korea in 2007.

Together with Mountain Masters colleague, Mark Jones, Rupert has produced the Ski Coach CD-Rom series of instructional CDs. The world's first instructional CD-Rom, Ski Coach is available from UK retail outlets and online at www.skicoach.co.uk

Outside of skiing, Rupert is managing director of Saturn Innovation Ltd, web design and multimedia industry. Saturn Innovation are one of the biggest names on the marketing side of the ski industry having designed many skiing related websites, brochures and Ski Coach CD-Rom series. To find out more about Saturn Innovation go to www.saturninnovation.com

Rupert is also a director and trainer for ICE - The International Centre of Excellence who run Instructor Courses and an extensive Gap Year Programme here in Val d'Isere