SKI SCHOOL Is As Important As SKI PATROL

Ski Patrol is obviously important the way it urgently saves lives; but it is Ski School's job to prevent tragedy--and this is important if not urgent. However ski schools are often filled with Ski-Bums masquerading as instructors in order to get free skiing and other perks. The few great instructors are outnumbered by the bums, who bring on a lot of disrespect for Ski School from prospective students or even ski patrol. This is why I've written my ski books, to rise above the ski-bum mentality and pecking-order politics that pervade most ski schools.