Ash is one of the most well-respected coaches in the British snowboard scene. He has been riding for 13 years, spending 8 of them teaching in various resorts around the world, from Andorra to New Zealand. He has also worked at Tamworth and was head of the snowboard School at Milton Keynes for 2 years. The need for the mountains then called again and saw Ash spend a couple of winter riding in Canada. Now, he works as a freelance coach based in the UK in the summers, where he runs instructor courses and performance days under www.snowboardcoach.co.uk

During the winters Ash is one of the owners of the Method Snow School.

He also trains Instructors for the British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI), Snowsport Scotland (SNSC) and Snowsport England and holds full ISIA accreditation through the worlds governing Snowsports Instructor Association.

Qualifications:	BASI Level 1 Snowboard Instructor
	BASI Level 2 Snowboard Instructor
	BASI Level 3 Snowboard Instructor
	International Snowsport Instructor Association (ISIA) accreditation
	BASI Snowboard Trainer
	Avalanche and mountain safety (5-Days Avalanche & guiding)   10,000 Word written Project on Stance - Distinction
	Child Protection Trainer (2006)
National Coaching Foundation / Sports Coach UK Courses	Sports Injury management and Prevention   Coaching Young Performers   Sports Psychology