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Iban comes from the Cantabrian Range in Northern Spain and started snowboarding 18 years ago. Straight out of ‘Back to the Future’ he ripped the trucks of his skateboard and used the deck for his first time sliding on snow. Inspired by this he then learnt to snowboard at his local resort of San Isidro, a mere 30 minute drive from his home town.
Iban loves freeride snowboarding and last winter he visited Japan to ride the epic backcountry powder there, outside of Europe this is now his favourite place to snowboard. More recently Iban has been out splitboarding in the depths of Northern Norway.
With a degree in Physical Education and as a fully qualified snowboard instructor Iban really knows how to get the best out of his clients.
We have used MINT before and they are proving to be consistently top notch. After two years off the slopes after a confidence destroying accident I’ve just had 2 lessons with Ivan from MINT. He was brilliant and made everything fun. I’ve never laughed so much whilst learning so much. He really seemed to understand that holidays should be fun and never lost patience despite my inabilities. Fingers crossed he’ll still be there next year because we’ll be back!
Ivan was an excellent instructor and I came away from my private lesson with both technical advice and skills I could practice on my own. It was exactly what I needed to feel more confident on steeper terrain. I highly recommend MINT, they were great from the initial booking through to the lesson.
I highly recommend MINT Snowboarding. I had two three-hour private lessons with them during a short holiday to Morzine. I had done a few lessons at an indoor slope in the UK, but was still a complete novice. My instructor Ivan was friendly, patient, knowledgeable and soon had me progressing onto blue runs. I progressed so much more than I thought I would, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Thanks Ivan for the boss lessons!
