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Our second Italian member of the team, Valerio hails from Turin and started skiing when he was only 3 years old in the resort of Rucas. Luckily for us at MINT he found snowboarding at the age of 15 and never looked back. Over the coming years Valerio studied at University and spent winter seasons riding and working in France and Italy, finally qualifying as a snowboard instructor in the Dolomites.
Valerio’s favorite place to snowboard is in Sestriere, Italy.
If you are in the Portes du Soleil this winter keep an eye out for Valerio, he could be anywhere. He loves to seek out tons of powder and is equally happy stomping up the mountain by foot or on his splitboard to find the freshest snow, however you might also see him hiting kickers in the park, side hits on the piste or cruising through snow filled tree runs.
When the snow has melted Valerio cleans the dust off his climbing harness and mountain bike and spends the summer enjoying the mountains around Morzine where he lives all year round.
Love MINT Snowboarding! This was my fourth season in a row and fully intend to hit five! This season had some private lessons with Valerio but have had lessons or been in camps before with Simone and Gerard also. A highly organised office, great customer service and fantastic instructors all in a great place. Cant really go wrong!
See you again next year all at MINT!
Thank you! I had an amazing time! Valerio was incredible…
I was quite scared to even start, but he was very calm and patient. He was encouraging and always there.
Really, you have amazing instructors… Be proud of him!
Best Instructor Ever! Valerio was an excellent teacher. I really felt he genuinely wanted to help me improve. He was patient and helped me with not only the technique but building my confidence and above all made the lessons fun!
It was great value, I recommend, MINT, Valerio and above all private lessons!
We had such an amazing experience with MINT Snowboarding with a private lesson for my teenage son. Valerio, his instructor, was AMAZING, such exceptional, quality instruction, with attention to the technical aspects of snowboarding, really professional. Our son had taken lessons before, but Valerio presented everything in a way he had never heard before – it was like it had unlocked a door for him! Our son was so excited at the end of his lesson, his skills had improved dramatically in such a short window of time. I almost didn’t want to write a review because I selfishly wanted to keep this fabulous school our little secret. We are absolutely using them next year for multiple lessons (this time, one for me as well!).
