Stav – Davos Snowboard & Ski instructor

Stav fancies himself as a bit of an action man (‘wee man syndrome you mean’! – Donnie!)  From waist deep powder on his board to head high waves under a kite to cloud topping madness with a paraglider we completely agree with him!!   Not to be encouraged Stav has an unhealthy appetite for extreme sports and general mischief, it’s his cheeky smile that saves him from one of these and his out and out professionalism that keeps him the safe the rest of the time.

Stav dedicated his life to travelling and working across the sports industry from an early age. Whether it was windsurfing, kitesurfing, snowboarding or skiing Stav has a wealth of teaching knowledge that can only be gained from working with so many sports. Moreover, he has worked as a manager with Neilson active holidays and owned and operated one of the UK’s first specialist kiteboarding shops and training centres (‘ohhh, check you out’, Donnie!)

All of this has eventually led to Synergy where Stav plays an integral role as a business partner and Ski and Snowboard instructor.
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Qualifications

• BASI level 2  Snowboard Instructor
• BASI Performance freestyle coach lvl 1
• BASI Ski instructor
• European mountain safety leader
• RYA Level 5 Windsurf Instructor
• BKSA and IKO Kitesurf Instructor

Preferred Discipline: Pow Wow
Equipment: Ride 147 crush and ride society 154, Ride NRC bindings and Salomon Synapse boots
Stance: REG 15/15, 56cm wide
Favourite trick. Anything that starts with backside…
Other sports: Paragliding, surfing, mountain biking and generally having loads of fun (”is that a sport?” – Donnie!)

Kicker building in the Rinerhorn trees

Stav enjoys a spot of back country hiking!

Stav likes a good rainbow!