Ollie Gyr

How Ollie teachesTell me the one thing you want from your time on the mountain, whether it's your first black, keeping up with your kids, or Mont Fort without the fear. Every run we take builds toward that, and I'll film you along the way so you can see the change happen. By the end, that run is yours, and you'll have the footage to prove it.

QualificationsBASI 2
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In Verbier since2025 — 1 season
Also taughtAdrenaline Verbier, Whitewater Ski Resort, Nelson BC Canada
Teaches inEnglish
NationalityCanadian / Swiss
Specialises inKids 7–12, Teens, Nervous adults, Freestyle / park

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I'm Canadian, from Nelson, BC, and I've skied since I was two, taught by my parents at Whitewater, our local powder hill. I grew up lapping with my older brother from first chair to last, and I'm still happiest off-piste, finding the best pockets of snow and catching air.

I'm also Swiss through my grandfather. I first hiked the Alps at ten, spent my first full season here last winter, and it was the best winter of my life, so I came back.

In summer I'm a pipeliner in Canada, working twelve-hour days for weeks straight to make a life of skiing possible. Days off mean hiking, cliff jumping and dinner with the people I love.

I love the moment something clicks, like a first-timer sliding on their own and breaking into the biggest grin, or a nervous skier nailing their first black and heading straight back up. From your first day on snow to your first powder day off-piste, that's what I'm here for.

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