Jan has about 30 winters of teaching and coaching experience. He is fully certified with APUL (Czech Republic) and PSIA (USA). Jan also holds USSA Coaching level 100 and NZSIA Coaching Level 2 (Performance Coach) certifications. Jan was born in Czech Republic. He grew up in a small ski village in the Czech mountains. His parents introduced him to ski team and ski racing at 4 years of age and he ski raced on a local skiteam until he was about 16 years old. Jan began teaching skiing in 1995. In just two seasons, he completed his level 1, 2 and 3 instructor’s certifications and became ISIA certified. In 1997 Jan became a member of the Czech National Demo Team and APUL examiner. He has spent 7 winters working as an instructor and staff trainer in Europe. In 2002 he went to New Zealand and spent 4 seasons teaching skiing and 3 seasons coaching with Cardrona HPC Alpine Ski Team. 2004 was Jan’s first winter working in the USA. He spent 7 seasons working for Mammoth Mountain, the first 3 as a ski instructor and staff trainer and the last 4 working for Mammoth Mountain Ski Team as a coach. After getting his Australian permanent residency Jan started working for Perisher Ski School. On his days off you can find Jan free skiing or taking photos of ski racing, powder skiing or free style skiers and snowboarders.