ADAM’S RECOMMENDATION / NORWAY
We Freeski.
Scott Hammond.
Scott trained me during my IASI Level 2 course. He is part of my own skiing journey—and my recommendation for exploring instructor development and improver camps in Norway.
Explore We Freeski ↗
Understand the skiing.
Our conversation explores ski education, different teaching cultures and developing your own understanding of a turn. Scott brings experience across alpine and telemark skiing, with instructor education spanning Switzerland, Norway and Ireland.
We Freeski focuses on instructor courses, preparation and improver camps around Hafjell and Kvitfjell. Ask Scott which programme fits your goals, whether that is developing your skiing or preparing for a qualification.
Hear our conversation.
In episode 16, Scott and I talk about technique, coaching, the value of structured training and skiing in Norway. Get to know the person who helped train me before planning your own next step.
Plan your training in Norway.
Tell Scott your experience, dates and ambitions. Confirm the course level, prerequisites, awarding body, inclusions and current price directly before booking.
For standard ski lessons, We Freeski directs visitors to Hafjell ski school. Its specialist courses and camps serve a different purpose, so check which route is right for you.
Recommendation: Adam Matthews. Training background: CarveCast episode 16. Programme details checked against We Freeski’s official website on 5 November 2026. Confirm current services and availability directly.
An educator across skiing systems.
Scott’s own biography lists the Swiss Brevet Fédéral alongside full certification in alpine and telemark skiing. He also trained through the Norwegian and Irish instructor systems. That breadth gives his work a perspective beyond one country’s terminology or one way of demonstrating a turn.
We Freeski describes him as an examiner across levels for the Norwegian and Irish associations, with service on their education boards. His biography also lists Head of Telemark for IASI, Norwegian and Irish telemark demonstration-team experience, and workshops at international Interski events. These are professional education roles, rather than race results.
You do not have to want a ski-school job.
We Freeski presents instructor training as a route both into teaching and into understanding your own skiing. Its preparation courses address skiing performance and teaching skills, including what examiners expect. That can appeal to someone who enjoys a structured challenge as well as someone planning a professional pathway.
Its published focus is ski-instructor courses and improver camps. For an assessment, ask which association awards the qualification, which prerequisites apply and whether the booking includes training, assessment or both. A preparation week and a qualification are different things; neither should be mistaken for a guaranteed pass.
The free-heel side of Scott’s skiing.
Telemark is a substantial part of Scott’s professional background, alongside alpine skiing. His work includes training instructors and representing the discipline internationally. If you are curious about learning it or developing an existing qualification, ask him what is currently available and which equipment you will need.
The IASI Level 1 Telemark student workbook credits Scott Hammond and Morgan Lewis for its adaptation. It is a useful link for readers interested in the educational side of the discipline, rather than only its appearance in ski films.
Source: IASI Telemark student workbook ↗
Hafjell and Kvitfjell: a different training setting.
We Freeski is associated with Hafjell and Kvitfjell, near Lillehammer in Norway. Its guide highlights varied pistes and tree-lined skiing, with Hafjell around 160 kilometres from Oslo Gardermoen Airport and Kvitfjell around 195 kilometres away. Treat those as planning distances, rather than promised transfer times.
In his November 2024 interview with The Ski Instructor Podcast, Scott was introduced as technical director at Hafjell Ski School and an IASI alpine and telemark educator. The discussion covers his route to Norway, teaching there and his work within instructor education.
Source: Scott on The Ski Instructor Podcast, November 2024 ↗
What I would ask before booking.
- Your starting point: describe the terrain you ski comfortably and what changes when it gets difficult.
- Your goal: separate personal improvement, teaching skills and exam preparation.
- Your group: ask how skiing levels are matched and how much individual feedback you receive.
- The practical details: confirm the mountain, dates, lift pass, travel, accommodation and equipment.
- After the course: ask what you should practise next and how to judge progress.
Scott’s connection to CarveCast is personal: he trained me during my IASI Level 2 course. Episode 16 lets you hear our discussion in full, rather than choosing a coach from a short biography alone.