* More top 10 performances than any other male British skier in the history of the Alpine Ski World Cup
* Best-ever British result in the Olympic Men's Downhill
* The only British skier in history to score multiple top-10 placings in Men's World Cup Downhills
* Joint best-ever British performance in a World Cup Super G
* One of the leading coaches in British skiing, with 14 seasons of World Cup competition and 22 years of coaching experience
* PSIA-certified instructor, USSA-certified coach
* Best-ever British result in the Olympic Men's Downhill
* The only British skier in history to score multiple top-10 placings in Men's World Cup Downhills
* Joint best-ever British performance in a World Cup Super G
* One of the leading coaches in British skiing, with 14 seasons of World Cup competition and 22 years of coaching experience
* PSIA-certified instructor, USSA-certified coach
Born 6th December 1964, at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus.
Attended George Watsons College (Edinburgh) and Stams Ski Gymnasium (Austria).
Resides in Big Sky, Montana, USA.
Married with two daughters.
Qualifications:
Professional Ski Instructors of America: Level 3 (Alpine)
US Ski & Snowboard Association: Alpine Coach (Level 200)
Photos
World Cup results
Skiing career
Started skiing aged 6 with Karl Fuchs’ Struan House Ski School, Cairngorm, Scotland.
Began ski-racing aged 8 with White Hare Ski Club (Andermatt) and Scottish Ski Club (Cairngorm), then with Kandahar Ski Club (Mürren, Kaprun).
1973-79: Trained at Hillend (Edinburgh) with Lothian Ski Racing Association under the tutelage of the legendary Hans Kuwall.
1979-83: Attended Ski Gymnasium Stams, Tirol, Austria - the world's most successful ski academy.
1981-95: represented Great Britain on the World Cup circuit, and achieved 7 top ten placings - more than any other male British ski-racer since the World Cup began in 1967.
Best placing – 5th in the 1986 World Cup downhill, Åre, Sweden.
8th place in the downhill at the 1988 Winter Olympics - a British Record for any male downhill skier.
11th in Leukerbad in 1988 - joint best-ever British placing in a World Cup Super G (tied with Chemmy Alcott).
4-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994).
Represented Great Britain at 5 World Championships (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993).
Competed in over 160 World Cup races.
Winner of 4 British Championships overall titles.
In the technical events, Martin achieved FIS points in the 40s in slalom and in the 20s in GS.
Winner of the 1996/7 Jeep King of the Mountain professional downhill series (with Steven Lee, Australia, in the team event).
In endurance racing, Martin set the lap record at the 1998 “24 Hours of Aspen ” (with Graham Bell), and was runner-up at the 2002 “50k of Coronet Peak ” (with Graham Bell and Andrew Freshwater).
On artificial ski slopes, Martin won the All-England Championships 6 times between 1988 and 1994, and the British Championships overall title in 1985.
In grass skiing, Martin competed in the 1987, 1997 and 1999 World Championships. His best performance was 10th in giant slalom in 1999.
Other sports
In 1982, Martin competed in the BBC's "Junior Superstars", where he won the canoeing and steeplechase events. In 2003 he took part in "Superstars", winning the mountainbiking and placing second in the "gym tests", behind Du'aine Ladejo.
At the age of 12, Martin competed in the Scottish Orienteering Championships. In 1999, he successfully completed the London Triathlon (Olympic distance).
In addition to skiing, Martin enjoys football, golf, ice hockey, mountainbiking, snowboarding and tennis.
Current career
Media
Equipment Editor of Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard magazine (www.metrosnow.co.uk) since 1999.
Sports Editor of Big Sky Seasons magazine.
Has also written articles for The Guardian, the Observer, the Sunday Times, Country Life, Rocky Mountain News, Vail Beaver Creek Magazine, the Vail Daily, Taos News and the Big Sky Weekly.
Martin has commentated on televised ski-racing for BBC (Ski Sunday and Olympic Grandstand), Eurosport and Channel Four Skiing with Nic Fellows.
He also commentated on the 24 Hours of Aspen for ESPN with Bob Beattie.
Coaching
In the winter, Martin works as a coach/instructor for the Yellowstone Club, Big Sky Ski Educational Foundation, and Big Sky Resort in Montana, USA.
He also runs camps for children in Zermatt with Powder Byrne, and a summer race camp at Southampton Alpine Centre.
In addition, Martin coaches for Can Am Race Camps.
Martin has run ski technique clinics for Ski Club of Great Britain, Ski Independence, First Choice and White Heat, in Tignes, Crested Butte, Kitzbühel, Saalbach, Hintertux and Davos. He has run instructor clinics for Vail Ski School and Moonlight Basin Snowsports School.
Martin has hosted corporate ski trips for many different companies, including investment banks, retail companies, and publishing corporations.
1997-2005: Technique Editor of Daily Mail Ski & Snowboard magazine.
1999-2005: worked as “UK Ski Ambassador” for Vail Resorts International Sales and Marketing Dept.
2002-2005: worked for Golden Peak Ski School in Vail, Colorado.
2005/06: worked for the Ernie Blake Ski School in Taos, New Mexico.
Videos
Martin has written and presented three instructional videos:
Let’s Go Skiing (with Martin Bell and Annabel Croft) – 1990
Carving Skills – 1997
Conquer Powder and Bumps (with Martin Bell and Pat Sharples) – 1998
Books
British Ski Federation Guide to Better Skiing (1986) – contributor
Let’s Go Skiing (1990) – author
Snowfinder USA (2008) - editor
Attended George Watsons College (Edinburgh) and Stams Ski Gymnasium (Austria).
Resides in Big Sky, Montana, USA.
Married with two daughters.
Qualifications:
Professional Ski Instructors of America: Level 3 (Alpine)
US Ski & Snowboard Association: Alpine Coach (Level 200)
Photos
World Cup results
Skiing career
Started skiing aged 6 with Karl Fuchs’ Struan House Ski School, Cairngorm, Scotland.
Began ski-racing aged 8 with White Hare Ski Club (Andermatt) and Scottish Ski Club (Cairngorm), then with Kandahar Ski Club (Mürren, Kaprun).
1973-79: Trained at Hillend (Edinburgh) with Lothian Ski Racing Association under the tutelage of the legendary Hans Kuwall.
1979-83: Attended Ski Gymnasium Stams, Tirol, Austria - the world's most successful ski academy.
1981-95: represented Great Britain on the World Cup circuit, and achieved 7 top ten placings - more than any other male British ski-racer since the World Cup began in 1967.
Best placing – 5th in the 1986 World Cup downhill, Åre, Sweden.
8th place in the downhill at the 1988 Winter Olympics - a British Record for any male downhill skier.
11th in Leukerbad in 1988 - joint best-ever British placing in a World Cup Super G (tied with Chemmy Alcott).
4-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994).
Represented Great Britain at 5 World Championships (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993).
Competed in over 160 World Cup races.
Winner of 4 British Championships overall titles.
In the technical events, Martin achieved FIS points in the 40s in slalom and in the 20s in GS.
Winner of the 1996/7 Jeep King of the Mountain professional downhill series (with Steven Lee, Australia, in the team event).
In endurance racing, Martin set the lap record at the 1998 “24 Hours of Aspen ” (with Graham Bell), and was runner-up at the 2002 “50k of Coronet Peak ” (with Graham Bell and Andrew Freshwater).
On artificial ski slopes, Martin won the All-England Championships 6 times between 1988 and 1994, and the British Championships overall title in 1985.
In grass skiing, Martin competed in the 1987, 1997 and 1999 World Championships. His best performance was 10th in giant slalom in 1999.
Other sports
In 1982, Martin competed in the BBC's "Junior Superstars", where he won the canoeing and steeplechase events. In 2003 he took part in "Superstars", winning the mountainbiking and placing second in the "gym tests", behind Du'aine Ladejo.
At the age of 12, Martin competed in the Scottish Orienteering Championships. In 1999, he successfully completed the London Triathlon (Olympic distance).
In addition to skiing, Martin enjoys football, golf, ice hockey, mountainbiking, snowboarding and tennis.
Current career
Media
Equipment Editor of Daily Mail Ski and Snowboard magazine (www.metrosnow.co.uk) since 1999.
Sports Editor of Big Sky Seasons magazine.
Has also written articles for The Guardian, the Observer, the Sunday Times, Country Life, Rocky Mountain News, Vail Beaver Creek Magazine, the Vail Daily, Taos News and the Big Sky Weekly.
Martin has commentated on televised ski-racing for BBC (Ski Sunday and Olympic Grandstand), Eurosport and Channel Four Skiing with Nic Fellows.
He also commentated on the 24 Hours of Aspen for ESPN with Bob Beattie.
Coaching
In the winter, Martin works as a coach/instructor for the Yellowstone Club, Big Sky Ski Educational Foundation, and Big Sky Resort in Montana, USA.
He also runs camps for children in Zermatt with Powder Byrne, and a summer race camp at Southampton Alpine Centre.
In addition, Martin coaches for Can Am Race Camps.
Martin has run ski technique clinics for Ski Club of Great Britain, Ski Independence, First Choice and White Heat, in Tignes, Crested Butte, Kitzbühel, Saalbach, Hintertux and Davos. He has run instructor clinics for Vail Ski School and Moonlight Basin Snowsports School.
Martin has hosted corporate ski trips for many different companies, including investment banks, retail companies, and publishing corporations.
1997-2005: Technique Editor of Daily Mail Ski & Snowboard magazine.
1999-2005: worked as “UK Ski Ambassador” for Vail Resorts International Sales and Marketing Dept.
2002-2005: worked for Golden Peak Ski School in Vail, Colorado.
2005/06: worked for the Ernie Blake Ski School in Taos, New Mexico.
Videos
Martin has written and presented three instructional videos:
Let’s Go Skiing (with Martin Bell and Annabel Croft) – 1990
Carving Skills – 1997
Conquer Powder and Bumps (with Martin Bell and Pat Sharples) – 1998
Books
British Ski Federation Guide to Better Skiing (1986) – contributor
Let’s Go Skiing (1990) – author
Snowfinder USA (2008) - editor