Martina Vala » Alpine DECL Team

The Alpine DECL (Division Education and Clinic Leader) team is a group of highly trained instructors who are responsible for running the various Alpine clinics and assessments that the Division offers.

Members of this team have have been hand-selected from the Intermountain Development Squad; for more information on this process, take a look at the “Alpine DEVO Squad Selection” event listed on this page.

Martina Vala

Biography

Originally From: Vienna, Austria

Years Instructing: 30

Favorite Skier or Snowboarder: Lasse Kjus

Why do you work in the ski industry? Skiing has been a lifestyle since I was 3 years old.

What else do you do besides skiing/snowboarding? Summer work, plant nursery, horseback riding, running.

If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why? Sheila Varian, dear friend and mentor, and world renowned horse woman and Arabian breeder who passed well before her time.