About Klaus Mair

Klaus Mair from Schruns in the Montafon valley in Vorarlberg, Austria is an Austrian Level 4 Ski Instructor (Staatlich geprüfter Skilehrer), ski coach and founder of SOFASKI.COM. He holds a master’s degree in Sports and Mathematics from the University of Vienna.

He started teaching skiing at the age of 16. Since 2005, Klaus has worked year-round in the ski industry as a ski instructor, ski race coach and snow sports school manager in Austria, the USA and New Zealand. His professional experience includes Schruns, Zürs, Mammoth Mountain, Treble Cone and Porters Alpine Resort.

In 2007, Klaus founded Sofa Ski School and has since produced three ski instructional videos, which have sold more than 30,000 copies worldwide. Sofa Ski School, later SOFASKI.COM, was the first online ski school in the world, combining ski instructional videos, online ski analysis and training planning, Private Coaching and Ski Improvement Camps.

Over the past 15 years, Klaus has specialized in helping recreational skiers of all ability levels improve their skiing. Video feedback, direct communication through helmet intercom systems and individually tailored training programmes have been core elements of his coaching concept from the beginning.

Today Klaus works with more than 350 skiers each year and offers Private Coaching and SOFA SKI CAMPS in Austria, Germany, New Zealand and Japan.