We are family-run company who are stoked on the mountains. Our aim is to share our love of extreme sports with our clients by delivering courses in some of the world’s best resorts. A Peak Leaders course will not only give you the experience of a lifetime but will enable you to walk away with relevant and useful qualifications, whatever your next step may be.

Since David and Annie Hughes started Peak Leaders in 2000, the manifesto has remained the same, to build a team that deliver first class courses all over the world. Every member of our team, from the guys and girls in the office to the coaches and course leaders in resort, are passionate about either skiing, snowboarding or mountain biking. Through working for Peak Leaders our team members have the opportunity to pass their knowledge of their chosen sport on to other people.

Peak Leaders are passionate about providing courses that ‘tick all the right boxes’ and leave our trainees, no matter what their aims and ambitions, with the experience of a lifetime and excited about the journey ahead. When you book with Peak Leaders you’ll know exactly what to expect from your chosen course and more importantly what you can achieve. We are friendly, helpful and reliable and more importantly; all of our team have a ‘can’t do enough’ attitude.

The short answer would be that Peak Leaders run ski, snowboard and mountain bike instructor courses and improvement camps…..but you already know that!

Peak Leaders run courses in hand picked resorts across the world, to train people of all ages and backgrounds to either become instructors or simply improve their skiing, snowboarding or mountain biking.

We have run courses for over 10 years, so we have strong relationships with ski schools, mountain resorts, hotels and the local people. These excellent relationships enable Peak Leaders to pick and choose the best coaches in resort, to offer great value for money, to help our trainees kick start a career in the industry and to offer an experience that is unforgettable for all the right reasons.

At present we run courses all over the World; Canada, Argentina, Austria, France, Switzerland and New Zealand. This is so that our trainees can fit a Peak Leaders course around their plans and aspirations. We have courses running every month of the year! Whether you’re on a gap year, a holiday, career break or you’re doing a bit of soul searching we have a course that will suit your needs and fit into your life.

With so many companies offering instructor training courses why choose Peak Leaders?

Peak Leaders were one of the first companies to offer independent ski and snowboard instructor courses anywhere in the World. It’s our core business. We are not a tour operator dipping our toe in the gap year market, we are not a ski school running a gap year course as secondary strand to the business, and we are not interested in packing people into hostel style accommodation and hiding the ‘extra costs.’ When you book with us, you can be guaranteed that what you see is what you get. Delivering a course that exceeds your expectations with no hidden extras;  quality accommodation, food, coaching from the best in the industry, and having dedicated Course Leaders, whose sole role is to ensure standards are maintained and that you simply have an awesome time!

We have more experience of running courses and know exactly what constitutes a fantastic course and ensures our trainees have a great time. We have built strong relationships with our suppliers and training providers in resort. These relationships mean that Peak Leaders can secure the very best service and value for money for our trainees.

Peak Leaders’ team, both in the office and in resort, is made up of passionate skiers, snowboarders and mountain bikers who have all worked within the industry. We understand your situation, having been there ourselves, and will do anything we can to make your journey easier and more enjoyable.

Peak Leaders are aware that your journey doesn’t stop when you collect your certificate, so we’ll use our collective industry experience and vast network of instructors and ski/snowboard school directors to help you find employment as an instructor or guide in this highly competitive jobs market. Our Anwarter ski instructor course in St Anton and coaches hiring course in Whistler, for mountain bikers, even come with guaranteed job offers for those trainees who pass.

We are a longstanding member of the Year Out Group. The YOG represents established and reputable gap year and career break providers. Strict membership criteria including independent review, ensures that only professional and financially sound companies can gain membership.

Finally, Peak Leaders take pride in being a family-run business. Our focus has always been on delivering courses that represent excellent value for money, higher quality and are as enjoyable as possible……we realise that this is a ‘once in a lifetime experience’ for our trainees.