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Monthly Archives: February 2011

Level 1?

Posted on February 12, 2011 at 6:55 am

  Week 5 has arrived which means that it is time for the trainees to face their first exams. The snowboarders are examined throughout their 3-day CASI course, while the skiers have a 4-day course in order to obtain the entry-level CSIA qualification. If successful the trainees will all be Level 1 qualified instructors, and [...]

Burns Supper

Posted on February 6, 2011 at 1:03 am

The Peak Leaders inaugural Burns Supper, celebrating the life and work of Scots poet Robert Burns, was a remarkable success. Incredibly, we managed to source Canadian haggis from the local market as well as the usual neeps (mashed turnip), tatties (mashed potato) and, of course, Irn Bru (fabled to have a secret ingredient found only [...]

Sun, Snow and Searching for Beacons

Posted on February 5, 2011 at 12:32 am

Its been a great week here in Banff, we’ve had more snow, more sunshine than we’re used to and everyone is on track for their Level 1′s next week. Some of the highlights have been, some of Kenji’s ‘Adventure’ runs.  Jesse has been doing the same with the snowboarders with an excursion out onto the [...]

It’s Business Time

Posted on February 4, 2011 at 8:05 pm

Level 1 courses and exams are just around the corner for the trainees here in Whistler, which means that it is most definitely business time. Over the past couple of weeks trainers Donie and Trev have been introducing the guys to the teaching-speak and instructor lingo of the CSIA and CASI, respectively. Plenty of snowploughs [...]

Well didnt those 10 weeks fly by

Posted on February 3, 2011 at 11:21 am

So 10 weeks in Verbier, and what have we learnt?? Hopefully to be a ski/snowboard instructor and all the skills that go with it, such as kit knowledge, slope safety, central theme (central dream) and the BASI scheme. Maybe we have learnt a little about each other. We have almost definitely learnt about Verbier itself [...]

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