Saas Fee

Course dates:Sep 25 '10 to Nov 27 '10

Course Price: £6999

 

Why Choose this course?

9 week course - start your season in September:

  • Staying in a fantastic 3* hotel 5 min walk from lift and right in the village.
  • No hidden costs regarding foreign exchange rates- you pay for your whole course in £ sterling
  • Breakfast & 3 course evening meal 6 days per week included
  • Perfect for completing BASI Level 2 in time to teach for the whole winter season (as long as you plan ahead and apply for jobs in plenty of time)
  • Included is an introduction to Freestyle - take advantage of Saas Fee's awesome park & pipe
  • Optional Institute of Leadership of Management Award Level 4
  • Advice & help on career development & job placements through Peak Leaders snowsport school partners worldwide

 

Welcome to Saas Fee! Saas Fee is a fantastic all year round resort. The village is circled by 13 4000 metre peaks and is known as the ‘pearl of the Alps.’ We’ve got the best coaches to prepare you for your Level 1 exam. This is usually in Week 2 or 3 of the course, meaning you still have plenty of time to develop your skiing or snowboarding for your Level 2 exam which is included during the last 2 weeks of the course. Also Included in the cost is a first aid course and avalanche awareness, ski/snowboard maintenance clinic.

This course finishes in perfect time for snowsports schools formation week at the start of December - you can put your new instructor status into practise straight away! We suggest you start applying for jobs at the beginning of the course. Ask us for help on this.

Course Outline:

  • Welcome talk & mountain familiarization tour & team building  
  • Instructor level 1 preparation & video sessions
  • 20 hours coaching each week
  • Level 1 exam
  • Tuning Clinic
  • ILM Module
  • Freestyle Introduction
  • Avalanche Awareness
  • BBQ (or equivalent)
  • Level 2 prep
  • First Aid Course
  • Advice & help on Job seeking
  • Level 2 exams
  • End of course party

Our snowboard coaches in Saas Fee hitting the park (below)

 

 

Alpine Race Coach Course

    Peak Leaders have teamed up with BASI to run an Alpine development race coach programme in Switzerland. 2009 Course dates: 15 - 28 Nov 09 (2 weeks). Who is the course for? The course will deliver level 1 and level 2 Alpine Development Coach and is ideal for strong skiers or better who want to acquire the skills to set courses and coach team members. On the way, individual racing performance will be enhanced. The course is full on for 2 weeks. Cost: The course costs £3050 pp. This includes training, accreditations, food and accommodation, lift pass but not travel to/from Saas Fee. Contact: For further information call David at Peak Leaders Scotland on 0044 1 337 860 079 or email david@peakleaders.com        

Testimonial

Canada 2004

Peak Leaders made the amazing training we had 6 days a week on an average of 5 hours a day so interesting - I don’t know if I would call it training as I expected it to be! It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life - 9 weeks riding with mates while improving my skills with awesome instructors and riders! Canada was magic, and everyday seemed better than the last. Memories that will last forever.