Verbier Mountain Bike Technical Leader Course

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Why Choose This Course?

'Being relative new comers to mountain bike leader training, Peak Leaders looked to have nailed this on the head. This course, the first of its kind, offers a serious opportunity for those mountain bikers turning a past time into a profession. And what better, 6 weeks in Verbier: awesome trails, full time professional coaching, superb accommodation, great hospitality, and a recognised qualification to boot. I wish they would have done it 10 years ago!' Pete Coddington CTC Trainer Leader

You will spend six weeks riding the 200kms of marked trails in Verbier and Val des Bagnes including the Verbier Bike Park and epic loops on unforgettable Alpine terrain. After a couple of days acclimatisation, you’ll be straight into the CTC Trail Leader Award, (formerly OTC Level 1 ) with a CTC Tutor. The Trail Leader Award introduces guiding concepts and skills which will be developed throughout the camp and continued in the Technical Leader Award. For the next 4 weeks you will be under the expert guidance of our Peak Leaders course leader who will improve your riding and knowledge, whilst showing you some of the best terrain in the Alps! You’ll gain some real guiding experience by leading groups from the les Elfes international summer camp in Verbier and other summer camps in the region.  Do a 1st Aid Course and Mtb maintenance and suspension clinics. You can also do the Institute of Leadership and Management NVQ Level 4 Award in Leadership, before finishing with the CTC Technical Leader Award (formerly OTC Level 2) in week 6, leaving you fully prepared for a career in mountain biking!

Who is the Verbier Mountain Bike Technical Leader Course for?

Peak Leaders Mountain Bike Instructor Courses are designed for people who love mountain biking and would like to make a career out of it, working in the travel/leisure industry. We recommend that before embarking on the Mountain Bike Leadership Award Scheme you are confident on a mountain bike. You must be comfortable on single track and have started to tackle steeper sections and roots or rocks to get the most out of the Camp. Using our structured training programme with regular video analysis, our expert instructors will help you to develop your skills throughout the camp and your skills and confidence will improve with each day!  The Trail Leader Award course will equip you to guide beginners on gentle terrain and give you the core guiding skills that you will develop in the Technical Leader Award. This Award focuses more on guiding on technical terrain in more remote locations and improving techniques, as well as progressing your coaching ability to get the best out of your clients.

COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK 1

• Arrival and welcome to Verbier!
• tour of the resort, acclimatisation to Alpine terrain
• CTC Trail Leader Award

WEEK 2 - 5

• Core skills - weight distribution, cornering and braking
• Ride the whole mountain with Peak Leaders own guide, taking you to the best trails!
• Improve your personal skills and confidence on challenging terrain and progressive obstacles!
• Bike maintenance and suspensions set up clinics
• Risk Assesment Talk
• 1st Aid course
• ILM NVQ level 4
• Gain real life guiding experience during the course

WEEK 6

• Final preperations
• CTC Technical Leader Award