BLOGS

THE BLOG

Welcome to the Peak Leaders blog.

You can find out even more about our courses and discover exactly what it’s like to join one of our instructor training programmes by just scrolling down…

You can also find information about what makes each resort different as well as loads of information about preparing for your course.

So put the kettle on, make a cup of tea and have a look around…

 

COVID-19

WHAT IS THE OFF-PISTE MODULE?

THE OFF-PISTE MODULE. WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE AND IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? We get a lot of people who ...

WHAT’S NEW IN SAAS FEE?

SAAS FEE SAME GREAT RESORT NEW SHORTER, UPDATED COURSES Saas Fee is an amazing resort - I know we have ...

BRITISH WORK PERMIT UPDATE

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH SWISS WORK PERMITS FOR BRITISH TRAINEES? Getting a ski instructor job after the Saas Fee and Verbier ...

SWISS WORK PERMITS FOR EU CITIZENS

GET A JOB IN SWITZERLAND WITH AN EU PASSPORT We know that a lot of our ski instructor trainees have ...

WHY TAKE A SKI INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE?

WHY BOOK ON A PEAK LEADERS COURSE? WHAT IF YOU DON'T TEACH? AND WHAT'S THE BENEFIT IF YOU DO? Why ...

COVID UPDATE: IS THIS THE NEW NORMAL?

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH COVID IN SWITZERLAND? The pandemic has been changing a lot over the last 12 months, and we ...

THE SWISS GAP COURSE SPECIALISTS

WHY DO WE SPECIALISE IN SWISS COURSES? BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S THE BEST COUNTRY TO BECOME A SKI INSTRUCTOR. (BUT ...

HOW HARD IS IT TO PASS THE BASI 2?

HOW HARD IS THE BASI 2 EXAM? AND HOW DO I PASS IT? This is a question we get asked ...

STUDENT PERMITS – DO YOU NEED ONE?

SHOULD YOU GET A STUDENT PERMIT? AND WILL YOU NEED ONE? Student Permits became something we needed to learn about ...

THE NEW SAAS FEE VIDEO

Now that the northern hemisphere winter is over we are already getting ready for the next one - with our ...

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL (ABOUT PERMITS)

UK AND SWITZERLAND START TALKS. SO IS A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IN THE PIPELINE? The UK and Switzerland look like ...

SAAS FEE 2021 – BLOG 3: THE TRAINING WEEKS ARE OVER

All of sudden, we find ourselves at the end of week seven of this nine week course - so we ...