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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…

 

OUR CANCELATION POLICY

WHAT HAPPENS IF COVID IMPACTS A COURSE? There are a lot of scenarios - so what is the Peak Leaders ...

DO PASS RATES MATTER?

PASSING BASI EXAMS IS TOUGH, SO ARE PASS-RATES THE BEST WAY TO COMPARE COURSES? We get asked this question a ...

THE RESULTS VIDEO

We know that getting the results for A Levels and Scottish Highers can be pretty stressful, and Covid has hardly ...

GETTING A STUDENT PERMIT

STUDENT PERMITS WHAT'S THE BENEFIT? With many trainees coming from outside the EU - especially after Brexit - we have ...

COVID VACCINATIONS FOR TRAINEES – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

VACCINATION PASSPORTS ARE CONTROVERSIAL BUT DO YOU NEED ONE? We know that the vaccination programme has led to a debate ...

WELCOME TO CHALET VENUS

VERBIER ACCOMMODATION CONFIRMED SKI-IN, SKI-OUT... We have been busy this summer arranging accommodation for our Verbier courses in December and ...

CHANGES TO UK TRAVEL

MORE CHANGES TO TRAVEL RULES THINGS ARE BECOMING EASIER After our blog earlier this week about Swiss travel rules we ...

CHANGES TO SWISS TRAVEL

TRAVEL RULES ARE STARTING TO EASE AND ENTERING SWITZERLAND JUST GOT EASIER We have always been confident that the global ...

WHAT WILL NEXT WINTER IN VERBIER LOOK LIKE FOR BRITISH TRAINEES?

COVID, TRAVEL AND BREXIT WHAT DO ALL THE CHANGES REALLY MEAN? Everyone in Verbier is talking about next winter. And ...

WHY VERBIER? GOOD QUESTION…

WE LOVE VERBIER - BUT WHY? (AND WHY SHOULD YOU COME HERE FOR THE SEASON?) We love this resort. After ...

EQUIPMENT ADVICE: SKIS & BOOTS 2021 – 2022

Picking your kit for a Peak Leaders course is a big decision. So we have asked our coach and all-round ...

WORKING IN SWITZERLAND AFTER BREXIT

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WITH PERMITS?AND WHAT ABOUT STAYING IN SWITZERLAND? Switzerland is not in the EU, but it's very closely ...