THE PERFORMANCE & OFF-PISTE MODULE. WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE AND IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? We get a lot of people who come to Verbier to take the BASI Level 1 and Level 2. But whilst the qualifications are brilliant targets and give you a sense of real achievement, some trainees want to move their focus elsewhere and work on their technique […]
WHY BOOK ON A PEAK LEADERS COURSE? WHAT IF YOU DON’T TEACH? AND WHAT’S THE BENEFIT IF YOU DO? Why train as a ski instructor? And why choose the BASI pathway? Two good questions and ones we have been asked a lot – after all what’s the benefit if you don’t want to make this your career? Well, here’s our answer… […]
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH COVID IN SWITZERLAND? The pandemic has been changing a lot over the last 12 months, and we wanted to update our trainees with the situation here as well as what it means for our courses this coming season. Of course, nobody can be too sure that we are out of the pandemic – after all it seems that we are […]
WHY DO WE SPECIALISE IN SWISS COURSES? BECAUSE WE THINK IT’S THE BEST COUNTRY TO BECOME A SKI INSTRUCTOR. (BUT WE’RE A BIT BIASED…) A lot of companies offer Gap courses all over the place. But we have always been keen to be based in resorts we know inside out. Which is why, after decades of running course across the globe, we […]
HOW HARD IS THE BASI 2 EXAM? AND HOW DO I PASS IT? This is a question we get asked a lot by people before they book a course. In truth there are a lot of significant and important factors that enable you to be successful and pass your Level 2 exam. (But don’t worry, you don’t quite need to ski like Peak […]
