Game time! So now we are at the business end of the course. The Peak Leaders have all worked extremely hard over the past 8 weeks building up to the BASI level 2 exam. The exam is a 10 day course run over two weeks with the middle weekend off and it is a test of the trainees technical skiing skills and their coaching capabilities. […]
With the level 1 BASI exam done and dusted, our trainees have been turning their attention to the next stage over the past few weeks. It’s been a busy schedule including shadowing, training, freestyle and off-piste days! After some time off to relax and enjoy the Christmas and New year celebrations, the trainees were straight back into some more on-snow training and also shadowing […]
The first two weeks of training are complete and it is time for the trainees to tackle the BASI level 1 exam! Over the past two weeks all of the trainees have worked really hard to prepare for the week long assessment of their technical and teaching skills. And whilst the week is an exam it’s also a great opportunity for all of the Verbier […]
Following another successful pre season course in Saas Fee, we have kicked off again in Verbier with 26 new instructor trainees looking forward to 10 jam packed weeks of skiing, training and probably a little partying! With some hard work and dedication we hope to have 26 more level 2 qualified BASI instructors teaching around the alps! Check out the new team! View this post […]
If you think we only love Verbier for its famous nightlife, great restaurants and fancy hotels then think again! Beyond the swagger and glamour of Verbier town, you’ll find some of the most varied, challenging and staggering terrain any resort in the world can offer. Here in Verbier we have 400km of piste skiing, as well as a huge playground of backcountry skiing – we […]
Game time! The BASI level 2 exam begins this week and everyone is looking forward to putting all that they’ve learnt over the past 8 weeks into practice. The exam itself is continuous assessment so it’s a great opportunity for the Peak Leaders to learn from top quality BASI trainers who have a wealth of coaching knowledge. Check out the picture below as BASI trainer […]
Guest coach Rupert Goldring (BASI trainer and legend!) joined coaches Will and Emma this week for the final week of Peak Leaders training. Over the course the trainees ski with a number of top quality coaches so that they have the best possible chance to learn all they can about how to improve their own technical skiing and teaching skills. A post shared by Peak […]
And the snow just keeps on coming! Not that anyone here is complaining about that – Maddie, Orlando and Will look very excited about the next big storm to hit Verbier! A post shared by Peak Leaders (@peakleaders) on Jan 26, 2019 at 3:40am PST And it’s perfect timing as well as the Peak Leaders have their off piste days with coaches Will and Jake. […]
Half way already! Wow, as always on the Peak Leaders course the time flies by and now we’re well into 2019! However the focus for the Peak Leaders trainees is still the same. Each day they have to work hard on their technical skiing and also learn how to deliver amazing lessons. Oh, and they also get to go to awesome places to ski, like […]
