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 […]
Happy New Year! All the Peak Leaders celebrated this one in style! Led by the girls of course, they certainly know how to start a party! A post shared by Peak Leaders (@peakleaders) on Jan 1, 2019 at 1:40am PST Verbier is an awesome place to be on New Year’s Eve as the sky is lit up all over town by amazing firework displays. Thousands […]
Merry Christmas everyone! To celebrate the festive season the Peak Leaders took a break from training for a couple of days to enjoy the holidays. Verbier is always amazing around this time of year, especially when the resort is covered in snow, has a massive tree in Place Central and ther are loads of decorations everywhere! Even Peak Leaders coaches Will and Jake got in […]
Week 3 is exam week! The Peak Leaders have been training for 2 weeks and now it’s time for them to put all their hard work into practice. The trainees have been working each day to improve both their own skiing and teaching. This dedicated bunch even found time on the weekend to go out and practice delivering teaching sessions! View this post on Instagram […]
It’s week 2 on the Verbier course and it has been snowing!! Winter is well and truly here, with around 40cm of new snow falling in town and even more in the ski area. As you can see here, Verbier looks pretty awesome in winter! That day the team were able to ski over in the Savoleyres ski area for the first time this season… […]
