Verbier gap course options
VERBIER
ACCOMMODATION AND TRAINING PACKAGES
Our Verbier GAP course gives you an amazing combination of top level training and brilliant accommodation in one of the most amazing ski resorts in the world.
There’s a huge amount included in your course. Almost too much to list…
So we’ve divided it below into:
⇨ THE ACCOMMODATION PACKAGES ⇦
So just scroll down to see what you get when you book onto a Peak Leaders course in Verbier.
We’re certain that whichever option you choose, you’ll have the experience of a lifetime.
⇨ THE TRAINING PACKAGE ⇦
The best results start with the very best training.
So you will only be trained by the best coaches with the highest qualifications.
We’ve spent years fine-tuning our courses, which means you get the best possible experience and the best chance of passing your exams.
So you’ll get full-time coaching across your course – five days per week.
Your on-snow coaching includes personal performance, teaching training, freestyle, race training in gates plus two days of off-piste training.
Off-snow there’s constant video feedback, employment sessions, a First Aid course and plenty more…
LIFT PASSES
Your lift pass isn’t automatically included with your Verbier Course price.
That’s because lift passes in Verbier vary a lot depending on your age, when you buy them and if you want the additional insurance.
So, to keep things simple, you can buy your own pass via the lift company website, or we can add it to your course fee.
THE TRAINING OVERVIEW
21 WEEK COURSE: 400 HOURS
12 WEEK COURSE: 325 HOURS
10 WEEK COURSE: 275 HOURS
09 WEEK COURSE: 250 HOURS
ALL COACHING FROM BASI 4s & BASI TRAINERS
BASI EXAMS & BASI MEMBERSHIP
THE FULL TRAINING DETAILS
➤ All coaching from BASI Level 4s
➤ BASI Level 1 and Level 2 exams
➤ Race training in GS gates
➤ Pre-course fitness programme
➤ BASI membership and resources
➤ Most coaches are BASI examiners!
➤ Freestyle training
➤ Off-snow theory sessions
➤ Two day First Aid course*
➤ BASI Child Protection Module*
➤ Coaching 5 days per week
➤ Avalanche & Mountain safety training
➤ Video analysis every week
➤ Shadowing included*
➤ Snowsports school experience*
*Elements required by BASI
MORE COURSE FEATURES
➤ Mentoring from experienced instructors
➤ Job offer after the course
(subject to interview)*
➤ Discounts on ski equipment & servicing
➤ Career and recruitment advice
➤ Training to service and repair skis
➤ CV & employment advice sessions
*Please remember work is always subject to a work permit. Get in touch for more information or read the latest blogs.
⇨ THE COURSE SCHEDULES ⇦
WHAT’S THE AVERAGE WEEK LIKE?
There’s a huge amount of variety from one week to the next on our Verbier GAP courses – and, of course, for three weeks of your course you’ll be doing BASI exams.
But here’s a sample week to give you an idea of how the training works and how it’s structured.
WHAT’S THE COURSE STRUCTURE?
We have four different schedules in Verbier.
You can choose the full season package for the entire season (21 weeks). That means you have the option of teaching (in Verbier or elsewhere) over February high season, then training into the spring – including our two week off-piste module.
You can also choose the ten week BASI 1 + 2 courses starting at beginning of the season or starting after New Year.
We also have the spring course – a nine week schedule starting in February.
Finally you can choose the 12 week January course that includes the BASI 1 and BASI 2 exams plus two extra weeks of focussed off-piste training.
Within the courses the BASI 1 + 2 take up just under three weeks. The rest is a focussed training schedule including time spent shadowing, so you help out with real lessons to improve your teaching skills.
It’s all designed to make sure you are perfectly prepared for your next challenge.
⇨ THE ACCOMMODATION PACKAGES ⇦
The Mont Gele is ski-in and ski-out, so whilst some seasonaires end up living miles from the lifts (and the nightlife) we are committed to making sure you’re only a stone’s throw from everything.
In fact, the Medran bubble is 30 seconds from your front door.
But if you want the flexibility of going self-catered, then you can choose training-only and arrange your own accommodation – but still get all the amazing benefits of the full training package.
Whichever option you choose, we’ll make sure you have a course that you will remember for the rest of your life.
THE CATERED ACCOMMODATION
➤ Catered accommodation
➤ Evening meal five nights per week
➤ Breakfast five days per week
➤ Includes a cooked breakfast one day per week
➤ Extended accommodation packages available
➤ Stay in the heart of Verbier
➤ Twin, triple and bunk rooms
➤ Single occupancy also possible*
➤ Laundry facilities
➤ Right next to the main lifts
➤ A couple of minutes walk from all the bars and restaurants
*Get in touch for details and availability
THE CHALET
The Mont Gele is our base for our Verbier GAP courses.
Our Trainees love the place – a big ski-in ski-out chalet, right by the main Medran lifts and a stones throw from Verbier’s nightlife.
The Peak Leaders admin office is also in the building – so you have support on-hand whenever you need it.
Peak Leaders accommodation always feels like home, and there’s always a great atmosphere in the Mont Gele – especially when trainees relax after training on the balconies and enjoy the epic views.
It’s a home-from-home and a great social environment all rolled into one.
There’s also a cleaning and recycling service as well as regular linen changes all arranged.
Plus the communal areas allow you to watch a movie with a few friends or just catch up over a coffee or a beer.
The package includes dinner five nights per week, as well as breakfast provided five days per week (including a cooked option once a week).
There are a mix of twin rooms, bunk rooms and triple rooms, with the option to book single occupancy if you wish.
At the end of the day, there’s no other course in Verbier that can offer anything like it: fun, central and ski-in, ski-out.
THE MONT GELE
STAY FOR LONGER
If you want to stay for longer then check out our extended options.
Depending on your passport you have different options. So just click here read more.
If you haven’t got an EU passport don’t worry – we can arrange a Student Permit so you can train longer, ski more and stay all season.
TRAINING-ONLY
COURSES
If you decide that you want to arrange your own accommodation and catering, then we have the option of choosing the training-only package.
This allows you to do all the training and take all the exams in exactly the same way as the full course – the only difference is that no accommodation and no food is included.
This is an option that’s often popular with Trainees who want stay with friends in resort or perhaps have specific dietary requirements and find it easier to cook for themselves.
ADVICE:
If you are thinking about going training-only we can definitely help with accommodation advice (and contacts).
Having lived in resort for fifteen years we know plenty of people and agents that we trust, so we can point you in the right direction.
We can give you advice about which areas of Verbier are best – and which areas are a little too far from the lifts…
We can also make suggestions about renting in Le Chable which is in the valley below Verbier, but connected by the bubble and busses. In fact most of resort’s ski instructors seem to live in Le Chable now.
Almost all options would be for the full season, although if you get in touch early we can often help find a solution that’s just for the duration of the course.
So if you’re keen on our training-only option and want accommodation advice, just get in touch.
EXTENDED
ACCOMMODATION
OPTIONS
We realised a long time ago that too many Verbier GAP courses left trainees scrambling for extended accommodation in the final weeks – just when they should have been concentrating on their exams.
To make it more difficult the early courses always end just before the expensive half term weeks.
So, a number of years ago, we decided to arrange extended accommodation packages – taking out the stress and the hassle if you wanted to stay in resort after the course.
We make the package as affordable as we can – so you’ll be catered just like when you were on the course, with get a regular cleaner and linen changes.
Plus the peace of mind that that your accommodation is sorted – so you can concentrate on getting up there and skiing so you can pass your exams!
