Well we blinked and it appears another two weeks have flashed by. In that time we’ve had another couple of very busy weeks, I’m sure you’re all getting incredibly bored of that line! It’s true though, there just aren’t enough hours in the week. With the level 2 exam on the horizon the trainees have really had to step up their training and use […]
If you’ve watched the last few video blogs from our 11-week ski/snowboard instructor course in Banff, Canada, you’ll know that the guys and girls have been pretty busy. And if, like the trainees, you were expecting things to slow down after their level 1 exams, you’ll be surprised to hear that ‘team Banff’ have been busier than ever. Anyway, check out the video to […]
After the excitement of the previous week, week six was an opportunity for the trainees to get back into their training schedule and let their minds and bodies recover. The week began with the AST level 1 course: this is an introduction to avalanche safety and gives trainees an understanding of how to use avalanche safety equipment (transceivers, probes & shovels) and how to […]
The Peak Leaders crew in Banff recently went on a Cat-skiing mission to a deserted ski resort called Fortress Mountain. Not only is Fortress Mountain the Cat-skiing mecca of Alberta but it’s also where the snow scenes of the Hollywood Blockbusters ‘The Bourne Legacy’ and ‘Inception’ were filmed. Unfortunately for the girls we didn’t bump into Leonardo DiCaprio, but we did ski and snowboard […]
Over the past couple of weeks our trainees in Banff have been seriously busy. Not only have they completed their CSIA / CASI level 1, which they ALL passed, but they’ve also had a day of Cat-skiing/boarding up at Fortress Mountain and an evening hitting the rails and kickers in the Norquay Park. It’s fair to say that the trainees are loving the course […]
