Bike Park Academy Profile: Josh McGarel Photography

Bike Park Academy Profile: Josh McGarel Photography

  During our 3 week Bike Park Academy in May this year, we were lucky enough to work with the super talented Josh McGarel. Josh spent the day with us snapping some pretty rad shots of our trainees during lessons and hitting some big park features! Josh hails from a BMX background in Lincolnshire originally and has been loving life in Whistler since May 2014 and […]

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MTB Coaches Camp 2016: Getting to know our new trainees

MTB Coaches Camp 2016: Getting to know our new trainees

The MTB Coaches Camp 2016 kicks off with the arrival of 12 lively trainees from all over the globe; UK, Singapore, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and America. Some of our trainees snuck a few days riding in before the course started and got acquainted with the legendary Whistler vibe. The rest arrived safe and sound, with a quick tour around our awesome chalet. The trainees were […]

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Ski Instructor Course Graduate Interview: Daniel Thomson

Ski Instructor Course Graduate Interview: Daniel Thomson

Daniel Thomson enrolled as a trainee instructor on Peak Leaders’ Saas Fee ski instructor course in September 2015. Now, 8 months after completing the course Daniel and girlfriend Gabi are doing their second season in the land down under. What made you decide to do a ski instructor course? I’d always wanted to do one – one of my friends actually did Peak Leaders before. […]

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Ski Instructor Graduate Interview: Georgina Hawkings

Ski Instructor Graduate Interview: Georgina Hawkings

  What made you decide to do a ski instructor course? I had completed a season beforehand in France working in a bar. I then decided that I really wanted to be an instructor and to spend more time in the mountains, so I started looking into it. What made you choose Peak Leaders? A lot of my friends recommended Peak Leaders to me so […]

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What effect could Brexit have on the snow sports industry?

What effect could Brexit have on the snow sports industry?

Have you been keeping up to date with the upcoming EU referendum, with regards to the snow sports industry, on 23rd June 2016? Or have you been trying desperately to bury your head under your pillow and just think about your best ski days? We’ve dug our heads out of the pow drift for long enough to take a look at the information currently available from […]

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