Banff Ski or Snowboard Instructor Course – Week 6

  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 […]

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Banff Ski or Snowboard Instructor Course – Week 5

  Week 5 in Banff was the busiest week for our intrepid trainee ski and snowboard instructors since the start of the course.  The beginning of the week marked the start of the CSIA/CASI level 1 assessment for the trainees, so understandably they were all very quiet at breakfast on Monday morning.  Although course leader Tom and trainers Jesse and Kenji were quietly confident about […]

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Cat-Skiing on Fortress Mtn with James Poulton

  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 […]

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Banff Ski or Snowboard Instructor Course – Week 4

  Week four in Banff was all about the trainees making the final preparations for their CSIA/CASI level 1 assessment. Unsurprisingly the weather was very cold, with temperatures regularly touching -30 degrees centigrade, which can cause a few problems for the lifties who struggle to get the lifts open in time. In fairness the trainees were more than happy to stay in the base lodge […]

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Banff Ski or Snowboard Instructor Course – Week 3

  Last week was another ‘banger’ (meaning it was good) in Banff. Yet again we had beautifully clear days up at Sunshine Village and on a couple of evenings we even had a dusting of snow, which definitely helped improve conditions. Unsurprisingly, as the week continued the temperatures started to drop and by the end of the week even the locals were saying that the […]

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