Week 2 of our 2015 Argentina ski instructor course meant back to the basics of skiing for our trainees. Luckily, Augustine, retired Olympic skier turned Peak Leader coach, was on hand to analyze our trainees every move on video. Course leader, Steve, sends this update … Back to basics Following the large snowfall that occurred prior to the arrival of the trainees, snow conditions remained ideal for […]
Week 1 of our 2015 Argentina ski instructor course is off to a great start! Thanks to a combination of amazing snow conditions, incredible accommodation at El Retorno, and a great bunch of new trainees the crew in Bariloche are loving life in the Southern Hemisphere. Our course leader, Steve, sends this update … Every Bariloche blog needs the lake view! Winter paradise in Argentina Our 2015 Argentina ski instructor […]
Colo Ziffer, our intrepid Patagonian mountain guide and long time Peak Leader liason in Bariloche, has sent a pre-season blog on all the happenings in South America for our ski instructor gap course in Argentina. Holà Colo here from a cold and snowy Cerro Catedral! Cerro Catedral looking snowy already With not long to go until the start of the Peak Leaders ski instructor gap […]
A group of trainees arrive at Bariloche domestic airport to begin not just a 9 week ski instructor course, but on an adventure that will change them forever. To come to Patagonia and not change as a person in some way is almost impossible. Almost instantly our trainees have been immersed into the famous Argentina culture. Upon arrival our group gathered around a nice warm […]
Meet Emma Cairns. Emma is a course leader for Peak Leaders and is also the head ski trainer on our Verbier and Saas Fee courses. For the majority of the year Emma is based in Verbier, where she works for European Snowsport and is a BASI level 4 instructor and Swiss Patente holder. Emma has been a course leader on our Switzerland and Argentina courses […]
