On Monday morning of the seventh week in Verbier a minibus picked all of the trainees up by the chalet and the group made their way over to sunny Crans Montana for a day skiing, this was part of our Ski Safari. The drive through the local vineyards was quite a change of scenery, we even saw some palm trees on the way up! […]
Most weeks in Verbier are pretty ‘full on’ for our trainee instructors, but the past week has been jam-packed. Monday started off with a day of normal training in Verbier, with the snow falling in abundance. Although the visibility was down fresh snow meant that the enjoyment factor was way up: Then Tuesday rolled round, with the continuation of the ski safari which last week […]
The last couple of weeks have been a total blast in Camp Verbier. Despite the BASI Level 2 being on the horizon there has time for both work and play. ‘Work’ involved focussing on the trainee instructors’ high-end performance, whether it be skiing or snowboarding. Admittedly if you’re reading this from your desk at one of the world’s fine but mountain-less cities, that won’t sound […]
Over Christmas and New Years Verbier is famous for the massive influx of people into the town. This is referred to as the ‘peak season’ and everything from the bars and restaurants to the pistes seem to be in a constant state of excitement. With the peak season comes an epic nightlife, lift queues and quite a different atmosphere entirely around the village. Big days […]
