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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Have two weeks of the course really passed-by already? Time passes far too quickly out here! So where as week 1 in Banff was all about shredding powder and bracing ourselves every morning for freezing cold conditions, week 2 was all about enjoying the sunshine and the immaculately pisted runs. The weather in Banff has been unseasonably warm for this time of the year […]
