Later this week we’ll be getting Peak Leader coach Graeme “Gibbo” Gibson to share the goods on the 10 week snowboard instructor course in Saas Fee (Switzerland). Zen Warriors Gibbo likes nothing better than a little “jibbing” action with his group … so until we get him on camera to talk turns, teaching and exam preparations … here’s a vid from the “Masters of Ground” hailing […]
Sometimes it’s harder to do some wrong than it is to do it right. This was what the trainees discovered as the European Snowsports instructors added the final flourish to their skiing technique before the start of the BASI Level 2 ski exam, often through exercises which pushed the skiers to use unfamiliar – and downright bizarre- drills. A particular favourite was ‘The Charlston’, which […]
‘Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat…’ Or, rather, here in Verbier, the penguin. With the festive season in full flow the trainees spent each morning this week shadowing European Snowsport’s experienced instructors. With ES’s youngest clients known as Penguins, each morning two lucky trainees had to assume the guise of ES’s penguin mascot. Although masquerading as an Antarctic-based water fowl was not […]
The trainees have been basking in the warm after-glow of a successful BASI 1 assessment week. The piste conditions were tough but exhilarating as banks of cloud rolled in and out of the Verbier ski area. With the holiday season approaching, there was also a noticeable influx of recreational skiers on the slopes and the trainees gradually started to look on them less as ‘obstacles’ […]
After two weeks working hard on the fabled slopes of Verbier, the trainees are already embarking on their BASI Level 1 assessment. This is the first chance the trainees have had to spend time working with BASI Trainers: incredibly experienced snow sports professionals who set the highest standards who will return to assess the trainees at key points throughout their instructing career. We took this […]
