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 […]
Week 6 for the Banff crew was welcome respite from the stresses of the CSIA level 1 exam week. After such an intense week everyone was up for some hardcore skiing. Fortunately in Alberta you don’t have to wait long for the next powder dump to arrive and the trainees had the perfect combination this week of fresh snow in the mornings and bluebird days. […]
