Week 10 of the Verbier 10 week ski instructor course and the trainees may have finished the course, but are in fact just beginning their onwards journey, whether that’s staying in Verbier as a Ski Instructor, trekking Kilimanjaro or another gap year we wish everyone the best of luck, and thanks for another epic course! The finish is near…but it’s not the end! At the end of last week, Jon sat down with all […]
Week 8 of the Verbier 10 week ski instructor course and the final week at that! The group will do their BASI Level 2 exams, but not without some epic events thrown in for good measure! Here’s group leader Charlie with the update… What a week it’s been! On Monday, our future ski instructors headed off at the crack of dawn to hop on Verbier Transport’s mini-bus, excited…clutching […]
Week 7 of the Verbier 10 week ski instructor course and the group are enjoying massive dumps of fresh snow, not for the ‘fair weather’ hearted! Here’s group leader and ski instructor Charlie with the update… It’s STILL snowing! Here in Verbier we’re now into a second week with Element Ski School and more days seeing snow than not – and we aren’t talking just a smattering […]
Week 6 of the Verbier 10 week ski instructor course and the group have finished shadowing the instructors and prepare for BASI Level 2 training…as well as some fresh snow. Winner winner chicken dinner! Here’s group leader Charlie with the update… Let the level 2 training begin! Having completed their level 1 course and built up a number of hours shadowing Les Elfes over the past two weeks, […]
Week 5 of the Verbier 10 week ski instructor course and the group are in their second week of shadowing the instructors from Les Elfes International – an opportunity for further involvement with lessons. Here’s group leader Charlie with the update… The hands-on approach Similarly to last week, before the trainees are able to begin their BASI level two training and exams, they must first gain experience in shadowing […]
