South African snowboarder, Abi O’Donnell, joined us for the 10-week snowboard instructor course in Saas Fee, Switzerland in 2015. Her goal from the outset was to qualify as a snowboard instructor and work with Les Elfes International Ski and Snowboard School in Verbier for the winter season. We caught up with Abi to hear a little about her unique story and to find out how […]
Daniel Thomson enrolled as a trainee instructor on Peak Leaders’ Saas Fee ski instructor course in September 2015. Now, 8 months after completing the course Daniel and girlfriend Gabi are doing their second season in the land down under. What made you decide to do a ski instructor course? I’d always wanted to do one – one of my friends actually did Peak Leaders before. […]
Ever wondered how good you need to be (and will become?) on a 10 week ski instructor course? Well, take a look at some first turns and last turns from Saas Fee … and how to book on the next courses in Morzine & Banff starting in January 2016 or Bariloche, Argentina in July 2016 … How much skiing before the 10 week ski instructor course? […]
How does the Peak Leaders Saas Fee pre-season course stack up against other gap/career breaks? Course leader Steve takes a look back at the full 10 weeks of the Saas Fee ski instructor and snowboard instructor course… Different countries, different cultures Just 10 weeks ago, a group arrived in Saas Fee, Switzerland, to begin the Peak Leaders ski and snowboard instructor training course. The Peak Leaders 2015 crew […]
Week 9 in Saas Fee and the snow arrived big time. BASI Level 2 exam time has amped up the pressure just a bit. One more week to go… here’s course leader Steve with the update… Time to step up: BASI Level 2 It’s all change this week in Saas Fee as we begin BASI Level 2 exams with the trainers David Walton, Jon Gass and Rob Norton […]
