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. […]
Whether you would like to work as an instructor on your local artificial ski slope or for a snowsport school in the powder haven of Hokkaido, Japan – BASI qualifications are your passport to a life of travel and adventure! With the world being so accessible nowadays, it can be hard to choose where you’d like to visit first. Peak Leaders have compiled this information […]
Nothing gets us more stoked for the season than watching essential snowboard movies! Seeing the pros going HUGE in the park, floating through Japanese pow or hiking the gnarliest lines accessible to man is what gets the juices flowing in the build up to the snow season. Peak Leaders have compiled this ‘must watch’ guide of essential snowboard movies and edits for any rider who’s […]
Week 7 of the Morzine 10 week ski & snowboard instructor course and the group wrap up the shadowing process, with extensive real client experience and some fun celebrating trainee Kelly’s birthday the American way…Here’s group leader Tom with the update… Another terrific week for our skiers and snowboarders, with perfect conditions for training and getting more comfortable with bumps for the BASI Level 2. The trainees also enjoyed Kelly’s birthday, celebrating a traditional […]
