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, […]
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 […]
Peak Leaders works hard to find the best job opportunities for each course. We’ve great partnerships with many companies such as Les Elfes International, ES Ride and others. But this season there’s also been a new employer tempting our trainees: ski instructor jobs in Japan… so here’s what they (and you) can expect when you “Ikimashou”… 600 resorts to explore Japan has around 600 ski resorts ranging from one-lift slopes to large commercial ski […]
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 […]
Week 8 in Saas Fee and the crew has really been turning on the style. Ski and snowboard techniques have been honed to perfection, so now it’s time to relax and enjoy some “Carnival” action before the start of BASI Level 2. Here’s course leader Steve with the update… Last weekend before BASI Level 2 Our final week with our ski coaches Emma and Jake from Element, […]
