Week six was the penultimate week of training for our guys and girls down in New Zealand. The pressure has most definitely been on… no matter how many times the trainees have demonstrated a wedge turn, J turn or carving, the trainers have always managed to find something that needs improving! It has been the warmest winter on record in New Zealand and as […]
With the weeks ticking down to the NZSIA/SBINZ level 2 exams the Peak Leaders New Zealand trainee ski and snowboard instructors decided this was the week to turn up the heat on their training and to experience everything that New Zealand has to offer outside of training. Skier and snowboarder performance was the main part of training this week with Pringle ‘carving it up’ […]
It has been another big week for the guys and girls down in New Zealand after passing their Level 1 instructor exams last week. After a day spent recovering from the Level 1 assessment success the group had their Avalanche awareness course at The Remarkables Ski Area. The trainees worked their way around the off piste areas of “The Remarks” looking at; safe ways […]
The past week for the Peak Leaders NZ crew was all about the Level 1 NZSIA (New Zealand Snowsports Instructor Alliance) ski instructor exam and Level 1 SBINZ (Snowboard Instructors of New Zealand) snowboard instructor exam. In preparation the guys and girls spent the weekend relaxing before their weeklong assessment, this involved cruising around the mountain and a long alfresco lunch outside Heidi’s Hut. […]
