Lockdown videos: The Freeride One
Published on: April 1, 2020 We know that a lot of people are having a tough time as governments around the world have restricted movement to combat Coronavirus. Well, we are in the same boat and whilst we are
Heavy snow in Verbier – and even more coming…
Published on: March 5, 2020 After everyone got very stressed about high pressure and dry air in January, we have been treated to what seems like a storm every week or so for the last six weeks. It’s been
Verbier Powder Day
Published on: Feb 5, 2020 After some really heavy snow and some insane winds today the clouds parted and we were treated to an amazing powder day. Needless to say that while the majority of the ski school were
9 Myths about skiing
Skiing is a sport rife with opinions. But the trouble with opinions is that you can’t always trust them… So we’ve put together a little blog to explode a few of the biggest myths and to (we hope) help
An update from a very snowy Verbier
Published on: December 9, 2019 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peak Leaders (@peakleaders) on Dec 2, 2019 at 12:01pm PST TEN DAYS IN AND WINTER IS IN FULL SWING We have been flat out since
Snow in Verbier
CONDITIONS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER For two weekends in a row the resort has been open and we’ve had a load of snow. How much? Well estimates are that over 40cm fell in resort this weekend and plenty
Snow has arrived in Verbier (in style)
Every year we fixate on the first snow. There are two targets: opening on weekends in November and opening full-time from the first weekend in December. The key date is the full opening – because as fun as the tracks
ISIA Training – How to approach Off-piste skiing
In our last ISIA Training blog we talked about the importance of mixing up your training to develop yourself as a well rounded skier of the whole mountain. In particular we talked about the huge benefits of backcountry skiing for
ISIA TRAINING – HOW TO CRACK YOUR ISIA TECH
A common mistake ski instructors make when starting out in their mission to pass the BASI Level 3 Technical exam is to focus purely on piste performance. Whilst this is arguably the most heavily weighted area of the assessment, that
ISIA TRAINING – SKI ADVICE 2019 2020
Planning a season of level 3 ski instructor training, but not sure which ski to buy? Well read on a for our thoughts on how you can narrow down the options and find a ski that works for you. First