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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
After a fun and snowy winter here in Verbier, summer is here. So time to think about getting out and working on your fitness. There are some key fitness training elements you can build into any summer fitness plan to
Spring, followed by winter, followed by spring again… It’s been pretty crazy winter and whilst we had great early snow all of a sudden we had a warm spell in February and everything started to feel like it was going
Qualifications: How on earth does it all work? Good question. You wouldn’t be alone if you looked at all the ski instructor qualifications out there and wondered what on earth all lists of letters and number mean: BASI, ISIA, IASI,