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The Best Home Exercises For Skiing
Winter is almost here and with rumours of the lifts opening in Verbier this weekend we cannot wait to get on skis again! As passionate advocates for all...
Types of Ski instructor jobs
If you’re thinking of ski instructing or snowboard instructing as a career, you may be wondering what different types of jobs there are within the...
What is the best skis to choose for your ski instructor course?
*This has been updated for the best 2023 Skis and Boots Over recent years we have helped hundreds of students obtain ski instructor qualifications. A large...
Why choose Verbier for your Gap Year?
Choosing the resort to spend the winter season can be a tough decision, and with a whole host of different gap year programmes for instructor training out...
Verbier Ski Instructor Course Feedback 2021
We asked our students to share their feedback about the Gap Course.
How to choose the best ski instructor course for you?
There are now so many options when it comes to choosing a ski instructor course to gain your first qualifications, it can be difficult to decide...
Danish Instructors Training in Verbier
Lucas and Magnus review their Instructor Training Course in Verbier Magnus and I both have a season as ski instructors under our belt already, after we spent...
Studying Abroad: Ranking the Best Locations around the World for Skiing
Skiing has a plethora of health benefits for both our physical and mental health. For instance, it releases a flow of endorphins, adrenaline, serotonin, and dopamine. It also eases stress and therefore relaxes you.
What is the UK’s attitude to taking a career break?
Have you ever looked out your office window and wondered what was beyond those four walls?  Well, taking a career break could be the answer to your prayers....
What is the Criteria to pass the BASI Level 3?
How good do I need to be? This is a question often asked when booking the ISIA course at Altitude.
What’s the Criteria to pass the BASI Level 2?
BASI like to explain the standard of the level you wish to achieve in a way you are likely to be assessed, therefore explaining the appropriate terrain and...
Around the world in gap years
It can feel impossible to plan out the future when you’re still trying to figure out who you are. As a teenager, imagining life a year from now can feel like...
Accommodation in verbier
Our most popular accommodation choice over the last 22 years with our students has been our private Swiss chalets option. This allows you to stay with 8-14 other trainee instructors together in a typical Swiss Verbier chalet.Â
