by Laura Turner | Mar 17, 2014 | Blog
Altitude truly is the only place to be next season! a blog by Dean Wilson – Gap ski instructor course 2013-2014 So finally my ski bubble has been burst returning back to the UK having, had a fantastic season out in Verbier. The Gap ski instructor course itself...
by Laura Turner | Mar 2, 2014 | Blog
For the past two weeks during half term we have been shadowing instructors who have been taking group sessions. The experience of shadowing really was so valuable. We had the opportunity to take one or two exercises a day in order to practice our teaching – you...
by Laura Turner | Feb 19, 2014 | Blog
So came the final two weeks of the course and the level 2 exams. Everyone seems to have the same sense of nervousness but at the same time confident in our preparation, which has all been geared towards the level 2 over the last 8 weeks. As the snow’s become...
by Laura Turner | Feb 2, 2014 | Blog
Arriving in resort Verbier seemed to be suffering from what looked like a heat wave. We soon settled in to our accommodation that would be home for the next 10 weeks and taken to what now feels like our home the social hotspot in town ‘PUB MONT FORT’. The...
by Laura Turner | Jan 12, 2014 | Blog
After two weeks of training, it was time for us to take our BASI Level 1 Exam. The first ski instructor certification. The week started on Sunday evening when we had a meeting with our two BASI trainers, Peter and Henry, to go over what we should expect in the coming...