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Banff Short Course

Ski & Snowboard Instructor Courses in Canada

Location: Banff, Canada
Duration: 4 weeks
Start Date: 14 Apr 2009
End Date: 10 May 2009
Qualificaton: CSIA/CASI Instructor Level 1
Tuition: 25 hours per week
Price: £3800.00 (Based on quad room)
Upgrade: Ensuite room: + £100
Reference: 09SV4
Banff long course

THE FOUR WEEK COURSE

SnowSkool and the Ski & Snowboard School at Sunshine Village, Banff have a long-running friendship as we were the first company to operate ski and snowboard instructor training courses at the resort when we arrived back in 2003. Because we were the first, we got the pick of the snowboard and ski instructors and many of those same instructors remain with us today almost five years later. All are experienced CSIA/ CASI Level 3 instructors or Level 4 instructors. The quality of the instructors we employ, as well as the amount of tuition we provide and the diversity of the terrain at Sunshine Village, is why we have a pass rate of 100%!

WHY FOUR WEEKS?

The four-week SnowSkool courses were conceived of in response to enquiries from people who were unable to take ten or more weeks off work. As well as working towards a ski or snowboard instructor qualification, there is a large emphasis on snowboard and ski improvement.

We scheduled this late season to take advantage of the fact that Sunshine Village has the longest ski season in Canada and because the spring skiing is so wonderful!

We recommend a minimum level of experience of three weeks on-snow before considering this course.

Course Schedule

Week 1

Hill Orientation, lots of skiing mileage and warm up
Develop and increase understanding of CSIA 5 skills.

Week 2

Individual skill development
Introduction to teaching.

Week 3

Personal Ski Improvement, develop teaching skills
Level 1 Prep.

Week 4

EXAM: CSIA Level 1 Instructor.

Week 1

Improvements, introduce terrain
CASI 5 skills concept/planes of balance.

Week 2

Riding improvement - sliding turns
Teaching practice, Level 1 progression.

Week 3

Riding improvement – carve
Teaching practice, Level 1 progression.

Week 4

Q & A, general Level 1 preparation
EXAM: CASI Level 1 Instructor exam.

OTHER COURSES AVAILABLE IN BANFF

Five-week instructor course – 05-Jan-2009 until 09-Feb-2009
Fourteen-week instructor course – 05-Jan-2009 until 12-Apr-2009