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Banff Short Course

Ski & Snowboard Instructor Courses in Canada

Location: Banff, Canada
Duration: 5 weeks
Start Date: 05 Jan 2009
End Date: 09 Feb 2009
Qualificaton: CSIA/CASI Instructor Level 1
Tuition: 25 hours per week
Price: £4150.00 (Based on quad room)
Upgrade: Ensuite room: + £100
Reference: 09SV5
Banff long course

THE FIVE 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 (five hours per day, five days per week) and the diversity of the terrain at Sunshine Village, is why we have a pass rate of 100%!

THE FIRST FIVE WEEKS OF THE ELEVEN WEEK COURSE?!?!?!

Well spotted! The five week ski and snowboard instructor training course is the first phase of the fourteen-week season-long Banff course. This enables people to pick up their Level 1 Ski Instructor or Level 1 Snowboard Instructor qualifications by early-February. After this, they can head home, freeski or freeride for the remainder of the season or even look around for work as a ski instructor or snowboard instructor (you will need a visa for this!). The choice is yours!

Course Schedule

Week 1

Group split.
Hill Orientation, lots of skiing mileage and warm up.

Week 2

Develop and increase understanding of CSIA 5 skills
Introduction to teaching.

Week 3

Individual skill development.

Week 4

Personal Ski Improvement, develop teaching skills
Level 1 Prep.

Week 5

EXAM: CSIA Level 1 Instructor
‘Celebration on Skis’ training day.

Week 1

Improvements, introduce terrain, split into 2 groups.
CASI 5 skills concept/planes of balance.

Week 2

Personal rider improvements.
Introduction to teaching.

Week 3

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

Week 4

Riding improvement – carve.
Teaching practice, Level 1 progression.

Week 5

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

OTHER COURSES AVAILABLE IN BANFF

Four-week instructor course – 14-Apr-2009 until 10-May-2009
Fourteen-week instructor course – 05-Jan-2009 until 12-Apr-2009