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- Big White 5 weeks - Jan 10
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- Banff 4 weeks - Apr 10
Big White Short Course
Ski & Snowboard Instructor Courses in Canada
| Location: | Big White, Canada |
| Duration: | 5 weeks |
| Start Date: | 12 Jan 2009 |
| End Date: | 16 Feb 2009 |
| Qualificaton: | CSIA/CASI Instructor Level 1 & 2 |
| Tuition: | 25 hours per week |
| Price: | £TBC |
| Upgrade: | TBC |
| Reference: | TBC |
THE FIVE WEEK COURSE
The SnowSkool Big White programme was developed in conjunction with the Ski & Board School at Big White and is overseen by Josh Foster, CSIA Board Member and a member of the Canadian Interski Team. Josh Foster runs one of North America’s most progressive Ski & Board Schools with a huge focus on professional development within the School and an emphasis on customer service.
In Big White, we use a rolling pool of ski instructors and snowboard instructors to teach the SnowSkool programme. All are highly-qualified as either experienced CSIA/ CASI Level 3 snowboard/ ski instructors or CSIA/ CASI Level 4 ski/ snowboard instructors. And with five hours of tuition per day, five days per week, your skiing or snowboarding will improve dramatically. No instructor training course will offer more tuition than SnowSkool.
In four seasons of SnowSkool programmes in Big White and Banff, we have a 100% pass rate for the CSIA Level 1 Ski Instructor exams and the CASI Level 1 Snowboard Instructor exams.
As well as the daily lessons, SnowSkool Big White students will benefit from specialist training in powder skiing/ riding, bumps, freestyle and race technique. You will also be given a weekly feedback session from your instructor.
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 eleven-week season-long Big White course. This enables people to pick up their Level 1 Ski Instructor or Level 1 Snowboard Instructor qualifications by mid-February. After this, students 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!
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.
EXAM: CASI Level 1 Instructor
