Become a Ski Instructor in Banff

Banff is surely one of the best places on earth to train to become a ski instructor. The skiing in the area is world-class – three huge ski hills with some of the world’s most beautiful scenery and thousands upon thousands of acres of crazy backcountry terrain. Off-snow, the town caters for every après-ski need of a young skier; hot springs allow you to rest weary muscles straight off the slopes, there are plenty of budget and high-end restaurants to replace burnt-off calories and line stomachs before you hit up the party scene!

The 12-week SnowSkool Banff programme is SnowSkool's longest-running and most popular instructor course. The ski instructors selected to carry out your ski training are the most highly-qualified and experienced ski instructors in the Ski School. In fact, they are not just ski instructors, they are also examiners. What is more, with 20+ hours of tuition per week, we offer more tuition than other companies. Surely this is one reason for the 100% pass rate for the CSIA level 1 ski instructor exam that SnowSkool has maintained since we first arrived in Banff all those years ago.

The SnowSkool Banff programme is a favourite amongst the younger crew that have recently left School or graduated from University. There is a fantastic group mentality as all the students ski, eat and socialise together in a Lodge.

At 12 weeks, the SnowSkool Banff course is the longest ski instructor training course of its kind and so, as a result, we can take less-experienced skiers and give them plenty of time to build up mileage on their skis. Moreover, because we operate a large programme in Banff, we have a good number of groups of ski instructor trainees meaning that we can split up according to ability. So if you have three weeks on-snow experience or three seasons on-snow experience, you should fit right in.

Banff not quite right for you. Don't worry, we're sure to have a course that's perfect for you! Find out about SnowSkool's other ski instructor courses.