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 13-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 25 hours of tuition per week, we offer more tuition than any other company. 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.

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 13 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.