All-inclusive ski instructor courses at the wonderful Kicking Horse resort in British Columbia, Canada at the educational rate of £5,950.
All Season’s Academy is not just out to make you a better ski or snowboard instructor – that’s pretty much guaranteed. The whole course is about a lot more than learning expert techniques from ski and snowboard pros determined to take you to the top of your ability. Our instructors will be passing on their techniques so you’ll learn to how teach skiers and snowboarders with practical communication skills and patience. Their mission is to inspire you to teach others, from beginner to expert, and give you an insight into the ski and snowboard’s school function.
Completing our ski instructors’ course demonstrates great drive, determination and self-reliance which employers in the banking sector will find as desirable as those in the world of ski resorts. You could go on a gap year across Asia or on a six-month drinking spree but you’re investing time, effort and money in making yourself a more rounded individual – we believe that’s invaluable on your CV, and for your life experience.
Ski Instructor course includes:
Level One exam and Level Two (exam optional) pass rates
Ski patrol shadowing
Living in a true Canadian town and becoming part of that community
Advanced first aid
Avalanche awareness
Ski resource management
Ski & snowboard maintenance
Video analysis
Also included are accommodation, breakfast & evening meal for entire the 11 weeks, transfers, flights and all of above courses.
You need to bring: your kit (renting/buying in Kicking Horse is commonplace), your insurance, pocket money and passport!
Excursion options: you’re in the heart of British Columbia so there’s no shortage of winter excursions to entertain you in your downtime. There’s everything from snowmobiling to dog sledding; from igloo building to heli-skiing.
Level One Ski Instructor Course
Level One is a benchmark in instructorship and is taught in weeks1 to 4. Armed with your Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA) qualification you could teach beginner level skiing (or snowboarding with Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors CASI) anywhere in Canada and some European resorts. The only negative is that beginners are only beginners for a short period. Soon after meeting a new class of novice skiers and boarders you’ll have taught them the basics and then they’re of onto the wonderful white stuff like the proverbial ugly duck becoming a swan. You need Level Two to see these guys again in order to teach them and others intermediate skiing or snowboarding.
Level Two Ski Instructor Course
Therefore, after Level One is where the real work and skill comes in. Weeks 5 to 11 sees our instructors training and educating you to Level Two CSAI or Level Two CASI. This optional exam (approx $400) proves your ability to instruct intermediate and advanced skiers (or snowboarders if you’ve CASI) and a thorough understanding of the skills and concepts required to teach at that level - not simply being great on the red runs yourself.
Level Two CSAI and Level Two CASI are pretty much world-recognised, including ski resorts in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and, obviously, Canada. The only real exception is France where the Ecole de Ski Francaise don’t permit anyone to teach unless they have actually qualified in France (a little nationalistic, but hey). Level Two instructors can charge more for their time as they can teach a wider range of skiers/boarders but some say the real benefit (psychological and financial) is being able to take private lessons.
