SnowSkool Courses
Long Courses
- Banff 13 Weeks»
- Big White 11 Weeks»
- Three Valleys 11 Weeks»
- Cardrona 10 Weeks»
Short Courses
- Banff 5 Weeks»
- Banff 3 Weeks»
- Big White 5 Weeks»
course-schedule
13 Week Ski Course
week 1
Welcome from SnowSkool ski instructors. Hill orientation - many will not have skied for a while and it is important to get those ski legs back. Group split - no big assessment in front of everyone else! Ski improvement lessons.
week 2
General ski improvement lessons aimed at getting all SnowSkool candidates up to scratch. While primarily based on-piste, you will be introduced to easier off-piste terrain. Introduction to CSIA five skills and basic ski teaching.
week 3
General ski improvement lessons. Skiing should be considerably improved and students will be pushed to tougher terrain. Develop and increase understanding of CSIA 5 skills. Increased focus on ski teaching.
week 4
Personal ski improvement lessons, ironing out the specific difficulties of each individual candidate and ensuring all are skiing at the standard of a CSIA Level 1 ski instructor. Development of ski teaching. Candidates will lead ski lessons among group members.
week 5
EXAM: CSIA Level 1 Ski Instructor
Party time!week 6
A couple of days off before general ski improvement lessons continue.
week 7
Develop skills for off-piste / backcountry skiing. Discuss and improve coaching tactics. CSIA Level 2 progression.
week 8
Free-ski. Good chance to enjoy blasting around the pistes and practice individual technique for CSIA Level 2.
week 9
Personal ski improvement lessons to ensure candidates are progressing to the standard of a CSIA Level 2 ski instructor. Further development of CSIA teaching standards and their application.
week 10
Ski and teaching improvement to Level 2 standard.
week 11
EXAM: CSIA Level 2 Ski Instructor
Party time!week 12
EXAM: CSIA Snowpark Certificate
Avalanche awareness and back country tour. Free-ski. Party time!week 13
Free-ski.
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Ski Instructor Courses - Banff
13 Week Ski Course
Thirteen Week Ski Instructor Course
SnowSkool has been operating ski instructor courses in Banff longer than any other company and the 13-week Banff program is our longest-running and most popular course. The ski instructors chosen to teach the SnowSkool program are the most highly-qualified and experienced ski instructors at the Sunshine Valley Ski School. All are either seasonned Level 3 or Level 4 ski instructors and all have the CSIA Level 1 course conductor qualification. In other words, they are teachers and examiners. And with 25 hours ski tuition per week - more than any other ski instructor course - SnowSkool has maintained a pass rate of 100% for the CSIA Level 1 ski instructor exam.
When not ripping up the slopes, students of the Banff ski instructor course love the sense of adventure that life as a seasonnaire in Banff offers. It is not all about the skiing - our dedicated, friendly and knowledgeable reps work very hard to make sure you have the time of your life during your fourteen weeks in Banff. Off-slope activities include football and basketball tournaments, ice-climbing, 10-pin bowling, DVD nights, bar crawls, ice-hockey matches, quiz nights, bingo nights, fancy dress parties, jam sessions in the on-site pub, casino nights, trips to the hot springs and much, much more.
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