course-schedule

week 1

Welcome brief with SnowSkool snowboard instructors. Hill Orientation/ Warm Up. Good chance to get to know the hill and your new riding mates. Group split. There is no big assessment in front of everyone else! General ride improvement.

week 2

General riding improvement. This week is aimed at getting all SnowSkool candidates up to scratch in terms of their snowboarding ability. You will be primarily based on-piste but will be introduced to easier off-piste terrain and basic freestyle elements. CASI 5 skills concept/planes of balance. Introduction to teaching.

week 3

Specific riding improvement - sliding turns. Pushing candidates further and onto tougher terrain. Develop and increase understanding of CASI 5 skills concepts. Teaching practice

week 4

Riding improvement – carving. Ironing out the specific difficulties of each individual candidate and ensuring they are snowboarding at the standard of a CASI Level 1 snowboard instructor. Development of snowboard teaching. Candidates will lead snowboard lessons amongst group members

week 5

EXAM: CASI Level 1 Snowboard Instructor

Party Time

Snowboarding Instructor Training - Big White

Short, Sharp and Lots of Fun

The SnowSkool five-week snowboard instructor course in Big White trains you to CASI Level 1 snowboard instructor standard. Although an entry-level qualification, you are qualified to work as a snowboard instructor in Canada but many people considering our five-week snowboard instructor courses are mainly looking to improve their snowboarding. Understanding the way a snowboard instructor analyses other snowboarders is a massive step in allowing you to continually improve your own snowboarding technique for seasons to come.

Big White is an excellent resort in which to complete the short snowboard instructor training courses. SnowSkool houses all students in luxurious ski-in / ski-out apartments and the resort is a massive playground with some of the best tree-riding and freestyle training facilities in Canada.

Pics! Pics! Pics!

Images from the Big White course

Photos from our Snowboarding Instructor Training

Who goes on this course?

Short Snowboarding Instructor Training Courses - Stats

The SnowSkool 5-week snowboard instructor training course is ideal for those looking for an extended holiday in which to become a snowboard instructor or general sick rider! It also appeals to those who are looking to gain their snowboard qualifications over two seasons.

To join the course we are looking for blue / red-runners who have at least four or five weeks’ on-snow experience. This will enable our snowboard trainers to take you to instructor level.

Still thinking it might be cooler to do a long course? Check out another snowboard instructors course with SnowSkool.

CASI Instructor Qualifications

Level 1 Snowboard Instructor

CASI Snowboard Instructor Qualifications

You will sit the CASI Level 1 snowboard instructor qualification on the Big White five-weeker. This is the first of four levels of snowboarding instructor qualifications in Canada. Armed with this qualification, you can work in various countries in the northern and southern hemisphere.

By it's very nature, training for your snowboarding qualification will lead to dramatic improvements in your technique both during the course and after as you begin to self-analyse your riding.

SnowSkool Case Study

Ryan Cooper, 25, Big White 2011

"Hey Snowskool. Just wanted to put a huge thankyou up here & say that I had the best 5 weeks of my life with you! There was snow, drunkness, friendship in bucket loads (even a bit of romance for me), a new found love of pop tarts, pow pow, dogs with socks on, immense scenery & so much more I can't possibly mention. Mainly because of huge content, but some for decency issues! OOH and a CASI 1 cert."