SnowSkool snowboard instructor courses take place in Banff and Big White - with both courses offering training up to Level 2 standard. For those wishing to train to become a snowboard instructor in Canada, you need to match-up to the standards set down by the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI). CASI is a member of the International Snowboard Instructors Alliance (ISIA). As a result, CASI qualified instructors are entitled to work as snowboard instructors throughout the world - subject to achieving certain levels.

CANADIAN SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS WITH SNOWSKOOL

CASI Level 1 Snowboard Instructor

This is a 3-day exam in which candidates must demonstrate that they can plan and organise a snowboard lesson for beginner to early-intermediate snowboarders. In addition, candidates need to demonstrate that they're pretty handy riders - you must be able to ride with good technique, speed and control on intermediate terrain.

SnowSkool pass rate: 100%
Available on: All SnowSkool Canada Snowboard Courses
Employment: In Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Japan, UK (snowdomes & dryslopes) and the USA

CASI Level 2 Snowboard Instructor

This is where it starts getting serious! CASI Level 2 is a sizeable step-up from the entry level first qualification. It's a four-day exam during which candidates have to demonstrate consistent effort and dedication throughout the course of snowboard instructor training. Candidates need to show an ability to ride in tougher terrain – moguls, crud and the freestyle park – as well as advanced carving turns. In terms of teaching, you will have to be able to teach switch riding, intermediate carving and advanced sliding turns.

SnowSkool pass rate: 89%
Available on: SnowSkool Banff 13 & 14 Weeks, SnowSkool Big White 11 Weeks
Employment: In most countries (ex. Austria, France and Italy)

CASI Park Instructor Level 1

Freestyle plays such an important part in every snowboarder’s on-snow life and so the CASI Park Instructor course is extremely popular amongst SnowSkool’s snowboard instructor trainees. Through practice and demonstration you will learn to teach freestyle snowboard skills - including straight airs, a selection of grabs and spins (180s and 360s, both front- and backside) and riding the pipe. Candidates will need to demonstrate that they can teach these skills to basic/ intermediate riders.

SnowSkool pass rate: 100%
Available on: SnowSkool Banff 13 & 14 Weeks, SnowSkool Big White 11 Weeks
Employment: Along with CASI snowboard instructor qualifications.

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