BASI Gap Year Snowsports Instructors Course

Vacancy: BASI Gap Year Snowsports Instructors Course
Company: British Association of Snowsport Instructors
Category: Ski Instructor Courses, Avalanche and First Aid Courses, Snowboard Instructor Courses
Dates: 2nd January - 13th March 2010
Cost: £6995

When you book on a BASI GAP course you are signing up for a professional course dedicated to skiing/snowboarding and snowsports teaching. The BASI GAP 10 week course is a snowsports instructor’s course rather than an extended holiday and suits people who are committed to improving their skiing and who are passionate about the mountains. Run by BASI themselves, in Val'dIsere, Courchevel and Meribel, this the official Gap course from the governing body of British Snowsports instruction,

Join our professional team and enjoy an experience which will help you to not only develop your skiing but other skills such as leadership, communication and team work. This course launches you into the next stage of your life whether it is in snowsports teaching or other career paths.

The course kicks off with an intensive personal performance course given by BASI Trainers covering all areas of skiing - high-speed, off-piste, bumps, steep slopes, racing, snowpark and freeride, mountain safety and off-piste awareness. 

This is followed by a Level 1 Instructor Course, six weeks of on-going training of several sessions a week and shadowing of ski/snowboard instructors in the workplace, and culminates in the Level 2 Instructor course.

At the end of this period, if students have reached the required standard, they achieve the Level 2 Instructor Qualification.

During the course.

• Personal Performance Training in Carving, Bumps, Steeps, Variable Snow, Freeride,Video analysis of Personal Performance.
• Training exclusively from BASI Trainers/Examiners.
• Biomechanical assesments and advice on physical training with our Physiotherapists.
• Preparation for the BASI Level 1 Ski Instructor Course.
• Training within the Performance threads of Technical, Tactical, Physical and Psychological.
• BASI Level 1 Instructor Course - 5 Days.
• 2 Day First Aid Course.
• A full avalanche awareness course with evening presentations and snow skills courses in the mountains
• Race training sessions
• Freestyle clinics
• Ski tuning clinics.
• Freeride clinics
• Ski School experience/shadowing of ski instructors in the workplace.
• BASI Level 2 Instructor Course - 10 Days.
• Associate membership of BASI.
• All BASI course resources and manuals.
• All training course fees including external modules.
• Accommodation for 10 weeks, including evening meals (see individual resorts for exact packages).
• Airport Transfers.
• Lift pass.
• Male and Female mentors on call 24/7.

After The CourseOn qualification, students continue to benefit from being part of BASI GAP.

• CV Advice
• Professional references
• Access to network of industry contacts
• Career advice and pathway to success
• Discounts on equipment and clothing through BASI
• BASI magazine
• Further training and courses for the next stage of BASI 

Enquire now for more details and info on how you can join a BASI Gap year snowsports course.

We look forward to hearing form you.!