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A day in the life: ski instructor course in New Zealand
What better way to become a ski instructor or snowboard instructor than getting your qualification in the best resort in the southern hemisphere, in one of the most epic countries in the world??! Life is sweet on an instructor course in New Zealand. Here’s a taster of a pretty standard training day.
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Is snowboarding a dying sport??
NEWSFLASH! It just came to our attention the snowboarding is supposedly a ‘dying sport’. Is it?! And what does that mean for snowboard instructor courses and instructors around the world??
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SnowSkool Banff 2022: Week 12
Week 12 (which is actually the 13th week in Banff, but the 12th we've reported on!) was sadly the final week of the SnowSkool course. Happily, lots of the SnowSkoolers are staying on, for a couple more weeks, to enjoy free skiing, spring in Banff, and to delay re-joining the real world a little longer. We can't say we blame you!
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SnowSkool Banff 2022: Week 11
Free to ski! With exams behind them, the group were able to tear up the mountain without a care and many skiers finally got on a board (handy to be surrounded by newly-qualified instructors dishing out tips). Lots of après and activities also made the week one to remember.
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SnowSkool Three Valleys 2022: Week 11
And just like that, week 11 is the final week of SnowSkool’s instructor course in France… a week of tears and beers!
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Passing our ski instructor skills onto the family
"We commented after our trip this half term how grateful we were to have done the SnowSkool course... Despite the fact they don’t always listen to us when it comes to instruction, having the confidence skills and technique we developed has benefitted us ever since."
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SnowSkool Three Valleys 2022: Week 10
We already feel nostalgic and we haven’t left yet! Exam finished and end-of season parties began: lots of merriment was the perfect antidote to the tough BASI exams.
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SnowSkool Big White 2022: Week 11
Week 11 saw the end of the course in Big White… we’re gutted it’s over but an amazing exam pass rate and lots of people sticking around softens the blow.
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SnowSkool Banff 2022: Week 10
Week 10 and the Level 2 exams are wrapping - this years crew set a record pass rate, a huge effort that deserves massive congrats! The sun came out and everyone was able to properly relax.
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SnowSkool Three Valleys 2022: Week 9
Level 2 exams commenced in week 9! The students were battling less than ideal snow conditions meaning moguls are everywhere – but at least the goggle-tans are coming on well!
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