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How to Become a Ski Instructor in Japan

Japan is one of the most snow-sure countries in the world, literally metres can fall overnight! The quality of the powder is legendary and Japan’s fascinating culture and unbelievable food is also present in the country’s ski resorts. It’s a unique place to instruct with some of the best skiing conditions in the world.

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How to Become a Ski Instructor in Australia

While New Zealand is the more popular next-door neighbour when it comes to ski instructing, and to many people seen as the more attractive location to spend the winter, instructor opportunities in Australia abound and can be more available.

So if you’re thinking about winter in the southern hemisphere then consider Australia, as well as New Zealand!

Here is our guide on how to become an instructor in Australia, in 5 simple-steps!

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Cardrona, New Zealand - Instructor Courses 2018 Week 6

Well isn’t the time flying, we are over half way into the course now and only a few weeks away from the Level 2 exam. This week the groups were shuffled around again so that the students can experience having different trainers. Because everyone is different they may relate to a different trainer, so having the opportunity to do this is a great way to learn in different way. 

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How to Become a Snowboard Instructor in Canada - in 5 steps

Canada, what a country.

Amazing scenery, welcoming people, the Rockies, endless pistes of powder and long winter seasons. No wonder so many trainee snowboard instructors dream of working out in Canada’s top resorts, like Banff and Bing White.

To help make the dream reality, here’s our guide on how to become snowboard instructor in Canada in 5 steps….

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How to Become a Snowboard Instructor in Europe

Europe has some of the world’s greatest pistes, resorts and après scenes. Salaries can also be high, so it’s no wonder that a lot of instructors want to work in Europe.

For those of you wondering how it can be achieved, SnowSkool breaks the path to a career in Europe down into steps:

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Cardrona, New Zealand - Instructor Courses 2018 Week 5

Level 1 exam done and dusted. Straight into Level 2 training!

Over the next 5 weeks the skiers will be focusing on more advanced tasks, skill drills and working on bringing their personal skiing up to a Level 2 standard. 

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Cardrona, New Zealand - Instructor Courses 2018 Week 4

The first exam week has been and gone, the first hurdle in the ski and board instructor industry has been vaulted! A massive congratulations to all participants’ that sat the level 1 ski or snowboard exam this week. What an achievement to all that have passed, well done! On to the next one

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Cardrona, New Zealand - Instructor Courses 2018 Week 3

It’s the end of week 3 already, how time flies! This was the last week of training for the students before their Level 1 exams in week 4.

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Cardrona, New Zealand - Instructor Courses 2018 Week 2

Welcome to week 2! This week began with some much needed fresh snow, perfect for the SnowSkoolers' second week of training. Both the skiing and snowboarding groups worked on their own riding, as well as working on their teaching by going through the lesson formats and teaching content. 

The best way to put this into practice was to jump into their first mock teaching session. The key thoughts for this were to keep the group engaged and to have fun.

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Cardrona, New Zealand - Instructor Courses 2018 Week 1

Kia Ora and welcome SnowSkoolers! Saturday 7th July marked the start of SnowSkool New Zealand 2018. It was sign-in day for the student’s, where they got to meet their new friends and fellow SnowSkoolers that they will share incredible times with for the next 11 weeks. SnowSkool Reps, Clark and Tessa, were at the Mountain View Backpackers for most of the day, meeting the students and welcoming them to Wanaka!

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