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SnowSkool Three Valleys 2022: Week 1
Welcome to the first course diary for SnowSkool Three Valleys 2022! Against all odds, we were given the green light for everyone (including the Brits) to travel to France… with less than 24 hours to go! The first week has been all about getting settled in to chalet life, finding our ski/board legs, and making sure the perfect balance between work hard and play hard is struck
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SnowSkool Big White 2022: Week 1
Welcome to the first course diary, for SnowSkool Big White 2022! We’ve finally arrived; the build-up to this season’s course has been huge! The gang in Big White this year are an amazing crew and this first week and a bit has been all about getting to know each other and making the most of their new home for the season.
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Early Bird Pricing for SnowSkool Courses 2023
!! EXTENDED TO 28th FEB !!
Our 2022 courses are underway and, to be honest, everyone's having a blast. We couldn't possibly take these deals away from future SnowSkoolers - not just yet!! So we're extending our 'early-bird deals' (I think we can all agree they're not all that early anymore...)
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The 10 best Instagram accounts to get you pumped for the ski season
Ror a lot of us, we’re patiently waiting (did we mention it was a TWO YEAR WAIT??!) to get out in the snow. Aside from intently monitoring the webcams, we’ve been scrolling #skiinspo on Instagram and consequently have been trying to rank our top ten accounts…
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Meet the team: Big White’s Course Leader
We’re delighted to introduce Holly – our Course Leader in Canada’s Big White this season. Holly got the job wrangling SnowSkoolers… because she used to be one! Holly actually did the Banff SnowSkool course back in 2017 and, since then, she’s been working as a ski instructor at Mt Buller in Australia, The Remarkables in New Zealand and back in the UK at Snozone Castleford.
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COVID travel rules: How to get to a ski or snowboard instructor course in Canada
For nearly all international travel, the COVID rules are confusing! In particular, because they’re constantly changing. Hopefully, this guide helps you navigate the current COVID rules to travel easily to Canada, for your ski or snowboard instructor course.
How to get to a ski or snowboard instructor course in Canada...
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Meet the team: The Three Valleys’ Course Leader
We’re delighted to introduce Claudia – our Course Leader/Rep in France’s Three Valleys this season. Claudia got the gig (potentially one of the best season jobs in the mountains!?) because of her big love for the Alps and as someone who can ski hard and après hard... AKA, keep up with the SnowSkoolers
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Meet the team: Banff’s Course Leaders
For the best instructor course, we reckon you need: a buzzing resort, solid snowfall, plentiful powderfields, fun accommodation, tonnes of decent grub, elite trainers who know their stuff – oh and a mega-organised, team of legends running the whole thing!
We’re delighted to introduce Ben and Ed – our Course Leaders/Reps in Banff this season. Ben and Ed got the gig (potentially one of the best season jobs in the mountains we reckon) because of their enthusiasm for skiing and riding, alongside a cool head suited to wrangling 60+ SnowSkoolers let loose in Banff!
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COVID travel rules: How to get to a ski or snowboard instructor course in France
The COVID travel rules are confusing, we know! Hopefully, this guide helps you navigate the current COVID travel rules, and travel easily from the UK to France. We’ll update these instructions as often as we can; these are the latest regulations at the time of writing.
Here's how to get to a ski or snowboard instructor course in France, from the UK...
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How good do you need to be at skiing or snowboarding, to be an instructor?
How good do you need to be, to be an instructor? The short answer is: very!
The more helpful answer is: it varies. And, there are things you do to meet these levels. The best way to meet these levels of skills is to undertake some training. So, the question you should be asking, isn’t “how good do I need to be to be an instructor?”, it’s “how good do I need to be to do an instructor course?” Again, the answer is: it varies. Our ski instructor courses and snowboard instructor courses demand different levels of existing skills which you can learn more about here.
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