Saas Fee, Switzerland

- Course type
  
  Ski Internship
- Duration
  
  3 weeks
- Tuition
  
  5 days per week
- Course introduced
  
  2023
- Qualifications available
  
  IASI Level 1

Ski Instructor Internship in Saas Fee

Learn and earn on your season in Switzerland

The snow-sure resort of Saas Fee in Switzerland is where the SnowSkool ski instructor course merges into a ski instructor internship. Some may say that it offers the best of both worlds: a delicious blend of ski instructor training that can be applied on the slopes, with real customers and in return for cold, hard cash - and perhaps more than you would expect to earn!

Customers on the SnowSkool Saas Fee course will be accommodated and nourished in a great 3-star hotel in Saas Grund, giving you easy access to the glacier skiing at Saas Fee. SnowSkool interns will share the great slopes at Saas Fee with many of the national teams that choose to do their early season training there .... and you will be expertly instructed on the hallow slopes by the team at Sommet-et-Neige.

Course Dates

2024

- Duration
  
  3 weeks
- Start Date
  
  02/11/2024
- End Date
  
  23/11/2024
- Flights included
  
  No

Price

£4350
Deposit

£450

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Slopes

With 150 km of pistes and skiing almost exclusively between 2500m - 3500m, Saas Fee offers arguably the most reliable autumn skiing in Europe. The resort, which usually opens in July(!), is located amongs some of Europe's highest peaks (you'll be surrounded by 18-peaks over 4000 metres!) and is a mecca for national teams looking for an early-season training venue.

Tuition

Your ski instructor training will take place during November in advance of the season opening in resorts across Switzerland in December. Tuition is offered by senior ski instructors from Somme-et-Neige ski school ... all of whom have experience training SnowSkool interns to hit the ground running in December as a fully-fledged ski instructor.

Ski Instructor Work

After successful completion of your Level 1 qualification, SnowSkool students will be ready to work as a ski instructor - either staying in Switzerland or moving onto a resort in Japan or Canada. The worle really is your oyster! Please speak to one of the SnowSkool team about your options and to find out the working conditions and benefits available in the different resorts around the world.

Qualifications

SnowSkool works with the Irish Association of Snowsport Instructors on this course, offering the Level 1 qualification. This is a 6-day exam during which you will learn the skills to teach skiing to an intermediate level in an outdoor environment. You IASI Level 1 is internationally recognised and will afford you the opportunity to work in Switzerland, Japan or Canada. It is also recognised in Australia and Canada should you wish to continue your career in ski instructing at a southern hemisphere resort.