Ski Instructor Training


Saving your inner super hero.

Over the last 3 months, we have posted 4 fitness for ski instructor training sessions every week. Encouraging you to push harder never quit and embrace the suck. The sessions have been intense and in some cases have embraced the mantra what…
A good job to run alongside ISIA and ISTD Training

Thinking about doing an Instructors course but worried about how you will fund it?

If you have been thinking about becoming a ski instructor you are probably aware that although it is an amazingly rewarding job to have, it is not the cheapest of careers to enter into.  With lots of training needed to see you through the pathway…
Learn how to do this on your ski instructor training and you are laughing

Hips don’t lie – part deux

There’s a saying in skiing that should be more known: “We turn with our legs. We balance with our upper body.” Of course that’s not the whole truth, but it’s roughly true. What are the implications of this rough truth? That the…
Ski instructor training, Dave rounding up the top of the turn.
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BASI ISIA level 3 Demos

The BASI level 3 ISIA tech in Hintertux is approaching the half way mark. We want to wish all of our students who are sitting their exams there the best of luck.  With so many BASI students there of all levels it is easy to get distracted and…
At the end of the BASI istd training programme it is time for a drink

BASI ISTD Results

Big congratulations to Dan Wilson and Ben Proudlove on having passed the BASI ISTD level 4 technical exam! It is no small feat. Well done! The BASI ISTD level 4 standard is high. In Verbier this past week, about thirty people, split into…

BASI Level 4 Tech Exam

It’s crunch time for our ski instructor training team in Verbier. Next week is the BASI level 4 technical exam here in Verbier. Now that training is finished and exams are starting, this is what the training is aimed towards. What to expect:…

Ski Instructor Training: Long turns

When embarking on any ski instructor course you sometimes have to be willing to look at things from a completely new direction. We can think of the turn in two halves. The fast half as we run towards the fall line and the slow half as we turn…

Which skis are best for my BASI technical course?

This is an important topic and not one to take lightly. Most instructors have probably saved up all summer to get some new gear in the pre-season autumn discounts. Which skis are best for my BASI technical course? Head iSpeeds? Magnums? …

Sport vs Recreation. Are you approaching training the right way?

The first part in a series of blogs designed to support your training this winter. Written by Dave Morris - BASI trainer, Podium race coach & New Generation 1650 Resort Manager. As a trainee, it is really important to not confound…

Ski Instructor Training in Verbier – Hips Don’t Lie

So here it is folks.... The final part of our ski instructor training blog series from Verbier's own Jon and this time, we're getting technical. Tom and Jon, as you may have read from our previous blogs in the series, run our ski instructor…