Sample 10 Week Programme

Week 1: Personal Performance Technical Training
An intensive personal performance course led by a BASI trainer, designed to prepare the student
for the following week’s Level 1 Instructor Course. It includes high speed, bumps, snowpark
and free-ride, steep slopes and off-piste. NB: From week 1 all students benefit from our
Individual Development Assistance (IDA) Programme

Week 2: BASI Level 1 Instructor Course
This is a 5-day course covering skiing safely; planning, conducting and evaluating an
instructing session; accident and emergency handling; understanding how to
improve personal and instructing performance; evaluation of the student’s
strengths and weaknesses to date.

Week 3 to 8: Continued skier/rider development.
Students receive ongoing training and development with the trainers
through personal performance sessions with video feedback in all
areas of the mountain including carving, bumps, steep slopes,
variable terrain. Ski School Experience and shadowing in
the work place. Also during this period the students will shadow
qualified instructors as they teach. This will enable students to
understand how the theory they are learning on the course is put in
to practise in the ski school environment. In addition, during these weeks
students will attend the following:

2-day First Aid Course
A full avalanche awareness course with presentations and back country skills,
Race coaching sessions
Specialist Ski Clinics – Including off-piste freeride, freestyle and fitness sessions.
A career seminar
A child protection course
Ski Technician course

Week 9 – 10: BASI Level 2 Instructor Course
10-day continual assessment. Successful students will be able to ski or snowboard to the required level of competency and have the knowledge, ability and understanding to safely teach alpine skiing or snowboarding on a marked, ski-patrolled area to the required level.

Please note that this is sample itinerary only and may alter depending upon individual ski/board schools recommendations, group needs or weather conditions. For more information on the individual programs please contact the resort directly: Méribel/Courchevel | Val d'Isère

Off-snow student care

Whilst the course is an opportunity for you to expand your horizons and get the most from the time you spend abroad there will always be the guidance of the BASI GAP team should things go wrong. Whether it is for medical reasons or just a shoulder to lean on, the BASI GAP team will be there to help, should your require it. All our BASI GAP resorts have local offices which are accessible to students. Our team have lived and worked in their resort for a number of years so they are very experienced in dealing with student and resort issues.

Required Standard

The standard of entry to the BASI GAP Course is the same as the BASI Alpine Level 1 Instructor Course requirements: Be able to ski parallel/ride confidently, coping with a variety of conditions, and have completed roughly 10 week skiing/riding on snow, ski/ride confidently on black runs, being able to make rhythmical turns close to the fall line at a steady pace. Be confident to ski/ride in control in off-piste conditions.
If you are interested in joining the course you will be put in contact with one of our trainers. He will ensure that you are of the appropriate standard and will be able to answer any questions you may have. If you are still unsure of your standard you may wish to attend one of our Ski Assessment days that we run throughout the summer at the UK indoor slopes. Please contact us for more information