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10 Week Snowboard Course

When you book on a BASI GAP course you are signing up for a professional
course dedicated to snowboarding and snowsports teaching. The BASI GAP
10 week ski course is a snowsports instructor’s course rather than an
extended holiday and suits people who are committed to improving their
riding and who are passionate about the mountains. Run by BASI themselves,
in Val d'Isère, this the official Gap course from the governing body of British
Snowsports instruction,

Join our professional team and enjoy an experience which will help you to not only
develop your riding but other skills such as leadership, communication and team
work. This course launches you into the next stage of your life whether it is in
snowsports teaching or other career paths.

The course kicks off with an intensive personal performance course given
by BASI Trainers covering all areas of riding - high-speed, off-piste, bumps,
steep slopes, racing, snowpark and freeride, mountain safety and off-piste
awareness. See a sample course program

This is followed by a Level 1 Instructor Course, six weeks of on-going training
of several sessions a week and shadowing of snowboard instructors in the
workplace, and culminates in the Level 2 Instructor course.

At the end of this period, if students have reached the required standard,
they achieve the Snowboard Level 2 Instructor Qualification.

What's included on the course?

During the course.

• Personal Performance Training in Carving, Bumps, Steeps, Variable Snow, Freeride,
  Video analysis of Personal Performance.
• Training exclusively from BASI Trainers/Examiners.
• Biomechanical assesments and advice on physical training with our Physiotherapists.
• Preparation for the BASI Level 1 Snowboard Instructor Course.
• Training within the Performance threads of Technical, Tactical, Physical and Psychological.
• BASI Level 1 Instructor Course - 5 Days.
• 2 Day First Aid Course.
• A full avalanche awareness course with evening presentations and snow skills courses in the mountains
• Race training sessions
• Freestyle clinics
• Ski tuning clinics.
• Freeride clinics
• Ski School experience/shadowing of snowboard instructors in the workplace.
• BASI Level 2 Snowboard Instructor Course - 10 Days.
• Associate membership of BASI.
• All BASI course resources and manuals.
• All training course fees including external modules.
• Accommodation for 10 weeks, including evening meals (see individual resorts for exact packages).
• Airport Transfers.
• Lift pass.
• Male and Female mentors on call 24/7.

After The Course
On qualification, students continue to benefit from being part of BASI GAP.

• CV Advice
• Professional references
• Access to network of industry contacts
• Career advice and pathway to success
• Discounts on equipment and clothing through BASI
• BASI magazine
• Further training and courses for the next stage of BASI 

Further links: Individual Development Assistance | Student care | Sample Programme | Required standard | Make an enquiry