Lake Louise Ski Instructor Course - Canada

Product Details

Why take a course?
The International Academy operates 12 week ski instructor training courses in partnership with Lake Louise Ski & Snowboard School – one of the world’s finest ski & snowboard schools in a magnificent resort.

The courses will enable you to:

• transform your personal skiing skills through a high quality and ‘fun’ instructor training programme
• experience the Ski Big 3 resorts in the Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise, Sunshine Village & Norquay)
• enjoy good standard hotel accommodation at the Best Western Siding 29 Lodge in Banff
• attain the CSIA Level 1 & Level 2 instructor qualifications
• “live the dream” and enjoy a free heli-skiing trip!.
  
  

Dates
09 January 2009 - 03 April 2009

Lake Louise - the resort
"The Jewel of the Rockies", the majestic beauty of Lake Louise is awe inspiring. Located within the protected wilderness and spectacular scenery of Banff National Park, Lake Louise is a world class ski resort with a phenomenal reputation for its first rate amenities and wonderful dry powder snow. The vast ski area features infinite and varied terrain and has consistently been voted number one for scenery in North America by Skiing Magazine.

The courses
You will have approximately 20 hours per week of quality instruction provided through Lake Louise Ski & Snowboard School, and you will also have plenty of spare time to yourself to enjoy the mountains. You will be taught in small groups of up to 8 people per instructor. Not only will you see a vast improvement in your own technique, you will also be given the tools to become an effective teacher and share your expertise with others. Our courses will provide you with an insight into the service side of the industry, how ski and snowboard schools function, plan lessons, and you will also get to shadow instructors. To complement the instruction, a first aid course, recreational avalanche course, and ski/snowboard tuning clinics are also included.

Accommodation - Best Western Siding 29 Lodge
The Best Western Siding 29 Lodge offers good standard hotel accommodation and is conveniently located just off Banff Avenue, within easy walking distance of lively downtown Banff. The spacious rooms include two queen size beds, en suite bathroom, tea/coffee making facilities, colour television, phone and safe. Amenities include free use of an indoor swimming pool and whirlpool.

Food arrangements:
A hot breakfast buffet will be served at the Best Western Siding 29 Lodge every day. Weekday evening meals will be provided at a variety of different restaurants in Banff - offering you a great selection of Canadian, Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese and Greek cuisine.

Banff - The town
This town is situated in the middle of the world famous Banff National Park. Echoes of natives, explorers and fur traders can be heard in the middle of the magnificent Rocky Mountains of Canada. That is the spirit of this little town. Today’s Banff, although historical, grew with the pace of the new world. The spectacular ski resorts of Lake Louise, Sunshine Village and Norquay add to all that’s offered on Banff’s main street. Enjoy the famous champagne powder and complete your day with a refreshing Canadian beer and lush food platters which emulate the size of its surroundings. This is a proper ski town!

The package
The cost of the courses include:

• Flights
• Airport transfers
• Accommodation (shared)
• Weekday breakfasts
• Weekday evening meals
• Resort transfers (if applicable)
• Season lift pass (Ski Big 3 pass for the 12 week courses at Lake Louise)
• Free heli-skiing day trip (Lake Louise courses commencing Jan 09 only)
• Services of a representative
• Instructor training (approximately 20 hours per week)
• CSIA Level 1 course
• CSIA Level 1 exam fee
• CSIA Level 2 course (12 week courses in Canada only with exam fee payable in resort)
• National Governing Body manuals/materials
• First Aid Course
• Recreational Avalanche Course
• Shadowing instructors/work experience
• Video analysis and feedback
• Theory sessions
• Ski and snowboard tuning clinics
• Ski jacket
• Professional photography - group/action shots
• Job search assistance/advice

The prospects
The CSIA Level 1 certification will enable you to teach beginners and early intermediates in Canada or North America. The CSIA Level 2 allows you to teach at an intermediate level, and this level of certification can see you working in different countries around the world (including Australia or New Zealand over the Summer).

Many people who have completed an International Academy course have returned to the resort where they trained to work as a ski or snowboard instructor, whereas others have gained employment at other resorts worldwide.

Why choose International Academy
The International Academy has been running ski and snowboard instructor training courses in Lake Louise for many years. Now part of the TUI Travel PLC Group of Companies, you can travel to resort safe in the knowledge that you have the backing and support of a leading international leisure travel Group with full ATOL bonding and financial protection.

For some, our courses will enable you to develop and improve your skills in the activity you love and gain recognised instructor qualifications. For others, the courses may be the catalyst for an exciting new career.

In short, you will reap the rewards from a high quality personal development programme. You will also get to meet a diverse range of people and probably make friends for life. Whatever your motivations may be for choosing an International Academy course, you’re sure to benefit from a memorable, rewarding and potentially life-changing experience.

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Our users say
"I would advise anyone who is thinking about doing this type of course to go for it! YOU WILL LOVE IT! General tuition (improving own skiing ability) has been fantastic!"
Kate Royle, Lake Louise 2007

"Lake Louise is a skiers dream with all the terrain you could ever ask for. Conditions were consistently amazing".
James Hopkins, Lake Louise 2007