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THE HILL - Although there are a bunch o ski
hills in and around Ban, locals and visitors
alike will tell you that its all about the Shine.
I you say youre going shredding in Ban,
youll be talking about Sunshine Village.
The ski area is spread over three individual
mountains Mt. Standish, Goats Eye Mtn
and Lookout Mtn - and each has something
totally dierent to oer. For lessons days,Sunshine has some incredible training
terrain: beautiul, big, wide-open green and
blue runs that are ideal or nailing the drills
required to pass your instructor exams. But,
when not in training, you can smash it on
some o Canadas toughest in-bound slopes...
entry into the notorious Delirium Dive is only
permitted with an avi pack and a buddy!
Sunshine has it all rom awesome tree-skiing
to big-mountain powder aces and rom sick
parks with monster hits to some o the most
insane backcountry terrain.
THE COMMUNITY - Ban is a very cool little
town in the middle o the Canadian Rockies.
Youd think the town planner was a rad
shredder hersel as the whole town seems
geared towards skiers and snowboarders and
then to entertaining them when the chairlits
stop running!
I Carlsberg did instructor training courses,
HQ would be Ban! Theres a bunch o pubs
& bars i you ancy a drink or two. But i two
becomes three becomes our, you can get
your boogie on at Auroras, The Dancing
Sasquatch or Hoodoos! As well as nights out,
we will also organise trips to the ice hockey,
bingo bowling (more un than it sounds!),
cinema & DVD nights, ootball & basketball
tournaments, ancy dress parties and poker
nights. Ban is where its at. Your SnowSkool
reps will be there to ensure that you make the
most o your season.
ACCOMMODATION - On the SnowSkool
course you will be living at the Ban Alpine
Centre. Essentially its a lodge and it is the ideal
destination or young SnowSkool students
allowing you to live, eat, drink and socialise
together. Its an awesome set-up - the sense
o international community, o camaraderie
and o atmosphere is the most important
thing about this accommodation and has to
be experienced to be ully appreciated.
The hub o the lodge is SnowSkool HQ a
large chilling area where its all about sitting
in ront o the re with your laptop, listening
to some tunes, checking out Facebook (via
the ree WiFi!) and chatting (yes, actually
chatting!) to your new best buddies about
the days riding.
The Ban Alpine Centre has incredible
acilities too; we mentioned the ree WiFi but
we didnt tell you about the ice-climbing wall,
the restaurant Cougar Petes - or the Stormy
C!!! The Storm Cellar is the on-site pub and is
a perect hang-out or SnowSkool students.
For your amusement is ree pool, ree darts
and table ootballalso FREE! The TV is
always pumping out sick movies like the Art
o Flight or, at times, Premiership matches!
Wednesday night is open-mic jam night so
i you ancy a strum, a drum or a sing, you
can get involved. Friday night is karaoke night
and every night is cheap drinks night. TheStorm Cellar has developed legendary status
in Ban and it will be approximately 50 paces
rom your bed!
BANFF IS A SKI ANDSNOWBOARDING MECCA...WITH A NIGHTLIFE TO MATCH!
BANFF, ALBERTAWork Hard & Play Hard in Canadas Premier Alpine Resort
04 | RESORT: Ban
www.snowskool.co.uk
SKOOL BREAKDOWN
QUALIFICATIONS
Average Annual Snowall: 30t
Area: 3,358 acres
Number o Runs: 107 named runs
Terrain Breakdown: 20% beginner - 55% intermediate - 25% expert
Top Elevation: 9,000t / 2,730m
Freestyle: Rogers Terrain Park with range o jumps (rom 5t to 35t), XL hip, various
boxes & rails (rom lat-down box to 40t kinked rail) and the 24t Mail Trench!
Banff
wouldbe
HQ
training courses,
instructor
IfCarlsberg made
For more inormation on the specic courses
we run at Sunshine Village, Banf please getin touch: [email protected] or visit...
www.snowskool.co.uk
SnowSkool Ban! My memories
riding hard, great instructo rs, big
nights o ut, chil ling at SnowSkool HQ,
ancy-dress parties, poker nights
lots o laughs you get the picture?
Oh, and I nailed my Level 2 instructor
qualiication and park certiicate! It
really was the best 13 weeks o my
lie I lived the dream!A year ater her SnowSkool course,Laura was back in Canada workingas an instructor at Nakiska thanks
SnowSkool!
Snowboard Instructor
Banff, 2010
LauraRoberts, 19
Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA)
Canadian Association o Snowboard Instructors (CASI)
AGE PROFILE
AVERAGE AGE
20
MALE
80%
FEMALE
20%
BRITISH
70%
MINIMUM
3-4 WEEKS
AUSSIE
20%
OTHER
10%
NATIONALITIESTYPICALGENDER RATIO
RECOMMENDEDEXPERIENCE
17-2021-24
25+
RESORT STATS
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THE BIGGESTSKIING IN AMERICA
THE HILL - With more than 5500 acres o
terrain, Big Skys motto is The Biggest Skiing in
America. But that is not even hal the storyour
bros in the States regard Big Sky as a training
ground or Alaska. Why? Well, 4350t o vertical
descent and 35t o light, uy snow make this
a ull-on steep & deep resort. And some o the
terrain is ully insanewith long couloirs opening
into huge powder elds, cli drops into tight
chutes and single descents stretching 3000
vertical eet in waist-deep powder!
Now please let me remind you o the name o
this resort: BIG SKY. Youve probably not heard it
beore. And that, my riend, is the beauty o the
place. Even during the busiest weeks, lit lines
are non-existent. Locals say that the only thing
that will slow down your riding is your own leg
strengthor lack o it!
I you want to get down with some reestyle
riding, Big Sky has a sick park but the inter-
connected Moonlight Basin is the place to go
with two incredible snow parks with everything
rom basic boxes to monster table-tops!
THE COMMUNITY - Best thing about Big
Skyski-in/ ski-out. This is pretty rare (and
generally super-expensive) in North America.
So ater a big day shredding the pow, you can
sink into a hot-tub, dive into the pool at the
Huntley Lodge or point your tips to one o
the local bars or a cheeky beer.
Big Sky is a lively mountain village with our
or ve grubby bars (!) and a ew more classy
establishments. Kick back with some live
music at Scissorbills Saloon or head overor a beer at the Lone Peak Microbrewery. I
you ancy something to eat, youll be spoilt
or choice with over twenty eateries Italian,
Fondue, Steak, Burger, Seaood, Pizza, Thai,
Fine Dining andThe Montana Dinner Yurt!
Jump onboard a snowcat, travel 2 miles up
the hill and enjoy a 3-course meal with live
acoustic music in a backcountry yurt!
Apart rom lies essentials skiing/ riding,
eating and drinking, theres a lot o un to be
had at Big Sky with a zipline, snowshoe-ing,
high ropes, bungee trampoline, climbing wall
and snow-tubing. And theres ree WiFi all
round the village! The atmosphere is super-
relaxed and riendly and everyones always
ready to say Howdy and have a chat!
ACCOMMODATION - SnowSkool Big Sky
students will be housed in a series o slope-
side condos. All condos have two or three
bedrooms and have a spacious, open-plan
kitchen/ diner onto a living room with large
replace, cable TV, DVD player and ree
WiFi. SnowSkool students have access to
a tness centre, large swimming pool and
hot tubs at the nearby Huntley Lodge. The
condos are ideally located ten minutes rom
all the amenities in the village centre and with
stunning views o Lone Mountain and out
over Lake Levinsky.
BIG SKY, MONTANACome to the Wild West and Ride Cowboy Country!
06 | RESORT: Big Sky
www.snowskool.co.uk
Average Annual Snowall: 35t
Area: 5,532 acres
Number o Runs: 150 named runs
Terrain Breakdown: 14% beginner 26% intermediate 60% advanced
Top Elevation: 11,166t / 3,403m (second highest vertical drop in US)
Freestyle:In Big Sky, 2 Terrain Parks with jib park, kickers, tables, boxes and rails, also super-pipe and
standard hal-pipe. In Moonlight Basin, 3 Terrain Parks with jumps, boxes and rails (all rom S to XXL)
For more inormation on the specic
courses we run in Big Sky, please get intouch: [email protected] or visit
www.snowskool.co.uk
B.I.G.NotoriousThe
BigSky:
I phoned SnowSkool about their
Ban course but by the end o the
call I wanted to jump on a plane to
a place Id never heard oBig Sky!!!
Im stoked they told me about it
and Im stoked I joined the course.
It is just such a cool place to ski
unbelievable terrain, so much snow,
my skiing got so much better so
quickly. The instructors were great,
the accommodation was amazing, the
restaurant s & bars were co ol and the
people are sup er-rien dlyI could go
on! Ive made it my mission in lie to
tell people about this place!
Ski Instructor
Big Sky, 2012
FAGAN, 24
QUALIFICATIONSProessional Ski Instructors o America (PSIA)
American Association o Snowsport Instructors (AASI)
AGE PROFILE NATIONALITIESTYPICALGENDER RATIO
RECOMMENDEDEXPERIENCE
17-2021-24
25+
SKOOL BREAKDOWN
RESORT STATS
AVERAGE AGE
23
MALE
75%
FEMALE
25%
BRITISH
65%
MINIMUM
3-4 WEEKS
AUSSIE
25%
OTHER
10%
TIM
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BIG WHITESMOTTO IS ITS THE SNOWIN REFERENCE TOCANADAS LIGHTEST,FLUFFIEST POWDER
THE HILL - Despite being one o Canadas ve
largest ski resorts, Big White is rereshingly
uncommercialised and lit lineswell, them
other resorts can keep em! Biggie is well-
regarded by those in the know in the search
or pristine powder snow. The weather rolls in
rom the Pacic Ocean, dries out on its journey
over interior BC and, when it hits the Monashee
Range, the slopes o Big White get hammered
by bucket-loads o Canadas driest, ufest
powder snow!
A natural playground, Biggie is incredibly un
to ride. It oers antastic training terrain that is
ideal or the SnowSkool course; lots o cruisy
greens and wide-open blue runs that are
essential or perecting drills and learning the
more technical details o skiing/ riding like a
snowpro. To test your mettle, you can move on
to the tougher black runs, drop into the double-
black diamond Cli Area or hit up the steeps &
deeps underneath the Powder Chair.
The Snow Park is super well-tuned with some
insane hits and rails and you can ip, spin and
slide to the sounds o the latest beats pumped
out by the Park Crew! But Big White is probably
most amous or its tree-skiingwherever you
are on the hill, cast the piste map aside and dive
into the nearest patch o trees to experience a
dierent line every day!
THE COMMUNITY - Big White is Canadas
largest ski-in/ ski-out villagethe High Street
in Big White is actually a pisted ski run!
Although commonplace in Europe, ski-in/ ski-
out access is not so easy to come by in NorthAmerica and the benets o being able to clip
in at the back door o your digs are hard to
over-emphasise. Youll quickly appreciate the
simple things like an extra hal hour in bed on
a cold Canadian winter morning or the ability
to return home or lunch! Like it should be,
the slopes orm the main part o the resorts
inrastructure and are a useul way to access
all the local amenities restaurants, bars and
shops. The atmosphere in Big White is riendly
and super-relaxed but with some great bars
and a bustling nightlie.
ACCOMMODATION - In spite o all our tightorganisation and hard work, eedback tells us
that the main draw o the SnowSkool Big White
course is the accommodation! All students are
housed in luxurious and spacious ski-in/ ski-
out apartments, each with a private hot tub as
well as a swimming pool and gym. Whatever
we say about it, you will be overawed!
You can nish your days lessons and be in the
hot-tub on your balcony with a cold beer in
your hand within two minutes o leaving the
pistes. Ater dinner, all into one o the huge
leather soas, stoke a re and relaaaaaaax!
BIG WHITE, BRITISH COLUMBIALuxury Accommodation in Canadas Largest Ski-in/ Ski-out Village
08 | RESORT: Big White
www.snowskool.co.uk
Average Annual Snowall: 25t
Area: 2,765 acres
Number o Runs: 118 named runs/ 27 unnamed
Terrain Breakdown: 18% beginner 54% intermediate 28% expert
Top Elevation: 7,606t / 2,319m
Freestyle:Telus Terrain Park with range of jumps (from 5ft to 30ft), 7ft quarterpipe, various boxes & rails (from
8ft box to Stepchild Round Rail - street style with Donkey Kick), halfpipe and skier-/ boarder-cross circuit
For more inormation on the specic courses
we run at Big White please get in touch:[email protected] or visit...
www.snowskool.co.uk
Ater talking to SnowSkool about what
I was looking or rom my s ki instructor
course, I knew that Big White was
the ideal place or me great skiing
(and somewhere to learn how to ski
powder!), luxury lodgings on-hill, a
riendly ski community and a more
mature crowd on the course. It lived
up to expectations in every regard!
Ater impressing during her training
course, Helene was approached by the
Big White Ski and Board School with a
job ofer or 2008/09.
Ski Instructor
Big White, 2008
HELENEBowater, 27
BigWhite:sssshhh...
anyone!!!donttell
RESORT STATS
SKOOL BREAKDOWN
QUALIFICATIONSCanadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA)
Canadian Association o Snowboard Instructors (CASI)
AGE PROFILE NATIONALITIESTYPICALGENDER RATIO
RECOMMENDEDEXPERIENCE
17-2021-24
25+
AVERAGE AGE
25
MALE
60%
FEMALE
40%
BRITISH
55%
MINIMUM
2-3 WEEKS
AUSSIE
40%
OTHER
05%
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10 | WHY SNOWSKOOL?
WHY SNOWSKOOL?We love it when you ask why you should book with SnowSkool instead o one o the otheroperatorsits our chance to show of a little!
LIVE THE DREAMJOIN A SNOWSKOOL COURSE!
BIG IS BETTERWe are the market leader - more people book
onto season-long instructor courses with
SnowSkool than with any other company.
SnowSkools size benets you in two main ways;we have lots o groups o ski instructor trainees
and lots o groups o snowboard instructor
trainees meaning that groups can be split up
according to ability ensuring you are not riding
out o your comort zone or being held back
by less-experienced skiers. On a social level,
SnowSkool is where the partys atwe have big
guest lists, we have big roadtrips, we get better
prices or a bigger group and theres always
someone to go or a beer with, to chill and
watch a DVD with or to ski/ ride with!
SKI THE GLOBESnowSkool has operations in ve o the most
incredible ski resortsand counting! We dont
throw a dart at a world map to make our
choices; we pick the sickest resorts with the
gnarliest terrain, the highest annual snowalls,
the biggest vertical, the best trainers, the
comest accommodation and the best o-
snow activities and nightlie.
IS DOTTED, TS CROSSEDWhen we ran our rst course way back in
2004, it was a lot o un but, admittedly, a bit
o a shambles in terms o the organisation!
Since then, weve got better every year and we
have now run nearly 30 season-long instructor
courses in ve countries in two hemispheres.
Over one thousand people have become an
instructor with SnowSkool. The lessons we
have learnt over the past decade (almost!) are
put into play on all aspects o every course
and the courses run as smoothly as a smooth
Smoothster in Smoothland!
SNOWSKOOL HAS SPENT THREE YEARSCOMPILING THE WORLDS MOST COMPREHENSIVEINSTRUCTOR RECRUITMENT DATABASE
WHAT DOYOU WANT?!At SnowSkool, we like to give you the choice
o what you want to do. We run ve season-
long courses in two dierent snow seasons
the southern and northern winters. We cateror those looking or not just a little luxury as
well as those looking to get their qualications
as cheaply as possible. We have short courses
(2 to 5 weeks) and long courses (8 to 12
weeks). We have courses specically designed
to appeal to an older crowd and we have
courses that are lapped up by the younger
lot. You can opt out o ights or catering. You
can arrive early or you can stay late. You can
even structure your own payment plan! I we
have missed anything, let us know and we can
probably be exible on that too!
SEXY REPSIt is as i our reps were plucked straight
rom the pages o High Street Honeys or the
cover o Mens Health because, manthey
are good! Their job descriptions include:
making breakast, organising ootball
tournaments, oering you some technical
advice (theyre all qualiied instructors),
video-ing you on the slopes, booking trips
to other resorts, sharing an aprs-ski pint,arranging ice hockey matches, writing up
the score card or pub gol, taking photos
on nights out, researching questions or pub
quizzes, oering you a consoling arm ater
a tough day on the slopes, writing up the
weekly e-newsletter, being on hand 24:7.
And thats just the tip o the iceberg orthem!
WHAT NEXT?!SnowSkool has spent three years compiling
the worlds most comprehensive instructor
recruitment database and so i you want to
ind work as an instructor ater the course,
we can help! We have connections to
(at last count) 125 Ski & Board Schools in
ourteen dierent countries in two dierent
hemispheres. We also run jobs seminars in
resort and are pioneering a new Report
Card scheme whereby we monitor and track
your perormance throughout the course
to give your potential uture employers an
unbeatable insight into your development
as an instructor.
FINANCIAL PROTECTIONYou want to know that your moneys sae
it is! But dont take our word or it - check
with ATOL (www.atol.org.uk)! SnowSkool
is ATOL bonded meaning that i we ail,ATOL will reimburse your course ees and
repatriate you i youre abroad.
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12 | RESORT: Three Valleys
KICK OFF THE MORNING INMERIBEL, HIT UP VAL THORENS FORLUNCH AND THEN CRUISE AROUNDCOURCHEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON...UNBELIEVABLE DIVERSITY
The Hill- Granted, it is a little bizarre to reer to
the Three Valleys as the hill! In reality, more
than 600km o pistes connect up eight world-
amous ski resorts spread over three beautiul
valleys in the French Alps and all under one lit
pass. It is the worlds largest ski area. It is the
worlds avourite ski destinationwhich makes
it just about good enough or SnowSkool!
With such a large area to choose rom, not
only will you be able to nd runs to suit your
ability and experience but the mountain will
soon invite you to pick up new skills and to
challenge yoursel. It is the biggest and the
bestthere is not much you cant do in the
Three Valleys! Join the amilies on the green
and blue runs, practice your carving on the
red runs, hit the moguls on the black runs,
drop into one o the numerous snow parks
and pick the brains o your instructors as you
get to know the secret powder stashes well
beyond the reach o the punters!
THE COMMUNITY - The Three Valleys are
home to 16 dierent villages giving you plenty
o choice or not only where to ride but also
where to stay and where to hang out. The
Three Valleys unique mix o pedestrianized
villages, spa towns, amily resorts and lively
towns catering to the most hedonistic o
aprs-skiers oer a little bit o everything to
SnowSkool seasonnaires!
Although a massive resort, the Three Valleys
still retains the local and personal eel o
many o Europes smaller resorts. SnowSkool
operations are based at the heart o the
Three Valleys, in and around Mribel. which
is generally-regarded as one o the liveliest
destinations within the Three Valleys. With
antastic o-slope acilities including a sports
centre, swimming pool, climbing wall and ice
rink as well as a host o restaurants, pubs, bars
& nightclubs, it is the perect place to base
the SnowSkool Three Valleys course.
ACCOMMODATION - On the SnowSkool course
you will be staying in one o our chalets, all o
which are based in the Mribel valley. Each
chalet has its own unique charms but some
things remain consistent across all SnowSkool
chalets large living area with comortable
seating and open re, dining area with large
banquet table sufcient to seat all guests and
ully-equipped kitchens. The chalets range in
size rom ve to nine bedrooms and so, with a
standard two people per room, host between
ten and eighteen students.
Our chalets become a real home-rom-home
and the comy soas and crackling re are a
welcome sight ater a tough day on the slopes.
Kick back, grab a beer and enjoy some o the
multimedia options availableall chalets have
TV, DVD players, stereos and ree WiFi.
THREE VALLEYS, FRANCEThe Largest and Most Diverse Ski Area in the World
www.snowskool.co.uk
Average Annual Snowall: 25t
Area: 600km o pistes
Number o Runs: 335 named runs
Terrain Breakdown: 45% beginner 35% intermediate 20% expert
Top Elevation: 10,600t/ 3,230m highest village in Europe (Val Thorens)
Freestyle: Lots o snow parks in the Three Valleys including DCs Area 43 in Mribel with
a host o jumps, mini-skate ramp, 3 street lines, 220m o rails and an airbag!
For more inormation on the specic courses
we run in the Three Valleys please get intouch: [email protected] or visit...
www.snowskool.co.uk
Id always loved snowboarding and
couldnt wait to nish school so I
could kick-of my career working as a
snowboard instructor. Ater my rst
call with SnowSkool talking about the
Three Valleys course, my mind was
made up biggest ski area in the world,
super-proessional qualication, great
chalet accommodation and a company
that just had the right vibe and who I
clicked with immediately. I havent
been disappointed.
Ater nishing the course, Anne headed
back home to Australia to work a season.
Snowboard Instructor
Three Valleys, 2012
ANNEKessler, 18
ThreeValleys:
Posh&
Becks
goodenoughfor
SKOOL BREAKDOWN
QUALIFICATIONSBritish Association o Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Alpine Ski
British Association o Snowsport Instructors (BASI) Snowboard
AGE PROFILE NATIONALITIESTYPICALGENDER RATIO
RECOMMENDEDEXPERIENCE
17-20
21-24
25+
INSTRUCTOR COURSEFRANCE
RESORT STATS
AVERAGE AGE
21.5
MALE
70%
FEMALE
30%
BRITISH
80%
MINIMUM
8-10 WEEKS
AUSSIE
15%
OTHER
05%
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Ater the lights go down, Wanaka has a
pretty happening night-lienot as hectic as
some ski towns and certainly calmer than
Queenstown but there are plenty o places to
party until the wee hours!
ACCOMMODATION - We ofer two accommodation
options or the SnowSkool NZ course. The
standard package oers accommodation at
BASE backpackers which is situated slap-bang in the centre o Wanaka. The modern
backpackers oers great acilities such as
wireless internet, ully-equipped kitchens, large
TV room and a restaurant and bar downstairs.
The premium package oers accommodation
in the amily-run Belvedere Apartments
about 150m rom BASE. The apartments
have two twin-bedrooms and an open-plan
lounge/ kitchen/ dining area, laundry acilities,
entertainment systems and private balconies.
Students can also make use o the sauna and
heated locker room.
AN INTENSE TRAINING PROGRAMME ON ANAWESOME SKI HILL IN A LAID-BACK TOWN
THE HILL - Treble Cone is a pretty dope place
to shred. You cant really argue with the acts.
Its thebiggest with 1350 acres o terrain...
steepest with 2300t o vertical...deepest
with 18t o annual snowall. And, man, the
views rom TC are something else! You can
almost reach out and touch the Lake and the
mountains beyond. You wont get bored even
ater seeing it every day o the season!
TC is a locals mountain more than anything
and has some super-gnarly terrain to push
you out o your comort zone - 45% o the
hill is classed as advanced or expert! TC is
the southern-winter training ground or the
national ski teams o Austria and Norway!
The o-piste and ree-riding at Treble Cone
are legendary with insane chutes, crazy gullies,
huge powder bowls and a bunch o natural
hal-pipes and hits all over the mountain. There
is some incredible training terrain too and we
have a group o scarily well-qualied instructors
to make sure that you can smash the mountain
rather than the mountain smashing you!
THE COMMUNITY - For sure Wanaka must
be one o the coolest places on earth.
Situated on the shores o Lake Wanaka and
surrounded by snow-capped peaks, Wanaka
lies at the heart o a World Heritage site. Its
residents are extremely riendly and very
outdoorsy dont think your ears are playing
tricks on you i you hear an 80 year old lycra-
clad Granny tell you she has just hammered
it down Mount Iron on her o-road bike.Welcome to New Zealand!
There is so much to do, the town is just
like a massive playground with world-class
skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, sailing,
sky-diving and hiking all in one place. Nearby
Queenstown is the adrenaline-uelled capital
o the back-packing world and, with bungee
jumps, white-water rating, canyon swinging,
luge and jet boating, you wont run out o
things to do on our NZ course!
TREBLE CONE, NEW ZEALANDSoulul New Zealand Town with the Countrys Best Snow and Terrain
14 | RESORT: Treble Cone
www.snowskool.co.uk
Average Annual Snowall: 18t
Area: 1,350 acres
Number o Runs: 56 named runs
Terrain Breakdown: 10% beginner - 45% intermediate - 45% expert
Top Elevation: 6,850t/ 2,800m - highest lit-served skiing in NZ
Freestyle: No reestyle but Snow Park is nearby!
For more inormation on the specic courses
we run in Treble Cone please get in touch:[email protected] or visit...
www.snowskool.co.uk
Because it runs during Uni holidays,
the SnowSkool NZ programme suits
students like mysel very well. What
a place! I have travelled a lot but
maintain that Wanaka is the most
amazing place Ive ever been its
just breathtakingly beautiul. And the
people are so cool! TC is a tough hill to
ski but ultimately very rewarding and
with the guidance o the SnowSkool
instructors, youll be nailing it pretty
quickly! Im back at University now
but going on the SnowSkool course in
Wanaka was one o the best choices
Ive ever made!
Ski Instructor Course,
New Zealand, 2009
ANDYSELKIRK, 20
NewZealand
and gone
Iddiedto...
I thought
SKOOL BREAKDOWN
QUALIFICATIONSNew Zealand Snowsport Instructors Alliance (NZSIA)
Snowboard Instruction New Zealand (SBINZ)
AGE PROFILE NATIONALITIESTYPICALGENDER RATIO
RECOMMENDEDEXPERIENCE
17-20
21-24
25+
RESORT STATS
AVERAGE AGE
22.5
MALE
65%
FEMALE
35%
BRITISH
65%
MINIMUM
5-6 WEEKS
AUSSIE
30%
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17 | Which Course for ME?
WHICH COURSE FOR ME?I you want to do a course in the southern hemisphere between July and September, check out our course at Treble Cone, New Zealand.But i you want do a course in the northern winter.man, do you have a choice to make! Below we have listed a ew helpul hints but weadvise you to speak to one o the team at SnowSkool HQ or more tailored advice. And we have added in SnowSkool NZ or good measure!
INSTRUCTOR COURSEFRANCE
BANFFBan oers access tothree world-class ski hillsand this incredible townhas some o the bestnightlie on oer o anyski town.
BIG SKYBig Sky is our BIGmountain experiencewith some o the bestsnow and gnarliestterrain o oerand acool village to boot.
BIG WHITESnowSkools premiumpackage, Big White has itall: great skiing, top-notchtuition and antastic ski-in/ski-out accommodation.And hot tubs!
THREE VALLEYSThe Three Valleys is theworlds largest ski areaand SnowSkool is basedat its heart: Mribel!BASI quals and lovelychalet accommodation.
TREBLE CONENew Zealand is aboutmore than just awesomeriding. Its a mysticalplace, stunning sceneryand you will meet someo the riendliest people.
ON-SNOW*
ACCOMM
OFF-SNOW**
NIGHTLIFE
BEST FOR Nightlie
PRICE
AVERAGE 20 yearsAGE
ON-SNOW*
ACCOMM
OFF-SNOW**
NIGHTLIFE
BEST FOR Big mountain
PRICE
AVERAGE 23 yearsAGE
ON-SNOW*
ACCOMM
OFF-SNOW**
NIGHTLIFE
BEST FOR Luxury accomm
PRICE
AVERAGE 25 yearsAGE
ON-SNOW*
ACCOMM
OFF-SNOW**
NIGHTLIFE
BEST FOR Qualifcations
PRICE
AVERAGE 21.5 yearsAGE
ON-SNOW*
ACCOMM
OFF-SNOW**
NIGHTLIFE
BEST FOR Liestyle
PRICE
AVERAGE 22.5AGE
* On-snow gives an overall grade to the skiing/ riding: terrain, amount/ quality o snow, vertical & terrain parks** O-snow gives an overall grade to the o-snow activities ex nightliesports centres, cinemas, ice rinks, shopping etc
A selection of chalets
available or weekly rentin the Mribel Valley
Choose rom a range o chaletswhether
its a high-end chalet close to the centre o
Mribel, an authentic Savoyarde chalet in the
village o Les Allues or almost anything in
betweenthe choice is yours! Whatever you
go or, be assured that well be ully ocused
on providing you with a memorable holiday.
Join us in The Three Valleys this winter and
enjoy everything that the worlds avourite
ski destination has to ofer.
Call: +44 (0) 1962 855220 or more inormation
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MEET THE TEAMTHE AGEING PARK RAT - Former Paratrooper
Adrian Dunk Gourlay is our course organiser
and spends a lot o time going into a lot
o detail about things you wouldnt even
think about! On-snow, Dunks a reestyle
snowboarding guru and it is rumoured that
he once nose-pressed a sixty-one mile long
kinked S-rail somewhere in the backcountry
between Ban and Revelstoke, all in aid o
charity. Going to press, Dunk has racked up six
seasons in Canada and two in NZ.
THE SHEILA Marion Fagan is CEO o
SnowSkool Australia and, in between running
a amily and living a social lie that would
make Kylie Minogue look like the shy, retiring
type, Marion deals with all the demands o our
customers rom the other side o the world.
She repped the ull NZ course in 2010 and
tends to make an appearance or the rst week
or two at one o the courses to help knock the
reps into shape, mother her beloved Aussies
and entertain us with her rapier wit!
SNOWSKOOL REPS: Whos who?! Weve got
quite a ew reps on the books at SnowSkool
what with all the courses that we are now
running in Canada, France, NZ and USA.
Theres Sarah whos a loud-mouth Kiwi bird
and sick snowboarder and wee Scottish Rosie
who cooks like Heston, mothers like Delia and
is loved by all. Theres AJ who takes himsel a
lot less seriously than the photo suggests but
skis more seriously than it suggests. AJ tends
to hook up and do his seasons with Tom
a mild-mannered Home Countys type that,
when sent to Canada, grows wild acial hair
and skis like a mad-man! King o customer
eedback, George, impresses the ladies o-
snow and the men on-snow and particularly
in the park. Jordis not too shabby in the park
either although doesnt he know it! Less well-
known is that Jordi is uent in Swedish...this
has yet to come in useul!
The Beautiul People That Make It All Tick
THE SKIING HAS-BEEN - Phil Purdie let
the City and the world o Investment
Banking to set up SnowSkool in 2003 with
a small loan rom the old man. Phils a good
ole-ashioned ski anatic and has skied
throughout the world (in places as diverse
as Japan and South Arica) as well as
having eight seasons experience in Canada,
Europe and NZ under his belt. Recently he
has turned his attention to making sure his
one year old son, Jackson, skis in the Winter
Olympics in 2030 (in the Cairngorms).
THE BRAINS - Ater working as a Management
Consultant in London or ten years and
picking up a MBA rom Cambridge University,
Steve Purdie joined SnowSkool and quickly
restructured everything we do! Although a
hal-decent skier, Steve preers spreadsheets
to park skis and accounting to backcountry
shredding and was recently suspended or
two days thinking time or suggesting that
there is nothing wrong with snowblades.
18 | MEET THE TEAM
www.snowskool.co.uk
19 | IMPROVER COURSES
MOUTH-WATERINGSCHEDULEOF
WEEK-LONGSKI&SNOWBOARDCAMPS
Can you guess who is who?
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SKI &SNOWBOARDIMPROVER COURSES
I Martians landed onEarth and wantedto throwit down in
the snow parkor to take their frstbackcountry tour, they
would be well-advised to speak to the team@SnowSkool or
guidanceonthe best resort and the bestcoach tohelpmake
them inter-galactically dope skiers or riders!
I you ancy a week o trainingwith a winter-Olympian or
member o Team GB, SnowSkool has puttogethera mouth-
watering schedule o week-long ski &snowboard camps or
intermediate toexpert skiers & riders.
Check out the schedule at
www.snowskool.co.uk/ski-improver-courses
www.snowskool.co.uk/snowboard-improver-courses
Call us on +44 (0) 1962 855138
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SnowSkool Ltd, 37-39 Southgate Street, Winchester,
Hampshire, SO23 9EH, UK
www.snowskool.co.uk e: [email protected]
t: +44 (0) 1962 855138