ICE South American Gap Course, 8 weeks, Bariloche, Argentina.
Key facts:
Located in the heart of Argentina's Patagonia, is the gateway to the ski area "Gran Catedral". No other Argentinean ski area can match Bariloche in nightlife, dining, cinemas, theater, or its eight discos and a casino.
At 1030 meters over sea level, Catedral seems to try to join the ground and the sky. A pioneer among South American ski resorts, at present, it is the most complete and it continues updating its facilities in order to offer visitors the most advanced infrastructure. From this season on, the unification of its sectors will offer 600 hectares of skiable surface divided into 53 well-signaled runs of various difficulties, which reach 2.000 meters over sea level.
The course kicks off with an intensive personal performance course
given by BASI Trainers covering all areas of skiing or snowboarding - high-speed,
off-piste, bumps, steep slopes, racing, snowpark and freeride,
mountain safety and off-piste awareness.
This is followed by a Level 1 Instructor Course, four weeks of on-going training of several sessions a week and shadowing of ski instructors in the workplace, and culminates in the Ski/Snowboard Level 2 Instructor course (Formerly know as BASI Grade 3)
At the end of this period, if students
have reached the required standard, they achieve the Ski or Snowboard Instructor Qualification.
Also Included in the cost of the course:
- Accommodation for 8 weeks including evening meal and breakfast
- Flight from the UK
- Transfers to and from resort
- Lift pass
- Ski School Experience (required for certification at BASI Ski Instructor)
- Mountain Safety course
- Ski Techs course
- All Training
- BASI Level 1 Instructor course
- BASI Level 2 Instructor course (grade 3)
- First Aid course
- BASI Manual
- Associate Membership of BASI
Skiing standard:
The standard of entry to the BASI Gap course is the same as the
BASI Level 1 Instructor entry requirements:
Be able to ski parallel confidently, coping with a variety of
conditions, and have completed roughly 10 weeks skiing on snow
Ski confidently parallel on black runs, being able to make rhythmical
turns close to the fall line at a steady pace. Be confident to ski in control in off-piste conditions.
Insurance:
As many BASI students now take annual insurance, it is not included
in the cost of the course. Students may use their own insurance
(a standard wintersports holiday insurance will cover all eventualities
apart from your course fee for which they will charge extra).
Accommodation, food and liftpass.
Accommodation will be hotel accommodation in the buzzing town of Bariloche. Half board catering is included as part of the package.
A lift pass for the Cerro Catedral ski area will be
included for the duration of the course. Airport transfers
are also included in the course package.
In the background.
Whilst this is an opportunity for you to expand your horizons
and get the most from the time you spend abroad there will always
the guidance of the ICE team should things go wrong. Whether it
is for medical reason or just a shoulder to lean on, the ICE team
will be there to help, should you require it.
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