On the course

• Personal performance training
• Exclusively from BASI trainers
• Biomechanical assesments
• Hands on boot fitting advice
• Free ski testing
• Up to 40% off your equipment
• BASI Level 1 course
• BASI Level 2 course
• Training within the performance threads
• Avalanche awareness course
• Race training with Lynn Mill
• Freestyle clinics
• Ski tuning clinics
• Fitness and physiotherpy advice
• Freeride clinics
• Psychological training
• All training course fees
• Accommodation for 6 weeks
• Evening meals 5 days a week
• Airport transfers
• Lift pass
• French lessons (optional extra)
• Male and Female mentors

Pre course:

• Pre course information pack
• Telephone support

Post course:

• CV advice
• Professional references
• Industry contacts
• Career advice
• Discounts on equipment
• Further courses with BASI

Below is a timetable of the course for the 6 Weeks you will be with us in Val d'Isère.

Week 1:

Personal Performance Week.

Focussing entirely on your own personal skiing, the basic fundamentals of ski technique are covered this week and it is designed to lay the foundations for the course to come. It is full days on the hill, Monday to Friday, and a couple of hours spent off the hill going through video analysis and attending specialist presentations on biomechanics, injury prevention, equipment and mountain safety. It is a busy week, but it sets you up well for the rest of the course. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:

• Personal performance training with a BASI trainer
• Core fundamentals of ski technique
• Video analysis
• Boot fitting advice
• Free ski testing
• Presentation on biomechanics and injury prevention
• Presentation on ski equipment
• Presentation on mountain safety/avalanche awareness

Time spent with your trainer on the hill: 25hrs
Time spent with your trainer off the hill: 5hrs
Time spent in specialist evening presentations: 5hrs
Total training time: 35hrs

Week 2:

BASI Level 1 Course.

The Level 1 Instructor course is a 4 day course and is the first instructor qualification within the BASI pathway of training and grading. It is the initial step on the route to eventually becoming an internationally recognised snowsport instructor. The course aims to provide you with the basic information and skills which will enable you to develop your practical performance. You will be introduced to the Central Theme which is the BASI progression from no skiing experience through to parallel turns and you will begin to deliver some short lessons. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:

• BASI Level 1 curriculum.
• The BASI manual and course resources for this level.
• Personal performance training.
• Introduction to the Central Theme.
• Introduction to the teaching principles.
• A comprehensive action plan and review with your BASI trainer on how to develop through the rest of the course.
• The Level 1 course ICE party - a chance to let your hair down after a busy couple of weeks!

Time spent with your trainer on the hill: 25hrs
Time spent with your trainer off the hill: 10hrs
Total training time: 35hrs

Week 3:

Performance training.

This week you will be working on the action plan created at the end of the Level 1 and also expanding the remit to the bumps and variable terrain with an eye on the Level 2 at the end of the course. Training is delivered exclusively by BASI trainers, and the quality of training is second to none. You will also do the First Aid course this week as part of the overall qualification. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:

• Performance training with BASI trainers
• First Aid Course

Time spent with your trainers on the hill: 9hrs
First Aid training: 14hrs

Total training time: 23hrs

Week 4:

Race training and freestyle week.

This week you will do some Giant Slalom race training with former British Champion Lynn Mill. Lynn won 17 British Championship titles and achieved many international podiums. You will also have a Slalom session with former British Masters Champion and BASI trainer Rupert Tildesley and do a freestyle clinic with BASI trainer and freeride guru Olivier Renassia, which will be a chance to explore the Val d'Isere Snowpark and develop your freestyle skills. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:

• Giant Slalom race training with Lynn Mill
• Slalom race training with Rupert Tildesley
• Personal performance training with a BASI trainer
• Freestyle training with Olivier Renassia

Time spent with your trainers on the hill: 15hrs
Total training time: 15hrs

Week 5-6:

BASI Level 2 Course.

This is the second part of the BASI curriculum and the climax of the course. It is a continuously assessed course which, if successful, culminates in the much coveted Level 2 qualification. The course is physically demanding, as you will spend two blocks of five days involved in lectures, self study, skiing and teaching. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:

• Personal performance training with a BASI trainer
• Personal performance assessment to the Level 2 criteria
• Teaching development sessions
• Teaching assessment to the Level 2 criteria
• A mid course action plan for week 2 of this course
• A result on the last day of the course
• The final party!

Time spent with your trainers on the hill: 55hrs
Time spent off the hill: 20hrs
Total training time: 75hrs

The program above follows how the course has run in recent years but should not be viewed as a definitive itinerary which will be communicated to you week to week via the members area of the website. It can be subject to some variation depending on weather conditions and other circumstances, but this will give you a good idea of what to expect.

Skiing Standard

We can cater for a large range of abilities since there are many groups on the course. This means, if you are already a good skier your level will be pushed with other good skiers around you. Our trainers train and assess to the highest level in BASI so there is no ceiling to your improvement. Similarly, if you are an inexperienced skier you will be in a group with similar abilities so yours so your needs will be met in this respect too.

Insurance:
It is vital that you are properly insured against injury, loss of personal effects and curtailment. Students will need to purchase an insurance policy, details of suppliers that prevoius students have used will be posted when you receive your booking form.

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 be the guidance of the ICE team should things go wrong. Whether it is for a medical reason or just a shoulder to lean on, the ICE team will be there to help, should you require it.

Call us on 0870 760 7360 for more information. If you choose option 3, you can speak directly to a BASI trainer who will happily discuss the course content, accommodation, what to do with your qualifications, how to find work and answer any questions you may have about the course or skiing in general.