7 Week ISIA Ski Course
 
 

7 Week Intensive BASI ISIA Training Course and Exam, Wanaka, New Zealand

Take your skiing and instructing skills to a new level over the summer...Test your skiing at Treble Cone, one of the most challenging ski resorts in the Southern Hemisphere
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Training and sitting a BASI ISIA Technical and Teach certification exam in New Zealand offers you an unrivalled opportunity. Snow might be in short supply in the Northern hemisphere...But you can gain valuable experience and a desirable level of certification for working in Europe or other countries that recognize ISIA standards.

Head Trainer: Peter Kuwall

Course Requirements:
  • Successful completion of the Alpine Level 2. 
  • 200 hrs Teaching Experience*
  • Come to the course fit and ready to ski a lot. Rookies typically clock up 120,000 vertical meters of skiing over their 7 week course

Course Outline:

Week 1
Team building and familiarity with mountain, course structure and schedules.
Development of core movement patterns to enhance balance and Agility
Understanding skill and how to develop it effectively
Introduction to sport specific fitness training
Week 2
Integrating Teaching processes into skill development.
Introduction to skills for Bumps and variable conditions.
Dealing with steeper slopes
Week 3
BASI Teaching Module
Week 4
Introduction to skiing Gates carrying speed through line
Strength Development
Week 5
Consolidating Bumps, Variable and Steep slope skiing.
Considering Plyometrics and speed training.
Week 6
BASI Technical Module
Week 7
BASI Technical Module

Inclusions:

  • Season pass to Treble Cone ski area 
  • 165 hours of on snow, ski training 5 hours a day - 4 days per week
  • 2 week BASI ISIA technical exam and 1 week BASI ISIA teaching
    Exam
  • BASI manual
  • Technical skill development
  • Video analysis and debriefing 
  • Ski tuning and boot fitting clinics
  • Career development through connections to overseas employers
  • Rookie Academy apparel
  • 7 weeks in beautiful Wanaka New Zealand
  • Door to door transport to and from the Treble Cone ski area 
  • Shared apartment-style accommodation for 7 weeks  

Why the Rookie Academy?

Rookie Trainers are hand picked and our courses designed to help you get the most out of your time at the Academy. These practical, industry driven courses cover a comprehensive range of technical skills and teaching techniques. At the Academy expect to:

  • Ski a lot! Rookies typically clock up 120,000 vertical meters of skiing over their 7 week course
  • Learn the art of movement analysis and develop your eye for spotting good and bad technique in yourself and your students
  • Improve your physical and snow-specific fitness and learn how to protect your most valuable asset (your body) by keeping yourself in the best physical condition for your on-snow career
  • Develop your own network of snow-professionals as you become part of the Rookie Alumni
  • A season in a true ski town

*200 hrs teaching experience must be completed between successful completion of the Level 2 Instructor qualification and commencement of the Level 3 ISIA Technical or Teaching courses. Hours must be submitted to the BASI office 2 weeks prior to attending these courses.

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