Bariloche

What makes this course different?

• Only Peak Leaders run BASI courses in Argentina
• Team building trip to Buenos Aires
• More qualifications and certifications than any other programme
• Buffet breakfast, cooked lunch on mountain training days,
• afternoon tea & dinner 7 days a week
• Spanish language classes
• Avalanche awareness
• Mountain medicine
• SNSC Resort guiding certificate (optional)
• ILM Leadership Award (optional)
• Trip to Esquel mountain resort for race & freestyle coaching
• Trip to Traful with gauchos
• Experience dancing the Tango
• Argentina offers incredible value for money - a beer in a bar costs less than £1
• End of course party

The Course...

Buenos Dias! Peakleaders in Argentina offer more qualifications, certifications and included extras than ANY other instructor course.
This is one of our favourites and with good reason. Your Argentina course offers a unique opportunity in August and September to become a BASI (British Association of Snowsport Instructors) ski or snowboard instructor in the spectacular Andes of South America. You'll be amongst some of the nicest people on the planet and thanks to coaching from Argentina's and BASI's finest instructors and examiners, your technique and all-mountain skills will dramatically improve. The training is high tempo and applicants should be strong intermediate skiers or riders (or better) before applying. After gaining the qualifications on offer in South America, you are ready to apply with confidence for employment in North America or Europe. As well as the sense of adventure of being in the high Andes of Patagonia, you'll also experience (included in the price) plenty of South American culture.

Course Outline...

• Group flight from UK (payable to Trailfinders) usually with course leader
• 2 Day Buenos Aires Trip with course leader & Argentine guide
• Travel to Bariloche
• Welcome talk and overview from course leader and Argentine Coaches & mountain familiarization tour.
• Coaching begins 5 Days per week with night video sessions
• ILM Certificate City and Guilds NVQ level 3 award in Leadership (optional)
• Ski / Board maintenance clinic
• SNSC Resort Guiding
• BASI Level 1 course & exams
• Mountain medicine including First Aid Course
• Avalanche Awareness Course / Backcountry Module: Learn about route selection and trekking in the back country, risk assessment, avalanche dangers and snow pack conditions
• Spanish Language lessons
• 5 day trip to Esquel Ski Resort for freestyle & race coaching
• Trip to Welsh community at Trevelin
• Traful trip with Gauchos to view the Andes by horseback
• BASI Level 2 exams