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THE COURSE
THIS COURSE LEADS TO JOBS WITH THE SKI SCHULE ALBERG IN ST. ANTON FOR THE SEASON IF YOU PASS THE EXAM!
Quite simply, St Anton is one of the most famous resorts in the world. Epic snow and a lively resort make St. Anton the perfect place to do a season. Our 4 week pre-Christmas course could get you qualified to Austrian Ski Instructor level 1 (Anwarter) There’s the opportunity of FULL TIME jobs with the Ski Schule Alberg in St. Anton for the season!
Anwarter training up at Ischgl before St Anton opens.
Each year the Ski Schule Arlberg will employ trainees on a full time or part time basis – you can choose. It’s a great opportunity to kick start a career or season in teaching. We have run this successful program for 4 years and know what it takes to pass the Anwarter exam. Being a German speaking resort, you will need to have a good knowledge of German for certain parts of the course including the exam. We offer German language classes during the course to help you with this. As you would expect, it’s important that you can speak German if you want to work as an instructor in St Anton. Our coaching is done in English. If you aren’t confident about your German, we use a language school in Innsbruck to offer 2 or more weeks language courses, from beginner upwards, before the course starts. Just ask us about this.
COURSE OUTLINE…
We have packed the course full to make sure you get the most out of the pre season training.
On arrival in St. Anton, you’ll have a welcome meeting where you can talk through the ski instructor course with the Course Leader and coaches from the Alberg Ski School. The first 2 weeks you’ll be busy with german lessons and preparation ski training. Depending on the snow conditions, you’ll have to opportunity to ski in some other Austrian resorts… great experience before the instructor exam! By week 3 you will be ready to tackle the Anwarter exam and all going well, by the end of week 4 you will be an Austrian ski instructor!
Local ski legend Fossi and his group
Aside from the coaching and german lessons that you’ll receive during the intial weeks, you can gain an ILM 4 Award in Leadership (an optional extra), look at fitness and pre-season preparation, and of course, squeeze in those all important apres ski beers! Well, it is Austria, and their apres is legendary! And you’re in resort for all the opening parties of the season!
HOTEL AND FOOD
Your home from home in St Anton is one of our favourites across all the courses. The Haus is a beautifully restored building and is one of the oldest in St. Anton. It's in a great location - easy stroll from the lift and close to bars and restaurants. The accommodation includes spacious, light and airy comfortable 2 or 3 person rooms, and is usually en suite. Think crisp white linen and towels! (A limited number of single rooms are also available at an extra cost.) The beds are in the Austrian style of being set up like a double, but with single matresses and duvets. You'll have an epic continental breakfast in the hotel everyday and evening meals are provided 5 days a week. Evening meals are served in a local restaurant with an excellent reputation.
THE MOUNTAIN
St. Anton is regarded as the leading ski resort destination in Austria. It has an outstanding amount of advanced runs, miles of backcountry to explore, a decent park, a reliable snow record and an extensive ski area that caters for a mixed level of abilities. We guarantee that you can find untracked runs all season...but you'll have to come on the course to be shown all the secret spots! The Arlberg is in the western province of Austria and the first snow sweep the high passes of this region in the early Autumn. It's known for having a bit of a microclimate and for usually producing tonnes of snow.
The resort is only an hour from Innsbruck and there's a direct train from Zurich, so it's really accessible, making it a popular destionation for locals and foreigners alike. The locals are really hospitable and friendly and the Austrians love their apres ski. Heard of the Mooserwirt or the Krazy Kanguruh? 
THE TOWN & APRES SKI
We like St. Anton as there's a loads going on off the mountain too. Depending on how active you're feeling, yout could go indoor climbing at Arl Rock...which also has a wicked basement bar/bowling alley and an awesome little Asian restaurant - The Skiing Buddha. There's an epic wellness centre that has swimming pools, hot tubs, saunas and a gym. It's usually pretty quiet at the start of the season, so it's perfect for chilling out in.
The club and bar scene in St Anton is world famous, and less expensive than some of the other European ski resorts. Popular spots for apres are the Krazy Kangaruh Bar on the mountainside, which kicks off late afternoon until about 8pm and the world famous Moosewirt Bar. They get packed early on, but definitely worth a visit. Bobo’s in the town centre plays rock and hip-hop into the early hours. This season there are a few new bars that you can disappear into if you fancy a more chilled out drink too.
The primary Austrian Ski Instructor qualification is called the Anwarter. It is recognised in Austria and covers all the major areas of ski instruction. You will also be required to do an afternoon of very basic snowboarding as part of your assessment, you will be taught how to how to snowboard as part of your training.
In addition to this you can complete the ILM Level 4 award in leadership. This will give any resume a boost, and put you a head above in many positions.
