Saas Fee

Why Choose this course?

9 week course - start your season in September:

• Staying in a fantastic 3* hotel 5 min walk from lift and right in the village.
• No hidden costs regarding foreign exchange rates- you pay for your whole course in £ sterling
• Breakfast & 3 course evening meal 6 days per week included
• Perfect for completing BASI Level 2 in time to teach for the whole winter season (as long as you plan ahead and apply for jobs in plenty of time)
• Included is an introduction to Freestyle - take advantage of Saas Fee's awesome park & pipe
• Optional Institute of Leadership of Management Award Level 4
• Advice & help on career development & job placements through Peak Leaders snowsport school partners worldwide

  

Welcome to Saas Fee! Saas Fee is a fantastic all year round resort. The village is circled by 13 4000 metre peaks and is known as the ‘pearl of the Alps.’ We’ve got the best coaches to prepare you for your Level 1 exam. This is usually in Week 2 or 3 of the course, meaning you still have plenty of time to develop your skiing or snowboarding for your Level 2 exam which is included during the last 2 weeks of the course. Also Included in the cost is a first aid course and avalanche awareness, ski/snowboard maintenance clinic.

This course finishes in perfect time for snowsports schools formation week at the start of December - you can put your new instructor status into practise straight away! We suggest you start applying for jobs at the beginning of the course. Ask us for help on this.

Course Outline:

• Welcome talk & mountain familiarization tour & team building  
• Instructor level 1 preparation & video sessions
• 20 hours coaching each week
• Level 1 exam
• Tuning Clinic
• ILM Module
• Freestyle Introduction
• Avalanche Awareness
• BBQ (or equivalent)
• Level 2 prep
• First Aid Course
• Advice & help on Job seeking
• Level 2 exams
• End of course party

Our snowboard coaches in Saas Fee hitting the park (below)