SAAS FEE
START EARLY, TEACH ALL SEASON
SAAS FEE, SWITZERLAND
Saas Fee is a stunning mountain village surrounded by breathtaking peaks – but most important of all it sits beneath one of the best skiing glaciers in Europe.
So when most gap courses are only starting to think about opening, in Saas Fee our trainees have already been up the mountain training and taking their BASI exams…
PERFECT TRAINING
Our Saas Fee course has been running for years and is a personal favourite because the glacier delivers such amazing pre-season conditions in the autumn, and we simply love the place – Saas Fee will always be our favourite place to go for those pre-season turns…
TEACH ALL WINTER
The course gives you the unique possibility of completing the course in Europe and then working for the entire winter. (Remember, if you are British the European permit rules have now changed following Brexit – get up to speed here).
And because we have contacts all over the Alps (and beyond) we can help you apply for work across Europe as well a Canada and Japan.
So if you want to teach for a winter, Saas Fee is the perfect platform.
If you want to find out more about the packages in Saas Fee then just click here, or scroll down for more about the dates, the prices, the resort and the courses.
CURRENCIES
All of our prices are in Swiss Francs (so your invoice will be in CHF), but for an indicative GBP price please check online).
THE FULL COURSES
2024
8 WEEKS
06 OCTOBER – 30 NOVEMBER 2024
THE CATERED PACKAGE
9’950 CHF
EXAM OPTIONS:
BASI 1+2
SPACES
THE TRAIN-ONLY PACKAGE
5’660 CHF
EXAM OPTIONS:
BASI 1+2
SPACES
THE SHORT COURSES
2024
3 or 5 WEEKS
06 – 26 OCT 2024 27 OCT – 30 NOV 2024
THE BASI 1 PACKAGE
4’400 CHF
EXAM OPTIONS:
BASI 1
3 WEEK PACKAGE
LAST SPACES
THE BASI 2 PACKAGE
6’500 CHF
EXAM OPTIONS:
BASI 2
5 WEEK PACKAGE
LAST SPACES
**BASI 2 course only for existing BASI 1 instructors
(2025 DATES & PRICES NOT YET CONFIRMED: CONTACT US FOR DETAILS)
THE SAAS FEE SUMMARY:
BASI LEVEL 1 + 2 EXAMS
3 WEEK, 5 WEEK AND 8 WEEK COURSES
CATERED COURSE
QUALIFY EARLY
WORK THE FULL WINTER SEASON
RESORT INFORMATION:
RESORT HEIGHT: 1,800m
HIGHEST LIFT: 3,500m
LENGTH OF PISTES: 150km
NUMBER OF LIFTS: 28
AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 334cm
WHAT’S A COURSE IN SAAS FEE LIKE?
Saas Fee in pre-season is an amazing place – because not only are Peak Leaders trainees in town, but the resort has World Cup race teams, local ski clubs and some of the world’s best freestylers all in town for some preseason training – so it’s a pretty inspirational environment up there on the glacier.
The glacier is perfect for race training and every year teams are up early setting gates and getting ready for a season of racing, whilst the freestylers make for the impressive Saas park and work on tricks that seem to defy gravity.
And that’s where our trainees go for the freestyle day – often going from complete novices to throwing 360s in the space of just a few hours.
All of your training is run by Element Ski School, and is delivered by BASI Level 4 ISTD Instructors and BASI Trainers – who know exactly what you need to pass the exams and take your skiing to the next level.
The resort tops out at 3,600 meters so it’s as snow sure as you can get, and when the early season storms come charging across the high peaks and glaciers we can suddenly find ourselves skipping training and getting some powder turns in.
Once the big storms have moved through you can get some of the best piste conditions anywhere in the world – so get ready to ski on hero snow.
But Saas Fee itself isn’t one of those modern purpose-built ski resorts. It’s a stunning old village that’s been there for centuries – and even now you still feel like you’ve stepped into another world. From traditional old hotels and guest houses to modern bars and cafes, Saas Fee is a wonderful town with plenty going on to keep you entertained.
So what’s the best thing about a course in Saas?
When it finishes everyone else is only just starting, so you’re in the perfect position to either stay around and work or head off to explore another resort…
And our expert coaches are on hand throughout the course to help you make a plan for the winter.
