Ski Improvement Courses
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book your ski improvement course for 2010
We are offering a series of ski improvement courses.
You want to get better at skiing?
You want to become a Ski Instructor?
You feel that your skiing is not there yet?
Our ski improvement courses are designed to allow you to make the improvements that are required to take you to the next level.
ideal for those who are not so confident about their skiing/riding level, and are just wanting to go for a short course and only train for the very first level of qualification, the NZSIA Level 1.
Within the ski improvement courses there is the same amount of training and the same technical focus, from the same highly qualified team of ski trainers.
Option to take the NZSIA Ski Instructor qualifications if you feel you are improving enough.
Ski Improvement Courses run in congunction with our regular ski instructor courses
11 week Ski Improvement course
6 week Ski and Snowboard Improvement Courses
The Instructor Training Co.’s training program is designed to allow you to fulfil your potential as a skier/snowboarder and potentialy as an instructor.
The program consists of six weeks of on snow training and 6 weeks of accommodation, allowing a chance to acclimatize before the course starts and after it finishes.
All of your training will be conducted by a currently qualified NZSIA Examiner.
Courses run from
1st August 2010 - 12th September 2010
Accommodation is from the dates above with on snow training beginning on the 3rd of August. The final exam will finish on the 7th September; therefore there will be a little time to acclimatize, before and after. Your lift pass will be valid for the whole season.
Course Cost. -
NZ$8,700
This includes:
Three days a week training on snow (for 4 weeks)
Accommodation in Queenstown
Daily transport to and from the ski area (from your accommodation in Queenstown)
Queenstown lift pass
Night sessions, including use of video
Heli ski/board trip
Freestyle, off-piste or learn to snowboard option after the final exams
there will be an option for - at extra cost
Alpine Skills course or First Aid Course
optional catered food option - SITCo. restaurant card - extra NZ$550 - see details
We are now taking bookings, for all our courses, we are able to take bookings right up until the start dates of the courses as long as there are spaces available. Book online now - just download an application form it is easy.
Cost. -
NZ$8,700
If you would love to come to Queenstown, New Zealand to be challenged in your skiing/snowboarding, be trained by the best trainers in New Zealand, and come away with an internationally recognised qualification then this course is for you.
For the 6 week improvement course, we ask that you are able to ski or snowboard around the mountain and are happy on all groomed runs. A level of fitness will be required that allows you to ski/ride to your ability.
At The Instructor Training Co. we run different programs 11 weeks, 8 weeks, 6 weeks and 5 weeks. If you are wondering which course is the best for you, then we would recommend that you make this decision based on how much time you have available. Just because you feel that you are a better skier or snowboarder, does not mean that the shorter courses are better suited to you. The very fact that you are considering the course means that you must enjoy your skiing and snowboarding so get down here as early as you can and get the most out of it!
For more info and a booking form email us now
Three Days a week training
We are proud of our training team Gavin, Colin, Ben, Chris, Todd, and Nat are all experienced NZSIA examiners.
Your training will be on snow and always with an NZSIA examiner/trainer. It will be aimed at improving your own personal skiing or riding performance, developing your understanding of skiing/snowboarding, and training you in the skills of how to apply this understanding so that you can teach others.
When looking at your own personal performance you will be encouraged to experience and explore such areas as Freestyle (park and pipe), Freeride (big mountain) and Racing (in the gates).
With a maximum of 8 people per trainer, you will get excellent personal feedback, while still in a group training environment.
Your training will be for 3 days a week, for 4 weeks, there will be a gap where you can enjoy the free skiing, when the exams are on. Alternatively if you deceide that you would like to take part in getting a qualification then there will be time to acheive this.
Accommodation in Queenstown
Accommodation in Queenstown is some times hard to find. If you are coming around the world it is good to know that you have a roof to sleep under. The normal accommodation will be in a central location, with shared rooms and a communal kitchen. Laundry facilities are available, as are ski/board tuning, pool room and common area.
Pinewood lodge - see their website - www.pinewood.co.nz
We are able to alter accommodation arrangements on request, this will alter the price.
We base all our prices on 2 people sharing a quadruple room.
We can however tailor this to you liking -
For example we can organise for a single room, or a room for couples.
Another popular option is that if you wish to find your own accommodation we can offer a reduced price with out accommodation.
Tell us what you require and we will tailor things to suit your needs.
Daily Transport to and from the ski area
Queenstown is a very beautiful and very unique place in the world. The town itself is ever booming. The two major ski areas in the region are Coronet Peak and The Remarkables. In order to get to the snow we will supply transport on a daily basis. The transport will be available 7 days a week.
Queenstown lift pass
As you are aware in order to go skiing it is important to have access to the ski area lift system. Your lift pass will be valid for both The Remarkables and Coronet Peak. It is called the Queenstown mountain lift pass because it will allow you unlimited skiing and riding at both of Queenstown's major ski areas. It will also allow you access to Ohau Ski Field which is another of New Zealand's ski areas, situated a few hours away.
Please note that any one wishing to organise their own lift pass or accommodation is free to do so and we will adjust our prices accordingly.
Night sessions, including use of video
In the modern world that we live in we have the advantage of video. This is a very useful tool that we can use to aid our learning. We can also use video to hone our teaching ability by using it to practice our teaching skills in a stress free environment. We will also be holding evening sessions every week with the purpose of covering technical information prior to taking the same information on to the snow. This will allow us to maximize our time.
Heli ski/board trip
New Zealand is famous for many things; one of those things is the great expanse of untouched mountains that are inaccessible to skiers and snowboarders. Fresh snow which is just waiting to be enjoyed. How can you enjoy it? Simple just get in a helicopter and go. We will make sure that when you are down here you will get to enjoy this fantastic skiing and riding experience.
Freestyle, off-piste or learn to ski/snowboard after the final exams
New for 2009, every year we have lots of people asking to get involved in specific areas of skiing, which is great fun, as the exams appoach, the focus is on getting the disciplined skills require to achieve the goal. So for 2009 we have added in the "crazy" stuff after the end of the "serious" stuff, so 2 extra day doing what ever madness we can imagine.
as an optional extras - which comes with full exam preparation -
NZSIA Level 1
The NZSIA Level 1 is set at a lower level then the Level 2 and will train you to teach beginner skiers/snowboarders with a large emphasis on your ability to manage a group of students, and how to present your teaching information. There will also be a specific children's teaching section. This will then lead you on to the NZSIA Level 2.
All our courses are designed to train you for the NZSIA Level 1 and NZSIA Level 2 certifications.
So you will be sitting two qualifications.
NZSIA Level 2
The NZSIA (New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance) has been certifying snowsports instructors since 1971. It has a reputation world wide for creating and developing strong, all-round skiers and snowboarders with very good teaching skills. This means that throughout the world, especially in the U.S., Canada, Japan, and in Europe someone with a NZSIA qualification is looked upon as an asset to any snowsports school.
The NZSIA Level 2 exam is run independently of The Instructor Training Co. The NZSIA is the official snowsports instructor certification body of New Zealand.
For more info on the NZSIA Level 2 go to our NZSIA page.
Alpine Skills Course or First Aid Course
Over the last few years we have discovered that different people come to us with different skills and backgrounds. We have therefore decided to give you a choice whether to do -
a 2 day course providing introductory knowledge of alpine skills, including alpine travel and navigation, avalanche awareness, snow metamorphism and weather understanding and forecasting.
or
a 2 day, 16 hour first aid course, which is designed to qualify you as a first aider, a qualification/skill that many employers require for you to work in a mountain environment.
If you wish you can do both of these courses, although only one is included in the price.