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BASI GAP Year Course - Content & Structure
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Our BASI ski and snowboard instructor courses are an intensive ten weeks of training, coaching, and personal development, designed to take skiers or snowboarders to the level where they can be highly competent ski or snowboard instructors. During this time, you can expect to receive over 300 hours of on-snow training, and over 50 hours in the classroom or tutorial groups.
The on-piste ski course programme:
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Personal performance training – and preparation for the following weeks BASI 1 course. This week includes coaching on high-speed, moguls, freeride, racing, steep slopes and off-piste.
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BASI Instructor
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2
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BASI Level 1 - skiing/boarding safely; planning, conducting & evaluating an instructing session; accident & emergency handling
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BASI Trainer
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3
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Coaching / Patrol / Avalanche / Safety - avalanche awareness, using transceivers, snowpit analysis and how to be safe in the mountains
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Mountain Guide
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4
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Advanced performance training + Video ‘Dart Fish’ Technical Analysis
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BASI Instructor
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5-8
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Shadowing + Coaching + Video ‘Dart Fish’ Technical Analysis – shadowing our school instructors in the morning, and coaching and personal-performance clinics to improve technical ability in the afternoons
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Ski School Instructors &
BASI Instructor
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9 &10
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BASI Level 2 – 10 days of continuous assessment demonstrating knowledge, ability and understanding to safely teach alpine skiing/snowboarding on a marked, ski-patrolled area to the required level.
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BASI Trainer
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And the classroom programme:
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Introduction to programme
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BASI Instructor
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2
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BASI Level 1 - understanding of how to improve personal & instructing performance; evaluation of strengths and weaknesses to date
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BASI Trainer
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3
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Coaching / Patrol / Avalanche / Safety / weather - avalanche awareness and how to be safe in the mountains
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Mountain Guide
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4
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Ski Resort Business Seminars + French Tuition
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Fred& Tourisme High School
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5
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Equipment Maintenance + French Tuition
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BASI Instructor
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6-8
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BASI Lectures+ French Tuition
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BASI Instructor
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9-10
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BASI Level 2
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BASI Trainer
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