New BASI Level 4 ISTD Structure and Written Project change ISIA Speed Test for Alpine L4 ISTD As stated in the Brexit Update on Wednesday 5th May, the CTT (formally known as Eurotest) will be replaced with the ISIA Speed Test at BASI Alpine Level 4 ISTD. BASI members can enter any ISIA Speed Test event, hosted by other ISIA members, without having to become…
Category: Ski Instructor Courses
Making the case for a southern winter…
Rupert Goldring spends his year living back to back winter seasons and coaching BASI’s future ski instructors. Despite a self- confessed fear of flying, Rupert sets out the case for experiencing a southern hemisphere winter in New Zealand. Every time I fly I assume the plane will crash. It is not rational I…
Ever wondered what it’s like training to become a BASI ski instructor?
Written by EA Ski & Snowboard Ever wondered what it’s like training to become a BASI certified ski instructor? We caught up with Tom McGeoch, who is currently studying towards his BASI Level 1 and 2 instructor qualifications with EA Ski & Snowboard. Tom is working as a ski instructor at Saas Fee in Switzerland. Here’s his experience of becoming an instructor…
22nd Congress of the International Society for Skiing Safety (ISSS)
Innsbruck April 2017 By Dave Renouf http://www.isssweb.com/ “The International Society of Skiing Safety exists to bring together researchers and other interested parties from around the world to discuss and advance all aspects of snow sports safety.” “The Ski Trauma and Ski Safety Congresses held by the ISSS every two years have brought together a wide…
Want Something Different? Try Telemark!
by John Eames In September 2016, BASI ran the first ‘Introduction to Telemark’ Continuous Professional Development (CPD) day at the Chill Factore, Manchester. This was an opportunity for Alpine BASI Members to try Telemark and tick their CPD off. There was a group of eight and we could have had two groups of that size,…
Instructor training education day
Want a Career in Snowsports? Why not come along to SnowDome Tamworth on Saturday 10th September? From 10am – 4pm you can speak to Industry professionals and BASI trainers to learn how becoming a snowsports instructor can help you land your dream job. If you are planning a gap-year or career break, come along and…
Train to be a Ski Instructor this Summer with BASI
UK BASI Courses Near You…. England Scotland Hemel Hempstead Aberdeen Castleford Bearsden Glasgow Manchester Bellahouston Milton Keynes Braehead Glasgow Tamworth Firpark Tillicoultry Hillend Edinburgh The winter season may be done and dusted but summer provides the perfect opportunity to…