Snowsports Performance Development Module
This highly recommended additional module for the Outdoor Instructor Training Course is available to students on the summer & winter Courses.
In December, we leave Scotland to spend two weeks developing your ski skills. While based at 9,600 feet in Breckenridge, Colorado you’re in one of the most perfect and snow assured ski resorts in the world. The ski area is huge, with 5 peaks and 2,908 skiable acres and 187 runs suitable for all abilities. While here, your training will take you step by step through the American (PSIA) Performance Awards. In order to establish good technique, basic coaching skills as well as piste and mountain awareness. Most importantly, these awards form part of the pathway to becoming a qualified ski instructor.
The Aim of the module
Our aim on this module of the Outdoor Instructor Training Course is to develop your skills through ongoing teaching, feedback and guided-discovery. Because of this, half of each day is lesson based, the rest of the time you are free to explore the mountain. This helps promote confidence, awareness and technique, gaining the most of your time on the snow. While training in Breckenridge we will stay at Grand Timber Lodge. Located at the foot of Peak 8 one of the main slopes, the luxury Lodge has the perfect combination of convenience and comfort.
Joining this module gives you an opportunity to join a Ski Touring day when back in Scotland. In additions, the course fee includes equipment rental, training and self-catering accommodation. Specifically, in a slope side luxury resort (with swimming pools, hot tubs, sauna, steam room, gym).
Not included:
Flights and transfers £750 approx. Lift Pass £500 approx.
Course Cost: £2,895
PSIA Ski Instructor Qualification
Add an internationally recognised ski instructor qualification to your Outdoor Instructor Training course.
During the additional module, you will work on developing your personal and coaching skills as well as shadowing our instructors. Then you will work in our Scottish ski school to achieve the pre-requisites for the PSIA Level 1 course. The PSIA level 1 is an internationally recognised ski instructor qualification.
During the ITC February break when the Winter Outdoor Instructor Training Course students are off, you will assist our ski school lessons in Scotland, shadowing and gaining coaching hours for your Level 1 assessment.
Finally, at the end of the Winter Course, (early April), if you have achieved the skiing standard and coaching hours required, you will attend the PSIA Level 1 course. The venue for this depends on where the PSIA assessments are being run (in the Alps or back in the Rockies). This is confirmed in March each year.
In addition, we highly recommend that you also use the Christmas and New year break to do some personal ski practice – either in Scotland or abroad.
The course fee includes:
- Snowsports equipment rental (if required).
- Training and assessor fees.
- Snowsports Performance Module in the Rocky Mountains.
- Self-catering accommodation.
- PSIA personal performance award levels 1-9.
- PSIA Level 1 ski instructor assessment.
The course fee does not include:
- Flights, luggage transfer costs (and bag) and transfers.
- Lift Passes (Scotland and International trips).
- PSIA Membership & Certification (£120 approx.)
Cost: £4,895. Price includes the Snowsports Performance Development Module above.
Climbing Development Spain
In January we again leave Scotland to fly off to the Javea region of sunny Spain, where we stay in a luxurious villa for two weeks.
While here, we will be situated right in amongst some of the best climbing spots the world has to offer. As a result, this truly is one of the best places to develop your climbing. What’s more, this module is included in the winter Outdoor Instructor Training Course. Due to the fact that the weather is more favourable for climbing here during the winter course.
We have also made this as a stand-alone module specifically for summer Outdoor Instructor Training Course members. Because these students have already achieved their RCI training, they may want to join us for the 2 weeks in Spain. While here, they will increase their climbing experience, as well as get shadowing and group experience preparing them for RCI assessment.
In addition, this module can also provide valuable experience and insight for those aiming towards the MCI Award. If you already have your RCI Qualification then why not work towards the next step? If this is the case, then you can easily obtain valuable logbook experience teaching, scrambling and on long multi-pitch routes.
Included in the cost:
- Rock climbing training (RCI training or assessment Prep).
- 1 day mountain scrambling.
- Accommodation.
- On course transport to venues.
Not included in the cost:
- Flights, tolls & transfers £250 approx.
- Meals.
Course Cost: £1,395