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related links and resources
Chatel Official Site
British Alpine Ski & Snowboard School (BASS) Official Site
instructors
qualifications
chatel
2013
11 or 13 weeks
unique offer
Receive a FREE pair of Salomon skis & bindings while stocks last if you book this course. This equipment will be sent to you upon full payment of the course.
11 week ski instructor course
06 Jan - 24 Mar 2013
This programme includes a paid work placement at a Swiss Ski School between 03-22 February 2013.
Hotel la Rocaille
£7950 (without flights)
13 week ski instructor course
06 Jan - 07 April 2013
This programme includes paid work placements at a Swiss Ski School between 03-22 February 2013 and between 23 March - 06 April 2013.
Hotel la Rocaille
£8450 (without flights)
Accommodation at Hotel la Rocaille is on a half board basis with french breakfast and evening meals provided every day for the duration of the course.
the ski or snowboard instructor training course
International Academy have joined up with British Alpine Ski & Snowboard School (BASS) in Chatel to offer high quality ski instructor training courses leading to BASI Level 1 & 2 instructor qualifications.
The BASS Chatel ski school is one of the highest quality schools in Europe with a great team of instructors. The ski school also has a strong relationship with the ESF and Swiss based ski schools in Morgins, who are prepared to offer students on the course work placements through the high season periods.
Our ski and snowboard courses in Chatel are tailored for someone looking for a valuable gap year experience, a career break/change or simply a long deserved holiday. You must be able to ski or ride with confidence and control on advanced level terrain to undertake the course.
Contact us on 029 2066 0200 to find out more or to book your place.
chatel resort description
Chatel is part of the vast Porte du Soleil ski area which includes in its 12 resorts; Avoriaz, Les Gets and Morzine on the French side and Morgins, Champery, Les Crosets, Torgons and Champoussin, on the Swiss side. The area has a strong history of producing both French and Swiss Olympic Champions with Didier Defago of Morgins being the most recent Gold medalist. Chatel and in particular the Plein Dranse area is regarded as the best challenging skiing area within the Porte du Soleil with great off Piste and fantastic black runs. It is right next to a series of detachable high speed chairs which access some great red and blue runs suitable for developing technique. The north facing aspect of the valley that Chatel sits in provides excellent snow conditions and because it is in a sheltered bowl minimizes the wind damage to the snow which is frequent in higher resorts, providing some great powder skiing right through to April.
resort details at a glance
- Centre of Porte du Soleil linked to 11 other resorts - the largest linked ski area in the world
- 650 km (406 miles) of pistes
- Modern fast chairlifts
- Candidate for the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Great snow records, http://www.portesdusoleil.com/fr_hiver/En%20direct%20du%20domaine/Videos.html
- Very accessible and varied off piste
- 25 Minutes by chairlift from Avoriaz snowparks and the famous Stash http://www.portesdusoleil.com/fr_hiver/Decouvertes/freestyle.html
accommodation
You will stay at the Hotel la Rocaille on a half board basis.
Go to the Hotel la Rocaille page.
other ski and snowboard instructor course options
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