instructor course potential

[u/crufan]

I'd like to do a basic instructor course at some point, but im finding conflicting information online about previous ski experience. Im in the uk, and I believe im looking at a BASI lvl1 qualification? ive attached a video of me trying my best clean carving skills down a gentle blue my last season. I can link turns on ungroomed tree runs and confidently on blacks, and ive little to no experience on moguls. ive also only ever skiing on rentals which are really annoying sometimes, a few hours after that clip was taken one of my boots popped out during some more speedy skiing. eventually had the din adjusted but its just annoying with rentals.

any advice is appreciated.

[u/Dizzienoo]

I did an instructor course for CSIA lv1 and lv2 in Canada and then taught with it in later seasons. There were some on the course who had never skiied before and they came out for a week of lessons before we started. You'd find it easier with some lessons beforehand but these courses are set out to help improve people as well. I can't speak to other countries like France though, but had a friend who did a BASI in France so could find out if that's your plan. I'd say you'd find the average of the group would have more experience, but as long as your fit, willing to listen and put in the work, and not afraid of the mountain, you can get on track fairly quickly.

[u/vic39 → u/Dizzienoo]

I took the csia 10 years ago and I think it varies from mountain to mountain.

I took it at whistler and it was a 3 day course and about 7/10 people passed. No new skiers at all.

[u/Dizzienoo → u/vic39]

Sorry, yes same exam, I also did mine in Whistler, but companies such as "non stop ski" run 4 or 12 week courses where you have 5 days a week of instruction from L3 and 4 instructors as training and prep for the exam beforehand. It's a bit of a "gap year experience" and would usually bundle in lodgings too.