BASI Level 1 & 2
Ski Instructor Gap Courses
Come and join us in Zermatt
Experience the adventure of a lifetime and qualify to become a ski instructor on one of our Level 1 and 2 BASI Ski Instructor Gap Courses in Zermatt. Each course provides you with everything you need to begin your ski instructor journey. You will learn new skills, enhance your CV, make new friends and experience the winter of your lifetime.
Each course is filled to the brim with action with between 165 and 275 hours of expert ski training including 70 hours of ski school experience, BASI Level 1 exam, Level 2 exam, outdoor First Aid course, child protection module, avalanche safety course, video analysis, weekly German lessons, fitness sessions and much more.
Spread across a humongous 360km of pistes, the Zermatt-Matterhorn (CH) and Breuil-Cervinia (IT) ski area is the highest in the Alps. The Matterhorn ski paradise was once again crowned best ski resort in the Alps. After two overall wins in 2014 and 2016 and a second place in 2018, Zermatt has topped the ratings yet again in 2020.
As well as your on-snow trainers, you will have mentors off the hill who will look after you to make sure you make the most of your time in Zermatt. There will weekly optional activities such as fitness sessions, outdoor sports such as football and the high ropes course, sledging, ice skating and curling, as well as social events such as Escape Rooms, après ski, pool and darts competitions and Fondue nights.
Our Courses
Summer 8 Week
Level 1 & 2
Our 8-week 1 and 2 ski instructor course is ideal for those looking for a way to spend a the Summer training and living in the Swiss Alps. It is a unique opportunity in Europe
Winter 6 Week
Level 1 & 2
Our 6-week BASI 1 and 2 instructor course is ideal for those looking for a fast-track way through to Level 2, to spend part of a season training and living in the Swiss Alps.
Autumn 8 Week
Level 1 & 2
Improve your skiing whilst gaining instructor qualifications with our 6 week 1 & 2 course in Zermatt this Autumn, with the opportunity to put your new qualifications in to practice and work as an instructor once your course is completed.
Winter 10 Week
Level 1 & 2
Improve your skiing whilst gaining instructor qualifications with our 10 week BASI 1 & 2 course in Zermatt, with the opportunity to put your new qualifications in to practice and work as an instructor once your course is completed.
About Zermatt
Doing a season in Zermatt is really something special. If this is your first season, you will be totally spoiled as it is the best of the best (we are biased, but we feel we can back this up). If you are a seasoned professional and this is your first time in Zermatt, you will wonder what on earth took you so long to visit.
Zermatt is a lively, vibrant, welcoming and friendly town. Zermatt doesn’t attract just one type of person, so you will easily find your crowd here. Freeride, slopestyle, piste/technical buffs, Live Music enthusiasts, general party animals, yogis, gym-goers…whatever your passion, you will find it in Zermatt.
At almost 4000 metres of altitude, Matterhorn ski paradise is the highest winter sports area in the Alps. With its guaranteed snow conditions, the region is one of the best-developed and largest ski resorts anywhere in the world.
How We Train
You will receive around 30 hours of on-snow coaching per week and receive a huge range of training for a well-rounded approach. We spend time ensuring that each course is planned to maximize your professional development, giving you the best possible chance of passing your exams. The bulk of the training will be technical on-piste training to ensure you are up to scratch for your exams.
However, we will also be offering training in a number of other areas from specialist freestyle sessions, GS race training in gates and off-piste training. There is also video feedback, off-snow lectures, weekly fitness sessions, a First Aid course, and much more!
All of your training is delivered by Fully Certified Instructors and BASI Trainers. This means that you will receive the highest possible level of training. Our coaches are also experts in other areas, with degrees in subjects such as Psychology, Education or Personal Training qualifications.
Accommodation
Our trainee accommodation is located in a selection of 4* apartments in the centre of town in Haus Dent Blanche. The 4-star house Dent Blanche is located in the most central, yet quiet area of “Old Zermatt” (Hinterdorfstrasse) with the shops, restaurants, cinema, ski bus, mountain lifts and the railway station just a stroll away.
Each apartment is fully equipped and lovingly furnished in alpine style apartments offer a high quality of living.
All apartments are equipped with radio, Smart TV, DVD, Free WIFI, Fully equipped kitchen, Dishwasher, Nespresso machine, Filter coffee machine, Electric kettle, Bed linen, Towels, Bath, Shower, Balcony (furnished), Mountain views, lift in the house.
The house has a ski room with private ski lockers including boot heaters.
You will receive accommodation in a shared twin room for the full duration of your course included in the price of your course.
If you arrange your own accommodation, you will still receive the full training and events package. For more information on the accommodation, click below.
