 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
I am looking for some potential courses for approximately 3 months and wondered if anyone has any recommendations for this winter ?
Ideally looking for mainly off-piste courses (not ski instructor) and I came across the http://www.alltracksacademy.com/courses/11 Week Combined Instructor & Off Piste Course which looks pretty good.
Anyone know if there is something similar in Europe in Verbier or St Anton or elsewhere in Europe?
cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm not aware of any recreational courses of that duration, do you mean 3 months consecutive training?
There are the obvious BASI Gap courses that are 10-12wks but are Instructor courses.
Perhaps you could speak with ski schools in the areas you want and see if they can do you a package
http://www.snoworks.co.uk/
http://www.skinewgen.com/
http://www.warrensmith-skiacademy.com/
these may be able to help
Good luck, do let us know how you get on. I'm sure others may like the same
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Basecamp run a 10 week performance course in Val d'Isere and Meribel, which does not include any BASI Coaching. Covers a lot of off-piste training, and uses local French instructors, as supposed to British instructors for the BASI course. n.b. I'm one of the Basecamp directors, so not meaning to hijack with a plug, but in this case it seemed relevant!
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Welcome to  s lwolewis.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks @FlyingStani
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Interesting to see 'Basecamp' laying out their stall. Brings back great memories...
Back in the '87 i went on a 'Skiers Improver Course' at Whistler / Blackcomb. I'd been in Adelaide working for a year and i stumbled upon an Australian trip to Canada.
3 weeks skiing with CSIA from their class 3 and top class 4's instructors for both morning and afternoon 5 days /week. Geez we were worked hard. What super skiers they were too!
Not feet / skis together stuff, they were full on independent leg action and a wider stance. In 87 that was pretty advanced. I have a high regard for CSIA. Not particularly saying there's anything not up to date with BASI or in anyway BASI is second rate to anyone else.
I was 27, a Brit in the midst of 25 / 30 Aussies of similar age - probably the best time i've ever had on snow ( just adored Whistler and Blackcombs mountain - beautiful snow - only one day of 'wet snow' so was lucky) and what a great great time we had in Whistler resort to. Traveled afterwards, West to East coast doing the big resorts bumming around cheaply for a couple of months in youth hostels, traveling about by overnight Greyhound sleeping coaches. VAST country. Saw so so much.
Thoroughly, Thoroughly, Thoroughly recommended  Thoroughly ! Probably one of the best times i've had with 3 months ever.
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