 Poster: A snowHead
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I was lucky enough to be born in Germany and was skiing by my first birthday and I would consider it my strongest ability. Now 18 I'm looking for a career path to follow. My intrests revolve around photography and still skiing. I've found my self always turning back to skiing as my one true pasion in life.
Myself and a friend have both decieded to take up a instructorship course in skiing, but won't be able to afford to quite go to the length of staying up the Alpes for a long period of time... Can anybody recommend something closer to home? I've done and am still doing my own research, but somebody elses experiences should always be considered!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Yeah man, I looked there but it all seemed to be on the slopes! I'm looking for something behind a desk or in a snow dome... There page says they do courses in in England but all there pages seem to go in circles and I find my self reading the same info over and over again. I'm probobly being an idiot, aha.
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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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Boll*cks 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Nick Murray, obvious thing to do would be a BASI Level 1 in a snowdome, then try to get a job in one and take advantage of instructor training and free practise. When you feel ready then go away for a 2 week Level 2. After passing this try to scrape a living teaching in Switzerland, Austria, Italy (Interski) and work towards ISIA (Level 3) and ISTD (Level 4). It's a well-trodden path - depending on where you are starting from and if you have funds, count on all this taking very roughly 5 years.
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Nick Murray, it is very hard to get to the level at which you can have a proper career (ISTD) unless you have another source of good income, or kind parents who are willing to let you live with them for free during the summers. If you have the latter you can use the summers to temp and save money to subsidise your winter seasons, and pay for your instructor courses.
As slikedges, said the first step is to do the BASI L1 at an indoor slope next summer.
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Thanks for the advice and tips. I wouldn't want to make a fortune out of it, I would probobly have a second job if I was lucky enough to get a job as an instructor. I'm only looking to be able to survive in a sence, I just want to make enough money to get by but personally I'd find being able to skii everyday worth it.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Nick Murray, I think those are most people's reasons fr doing it! If you're going to do it long term you really will want to get to ISTD level, however unless you have free accommodation in the summer or a highly paid second job it will take a while to get there. I know guys who after 5 or 6 years of seasons are still working towards ISIA, as they have to support themselves on what they earn so can't afford to do more than a course or two per year.
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