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Hi All
I'm looking for reviews or feedback on Rookie Academy ski and snowboard instructor courses (see www.rookieacademy.com). If you've done one of the courses they offer around the world, I would love to hear your feedback.
Cheers
Hamish
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi Hamish
I had a friend who did one and he enjoyed it. I think a benefit is you can get dual qualifications, NZSIA and BASI. They also now offer BASI L3 teach and tech courses.
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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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I lived in Wanaka for a few years in the early 2000s and meet lots who did Rookie Academy courses including a few I worked with. Although it was a while ago I got the impression that they were pretty happy with the package. As beanie1, said the NZSIA , BASI and PSIA qualifications give great benifits for working in many countries. Have a look at the trainers profiles and you will see they have wide range of experiance and qualifications. The NZSIA has had a good reputation for many years partly because in NZ we have always had lot of northern hemisphere instructore working here and have been able to take the best bits from a whole range of different national systems.
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Hi. Did the Level 1 PSIA in Copper earlier in the year. Best training I have ever received - bar none-. The instructors were top quality , and the owner of the Academy , a NZ'er named Dean is well known amongst the Colorado instructing community for his innovative input.
They don't take crap from idiots, and the humour is direct and un PC like. I got fitter , gained my certification , remembered my lessons and am now looking to do Level 2 with them sometime soon. The logistics sometimes strained our patience, but then again we ARE supposed to be adults. (I was the oldest in the group at 52 , so it was nice to eventually keep up with the 18 year olds).
We TRAINEd, (as opposed to skiied) each of the days we were supposed to and I tried my best to remember the new habits. Talk about teaching an old dog new tricks. !
The guest instructors were top class and some were the Demo team from Aspen etc.
There are other reviews that are less complimentary, but like I said, they don't put up with fools lightly... Best money I spent on a holiday - or training - and as a parent, would recommend the care given to the youngsters.
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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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ashleygf, welcome to Snowheads.
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ashleygf, welcome to Snowheads.
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ashleygf, welcome to Snowheads.
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