 Poster: A snowHead
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Colin B, wow, that's doubled in price since I did one a few years ago. I'm sure I paid less than £100.
Alex Leaf (BASI Trainer) also does suitable 1st Aid courses, more info at www.worldclasstraining.co.uk
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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rob@rar, Yes he was one of the trainers at Hemel when she took her L1 and was running a 1st Aid course at the weekend straight after. She was too knackered after the course though, plus we'd been staying away most of the week. I'll take a look at his dates too, I think he was slightly cheaper than BASP.
MK is better than Hemel for me as it's easier to get to and back daily.
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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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Another 2 hours this morning, it was almost as cold at Tallington as the Alps. She's hoping to get about 12 further hours in Thursday/Friday next week as it's half term. That will be about half way. I'm going to book 1st Aid this weekend, BASP in a couple of weeks at MK.
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She got 10 more hours in yesterday/today so making some headway now. "Interesting" lessons though as they were for local schools with 2 hour beginner lessons as part of a wider adventure day. Unruly, disinterested teens, about her age, not ideal though.
BASP 1st Aid at MK next weekend.
I've got to keep myself occupied in MK for a whole weekend 
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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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Unruly, disinterested teens not ideal though
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but very typical of the client base for L1's working with school groups !
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skimottaret, Yes I think Tallington does quite a lot of that type of business as they also do water sports, climbing wall and a few other things. She did well persevering for 5 hours each day tbh.
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Colin B, reminds me of my first day "shadowing" i meet the instructor and up rocks 30 kids on a coach, he says we will each take half and I never saw him again for the 6 weeks of evening sessions... so much for on the job learning!
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skimottaret, She'll be back to just Saturday mornings now. It has been mainly small children but I guess they'll start getting a bit busier with group lessons as winter approaches. Aim is to get everything completed by Christmas which is doable.
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skimottaret, appears to be the norm for shadowing,..."you take that half!" My first experience was similar...the age range in my half was 4 - 15, was interesting trying to keep it fun for everyone!
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gatecrasher, to be fair that was a while back.. The shadowing at Hemel for instance is done real well as they have a lot of instructors on staff and they are very supportive, mine was on a small dry slope who were looking for cheap (free) labour..
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Natalie hasn't had that at all. Up to this week it's all been private lessons. It was challenging enough today for the older male experienced instructors, a slight inexperienced 16 year old girl would have really struggled I think.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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skimottaret, I think it also depends on the time you can do your shadowing, i.e. Saturday morning you'll get groups of kids which can be "all hands to the pumps" but if you are able to do some midweek daytime hours you can shadow one to one which gives more time to learn different ways different instructors go about things, I reckon both should be attended for the full experience.
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As she wasn't well last weekend we've now got 1st Aid next weekend at Hemel. Got a further 3 hours shadowing in today, just over half way towards 35 hours now.
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You know it makes sense.
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1st Aid achieved as per last post. However due to other priorities (AS level exams/Christmas/Dance Show in London/new boyfriend) no more shadowing since. Last exam is Friday so the plan is to go down to the dry slope Saturday morning. I'm expecting a severe lack of enthusiasm given the weather forecast 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Last exam is Friday so the plan is to go down to the dry slope Saturday morning. I'm expecting a severe lack of enthusiasm given the weather forecast
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Are you sure you are in the rights job?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Cynic, Standing at the bottom of a dry slope when it's -3C is nowhere near as appealing as the real thing. I'll be transport and trying to keep warm with coffee watching from the bottom.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Claude B, But it is there all year round; buy big coaches coat and join in bellowing helpfull hints like bend the knees
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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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Having actually read some of the post I see you may be at Tallington? I worked there a long time ago for a short time, you have my sympathies as I remember the wind whips across the flats and personally I could never find the place, having never gone or come back the same way more than once. Well done for your charges L1 and I hope they have put the wages up.
Does Brian the BASI4 was 1 still take the training with his Mambo turns
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Cynic, Yes it's Tallington. She's only been going there since she passed her course to do her shadowing so no money has changed hands. 3 young lads do most of the training, there is one older guy about occasionally not sure if he's Brian. I don't live far away so it's pretty straightforward for me.
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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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There was too much snow around to get there last weekend but she's really made up for it today with 7 hours shadowing a "learn to ski in a day" session. She really enjoyed it and enjoyed working with the instructor who was older and more experienced. 10 more hours to go, should get 5 at least next Sunday.
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Another couple of hours today, just 8 to go now. She also did a full one on one session on her own. It was a husband and wife on a 1 hour private lesson and they were quite different abilities so Natalie and the guy she was shadowing took one each. She quite enjoyed it I think. It will be the end of their busy period by the time she gets everything done but she should get some fairly regular work there next winter.
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Claude B, I take it Natalie will be doing more shadowing hours above & beyond the requirement?
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gatecrasher, Yes I think she realised today that she wouldn't really have known how to take the guys skiing to the next level. She'll probably only have 5 or 6 more weekends this winter though as the local dry slope will quieten right down after that. She'll also be back into A level exams too.
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Claude B, Good stuff, the more shadowing she can get in before she is out on her own the better, it's really good to shadow as many instructors as possible, she will be able to take from it what works and possibly what clearly doesn't, ultimately she will have her own take on things too, get her involved in instructor training sessions when she can also, a lot to fit in at that age I know but worth doing if at all possible. Some people I know have probably doubled their hours before starting to teach alone, but are better for it imho.
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Last 3 of the required 35 shadowing hours done today and log sent off to BASI. It's taken since October with A levels and other things going on. Just CRB check and child protection module to do and she'll have her L1 license. A half promise of some work in the summer at Tallington, they haven't got any female instructors and are quite keen.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Grrrr!! This morning in L2A.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Claude B, Well done Nats 
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Claude B, Lovely
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You know it makes sense.
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Disclosure check done and (extremely tedious) child protection module completed. I just need to ring up and pay the £20 upgrade now.
With A level studies and other things going on it's taken 8 months since she did the course. I know people who've done it in a few weeks but they didn't have other priorities.
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