Ski instructor training course (Level 1)

Train to become a qualified ski instructor

If you have ever thought about becoming a ski instructor or wondered how to gain the certifications needed for a ski instructor job, Snow Trainers deliver everything you need.  Spend 4 weeks in Colorado, USA and train for internationally recognised qualifications while skiing Colorado’s famous deep dry powder.

An amazing winter experience

Snow Trainers want to make sure you have a fun, rewarding and memorable experience on our courses which is why we chose Copper mountain for our USA course. With an average snowfall of 282 in / 710 cm, 22 lifts and 2,450 acres/985 hectares of terrain to play on you are sure to have an amazing time. And Snow Trainers students also have access to the employee cafeteria to buy discounted lunches, saving you money and making you really feel like one of the team at Copper.

Right by Copper Mountain is the one-of-a-kind indoor freestyle training facility – Woodward. We give you the option of an add-on pass so you can practice your moves on a trampoline and into a foam pit before you try it in the park. Once you get back on the mountain they have air-bag jumps in the park so you can make sure you have everything 100% perfected before you take it to a proper snow landing. 

What's included:

Professional Ski Training
16 days of training (includes the Level 1 exam) by qualified PSIA-RM trainers and examiners.

Ski Lift-Line Priority
When training you will also have ski school lift-line privileges which means more time skiing and less time waiting. Another one of the major bonuses of training with Snow Trainers!

Access to employee cafeteria
Cheap 3 course lunches plus a drink!!

Video Analysis and Evening Sessions
Video sessions to develop your own skiing and work on the necessary analytical skills for your exam.

Accommodation 
4 weeks of accommodation in Frisco (between Copper and Breckenridge). Your accommodation is fully furnished and within walking distance to multiple restaurants, bars, and shops.

Transport 
Free local bus to and from the mountain and around town.

PSIA-RM Membership, Exam Fees and Technical Manual
Exam included is the PSIA-RM Level One certification.

Season Lift Pass 
Season pass for Copper Mountain and associated mountains.

Freestyle Training
Sessions focusing on developing your freestyle skills in the park and pipe.

Snow Trainers Team Apparel

Employment Assistance and Advice

Airport Transfer on arrival
Denver Airport to your accommodation.

Tuning and Equipment Clinic

Optional extras:

Snow-cat trip in the Steamboat Springs back-country

Woodward pass (indoor freestyle training facility)

Vail Resorts pass (Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek, Arapahoe Basin)

USA’s best ski trainers

Snow Trainers coaches are Trainers and Examiners for the PSIA-RM, not just high level ski instructors. Who else would you want to be trained by other than the actual coaches who run the exams and decide who makes the grade? Your trainers have many years of experience both instructing and training students to become instructors. They still work for Copper Ski & Ride School so they know what you need for the exams and also what's required in the real world of ski instructing. Another bonus of being with Copper instructors is that you will get VIP treatment at the lifts - no long queues for you!