Banff snowboard instructor course

Our 11 week course is the ultimate season and has been tailored to ensure that you have a once in a lifetime experience. As well as over 220 hours of training and plenty of other on-slope activities, our local course host will organise loads of social activities and excursions to help you enjoy the wonders of the Bow Valley!

The best training. Our team of coaches in Banff have been with Nonstop since the beginning and are all extremely experienced Level 3 and 4 instructors. On training days you’ll join a group of no more than 8 riders of a similar standard, so you’ll get plenty of personal feedback and attention. Not only will our coaches teach you to ride with more style and confidence that ever before, they’re a lot of fun to be around and will make every day on the mountain an amazing experience.

Instructor training. Our programme is designed to fully prepare you for CASI level 1 and 2 instructor qualifications. As well as perfecting your own technique, we’ll show you the very best ways to teach others, giving you the very best chance to succeed in your final exams. In addition you’ll have plenty of opportunities to shadow lessons and practice your instructor skills, which will be extremely useful when you come to apply for your first instructor job.

The alternative to instructor training. Not everyone on our courses intend to put their instructor qualifications to use, so we have created our “AMP” programme as an alternative. After taking your level 1 exams in week 5, you can choose to go down the AMP path for the rest of the course. You’ll then focus entirely on progressing your riding skills, without worrying about Level 2 instructor training.

The hostess with the mostess. We are very lucky to have Banff legend Emily Park at the helm of this course. She took our 11 week course back in the '06/'07 season and since then has made Banff her home. She knows everything there is to know about Banff - the best runs on a powder day, the best nights out, the cheapest deals in town and she always has her ear to the grapevine for the very latest gossip! She's basically the best thing to come out of Bristol since Jenny Jones...

Experience the ultimate season. As well as providing an amazing experience in the resort boundaries, we’ll make sure that there are plenty of extra activities lined up for you so that you can really make the most of life in Banff National Park. We’ll organise loads of social events, but on top of that we also run a unique “Activity Credit Scheme”. You'll have a starting balance of 25 credits to spend on some really special activities, from cat-boarding to visiting natural hot springs.

Stay in the heart of Banff. Banff has a bustling town centre, filled with lively bars, clubs, restaurants and shops. Our accommodation at Irwin’s Mountain Inn is perfectly located within a few minutes’ walk of the centre, so you’ll be able to sample Banff’s legendary nightlife or hit the shops whenever you like. You’ll feel right at home at Irwin’s with your own queen sized bed with cable TV, WIFI and an en-suite bathroom. You’ll also have access to a gym, hot tub, swimming pool and laundry room.