Gap Instructor Courses BASI Instructor Courses Career break Instructor Courses Performance and All-terrain Courses

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1 Gap Instructor Courses BASI Instructor Courses Career break Instructor Courses Performance and All-terrain Courses

2 Welcome to ICE - International Centre of Excellence ICE - International Centre of Excellence is BASI's European Business Partner in the world's ultimate ski resort: Val d'isere. Mark Jones - ICE Trainer Photo by Mark Junak

3 Neil McNair - With over 18 years of experience in ski and snowboard instruction and instructor training at the highest level, ICE runs the largest and most successful BASI Gap Course in the world. ICE delivers exactly what is suggests...the highest quality training from some of the world's top coaches and as a result unparalled pass rates. People who have attended the BASI program through ICE are the best in the business and are able to work throughout the world.

4 Mark Jones - ICE Trainer Photo by Mark Junak The Trainers The ICE Gap Courses are the only courses of their kind where all training and assessing is delivered by the same team of fully qualified coaches and BASI examiners. This means you receive the highest level of training from the people who will be assessing you at the end of the course. BASI Courses and training will be delivered by the highly qualified and experienced team of ICE Directors and s on the opposite page. All of them are s, many train BASI instructors up to Level 4, are members of the British Demo Team, Directors of The International Centre of Excellence and Directors of Mountain Masters Ski School in Val d'isère. All the trainers have been providing training for BASI students and have been running BASI courses for many years. Behind them is a wealth of experience and knowledge that forms the core of the ICE philosophy. Unlike some of our competitors, training and assessing will be run exclusively by s/examiners offering smooth cohesion between personal performance training and BASI courses. This philosophy contributes to the very high standard of training and subsequently excellent pass rates. There is no higher level of training available...anywhere in the world. In addition, included as part of the extended courses, we run specialist clinics in racing, freestyle, freeride skiing and off-piste mountain safety which is coached by instructors at the top of their respective specialist fields.

5 s and Examiners - Ski Rupert Tildesley for nine years Member of British Demonstration Ski Team Director of ICE & Mountain Masters Ski School Dave Cowell for nine years CSIA Level 3 (Canadian System) Former Member of British Demo Team Director of ICE & Mountain Masters Rupert Goldring for five years Alpine Performance Race Coach level 2 Director of Mountain Masters Ski School Eleven seasons in Val d'isere Sean Manley Director of Ultimate Snowsports Mark Jones for twelve years Member of British Demo Team Director of ICE & Mountain Masters Ski School Technical Editor for Ski and Board magazine Star of many featured DVD titles Derek Chandler Director of Marmalade Ski School Simon McCombe Director of Mountain Masters Ski School Ben Arkley Director of Ultimate Snowsports Al Okrafo-Smart for five years Director of Mountain Masters Ski School s and Examiners - Snowboard Renelle Mortimer Director of Alliance Snowboard School Neil McNair Independent Snowboard Instructor Simon Cooke Director of Alliance Snowboard School Specialist Clinics Coaches Séverine Remondet Race Coach Former French Team World Cup Racer Director of Mountain Masters Ski School Alain Baxter Race Coach 3 x Olympic Skier World Cup Racer for 10 years Winner of BBC s Superstars competition Member of the British Demo Team Edouard Rolland Freestyle Coach Freestyle Specialist Director of Mountain Masters Ski School Olivier Renassia Freeride Coach Off-piste and Freeride specialist Director of Mountain Masters Ski School Henry Schniewind Avalanche Awareness expert Off piste guide Founder of HAT, mountain safety specialists

6 Rupert Tildesley - ICE Trainer Photo by Mark Junak What s included During the course. Personal Performance Training in Carving, Bumps, Steeps, Off-Piste, Freeride, Video analysis of Personal Performance. Training exclusively from s/examiners. Biomechanical assesments and advice on physical training with our Physiotherapists. Hands on boot fitting advice from Mark Jones, 'Ski and Board' magazine's technical editor in Killy Sport, our test centre for boots, skis and boards. Ski and board testing for the first week, whilst you decide which equipment to buy. Preparation for the BASI Level 1 Ski or Snowboard Instructor Course. Training within the Performance threads of Technical, Tactical, Physical and Psychological. BASI Level 1 Ski or Snowboard Instructor Course - 5 Days. Written report and individual action planning. BASP 2 Day First Aid Course. A full avalanche awareness course with evening presentations and snow skills courses off-piste with one of Europe's top off-piste mountain safety experts. Race training with Alain Baxter, former Olympian and World Cup racer and Séverine Remondet, ex French ski team and World Cup athlete. Freestyle clinics with Edouard Rolland, top freestyle coach. Employment seminars to help you arrange work for the end of the course and beyond. Ski tuning clinics. Freeride clinics with top freeride coach Olivier Renassia. Psychological training to improve focus and push your limits. Ski School experience/shadowing of ski and snowboard instructors in the workplace. BASI Level 2 Ski or Snowboard Instructor Course - 10 Days. Written report and individual action planning. Associate membership of BASI. All BASI course resources and manuals. All training course fees including external modules. Accommodation for 10 weeks, including evening meal 5 days a week. Airport Transfers. Lift pass. French lessons (optional extra). Male and Female mentors on call 24/7. Before the course. Pre-course information pack. Telephone support and an open-ended opportunity to speak to the directors/training staff. Website message board. Travel advice. After the course. Exclusive ICE equipment offers. Massive savings on hardware for ICE members CV advice Professional references Access to the ICE network of industry contacts Career advice and pathways to success Discounts on equipment and clothing through ICE and BASI BASI Magazine Further courses with BASI

7 Val d'isère Val d'isère is one of the world's premier ski resorts. Boasting some of the best skiing in the world, a super slick lift system and a snow record which affords one of the longest alpine seasons, Val has a reputation as a skiers resort. It is host to an annual World Cup event and hosted the Alpine World Championships in 2009 and Olympics in Many of the world's best have grown up and trained hard in the Espace Killy and the cutting edge of performance to be found in Val through the decades is still very much alive today. Coupled with that is a lively town in which the several thousand British and Scandinavian seasonnaires who work in Val regularly party in the town's many bars and nightclubs. Val d'isère has it all and the rest is what you make it! Dave Cowell - ICE Trainer Photo by Mark Junak

8 Why choose ICE 1. Because we are part of BASI, all of the training you receive on the course is by our team of skiers, who are all trainers and assessors for BASI. This means that the people who train you in both skiing and snowboarding, are also the team that deliver the BASI certification. They are trainers for BASI because of their expertise, skiing skills and experience. You will get world class training. 2. ICE is owned and managed by three snowsport instructors (Mark Jones, Rupert Tildesley, Dave Cowell). They have all been based in Val d'isère for the last twenty years working as ski instructors and are partners in Mountain Masters, a specialist ski and snowboard school. This means that the team of people that coach and manage the course actually own the company and live in Val d'isère, rather than being representatives who are just there for the season. If there are any problems while you are on the course, it really matters to us that we resolve them effectively. 3. We are not a tour operator, we are part of BASI and have been selected as the sole provider of the official BASI Gap Course, so the training you get is coming straight from the governing body itself, rather than ski instructors who are contracted in from a school. With gap tour operators (which is every other ski gap provider) they simply buy in services from other organisations, and then bring them together to make an overall package, without having any experience or expertise of people who are actually in resort managing the course. 4. We have the highest pass rate in the Alps; 100% at Level 1 Instructor level and 90% at Level 2 Instructor level. It is also the largest course of its kind. This includes a span of ages, and a healthy mix of men and women. 5. We have a fantastic team behind us in Val d'isère. We have an office based in Killy Sport which is open daily, the most prestigious ski/snowboarding shop in resort. Within our shop, we have real specialists in their field who can help in every aspect of equipment and set up. Our specialist coaches offer a truly unique opportunity to find out more about different aspects of skiing, from the worlds best. No other organisation can provide this incredibly high level of training, if you want to take your skiing onto another level, this is the place to do it. 6. We have a team of Physiotherapists working with us on the course, they have been based in Val d'isère for many Val d Isère - The world s best ski area Photo by Mark Junak

9 years and conduct biomechanical assessments as well as presentations on injury prevention and treatment. 7. At our office we have a member of staff who is there everyday to help with any issues that crop up from day to day. In addition the directors of the company, who are based in town, are on call 24/7. 8. Our apartments are in resort and not down the valley. They are all in a south facing apartment block, and are literally 50 metres from the slopes. 9. Food is provided by local restaurants. The quality of food is excellent, with a real variety of menu throughout the course. 10. There are no hidden extras on our prices - with many of the other operators you have to pay extra for BASI course fees, first aid courses etc. 11. Because of our experience within the ski industry, we have enough contacts to help you find work following a successful result on the course if you want to go straight into the job. We are the only people able to offer this. Furthermore, our former students always stay in touch for advice throughout their skiing careers and we are always on hand to offer advice and can give references to former students. 13. In the background: Whilst this is an opportunity for you to expand your horizons and get the most from the time you spend abroad, there will always be the guidance of the ICE team should things go wrong. Whether it is for medical reasons or just a shoulder to lean on, the ICE team will be there to help, should you require it. We have male and female mentors on hand 24/ This brochure offers a brief insight into the fantastic opportunity you have to spend the winter in Val d'isère. For more detailed information, please call one of our trainers on or visit our website

10 Testimonials We know we deliver great courses at ICE which will potentially change your life, but don't just take our word for it. Here is a snapshot of some of the feedback we have received from people who have attended courses with ICE. For more testimonials and from feedback from previous seasons please visit Best thing I have done in the last 10 years! Hugh Osmond (48) Entrepreneur, Former owner of Pizza Express and Punch Taverns, Ski Course 2010 I had an amazing time, improved my skiing more than I ever thought I would and from the help and advice of my trainers, I am going straight into Level 3 training. Ellis Fuller (22), Ski Course 2010 At twice the price and with no qualifications it would have been a bargain. I may learn to ski so that I can come back again. Chris Walker (25), Snowboard Course 2010 Thanks guys for an incredible 10 weeks, couldn't recommend it enough to anyone. Currently trying to convince my sister that experiences like this are the reason why she should take a gap year. Tim O'Brien (18) Ski Course 2010 Having done CASI 2, I can safely say that BASI 2 has been much more of a challenge, but I have really enjoyed learning new things and constantly being tested. Kunal Modi (32), Snowboard Course 2010 I had a fantastic time during the course. My skiing has really improved and it has opened my eyes to a career in a sport that I love. Thanks for all the support and advice. Kirsteen Maclean (35) Ski Course 2010 Easily some of the best weeks of my life. Everyone was helpful right from signing up on the course to the day we left. Tom Cargan-James (18), Ski Course 2010 Unbelievable, unforgettable, c'est bon! Alex Rusling (24) Ski Course 2010 The ICE course offers excellent training to improve your skiing to its maximum potential. Definitely worth the time and every single cent. Alex Abbey (19) Ski Course 2010 Couldn't have asked for more from my BASI training. 'Twas magic! Thank you so much for a brilliant 6 weeks. Kirsty Clydesdale (23) Ski Course 2010 Had the time of my life, I could write an essay but really all I want to say can be summed up in two words - frikin' awesome!! Sophie Moynihan (22), Ski Course 2010 The funnest 10 weeks ever - the rest of my gap year has a lot to live up to! Lizzie King (18), Ski Course 2010

11 Frequently asked questions What can I do with a BASI qualification? BASI - The British Association of Snowsport Instructors - is the governing body responsible for the training and grading of British Instructors. There are four BASI levels, with Level 1 as the first level and ISTD as the highest level. A BASI qualification allows you to teach anywhere in the world, including Europe, New Zealand and the Americas. Whilst you have to be a BASI ISIA level to work in France, you can work elsewhere with a BASI Level 2, and ICE can help you find employment in Europe or elsewhere with your qualifications which will allow you to teach during university holidays etc. This is where BASI has the edge over the American, Canadian and New Zealand qualifications which are not recognised in Europe. Is there a minimum level to attend the course? We do not specify a minimum level for this course, however BASI recommend 10 weeks skiing experience before attending a Level 1 Instructor course. Because this is a large course, we can cater for a wide range of skiing and snowboarding ability and experience. Whatever your level, we guarantee to take your skiing to a whole new level and we regularly have hard working candidates who achieve the Level 2 with as little as 4-5 weeks previous experience. Does the course guarantee me a qualification? Our success rates are unparalled and more candidates pass with ICE than any other Gap provider. We have a 100% pass rate for Level 1 and a 90% pass rate for Level 2. On the basis of this previous success rate, we can guarantee you a qualification as well as the very best training, preparation and opportunity to achieve it. What are my job prospects after the course? If you are successful on the Level 2 Instructor course then your job prospects are excellent and we can guarantee to get you work as a ski instructor. Through our knowledge of the industry and extensive contacts, we can help you find employment on a week to week basis (maybe in university holidays) or for the season. Everybody who wanted to work straight after last year s course found a job. "The BASI Gap course with ICE is a fantastic opportunity for any aspiring snowsports instructor. The ICE team are some of the best professional snowsport trainers in the world and deliver a first class course. With their help, you stand the best possible chance of achieving your goals." Graham Bell - 5 times Olympic Ski Racer and presenter of BBC1's Ski Sunday. "I worked on the ICE course for a week coaching slalom and I think it is a great opportunity to ski with ICE and improve your skiing in many different ways as well gain a well-recognized qualification. The ICE team run a very professional course and I very much enjoyed working them. I am looking forward to next year!" Alain Baxter - Olympic and World Cup Ski Racer and winner of BBC's Superstars competition

12 ICE - International Centre of Excellence 3-4 Bath Place Aberdovey Gwynedd LL35 0LN , Le Cret Val d Isere FRANCE