A great way to take a short career break, ski on and off-piste in the world's finest ski resort and receive the best ski tuition available to further your performance. This course is best suited to those who do not have enough time to do the classic 10 week course and for those looking to further their performance in all areas of the mountain.
The course kicks off with a two week intensive personal performance course given by BASI Trainers covering all areas of skiing - high-speed, off-piste, bumps, steep slopes, racing, snowpark and freeride, mountain safety and off-piste awareness.
This is followed by two weeks of further training during the afternoons.
If you would like to augment your 4 weeks with ICE with a BASI Level 1 qualification, you may want to consider the 4 week all Gap Course
Below is a timetable of the course for the 4 Weeks you will be with us in Val d'Isère.
The course begins with a personal performance week, focussed entirely on your own personal skiing or riding. The basic fundamentals of ski technique are covered this week and it is designed to lay the foundations of the course to come. It is full days on the hill, Monday to Friday, and a couple of hours spent off the hill going through video analysis and attending specialist presentations on Biomechanics, Injury Prevention, Equipment and Mountain Safety. It is a busy week, but it sets you up well for the rest of the course. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:
Time spent with your Trainer on the hill: 25hrs
Time spent with your Trainer off the hill: 5 hrs
Time spent in specialist evening presentations: 5hrs
Total training time: 35hrs
Off-piste week. The Espace Killy is arguably one of the most extensive off-piste playgrounds anywhere in the World. Val d'Isere has 300km of marked piste. Double that and you are just scratching the surface of the off-piste. This week with an experienced off-piste instructor is a golden opportunity to explore some of the areas hidden jewels. You will be kitted up with all the latest transceivers and packs and you are ready to hit the Pow! Here's a summary of what to expect this week
Time spent with your Trainer on the hill: 25hrs
Time spent with your Trainer off the hill: 10 hrs
Total training time: 35hrs
Ongoing performance training with BASI Trainers. This will be an opportunity to work on your action plan from the first two weeks. You will also have some free time to ski and practise on your own or with friends. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:
Time spent with your Trainer on the hill: 15hrs
Total training time: 15hrs
Race training and freestyle week. This week you will do some Giant slalom race training with former World Cup skier and Olympian Chemmy Alcott. Chemmy is one of the most successful skiers ever in British history and is a real personality. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to ski with racing royalty and hone your skills at the same time. You will also have a Giant Slalom session with one of the ICE race coaches and do a freestyle clinic with Olivier Renassia, which will be a chance to explore the Val Snowpark and develop your freestyle skills. We also say goodbye to the 4 week course at the end of the week so will have an ICE party to send them off in style. Here is a summary of what to expect this week:
Time spent with your Trainers on the hill: 15hrs
Total training time: 15hrs
We can cater for a large range of abilities since there are many groups on the course. Because of this, if you are already a good skier your level will be pushed with other good skiers around you. Our trainers train and assess to the highest levels in BASI so there is no ceiling to your improvement. Similarly if you are an inexperienced skier or rider you will be in a group with similar abilities so your needs will be met in this respect too.
Insurance:
It is vital that you are properly insured against injury, loss of personal effects and curtailment. Students will need to purchase an insurance policy, details of suppliers that prevoius students have used will be posted when you receive your booking form.
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 reason or just a shoulder to lean on, the ICE team
will be there to help, should you require it.
Call us on 0870 760 7360 for more information. If you choose option 3, you can speak directly to a BASI Trainer who will happily discuss the course content, accommodation, what to do with your qualifications, how to find work and answer any questions you may have about the course or skiing and snowboarding in general.
