Below is a timetable of the course for the 4 Weeks you will be with us in Val d'Isère.
Week 1
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:
- Personal Performance Training with a BASI Trainer
- Core fundamentals of ski/snowboarding technique
- Video Analysis
- Boot-fitting advice
- Free-ski testing
- Presentation on bio-mechanics and injury prevention
- Presentation on Ski Equipment
- Presentation on Mountain Safety/Avalanche Awareness
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
Week 2
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
- Off-piste training.
- Mountain safety awareness - practical information.
- Ski technique input in powder and variable conditions.
- An experienced instructor to take you places you never thought possible.
- Some of the best off-piste/backcountry skiing to be had anywhere in the world.
- All the specialist equipment to help keep you safe
- An ear-splitting grin that may just start to hurt your cheeks
Time spent with your Trainer on the hill: 25hrs
Time spent with your Trainer off the hill: 10 hrs
Total training time: 35hrs
Week 3
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:
- Personal Performance Training with a BASI Trainer
- A chance to work on your action plan from Weeks 1-2
Time spent with your Trainer on the hill: 15hrs
Total training time: 15hrs
Week 4
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:
- Giant Slalom Race training with Chemmy Alcott
- Slalom race training with ICE race coaches
- Personal Performance Training with a BASI Trainer
- Freestyle training with Olivier Renassia.
- The 4 week course ICE party!
Time spent with your Trainers on the hill: 15hrs
Total training time: 15hrs