CASI Level 1 And 2 In Nine Weeks, Then Off-Piste Confidence.
A CASI Level 1 and 2 instructor course with a strong off-piste streak. If you want to teach, and you also want to ride the whole mountain with confidence, mixing precise on-piste carving with the trees, bumps and deep snow beyond it, this is the winter built for you.
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Both Tickets, With Time To Earn Them.
CASI Level 1 and Level 2 training and exams in one structured run. You get enough days on each to pass with confidence, not just sit the exam. One clear plan, one predictable budget.
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Built For Riders Who Look Beyond The Piste.
Choose PLUS and you add Avalanche Skills Training 1, Companion Rescue and Wilderness First Aid, so you head off-piste knowing what you are looking at. Choose the 13 week Super Instructor Edition and you apply for next winter's jobs with a resume few new instructors can match. For a dual discipline winter, add CSIA Level 1 Ski, as long as you have some ski experience.
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Your Winter, Your Way.
The first nine weeks suit you whether you are on a gap year or a career break. It is the last four weeks where people go different ways.
If you want to slow down and enjoy the mountain you have just learned to ride properly, add the four week Free Ride Extension: no coursework, just powder days and tree runs. If you have decided this is the career for you, the Super Instructor Edition uses those four weeks to add CADS, Park Level 1 and Managing Risk On Snow to your resume.
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Your Next Step Is Level 3.
You finish the winter ready for the Level 3 course or the Level 3 Internship the following season. The programme is built to take you as far as one winter can.
A shorter winter
Start With One Ticket.
Not everyone can give a whole winter, and you do not have to. Level 1 on its own takes four weeks over Christmas, or three in January. If you already hold Level 1, Level 2 takes six. The next ticket will be here when life allows.
See every date and priceBefore you book
This Course May Not Suit You If.
- You are not yet comfortable and in control on most groomed runs. The riding ability guide will show you the right first step.
- You need to earn money this winter. This is a training course with no work permit, so an instructor internship is the better fit.
- You can only be away for a week or two. The shortest version is three weeks, for CASI Level 1 on its own.
- You will be under 18 when the course starts. Our minimum age is 18, or 17 for CASI Level 1 with a parent or guardian.
Hear It From Past Revelstoke Riders.
Previous clients, filmed on the mountain or in the hot tub. Real people, and definitely no script.
What Past Clients Say.
Snowboard Instructor Course Options And Prices For January 2027.
Seven ways to do this snowboard instructor course in Revelstoke, one pathway. Every price is per person for the whole programme. Choose your version, then your room.
Help choosing
Call us and we will help you choose. Holding a place does not commit you to a version. Check the riding ability guide
“He really took the time to listen to what I wanted from the experience, and tailored his recommendations to the individual requirements.”
Room
Intensive CORE, 9 Weeks
7 January to 11 March 2027
£6,850
CASI Level 1 and Level 2: 8 days of Level 1 training, 3 days of Level 1 exams, 18 days of Level 2 training and 4 days of Level 2 exams. Meal plan £1,300 extra.
A £300 deposit holds your place.
Free Ride Extension · £1,150
Add four weeks of riding to the end of any 9 week version, with no coursework. Put your new skills to work on powder days and tree runs. CORE plus the extension is £8,000, PLUS plus the extension £8,650. Accommodation and your pass carry on. Meal plan £500 extra, own room on request.
Every version includes
- Accommodation for the whole stay, in town with the crew
- Revelstoke season lift pass
- The resort shuttle, 7 to 10 minutes town to hill
- Airport transfers in and out
The house, the rooms and dinner at the house, Revelstoke.
Life off the mountain
A Town, A House, A Crew.
You live in Revelstoke itself, a working mountain town with a historic main street, good restaurants and a life beyond the course.
You share a house with the rest of the crew for the whole stay, with your own room as an optional add-on. Most people arrive not knowing anyone. The meal plan covers five healthy, hearty dinners a week.
“There was such a mix of people ranging from 18-30.”
More on living there in Snow Geek below.
“Imagine a full English roast dinner on a random Tuesday after a day on the mountain.”
The detail behind the winterThe Week By Week Detail: Go Full Snow Geek.
Snow Geek is our name for the week by week detail of the course: what you ride, what you learn and when, for anyone who wants to know exactly what they are signing up for. Open whichever catches your eye.
What Sits Inside Each VersionDay by day counts for all six versions
Level 1 Only, 3 Or 4 Weeks
- CASI Level 1 training: 12 days on the 4 week December version, 8 days on the 3 week January version
- 3 days CASI Level 1 exams
- Accommodation, season pass, shuttle and transfers
If you want both levels, CORE costs less than buying them separately, and the separate dates overlap anyway.
Level 2 Only, 6 Weeks
- 18 days CASI Level 2 training
- 4 days CASI Level 2 exams
You need CASI Level 1 before you start, and you join the main group partway through. Bring a board that holds an edge: a park deck can get you through Level 1, but Level 2 asks more of your equipment.
Intensive CORE, 9 Weeks
- 8 days CASI Level 1 training
- 3 days CASI Level 1 exams
- 18 days CASI Level 2 training
- 4 days CASI Level 2 exams
Intensive PLUS, 9 Weeks
- Everything in Intensive CORE
- Avalanche Skills Training 1
- Companion Rescue
- Wilderness First Aid
Same nine weeks, £650 more.
Super Instructor Edition, CORE Base
- Everything in Intensive CORE
- CADS, adaptive instruction
- CASI Park Level 1
- PSIC Managing Risk On Snow
Four extra weeks, three extra qualifications and plenty of free riding for £1,650.
Super Instructor Edition, PLUS Base
- Everything in Intensive PLUS
- CADS, adaptive instruction
- CASI Park Level 1
- PSIC Managing Risk On Snow
Every Date And Price In One TablePrices, meal plan and own room for every version
| Option | Length | Dates | Price | Meal plan | Own room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Only, early season | 4 weeks | 27 Nov to 26 Dec 2026 | £4,350 | £665 | £400 |
| Level 1 Only | 3 weeks | 8 Jan to 29 Jan 2027 | £4,000 | £500 | £300 |
| Level 2 Only | 6 weeks | 27 Jan to 10 Mar 2027 | £4,800 | £1,100 | £600 |
| Intensive CORE | 9 weeks | 7 Jan to 11 Mar 2027 | £6,850 | £1,300 | £900 |
| Intensive PLUS | 9 weeks | 7 Jan to 11 Mar 2027 | £7,500 | £1,300 | £900 |
| Super Instructor Edition, CORE base | 13 weeks | 7 Jan to 7 Apr 2027 | £8,500 | £1,800 | £1,300 |
| Super Instructor Edition, PLUS base | 13 weeks | 7 Jan to 7 Apr 2027 | £9,000 | £1,800 | £1,300 |
| Free Ride Extension | 4 extra weeks | After any 9 week version | £1,150 | £500 | On request |
The meal plan is five dinners a week for your whole stay. Your own room is for the entire period. Both are optional on every version.
The Training FormatFour days on, three days off, exams timed properly
Four Training Days A Week
Many people arrive keen but without their riding legs. We build you up week by week, so you are at your strongest when the exams arrive.
Three Days Off, Back To Back
Training runs four days together where possible, giving you three consecutive days to explore the mountain, chase a storm day, add a certificate or simply rest. Your time, your choice.
Exams Timed Properly
Training and exams follow a sequence that gives you the days you need on each before anyone assesses you. That is the whole point of nine weeks.
The Bolt-Ons, ExplainedWhat each extra certificate actually is
- CSIA Level 1 Ski, 8 days, £650
- Go dual discipline and double the jobs you can apply for next winter. Training, modules and exams are all included. You need some ski experience, and it needs at least five people to run.
- Intro to Backcountry Touring, 2 days, £350
- Touring equipment included. You need AST 1 first, so it runs alongside PLUS only.
- Avalanche Skills Training 1
- Your first step into riding beyond the ropes. How the snowpack works, how to read an avalanche bulletin, how to choose a safe route, and how to travel through avalanche terrain with knowledge rather than guesswork. Included on PLUS.
- Companion Rescue
- Transceiver searching, probing and shovelling under time pressure. The day avalanche theory becomes something you can actually do. Included on PLUS.
- Wilderness First Aid
- First aid written for places where an ambulance is not five minutes away. Recognised on a resume, and essential in the mountains. Included on PLUS.
- CADS, adaptive instruction
- Teaching riders with disabilities. A genuinely different skill set, and one that puts you in a much smaller pool of instructors. Included on the Super Instructor Edition.
- CASI Park Level 1
- Teaching in the terrain park safely: features, progressions and risk. If you want the freestyle lessons at your snow school, this is how you get them. Included on the Super Instructor Edition.
- PSIC Managing Risk On Snow
- The professional side of the job: duty of care, hazard management and the decisions that keep you and your group out of trouble. Included on the Super Instructor Edition.
Bundled Costs Less Than Picking
Taken as a bundle, the three PLUS certificates add £650 to CORE, and the three Super Instructor upgrades add £1,650. Bought individually they cost more, and availability depends on when each course actually runs in Revelstoke. If you want one or two rather than the set, ask and we will put the real figures on your quote.
Why We Built It HereA few Revelstoke stats
- 1,713 m
- Tallest vertical in Canada, 5,620 ft. The biggest vertical you can ride on lifts in North America.
- 10.5 m
- Average annual snowfall, 34.4 ft. Most of it light, dry powder.
- 3,121 acres
- Terrain to progress on, from mellow groomers to serious lines.
- World tour
- Home to the Yeti Natural Selection and the Freeride World Tour.
Source: Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
The Other Three DaysWhat you do when you are not training
Four days a week you train with your coaches. The other three are yours, and how you spend them shapes your winter as much as the course does. Here is what people actually do with them.
Ride the storm days
When it snows overnight, the trees are where you want to be. Fall-line glades run most of the way down the mountain, and The Last Spike gives you 15.2km in one run when your legs want something longer.
Add a certificate
The bolt-ons run on your days off, so they never cost you a training day. On PLUS you take Avalanche Skills Training 1, Companion Rescue and Wilderness First Aid. On the Super Instructor Edition you add CADS, Park Level 1 and Managing Risk On Snow.
Go touring at Rogers Pass
Once you have your avalanche training, Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park is the touring trip everyone talks about. Go with a certified guide, and earn your turns on the skin track.
Try a heli or cat day
The resort runs Selkirk Tangiers heli-skiing and cat skiing. It is the day a lot of people save up for, usually late in the winter when their riding has caught up with the terrain. Book direct with Selkirk Tangiers and we will sort you a WSC discount.
Get to know the town
Bakeries, pubs, restaurants, a local brewery, a bowling alley, a gym and a leisure centre, all within walking distance of the house. Revelstoke is a working railway town, so there is a life here beyond the lift queue.
Rest your legs
Some days off are for doing very little. The house has a hot tub for tired legs, and on the meal plan dinner is cooked for you five nights a week.
Heli skiing, cat skiing and guided touring are booked and paid for separately.
Living In RevelstokeThe town, the house, the food and the shuttle
A Town, Not A Resort Bubble
You live in Revelstoke itself rather than at the foot of a lift. It is a working mountain town with a historic main street, which means real places to eat and a life outside the course.
The House And The Food
Shared accommodation with the rest of the crew for the whole stay, with your own room as an optional add-on. The meal plan is five dinners a week. Skip it and you cook, which costs less but takes more organising than people expect after a training day.
Seven To Ten Minutes To The Hill
The resort shuttle runs daily and frequently, early morning until evening, and takes seven to ten minutes town to hill. No car needed.
What Is Not IncludedFlights, insurance and the rest of the real cost
- Return flights, around £750
- Travel and medical insurance, £250 to £600 depending on course length
- Your food, unless you take the meal plan
- Your own kit, if you need to buy any
Questions Before You Book: Straight Answers.
The questions people ask before they commit a winter, answered the way we would on the phone.
How good a snowboarder do I need to be before I start?
You need to be comfortable and in control on most groomed terrain without thinking about it. The course teaches you to teach, not to ride. Level 1 is an entry-level teaching qualification but not a beginner course, and Level 2 asks more of your own riding. If you are unsure, read the riding ability guide and call us. If the early season Level 1 is the better start for you, we will say so.
What happens if I fail an exam?
Some people do, and we prefer to say so up front. A re-sit is usually possible, depending on CASI course availability while you are still in Canada, and it costs extra. Nine weeks is designed to reduce that risk: you complete your training days before anyone assesses you.
Do I need a working visa?
No. This is training, not a work placement, so you need no work permit and no snow school interview. Most visitors need an eTA, a short online application. If you want to earn money in resort, the instructor internship is the right programme for you.
Can I work in resort while I am out there?
Not on this programme. Without a work permit you cannot take paid work in Canada. In return, you have three days a week to ride rather than work a shift.
What will the whole winter actually cost me?
Start with the course price. Then add return flights at around £750, travel and medical insurance at £250 to £600 depending on how long you are away, your food if you skip the meal plan, and any kit you still need. Accommodation, your season pass, the shuttle and airport transfers are already included, so once your flight is booked, your winter is essentially paid for.
How fit do I need to be?
Fitter than you might think, but you do not need to be an athlete. Four training days and three days off each week let you build strength as you go. Any work you do on your legs and endurance before you arrive pays off in the first fortnight.
Is the meal plan worth it?
If you enjoy cooking, you can feed yourself for less. The plan gives you five dinners a week you do not have to think about after a full training day. Choose the option that suits how you live when you are tired.
Why nine weeks?
Nine weeks gives you the riding to pass, not just a place in the exam. On this snowboard instructor course in Revelstoke, CORE gives you 8 days of Level 1 training and 18 of Level 2, with each exam after its training. If you only need Level 1 and time is tight, the three or four week version is on this page.
Should I be doing this or the All Mountain Performance course?
If you want the instructor tickets, choose this course. If you already ride strongly across the whole mountain and qualifications are not your goal, the All Mountain Performance course is the better choice, and we will tell you so on the phone.
Will my son or daughter be looked after?
They live in a shared house in town with the rest of the group, with airport transfers in and out and the resort shuttle to the hill. On the mountain they train with experienced coaches, on terrain the ski patrol monitors and controls. Our team is on the phone and WhatsApp throughout the winter, and we are always happy to talk to parents before anyone books. Everyone needs travel and medical insurance that covers snowboarding.
Free Guides Before You Decide.
Free guides for your instructor winter. Read the qualification and cost guides before anyone's price list, ours included. New to instructing? Start with how to become a snowboard instructor.
CASI Qualification Guide
Level 1 gets you in the door, Level 2 makes you employable, Level 3 makes it a career. What each one lets you teach, and what the exams ask of you.
Read the guide ›
Resort Comparison Guide
Big White, Sun Peaks, Panorama or Revelstoke. Mountain size, snowfall, accommodation, nightlife, terrain, and who each one suits best.
Read the guide ›
Snowboarding Ability Guide
Work out your real level, what each course expects on day one, and whether to train now, arrive early or pick a different programme.
Read the guide ›
Real Cost Of A Season
The course fee is the headline, not the total. Flights, insurance, food, kit, the visa, and the money you have to land with.
Read the guide ›
How To Book
When to secure your place, what happens if you leave it late, and how to avoid losing the resort, room type or programme you wanted.
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Insurance Guide
The cover you really need for a winter of freeride and backcountry, and the gaps that catch people out. We are not brokers, so this is advice rather than a sales pitch.
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Girls On Tour
A big sister chat to calm those nerves and answer the common concerns of travelling on your own.
Read the guide ›
What To Take
A packing checklist for the whole season. Snow gear, travel essentials, documents, tech and the things people always forget.
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