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Established in 2002, Basecamp is the leading provider of ski and snowboard instructor courses worldwide.
As the first organisation to offer BASI ski and snowboard courses qualifications in France, we’ve been carving the fresh tracks and drawing new lines with our cutting edge ski and snowboard courses for everyone else to follow for the past 10 years.
Today Basecamp is at the centre of a global network of ski and snowboard instructors, we only operate in the worlds leading resorts and are proud to work alongside each resorts most experienced and highly regarded ski and snowboard instructors.
Skiing and Snowboarding is what we do and the mountain lifestyle is what we live for.
Check the website for further info on all the latest Basecamp courses, watch our videos and speak to one of our expert course advisors .
We look forward to seeing you out here.
Fergie Miller
Founder
Basecamp - Ski and Snowboard
Linley Lewis
Linley has had a passion for boardsports for as long as he can remember he hit the Austrian slopes as a young child, and comes from a family line of ski instructors. He's been snowboarding since he was 14 and loves balancing all areas whether it's on the piste, in fresh powder, or in the park he'll be there pushing himself to the maximum of his ability.
From the UK he handles the operational planning and logistics, he'll be the guy who'll handle the payments but is also a great person to speak to about the courses as he knows them all inside out.
Tom Allport
Tom's first alpine adventure was to the slopes of Morzine 17 years ago. Since, he has developed a love for skiing and snowboarding and have spent a lot of time in the French and Swiss Alps. In 2006 he spent a season in Queenstown, New Zealand and became a qualified SBINZ Snowboard Instructor. He has a passion for both disciplines and jump at any opportunity to get amongst the mountains.
In HQ he's the man to speak to about our courses, and as a trained snowbaord instructor himself understands what people are looking for when joining our courses as he has been there himself!
Will Hayler
Will puts the theory of ‘first up last down' into good practise. Never one to be outdone on energy levels he will be bouncing up and down at the lifts before they've opened, and will also be the last person down off the mountains still rearing to go.
He's been bought up with the ski industry all around him with his family running a successful ski retail company. Will handles the marketing of Basecamp, and is also a great course advisor.
Neil McNair
Age: 33 Nationality: British Basecamp
Job Title: Snowboard Coach
Where's home? Tignes, France (one lift away from Val D'Isere)
Snowboard Qualifications: BASI Level 4 ISTD, Snowboard Trainer
No. years snowboarding: 22yrs
No. years teaching Basecampers: 7 Years
Achievements: Making a professional teaching career out of snowboarding since leaving school and not having to join the rat race. Having the opportunity to travel and ride some of the best mountains in the world.
What gets you out of bed in the morning? My 3 year old daughter
What keeps you snowboarding? Freshlines, riding with friends and always trying to being creative. It's easy, the feeling you get when riding keeps you craving for more.
If you weren't a snowboarder what would you be? My careers officer at school said I should be a lumberjack!
Lesson in Life: Life can be extremely rewarding but equally cruel. Appreciate every moment, don't become complacent.
Olivier Lipps
Name Olivier Lipps
Age: 36
Nationality: French
Job title with BC: Freestyle coach
Where’s home? Tignes
Qualifications: french ski and snowboard certificate
No. of Years skiing/snowboarding skiing 20 years snowboarding 15 years
No. of Year teaching Bcampers: 4 years
Achievements in Skiing/Snowboarding french snowboard coach for the french instructor since 2000
What get you out of bed in the morning Fresh snow and a good park
What keeps you skiing & snowboarding? the feeling
If you weren’t a skier/snowboarder – what would you be. a skydiver ;-)
Lesson in Life: respect the nature
Steve Rickets
Steve has been a ski instructor for 25 years and has worked all around the world. Steve descirbes himself to be still in love the way of life in the mountains and is more passionate about training others to become ski instructors than anyone else.
Steve has been an Alpine Trainer for BASI for more than 10 years and has a great record of success training Basecamp students through BASI system.
Although Steve can often be seen training the level 3 and 4 BASI courses on the slopes of Val D'Isere, he is also actively involved in the levels 1 and 2 courses ensuring Basecamp students have the best possible preparation for their BASI weeks.
Pierre Francois Papet
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2002
Basecamp was founded in 2002 by Fergie Miller. A skiing and snowboarding enthusiast. Looking to provide the ulitimate gap year & career breaks.
1,613
Is how many Basecampers have taken part in a Basecamp ski and snowboarding instructor and performance course.
24
Over the better part of the last decade, we've grown to a set of 24 fantastically skillful instructors, managers and support agents that deliver a great experience.
Basecamp has been an associate partner with the British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) since 2002 having pioneered BASI training in France and Argentina
Basecamp has worked alongside the the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance since 2004
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Canadas professional training and grading system for qualifying snowboard instructors.
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