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Banff – Ski the Big Three.

 Ski Area - Coaching - Qualifications - Town - Accommodation - Upgrades - Support Team - Photos - Course Diaries - Intranet Support - Equipment - Travel Info - How To Book  

Banff is situated in the middle of Banff National Park, Alberta and is surrounded by soaring mountain peaks, alpine lakes, rugged glaciers, waterfalls and immense forests.

And with the wealthy city of Calgary only 1.5 hours away Banff manages to blend its down to earth nature with an understated style that makes this a remarkable part of Canada.

Banff – Our Pick of the Best!

- Delirium Dive at Sunshine Village... the sane need not apply…

- Wildside from the top of the Goat's Eye Express chair

- Long powder turns in the back bowls on Lake Louise

- Getting down to local's night at Mel's

- Hitting the sweet hips at Lake Louise’s Showtime Terrain Park

- Night Skiing at Norquay

- Ice Skating on Lake Minnewanka.

- Take on your instructors in our end of course tournament

SKI AREA

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The Big Three 

The Banff tri-area is situated in the interior of Canada and is renowned for its dry light snow, unspoiled scenery, short lift lines, and guaranteed friendly hospitality.

The Tri-area lift pass and bus pass provided with the course allows you to ski at Lake Louise, Sunshine Village and Norquay. The 3 areas around Banff combine to provide one of the largest ski areas in North America and have some of the most reverred and exciting terrain in Canada.

Lake Lousie hosts the first stop on the World Cup tour each winter and played host to the Men's Downhill at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. People travel form all over the world to ski and ride Lake Louise's back bowls and its snowpark is one of the up the most up and coming in North America.

Sunshine Village is not the steepest of mountains but it has a huge range of runs from wide groomed pistes to gladded tree runs for the intermediate - ideal for learning your trade.  Whether its the back bowls at Lake Louise, the groomers of Sunshine, or the challenging line laid back lines at Norquay, there is something for you whatever your taste.

COACHING

- Based at Lake Louise but considerable time is also spent at Sunshine and Norquay

- 5 days coaching per week with 1-to-1 coaching, video analysis and formal feedback reports.

- Ski school experience, exam preperation, freeride and freestyle lessons

- Coaching provided is by predominantly level 4's (many courses simply use Level 2 & 3's)

- Tri-Area ski pass so you can ride all the mountains outside of your coaching at the weekends.

 - Seasonal Lake Louise bus pass.  To get you to and from your lessons every morning with Lake Louise Ski and Snowboard School 

The Lake Louise Ski and Snowboard School takes pride in the professionalism and personalities of its highly qualified instructors. Through working closely with LLSSS our goal is to exceed your expectations and provide you with an outstanding level of service while experiencing some of the finest coaching in North America.

With LSSS having the most Level 4's in the area and over 10 years experience running courses, we feel this is the best coaching set up available in the Banff.  We bring in specialist coaches for freestyle and racing as well as exam preperation and can move the training schedule around to make the most of snow conditions.

Emerson Brooks

Emerson is the Head Trainer of Lake Louise Ski School and Base Camp programme. He has been a full time ski pro for 14 Years and is a former Technical Committee member of the CSIA.

His long list of qualifications include: CSIA Level 4, CSIA Level 4 Course Conductor, final selection CSIA Demo team 06, CSIA Alberta Chair Person, CSIA Course Supervisor, Canadian Avalanche Association Level 1.

Daron

Daron has been boarding for 10 years - he hails from Saskatchuan and has now made Lake Louise his home.

Drawn there by the vast quantities of light powder, challenging terrain and good fun, Daron is a fan of the whole mountain and can't cite a single favourite, raving that he "loves it all"!

With a Level 1 CASI freestyle qualification and hard-earned Level 3 teaching qualification completed, Daron is underway to gain his Level 4 this winter.

QUALIFICATIONS

- CSIA/CASI Level 1 & Level 2 

- CSCF Level 1 Race Coach & Level 1 Freestyle

- CAA First Aid & CAA Rec Avalanche Course  

CSIA

The Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance, founded in 1938, is an association with more than 20,000 professional skiers located across Canada and is a member of the ISIA.

The level of excellence of instructors and ski school directors is internationally renowned and the CSIA is at the forefront of developing innovative and effective skiing techniques and teaching methods.

The CSIA system is split up into 4 Levels each one becoming progressively more difficult. On our North American courses you will take your Level 1 exam and, depending on your performance, we can put you forward for Level 2 as well.

For more information on CSIA please click here. 

CASI

Formed in 1994, the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors trains and certifies snowboard instructors and coaches and ensures that a national standard of safe and efficient snowboard instruction is maintained.

CASI has a membership of just over 6,700 instructors and coaches now and is growing rapidly as the industry expands. The CASI system is also split up into 4 Levels, and you can take your Level 1 and 2 on the course.   

For more information on CASI please click here.  

TOWN

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The Town of Banff has a population of around 8,000 and an elevation of 4,537 feet (1,383 metres), making it the highest town in Canada.

Being located in a national park, Banff receives visitors all year round and this has lead to unparalleled recreational opportunities and some of Canada's finest shopping and dining.

Banff has a massive selection of shops and clothing stores, several museums, art galleries, a cinema, gym, swimming pool and a theatre. For the highend glamour you can shop along the luxurious halls of The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel on Spray Avenue or for the latest equipment you can pick from the dozens of outlet stores in the Cascade Plaza on Banff Avenue. 

In terms of seasonaires and nightlife Banff is a well-known party town with lively bars, regular live music and a great atmosphere. 

ACCOMMODATION & FOOD

- Only company to offer apartment styled accommodation (on the high street 150 yards from the centre)

- Upgrades available to single and double rooms, or have an apartment to yourself.

- Full buffet breakfast and a selction of restaurants for dinner

- Internet, spa and gym, and 24hr room service

Rundle Manor 

The Rundle Manor , one of Banff's best kept secrets, is an apartment style hotel located in downtown Banff on a quiet side street just off of Banff Avenue. Great shopping and the best Banff has to offer are literally steps away from your door. 

Guests of Rundle Manor have complimentary access to the health facilities and spa of the Banff Ptarmigan Inn, and room service provided by The Meatball Restaurant.

The Rundle Manor suites sleep from 2 to 8 people with full kitchens and living areas. All rooms are tastefully decorated with pine furnishing and rustic décor, complete with bathroom and bathroom amenities, telephone and cable television. Ski storage is also featured in each unit.

We believe that we offer the best set-up for food and acommodation in Banff. Our arrangement ensures you get the best of apartment style accommodation - privacy, self-containment, living space, but also get the top facilities that the hotel has to offer - spa, jucuzzi, but best of all, room service.

Not only can you eat in the top end restaurant for breakfast and dinner, but you can also order from the bar or restaurant menu up to your flat, 24hrs a day. Wow... And if you do decide you want to cook for yourself, the fully equipped kitchen comes with a fridge, microwave, toaster, pots, pans, plates, cutlery, and coffee maker.

ACTIVITIES (11 week only) & SOCIAL EVENTS

Thanks to the local expertise of our Resort Manager, we can provide a full and lively social programme for you do dip in and out of as you wish.

We organise pub crawls, the huge End Of Course Party, ice skating, live music nights, torch lit skiing, fancy dress days and more! Put that together with 10 - 20% discounts in local ski/board shops and a handful of Nightclub Local's cards, and you are all set up to make the most of your time at Base Camp! 

- Calgary

Head down to Calgary for an afternoon of shopping and hitting the tourist sites before joining the rest of the faithful in heading to the local ice hockey game.

- Hot Springs

Relax and unwind in the natural hot springs of Banff national park, and experince a little bit of local history.

- Snowmobiling

It might not be environmentally friendly but it sure makes up for it in terms of adrenaline. Join us for a day where we rip up the backcountry on machines that were born to ride.

- Night Ski

Head up to Lake Louise one eveing of the a spectacular evening of skiing/riding under floodlight. Both the park and race track are floodlit helping to create quite a part scene.

Ski Area - Coaching - Qualifications - Town - Accommodation - Upgrades - Support Team

Photos - Course Diaries - Intranet Support - Equipment - Travel Info - How To Book  

Make the most of your wint season!  Search for an Instructor Course, Performance Camp or Accommodation and start your adventure!