Why Banff Lake Louise is Ideal for your next snowboard instructor course
Banff is one of the world’s top ski and snowboard destinations, set in a stunning national park in the Canadian Rockies. The area features three excellent resorts, with Lake Louise as the largest—offering uncrowded pistes, diverse terrain, striking lake views, and lively nightlife.
The terrain keeps things fresh—you’ll never repeat a run in Banff Lake Louise. Start with groomers, then progress to powder bowls, steeps, terrain parks, and long runs as your skills develop.
Basecamp trains exclusively at Lake Louise, Banff’s leading resort. It delivers consistent powder, varied terrain for all levels, quality snow parks, and extensive runs. Lake Louise also hires more snowboard instructors than other local resorts, opening doors to post-training jobs.
Banff’s vibrant après scene adds to the appeal after training days. Ready for Lake Louise this winter? Contact Basecamp to find your snowboard course.
The CASI Level 2 Training
Our CASI Level 2 snowboard instructor course goes beyond riding skills—you’ll build teaching confidence and communication abilities essential for professional instructing. CASI Level 4 pro instructors with decades of experience guide you through every step, preparing you fully for certification success across all-mountain terrain, parks, and steeps.
Training stays structured and personal. Regular on-snow assessments track your progress, while weekly written evaluations from Level 4 coaches highlight what’s working and what needs focus. Video analysis breaks down technique precisely, and small group coaching (max 8:1, five days weekly) ensures you get the attention larger programs miss.
The Adventure
Weekends free up Banff’s national park trails, town hotspots, and Rocky Mountain views that make every day memorable. Hit the legendary nightlife—North America’s best—with clubs keeping the après alive.
Off-mountain options keep the stoke high: cinema nights, indoor climbing at the sports complex, bowling, street ice hockey tournaments, Red Bull Rail Jam events. On snow, explore dog sledding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, backcountry tours, and bucket-list heli/cat skiing in the Rockies.
Your CASI Level 2 course blends elite snowboard instructor training with Banff Lake Louise’s unbeatable lifestyle.
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What you'll get
Our ski instructor courses are world renowned, and we work with only the best resorts and instructors. We’re confident that you’ll have the time of your life, alongside getting a first-class ski education.
“An awesome way to gain a qualification and skills on a gap year/career break! I qualified as an instructor, had 11-weeks of top notch training, lived in one of the most beautiful countries in the world and had three months of insane fun with a great bunch of people. This course is one of, if not the, best experiences of my life.
I can’t recommend this course enough to anyone looking for a worthwhile way to spend their gap year or for someone who wants to get away from the grind of their job on a career break.”
“I had the most amazing winter season with Basecamp. I met friends for life and experienced so much. The coaches and Basecamp staff are great fun.
It is an unreal thing to do and would recommend it to anyone with a keen interest in skiing / being outdoors, or doing a Winter season!
The resort is extremely fun and there are all the facilities you could possibly want such as a gym/ pool/ good bars and clubs/ 3 supermarkets etc! Amazing experience I just wish I could do it all again!”
“Basecamp was an unreal experience. A fantastic training program which sent me on my way to a new career. Awesome training throughout the season, which lead to huge improvement on my technical and teaching within skiing. Personal highlight – heli-skiing with the instructors at the end of the program.”
“Basecamp provided the most amazing experience this year. I have made so many lifelong friends and my snowboarding has improved ridiculously when I compare to the beginning of the season. The coaching we received was world class and I am so excited to begin instructing! I would recommend Basecamp to anyone wanting to become an international instructor, improve their riding, or looking for a challenging, exciting and awesome gap year adventure! Thank you so much Basecamp!”
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Experienced coaches
We hire the best snowboard instructors out there, so you can rest assured that you’ll receive the highest level of education from our experienced and qualified coaches – some have been doing it for 20+ years!
The best service
We do everything we can to ensure you have the time of your life, both in your learning and off-slope activities. We have a team based in the resort to help you with everything you need, 24/7.
The best tuition
Go hard or go home. You’ll get five days of professional coaching a week to get you up to speed. We don’t overcrowd our groups, meaning you’ll get the personal support you need to be the best you can be.
Value for money
With a Basecamp course, you’ll get access to unrivalled snowboard instructor education and a memorable experience to boot. That’s why we believe we’re great value for money and offer the best ski instructor courses in Banff and around the world.
FAQs
Once you’ve completed your Basecamp course, you’ll leave with the internationally recognised Canadian CASI Level 2 snowboard instructor Licence as well as AST L1 (Avalanche Safety Training) and CASI Snowpack Level 1. With this, you can teach in many countries across the globe.
In order to join this course you need to hold your CASI L1 or equivalent international level 1 ski qualification. You cannot progress onto a level 2 exam without holding level 1.
However whilst this is an instructor training program, if you wished to join for personal improvement without the motivation to gain a qualification then please contact us and we can see how this program can be adapted for you.
Once you get an IEC, working holiday visa, or suitable passport, you can work as a ski instructor in Canada! We’ll help you with applying to the Lake Louise Ski School so you can put your learning to work right away or whenever suits you.
We have an Essential Visa Guide to answer all your questions
You must be a minimum of 16 years old before you arrive into resort on our Austrian Courses.
You must be a minimum of 18 years old before you arrive in resort for our Canada, France or Argentina Courses (unless parental consent is obtained).
You must be a minimum of 18 years old to join any of our courses or internships which rely on a working holiday visa.
Although Basecamp courses are amongst the largest in the World, we manage to maintain very intimate training groups of between 4 and 8, but with no more than 8:1 students per trainer in Austria, Argentina and France and up to 10:1 in Canada. This allows us to match similar ability levels per group and means no student should ever feel as if they are falling behind, or being held back because of the group they are in.
We have various options for accommodation on our courses, all of which are very comfortable. We use a combination of apartments, hotels and chalets. There are options to to include a single room, half board meals or both! (subject to course and availability). See our Accommodation page for more details on your options.
Yes! All of our programs include accommodation for the full period you are with us at Basecamp. Unlike other providers, even our Banff internship programs include accommodation for the full 22wk season!
Sure! We love it when friends come together and share this amazing experience – after all sharing is caring! We can make sure you live together too so you can enjoy the time and make memories forever… just be sure to let us know who you’re travelling with.
We are so confident that we offer the very best value courses in the industry that we have a Basecamp Price Guarantee. We pride ourselves that we offer more training, higher quality coaching, better off-hill programs and more fun aprés events than any other course.
That’s why if you find a better value comparable course anywhere, not only will we match the course cost, but we will also give you an additional £50 off your course fees for good measure!
Get in touch to find out more about our Price Guarantee.
Yes! Once you have booked and paid your deposit then you will have the ability to pay off your course how you see fit as long as our minimum criteria has been met (see T&C’s). You can decide how much and how often you pay to suit your circumstances.
As much as we love dogs at Basecamp the simple answer is no for most courses. Unfortunately Dogs are not allowed within most Basecamp Accommodation.
Our hotel accommodation in Banff is pet friendly and do allow pets under certain conditions, get in touch to find out more.
No problem, you can check out our full FAQ’s here for answers on equipment, training, qualifications, jobs, payments and more.
If you’re still not sure, then Contact Us and we can answer your specific questions for you.
