Snowboard instructor training course (Level 1)

Improve your skills and train for a snowboard instructor qualification

If you have ever thought about becoming a snowboard instructor, or wondered how to gain the certifications needed for a snowboard instructor job, Snow Trainers deliver everything you need. The 6 week snowboard instructor course in Queenstown, New Zealand is a great option for those who want to develop their skills in a fun and friendly environment while still gaining an instructing qualification. Not only will you improve your own riding but you'll learn the basics of how to teach someone to make their first turns.

An amazing winter experience

Snow Trainers want to make sure you have a fun, rewarding and memorable experience on our courses so we organise lots of social activities to keep you entertained on your days off the snow. We also include an avalanche safety / back-country awareness course so you know how to stay safe while enjoying New Zealand’s spectacular mountain environment. You are sure to improve your skills, have an amazing time, learn a great deal and probably meet some life-long friends as well.

What's included:

Professional Snowboard Training 
Training 3 days a week (for 4 weeks, plus exam week) at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski areas by qualified SBINZ trainers and examiners. When training you will also have snowboard school lift-line privileges which means more time riding and less time waiting!

Accommodation 
6 weeks accommodation in central Queenstown, on a shared room basis with communal lounge and kitchen facilities and within walking distance of local, shops, restaurants and Queenstown's famous nightlife.

Season Lift Pass 
Seasons pass for Coronet Peak and The Remarkables ski areas.

Backcountry Course
Backcountry and avalanche safety training.

Equipment, clothing and workshop discounts 
From R&R Sports, the best ski and snowboard shop in town!

Snow Trainers Team Hoody

Video Analysis and Evening Sessions
Video sessions to develop your own riding and work on the necessary analytical skills for your exam.

Transport                     
Transport to both ski areas every day of the week so you can ride, ride, ride! And unlike other courses, you don't have to catch the bus at 8am on your days off! Our transport is flexible so you can go up at lunch time if you want a sleep in before riding. Transport starts from the first day of training all the way through until the last day of your exam.

SBINZ Membership, Exam Fees and Technical Manual
Exam included is the New Zealand Level One certification.

Employment Assistance and Advice

Airport Transfer on Arrival
Queenstown Airport to your accommodation.

Tuning and Equipment Clinic

Optional extras:

Heli-board Trip

Bungy Jump

Sky Diving

First Aid Course

SBINZ Children's Certification

New Zealand’s best snowboard trainers

Snow Trainers coaches are Trainers and Examiners for the SBINZ, not just high level instructors. Who else would you want to be trained by other than the actual coaches who run the exams? Your trainers have many years of experience both snowboard instructing and training students to become instructors, so they know what you need for the exams and also what's required in the real world of instructing.