CERTIFICATION COURSES
Level 1 PSIC , opens in a new window
The Professional Ski Instructors of Canada (PSIC) Level 1 Certification Program! Your journey into the fun and rewarding world of ski instructing begins here! The purpose of the PSIC Level 1 is to spark your interest in ski instructing in a fun and engaging environment. In this 3-day program, you will acquire essential knowledge and practical skills necessary for delivering your initial lessons at a snow school.
- Time: 9:00am
- Location: Inside the Roundhouse Lodge on the ground floor in Pika's restaurant
Level 1 CSIA , opens in a new window
The Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance (CSIA) Level 1 certification course takes place over three days on Whistler Mountain. Your course conductor will work with you to improve your skiing. While also giving you the tools to improve other skiers, from beginners to an introduction in parallel skiing. We have several courses offered throughout the season. Please click the link to the CSIA website to see which course fits into your schedule.
- Time: 9:00am
- Location: Inside the Roundhouse Lodge on the ground floor in Pika's restaurant
Level 2 PSIC , opens in a new window
The PSIC Level 2 Program is designed to enhance versatility in your skiing and teaching. You'll extend your skills beyond the prescriptive progression steps and into a deeper understanding of how skiing works in environments ranging from groomed blue runs to varied terrain. This level will also introduce you to learning science principles, enabling you to improve the effectiveness of your teaching and make better informed decisions.
- Time: 9:30am
- Location: Top of Whistler Mountain at the Lightboard
PSIC Big Mountain Level 2 , opens in a new window
The groundbreaking PSIC Big Mountain Pathway is designed to improve the skills of ski instructors who want to advance their skiing in double black terrain, coach freeride athletes, safely guide their students though extreme and steep terrain and further instill the adventure of skiing into advanced skiers.
In the level 2 Big Mountain program is to introduce coaching and guiding in Big Mountain Terrain. Big Mountain Terrain is a general term used here to describe steep, black diamond and double black diamond, off piste terrain.
Meeting Details
Time: 9:30
Location: Lightboard at the top of Whistler Mountain
Professional Ski Instructors of Canada | PSIC
The PSIC offers a new system of training, education and certification to the ski industry and instructor community in Canada.
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