There’s never been a better time to learn how to become a ski instructor, turning your passion from a part-time hobby into a career and passing on your love of skiing to the next generation of budding skiers through our ski lessons. With in-depth training from expert, highly experienced instructors, our ski instructor courses in Manchester are the perfect way to get started!
To become a skiing instructor at an indoor real snow ski slope like The Snow Centre Manchester, you’ll need a Level 1 instructor qualification.
The Snowsports Instructor Academy at The Snow Centre allows you to gain a Level 1 qualification through three different organisations: BASI, IASI, or SSE. If you’re an experienced parallel skier or advanced-level snowboarder, you can become qualified to teach beginner to intermediate skiers and snowboarders of any age at indoor slopes in the UK.
Find out which Level 1 course is right for you today.
As one of our instructors, your goal is to make each ski lesson fun and intuitive for everyone, while sharing your passion and in-depth skiing knowledge.
Our lessons at The Snow Centre Manchester are tailored to our guests' needs. When instructing, you’ll ensure guests learn at their own pace.
The role of an instructor at The Snow Centre is to ensure that guests get the most out of their time on our slopes, developing new skills or honing their techniques.
We think skiing should be fun, and we want to make sure our guests, whether they’re trying skiing for the first time or learning advanced skills, are having a great time. So, we make fun the core of our lessons.
If you’re unsure of your ability or just want to get some extra practice before your ski or snowboard instructor course, book one of our adult ski coaching lessons, where our coaches will be happy to assess your level and give you any pointers you may need before you start. Treat the lesson as a way to hone your skiing skills or to study how the experts teach a lesson.
See what our customers had to say about their time at The Snow Centre Manchester:
“Great lessons with experienced instructors who put kids and parents at their ease. The lessons were full as it was half term, but each child still didn’t have to wait too long between turns on the slope. It was easy to get and return equipment and the food in the restaurant was great and came promptly.”
“Easy access from M1. Plenty of parking, simple registration, and quick service to collect skis, boots etc. Both lifts serving the main slopes worked faultlessly and although the session was quite busy I felt the slopes were quite free of other skiers classes. I particularly liked the snow conditions and at the end enjoyed the amazing cafè overlooking the slopes. Reasonably priced menu. All told an excellent start to our skiing this year.”
“Very friendly staff. Good, clean facilities and very good prices on lessons lift passes.”
“We booked a beginners group ski lesson for 4 people and we had such a good time. Our ski instructor was Stuart T and from start to finish he was super helpful and encouraging. We would 100% recommend learning with him and are looking forward to going back again so that we can progress further.”
To become a ski instructor at The Snow Centre, you need to obtain a Level 1 qualification from an organisation such as the BASI, IASI, or SSE. To teach on the mountains in ski resorts, you will likely need to have a Level 2 qualification.
To acquire a Level 1 BASI qualification, you will need to sit the BASI exam; the course will cost over £400. For the full breakdown of price and what the course entails, head over to BASI and explore their courses in more detail.
A Level 1 qualification consists of up to five days of training and assessment programme, a first aid qualification, and 35 hours of snowsport school experience with plenty of online modules to help you learn and prepare. To achieve a Level 2 qualification, you will build on all you learn in Level 1 and apply additional training, another assessment, and a further 35 hours of snowsport school experience.
Ready for your next adventure? Join the team at The Snow Centre Manchester and turn your passion for snow sports into an exciting career – where every day feels like a slope day! If you have any questions about our ski instructor courses in Manchester or how to become a ski instructor, please contact us, and a member of our team will be happy to help.
Whether you’re looking for an adult skiing lesson or looking to give the family a fun day out, our team can handle any and all lessons. If you have any questions about booking an event or any of our services, please contact us, and a member of our team will be happy to help.
