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Build your Snowboarding skills in a safe and fun environment with our lessons. Our instructors are professionally certified with the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI), and take ongoing training in both teaching and technical skill development, meaning you are guaranteed the highest level of instruction. |
Snowboarding School 2024-2025 Season
As part of the Snow School all instructors must attend mandatory technical sessions both on and off the hill, provided by elite Snow School professionals throughout Ontario and Quebec. We deliver lessons based on CASI standards, promoting and teaching the importance of safety along with a focus on fun and meeting our members.
All Participants must wear helmets in any lesson.You must pre-register for any program or lesson when you sign up for a day trip. Snowboarding Regular LessonsWe have a lesson for you no matter what your skill level is, whether beginner, novice, intermediate or advanced. Learn in a lesson with snowboarders of similar ability. Snowboard lessons for beginner, novice and intermediate are offered on Saturday day trips to Mount St. Louis Moonstone. Intermediate and advanced lessons are offered on select Sunday trips to Blue. Beginner Never snowboarded before or cannot stop or turn. A beginner cannot get on or off a chair lift without falling. Novice Has ridden a chair lift and can independently get on and off. Can turn and stop under control. Can get up after falling independently. Green runs are manageable but cause anxiety. Intermediate Can ride most blue runs turning and stopping under control. Shows flexion and extension Black diamonds runs are humbling Advanced Enjoy the challenge of black diamond runs and can ride with controlled movement. Please arrive 10 minutes early for lesson line-up and organization. If you have signed up for a snowboard program, come to the lesson line up to meet your program leader. | 
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Snowboard Programs
Introduction to Park Program (February 15, March 15)
In this park program the instructor will take students into freestyle terrain, and teach introductory / basic manoeuvres on beginner terrain park features safely via progression-based teaching methods.
Snowboarding Gate Training (January 4, January 18)
Learn to race with one of our certified instructors.
Snowboarding IT Program (Feb 1, Mar 1)
Interested in becoming a snowboard instructor? We want you!
The standards for the Level 1 Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI) require you to pass both riding and teaching evaluations. In order to help you achieve success on the course the HPSC offers this Instructor Training program, and gives you the potential to join the snow school. If you love to snowboard, and have a desire to work with the instructors at the High Park Ski Club, and introduce new students to snowboarding, then this course is for you.
Course participants should be able to ski blue and black runs comfortably.
I’ve never taught before...
No problem - that’s what the course is all about. The Evaluators are there to teach you how to teach so you’ll be able to go out and give a great first lesson to new snowboarders. The teaching portion makes up half of your mark. As an instructor, your job is to teach and demonstrate. If you are outgoing, self-confident, and speak audibly and clearly, you are likely the type of person who will do well in the teaching portion of the course. It is also important to be on time, pay attention and ask questions when needed (CASI, 2021). Be involved and have fun!
You should only take this course if you love to snowboard, and have a desire to work with the instructors at the High Park Ski Club, and introduce new students to snowboarding.
