Instructor courses

Prices include half-board accommodation, airport transfers, a season lift pass, five days of coaching per week, first aid instruction and return flights unless stated otherwise.

Alpine Coaching Academy

0870 241 5809, alpinecoachingacademy.com
BASI training during season in Megève and some Swiss resorts: £200pp per week. 12-week instructor programme June-September 2005 in Australia: £1,400pp. Flights, accommodation and meals are not included.But with the Australian course you can earn the course fee back. After 10 days you can work for £6 an hour in the ski school.

Base Camp Group

020 7243 6222, basecampgroup.com
11-week (BASI training) January-March 2005 in Val d'Isère: £6,195pp. Four-week course January-February 2005 in Val d'Isère: £3,195pp. Accommodation is half-board on weekdays but self-catering at weekends.

Nonstopski

0870 241 8070, nonstopski.com
11-week (Canadian Level 1 and 2) January-March at Red Mountain: £5,650pp, Banff: £5,750pp, and Fernie: £6,250pp. Intensive 3-week course at Fernie: £2,950pp. Avalanche course, winter survival weekend, and photography session included in price.

Peak Leaders

01337 860079, peakleaders.com
8-week courses (Canadian Level 1 and 2) January-March 2005 in Whistler: £6,450pp, and Banff: £5,850pp. New Zealand Stage 1 courses: August-September 2005 in Wanaka/Craigieburn: £6,500pp. Argentina Level 1 courses: August-September 2005 in Argentina/Chile: £6,500pp. Race-training, ski/board repair clinics, and avalanche awareness included in price.

Ski Le Gap

0800 328 0345, skilegap.com
(Canadian Level 1) 12-week January-March in Tremblant: £6,325pp.

Also contact:

BASI (01479 861409; www.basi.org.uk)
Gap Snowsports (0870 837 9797; gapsports.com)
International Academy (02920 672500; theinternationalacademy.com)
and Rookie Academy (rookieacademy.com).