course venues
PSIE courses run at a number of awesome venues in Europe across France, Switzerland, and Austria, and around the world in conjunction with the PSIC in Japan, China, and New Zealand.
Find out more about why these resorts are so good by clicking on the relevant country or scrolling down and make sure you check our course schedule to see what courses are happening at these venues.
france
CHAMONIX
Description:
Chamonix Valley is comprised of five major ski areas and is considered the off piste skiing capital of the world. These are Les Grands Montets, Le Tour, Brevent, Flegere, and Les Houches. In addition the Aiguille du Midi accesses the famous Vallee Blanche and glacier ski touring.
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Resort website:
www.compagniedumontblanc.fr/en/portal/
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PSIE courses at this venue:
Mountain safety courses and our CPD Members meet ups.​​​
peyragudes
Description:
In the heart of the Pyrenees, the Peyragudes resort is surrounded by many peaks over 3,000 m. Peyragudes has 51 slopes with over 60km of skiing, 18 ultra-fast lifts that take you to the top of the resort in record time. Snow is guaranteed all season long by our 260 snow cannons.
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Resort website:
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PSIE courses at this venue:
PSIE Level 1 and Level 2 organised by Ameski.com
switzerland
nendaz 4-vallées
Description:
Nendaz is perfectly positioned in the heart of the 4 Vallées which is the largest ski area in Switzerland with 410 km of pistes. Nendaz itself has excellent pistes for ski instructor courses with easy access to Siviez which opens up the whole of the 4 Vallées.
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Resort website:
www.nendaz.ch/en/Z13484/ski-area
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PSIE courses at this venue:
Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 courses.
LES Crosets / Champoussin
Description:
Les Crosets, Champoussin are neighbouring resorts on the Swiss side of the Portes du Soleil a huge interconnected ski area which operates in France and Switzerland.
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Resort website:
https://en.portesdusoleil.com/les-portes-du-soleil/the-resorts/val-dilliez-les-crosets-champoussin/
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PSIE courses at this venue:
Level 1 courses organised by SnowPros Ski School.
saas-fee
Description:
Saas-Fee is a beautiful Swiss village (and like Zermatt is car free). It sits at 1800m and accesses great skiing including the Fee glacier which is open in summer. The Mittelallalin (top station) is at 3,500m. It is another great option for early season courses.
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Resort website:
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PSIE courses at this venue:
Level 1 and Level 2 courses organised by Sommet et Neige.​
CRANS MONTANA
Description:
Crans Montana is a beautiful Swiss ski resort in the Valais with south facing slopes and an altitude ranging from 1500m to 3000m with 147 kilometres of piste.
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Resort website:
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PSIE courses at this venue:
Level 1 and Level 2 courses organise by Sommet et Neige
AUSTRIA
KAPRUN / KITZSTEINHORN
Description:
The beautiful town of Kaprun gives access to the Kitzsteinhorn glacier and Maiskogel ski areas. The glacier is ideal for early and lates season courses with superb terrain for all levels of course.
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Resort website:
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PSIE courses at this venue:
Level 1, 2, 3, & 4 courses
japan
Kamui LINKS
Description:
Kamui Ski Links is one of Hokkaido’s best little ski areas, just 30 minutes drive from Asahikawa City. Kamui gets over 8m of Hokkaido’s perfect powder snow and a large amount of blue sky days.
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Resort info:
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 2 course organised by Rookie Academy.
ASARIGAWAONSEN ONSEN
Description:
Asarigawa Onsen is a ski area located in Otaru City in Hokkaido. It has a good mixture of terrain for all levels with some great ungroomed sections.
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Resort info:
​www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/hokkaido/otaru/asarigawa-onsen
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 1 and Level 2 courses organised by Rookie Academy.
rusutsu
Description:
Rusutsu is Hokkaido’s largest all-season resort and boast 37 runs over two peaks with a great variety of terrain making is a brilliant venue for all levels of instructor training and certification.
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Resort info:
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 courses organised by Rookie Academy.
NISEKO
Description:
Niseko is made up of 4 interlinked resorts Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village, and An’nupuri and is well known for the great quality powder snow averaging 15m + per season!
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Resort info:
​www.skijapan.com/resorts/niseko/
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 1 and Backcountry Education courses organised by True Niseko.
KIRORO
Description:
Kiroro is 30 minutes from Otaru an historic port town. It boasts 21m of snow a season! The ski area is comprised of two peaks: Nagamine peak and Asari peak.
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Resort info:
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 3 Evaluation organised by Rookie Academy.
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new zealand
TREBLE cone
Description:
Treble Cone is the largest ski area on New Zealand's south island and is one of Rookie Academy's course venues. It offers a fantastic variety of terrain including lots of advanced/expert slopes making it ideal for instructor training and certification courses.
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Resort info:
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 2 and Level 3 plus Licensed Professional Trainer courses.
CHINA
Wuhan
Description:
Wuhan Ski Resort is a huge leisure complex with a 500m indoor snow slope.
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Resort info:
​www.archdaily.com/1024372/wuhan-ski-resort-clou-architects​
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 1 and Level 2 courses organised by O2 Limits Sports Development (Beijing) Ltd.
keketuohai
Description:
Ketetuohai is in the Altay Prefecture in China and is the highest ski resort in the country rising to an altitude of 3041m. With 27km of trails and 3 gondolas there is terrain for all levels of skier.
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Resort info:
​https://skiasia.com/guides/xinjiang-skiing-china-wild-west/​
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 1, 2, 3 & 4 courses organised by O2 Limits Sports Development (Beijing) Ltd.
chongli
Description:
Chongli is in in Zhangjiakou, China and there are a number of resorts in the area including Wanlong, Thaiwoo, and Duolemeidi Mountain Resort – Chongli.
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Resort info:
​www.skiresort.info/ski-holiday-in/chongli-3363/ski-resorts/​
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Levels 1, 2, & 3 organised by O2 Limits Sports Development (Beijing) Ltd.
jikepulin-hemu
Description:
Hemu ski resort is located in Xinjiang and has 70km of slopes rising to 2779m.
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Resort info:
​www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/altay-tyrol-planned/​
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PSIE/C courses at this venue:
Level 1 & 2 courses plus Big Mountain Level 2 organised by O2 Limits Sports Development (Beijing) Ltd.
In addition to all of the resorts featured on this page PSIE course will likely take place in some other resorts over the 2025/26 winter season including Zermatt, Switzerland and Cervinia, Italy.