ski and snowboard tech courses
Another great way to work a season in the Alps, or even to get into the industry in the UK, is to work as a Ski or Snowboard Technician.
Natives
has teamed up with industry specialists, Anything Technical, in what
will be its 27th year of training, to offer courses in becoming a ski and snowboard technician.
Three-day courses are available, and include one day each for Ski & Snowboard Technician Beginner, Advanced, and Boot Fitting.
All courses are fully certified, recognised by the UK retailers, the
snow trade and the winter tour operators as being the standard for the
industry. The certificates received are a certificate of attendance rather
than competence, completing the courses does not mean that you are suddenly
an expert ski tech or boot fitter. Expertise will only come with time
and experience!
The three modules in the three-day courses are:
1. Ski/Snowboard Technican Course - Beginners [One Day]
Designed for people new to repair work and for refreshing workshop techniques.
The course includes:
- Workshop set up
- Ski/snowboard make up
- Base preparation/filing
- Gouge filling and patching
- Base and side edge sharpening and tuning
- Introduction to belt sanding
- Waxing theory and practice. Cold and hot waxes
- Binding mounting and adjusting. Different makes and models
2. Ski/Snowboard Technician Course - Advanced [One Day]
Advanced ski/snowboard repair and maintenance, following on from Day one:
- Base materials, metal edges and cross sections
- Edge replacement, patching and delaminations
- Extruder guns and base planers
- Belt sanding/stone grinding theory
- Working with the belt and stone grinder to give different finishes
- Advanced edge tuning and waxing
- Free time to practice repair techniques
3. Boot Fitting Seminar [One Day]
Ski boot sizing, fitting and customising techniques
- Foot morphology and leg/body alignment
- Sizing, fitting and adjustments
- Boot fit problems and remedies
- Boot expanding
- Basic boot repairs
- Customisation. Moulded and pre-moulded footbeds
- Heat Mouldable inner boots
Locations
Courses are held in the Anything Technical
workshop in Kendal, Cumbria, one of the most sophisticated workshops in the UK with
state of the art machinery.
Course Dates
Courses run from April through to November:
Please click here for Kendal dates, venues and
prices
What's Included?
As well as all tuition fees, workshop products, customised foot
beds and all products in the Anything Technical retail shop are available
at reduced prices (20-25% discount). This means you can buy all the
equipment you need to do your own private ski and board maintenance.
Accommodation, travel and food are the responsibility of the student but tea and coffee will be provided. Details of accommodation available
in the area can be despatched upon request.
Reserve your place
Places can only be reserved by first completing our booking
form, then sending a £100 non refundable deposit, with the
balance payable no later than three weeks before the course date, or the
total amount if booking within the three week time. Although deposits
are non refundable, we are prepared to rearrange the dates if places
are available.
We expect all courses to be fully booked
in advance, so please secure your place as soon as possible as places
will be taken on a first come first served basis. There is a maximum
of 12 people per course in Kendal.
Tutor
All courses are taught by Andy Taylor, who has 26 years' experience
of teaching workshop training seminars and is the founder and owner
of Anything Technical. As well as offering specialist tuition, the company
is the leading supplier of ski repair machinery in use in the UK today.
Please note that the courses are a mixture
of theory and practical. The amount of practical is restricted by time
and space although people attending two day courses will have free time
for practical from 2 - 5 pm. The certificates received are a certificate
of attendance rather than competence, completing the courses does not
mean that you are suddenly an expert ski tech or boot fitter. Expertise
will only come with time and experience.
Jobs
As the specialists in recruitment for the UK ski industry, Natives is
regularly asked by UK and overseas employers to find qualified ski technicians.
Once you have your qualification, we can help you find a job both in
the Alps and in the UK.
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