Hey so while i only made an account recently and i think this is my first post, i have been lurking NS for a while now and just decided to make an account.
Just looking for some advice.
but yeah im from sydney, australia and as you can imagine, theres no snow. nearest fields are about a 10hr drive away.. saying that, ive been about 4 times so have about 3 weeks on snow experience, and would say im about an intermediate. im not all that great but im not a beginner either. i absolutely love it and im devastated every time the trip is over. but anyone that skis in australia knows that you pay almost the highest price for very average snow. but still people come because its the only fields in australia. because of this price and distance difficulties (and having a single parents with 3 siblings) its hard to get down to the snow every year.
i am now in my last year of school and was looking at trip options for next year, as im quite indecisive about what i want to do, and i dont particularly want to go to uni (college). we had some careers expo the other day ( a whole bunch of companies come to a confrence centre and advertise what they do) and one that caught my eye was a snow shcool.
So pretty much you spend about 15 weeks on snow and they train you up and to obtain level 1 and 2 CSIA etc.
its expensive as fuck but i was interested, so i spoke to my aunty about it (currently living with her) and she said she would fund it if i would take it seriously. she also suggested a week skiing in new zealand just a sort of refresher (havent skied for a couple of seasons) and to see if its something i would potentially like to do.
we've priced it up and its actually cheaper to do it through the course for a season with everything included, breakfasts, dinners, accomodation, lift passes etc than it is to just book it yourself.
on the website it is recommended for this specific course that you should have atleast two weeks on snow experience, which i have, but havent done for a while.
just curious as to what you guys think and if anyones done something similar etc
cheeers.
