BASI Telemark Level 1

The first BASI Telemark instructor qualification develops introductory teaching, lead changes, and linked Telemark turns. BASI's current award overview places beginner teaching under a school or club's responsibility.

Telemark skiing · British Association of Snowsport Instructors

What This Qualification Covers

  • BASI's current qualification overview describes introducing beginners under the responsibility of a snowsports school or club, at non-mountain facilities or on suitable mountain terrain. That conditional teaching setting is distinct from independent practice or a destination's legal permission.
  • The Telemark course includes teaching activities for beginner and intermediate skiers, lead changes, turn linking, and personal Alpine and Telemark skiing on blue and red runs. Course activities and entry skiing standards should not silently expand the award overview's introductory teaching remit.
  • The qualification concerns Telemark instruction. Its Alpine-technique entry demonstrations do not award a separate Alpine ski qualification.

FASS country rules

These are the active qualification conditions configured on FASS. They do not confirm that a person has met them or has permission to teach. Local professional and immigration requirements still apply.

No active FASS rule is recorded for these qualifications. This does not establish permission to teach or lack of recognition.

Training and Progression

  • The course includes Telemark-specific on-snow training and assessment plus preparatory online modules. Entry requires controlled Alpine and basic Telemark turns and lead changes; consult the current specification for all admission requirements.
  • Telemark Level 2 adds separate technical and teaching development. Passing Level 1 does not establish those later component results or the full Level 2 qualification.

Check the awarding body's current syllabus for entry requirements, course dates, fees, and assessment rules.

Sources and Further Reading

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BASI's official public qualification descriptions and discipline-specific course specifications were read on 17 October 2026. These are the descriptions supplied to its public course pathway; they were available without an account. Course components and the completed qualification are distinguished below. Confirm current award-completion, licence, and destination requirements with BASI.