Snowboarding · Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors
What This Qualification Covers
- The teaching range is introductory freestyle: taking students into freestyle terrain and teaching basic manoeuvres on beginner park features.
- Training develops progression-based lessons, basic freestyle technique, communication and lesson planning. Both riding and teaching evaluations must be passed for the complete qualification.
- This specialist snowboard certificate is separate from CASI's numbered instructor awards and from any evaluator appointment.
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
- Entry requires current CASI Level 1 Instructor certification, fluency in the course language and safe riding on intermediate terrain and basic park features.
- The published course lasts three days, with at least 18 hours including evaluation. Park Instructor 1 is the prerequisite for the separate Park Instructor 2 course.
Check the awarding body's current syllabus for entry requirements, course dates, fees, and assessment rules.
Sources and Further Reading
Official source review
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Rewritten from the linked official qualification specifications, read on 17 October 2026. Check the awarding body's current requirements before arranging training or assessment.