Junior instructor Program

HILLTOP JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM is a great opportunity for more advanced teen skiers and snowboarders to learn how to teach a sport that they are passionate about. Students must be age 13, 14, or 15 to participate in the Junior Instructor Program.

We are offering this program at the following ability level:

• Skiers must be able to confidently and consistently link fast and powerful parallel turns around all of Hilltop.

• Snowboarders must be able to confidently and consistently link fast and powerful toeside and heelside turns around all of Hilltop.

For specific descriptions and videos on our different ability levels, please visit the "HOW DO I DETERMINE MY ABILITY LEVEL?" chart below.

The program takes place on:
Saturdays and Sundays in March
March 8th – 30th

Junior Instructors must attend all days in order to complete the course.

• 10:15 am – 12:45 pm for the first 3 weekends for skiers.

• 1:15 pm – 3:45 PM for the first 3 weekends for snowboarders.

• 10:15 am – 3:45 pm the last weekend for both skiers and snowboarders.

The program consists of an online portion, six 2-hour on-snow clinics, and two days of 4-hour shadow lessons.

Session Cost:

• Program $345

• Online Portion $25

To purchase the online portion and to learn more about the program; visit- Junior Instructor Certificate Program – PSIA-AASI LMS (thesnowpros.org). Hilltop will not provide rentals for this program. We expect our instructors to have their own equipment.
These clinics come with a lift ticket for each day if students don’t already have a season pass.

Junior Instructors will learn People Skills, Teaching Skills, and Technical Skills specific to their sport of choice. After the program is paid for, the first step will be to complete the Online E-Learning Modules before the on-snow dates in March. The first 3 weekends of the on-snow course will be two hours each day learning professionalism and how to teach. The last weekend will be shadowing real group and private lessons taught by an instructor here at Hilltop Snowsports School. At the end of the program, Junior Instructors will be awarded a nationally recognized certificate by: PSIA/AASI and will be offered a job at Hilltop Snowsports School when they turn 16 years old.