California has some of the most famous prestigious ski resorts on the globe, which have helped create some famous skiers and snowboarders...

Ski Instructor Courses in California

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Last updated on
October 28, 2015

The Golden State (as California is often referred to as) is a dream destination for travelers from all over the world, for all manner of reasons. The tech giants of Silicon Valley (Facebook & Google to name a few) and The Golden Gate Bridge are often the first things that spring to mind, but the best reason to visit the West coast is undoubtedly the white gold – the snow!

Skiing in California

California has some of the most famous and prestigious ski resorts on the globe, which have helped create some of the most famous skiers and snowboarders. There are dozens of resorts in the region, each offering their own unique selling points and catering for a different type of audience. From small authentic ski villages to huge resort mountains, California has everything:

  • Great terrain parks for the brave
  • Amazing, long groomed runs to carve down
  • Huge snowfall making for adventure-seeking off-pisters
  • Exciting and lively après ski for when lifts close

Living in Californian ski resorts

The ski mountains of Cali’ are a great place to get a taste of what American culture and life is really like. You’ll naturally find the laidback, but adventurous lifestyle infectious… And the chicken wings are highly addictive.

Each resort has its own character, making it hard to generalise what life will be like, regardless of where you choose, it is safe to assume you will have an epic time!

Our Ski Instructor Courses in California

Northstar resort (in Lake Tahoe) is the base for all EA ski instructor courses in the US. This heroic resort offers everything that a keen skier hoping to get into the instructor industry needs, as well as endless additional activities to try and experience.

Northstar is unquestionably one of the best resorts in the region and has over the last few years confirmed itself as the pinnacle of North American skiing. In fact, the resort is the training ground for Olympic Snowboarder (and Gold Medalist) Shaun White, so if it is good enough for him, it is probably pretty good!


All our ski and snowboard instructor courses in Northstar come with a guaranteed ski instructor job offer (Ski Instructor Internships). Demand for this course is sky high and 2016/17 is already filling up quickly, so get in contact ASAP if you are interested.


Learn more about doing a course in the USA here.

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