Specialized Ski Instruction from the North American Ski Training Center

The only ski school of its kind, the North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) is a total immersion, multi-day, all-inclusive, performance ski school for intermediate to expert skiers based at Lake Tahoe. NASTC’s trainers are all Examiners/Clinicians and/or on the National or Regional Demonstration Teams for the Professional Ski Instructors Association (PSIA). Their backcountry guides are fully certified with the AMGA. NASTC offers all-conditions/all terrain adventure skiing, snowcat skiing, helicopter skiing, avalanche courses, women’s clinics, kids’ camps, instructor certification, backcountry skills, dry land training and even summer rock climbing. NASTC is dedicated to providing upper level skiers with the best instruction and courses available at the world’s best mountains. NASTC runs more than 25 ski courses at 18 resorts worldwide. Courses are available 10 months per year, ranging in duration from one to 12 days, and in price from $298-$4480.

The following is a list of programs offered by calling your Ski.com agent.

NASTC’s extremely popular early season warm-up allows you lots of vertical under the watchful eyes of top trainers. From steeps and bowls to cruisers, there is only one Squaw Valley in the world and lucky for us it’s in our backyard! In addition to six towering peaks, 33 lifts, and more than 100 runs, ample early Sierra snow and a deluxe base resort make this mountain truly world class. Join us at Squaw and get an early start this year with your technique and equipment to make it a great season. 

Levels 6-9

Price: $2305
(Price includes a five-day lift ticket, five days of instruction, two dinners, video analysis, tech talks, NASTC swag and sponsor goodies.)

A team of elite women ski instructors and guides are chosen by the partnership of NASTC and LUNA to give you the ultimate ski training experience. This team has been specifically selected for their ability to create an atmosphere that is all about having fun and learning new skills in an all-female supported environment. The LUNA Chix of NASTC will facilitate an empowering ski experience at NASTC's premiere venues around the world. Here, you will be involved with a community of like-minded women who value quality education and support to get you to that next level. The class will explore all Squaw has to offer in a safe, supportive, yet challenging environment. Even if you usually ski and take lessons with men, you will enjoy this for its magic and uniqueness.

Levels 6-9

Price: $1295
(Price includes a three-day lift ticket, three days of instruction, video analysis, tech talks, NASTC swag, and sponsor goodies.)

Luna Chix of NASTC presents a three-day course designed to maximize your improvement through great coaching, equipment analysis and customized Functional Movement Screening. This NASTC course, taught by the Luna Chix Team who specializes in working with women in the outdoors, is designed to take you to the next level. Started by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, the LUNA Chix are teams of women that invite you to join them in the sports of mountain biking, road cycling, triathlon, running and now skiing! They bring awareness and raise money for the Breast Cancer Fund, whose mission is to identify environmental causes of the disease.

Levels 6-9

Price: $1195
(Price includes a three-day lift ticket, three days of instruction, video analysis, tech talks, NASTC swag, and sponsor goodies.)

Join NASTC at Alpine for their classic AC/AT course. This is a step-by-step progression designed to get you off that intermediate or advanced plateau and skiing the entire mountain well, whatever the conditions: steeps, powder, bumps, crud, trees or chutes. You will get in good mileage, ski big vertical, and avoid lines.
                            
Levels 6-9

Price: $1045
(Price includes a three-day lift ticket, three days of instruction, one dinner, video analysis, tech talks, NASTC swag, and sponsor goodies.)

If you are able to ski off-piste and want to get away from the crowds and lift lines, then you should experience skiing in the backcountry.  Since there is no ski patrol in the backcountry, you need to learn some basics about skiing safely and how to use the proper equipment needed. Learn how to earn your turns! You will improve your technique AND enjoy an adventure in the backcountry with staff from both NASTC and Shasta Mountain Guides. Start inbounds at Sugar Bowl and work on your turns and then go over avalanche skills and backcountry skiing techniques. For all backcountry levels, intermediate and up skiers.

Price: $870
(Price includes three-day lift tickets and three days of instruction and guiding.)

TAHOE, CALIFORNIA – Avalanche Training Course Level 1

February 9-11, 2008
This intensive seminar is designed to give you an understanding of avalanche formation, "nature's billboard" observation skills, avalanche transceivers, digg a snow study pit and probing. In this seminar, you will learn about the affects of terrain, weather, snowpack and the human factor in avalanche terrain.

Price: $298
(Price includes three full days of avalanche training.)

TAHOE, CALIFORNIA – Avalanche Training Course Level 2

February 22-25, 2008
This is an intensive four-day course which goes into goes into more detail about snowpack and factors of avalanches. Get more hands on by digging snow study pits and interpreting the snow layers and become more familiar with the different kind of snow crystals and how they affect the snowpack. In this course, you will be involved with multiple barrier scenarios and procedures.  Prerequisite: level 1

Price: $398
(Price includes four full days of avalanche training.)