FAQ

No. Level 1 is open to any confident skier or snowboarder, with no teaching background required.

You must be at least 17 at the start of the course and able to ski or ride confidently with parallel (skidded for snowboard) turns on all blue and red runs.

All courses are taught in English. This is intentional: we want LSIA instructors to be ready to work internationally.

Yes, both are achievable within a single season. Higher levels take longer as the content becomes more demanding.

Level 1 is €450 and Level 2 is €650, provided the minimum of 5 participants is reached.

LSIA is a member of INTERSKI, ISIA, IVSI and IAESS. In 2023 the European Commission recognised Lithuania’s instructor training system as equivalent to other European systems (Regulation (EU) 2023/865). Hiring rules still vary by country and ski school.

Three years. You can renew by attending a next Level course, by attending the final day/assessment days of the course licence you hold, or by attending the Refresher course.

Mostly in the Alps (Sölden in Austria and Les Deux Alpes in France). Level 1 is occasionally held at Snowarena in Lithuania.

Lift passes, accommodation and travel are the participant’s responsibility. We connect participants in a shared group so you can arrange these together.

Our focus is education quality, not job placement, but we share job leads with members. Contacting schools directly and attending pre-season selection weeks is what gets LSIA instructors hired.

LSIA instructors work in Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, the USA and Australia, among others. France and Italy are more restrictive, though exceptions exist.

We work with brands that share our passion for snowsports. Visit our Partners page or contact us to discuss partnership options.