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The BASI Level 2 exam consists of 8 assessment days and 2 days off. These days off split your assessment block in half. There are no formal requirements for how you decide to spend your days off. However, using them productively will help you during the second stage of your assessment period.
By the end of the first 4 days, your examiner should have given you lots of constructive feedback. You’ll get a sense of which strands need more work and which you’re more comfortable with.
Your days off should be used to consolidate learning from the on-snow sessions and address identified weaknesses. These may be highlighted within your reflection task.
Reflection Task
For each strand and the central theme, you’ll have to reflect on the following TIED action points on your days off.
Information: What happened in your performance? What outcome do you want to change?
Evaluation: Evaluate the changes that need to be made using the threads and Fundamental Elements. what’s causing the problem?
Development: How will you make those changes?
As you’ll want to balance your energy levels with improvements in your skiing, focus on quality over quantity.
Your priorities should include:
- Task performance: Practice the actual required tasks (e.g. short turns or bumps)
- Technical consolidation: Revisiting core BASI Level 2 movements through simple, well-chosen drills.
- Personal action points: Work on individual feedback from mock sessions, targeting one or two key improvements at a time.
- Teaching awareness: Mentally rehearse lesson structure, demonstrations, and clear explanations. Optionally, practice peer teaching if training partners are available.
- Self-analysis: Use video or reflective notes to assess performance and track progress.
In your assessment group, you should have others with similar strands to prioritise. Group up with them to create feedback groups. When practising, ask them to both film you and give you feedback aligned with the examiner’s target. Alternate who films who and giving perspectives from both above and below.
These informal teaching groups are also excellent for practising your teaching. As you won’t have your BASI Level 2 examiner watching you, you’ll be much more relaxed. When giving feedback, try to follow the TIED model. The Task can be set by the examiner, but you should offer inputs, evaluation and development points.
Discuss the effectiveness of the feedback and development points offered with your partner.
After you’ve finished skiing, review your footage to see if any changes you implemented achieved the target.
Day 2
Your second day should be used to reinforce these changes. Be aware of your energy levels. If you ski too hard on your days off, you won’t perform at your best. We suggest having the mornings on the slopes and spending the afternoons recovering.
Off-days should feel productive but not fatiguing, leaving you fresh, confident, and technically clear for the next on-snow assessment days.
As BASI Level 2 is a continual assessment, you won’t need to be at the level from the get-go. Be ready to implement any changes the examiner highlights. Your days off should mirror this. Don’t use them to make the most monumental changes. Instead, use these days as a platform to gain understanding about what you’ll need to do next.
Off-Day Practice Overview – BASI Level 2
The two off-days are a key part of the mock week and should be used deliberately to consolidate learning, build confidence, and address individual development needs identified during training. These days aren’t about pushing performance or learning new content, but about reinforcing strong, consistent fundamentals in preparation for assessment-style skiing and teaching.
On snow, the focus should be on quality mileage and technical consolidation. Revisit core BASI Level 2 skills balance, edging, rotation, and pressure control using simple terrain and well-structured drills. Emphasise clean demonstrations of ploughs, plough-parallel, basic parallel turns, medium and short turns, and controlled variable terrain where appropriate. Accuracy, control, and consistency should take priority over speed or difficulty.
Use feedback from the mock sessions to create clear personal action points, focusing on one or two key areas per session to avoid overload. Repeating the same task with intent and reflection is more valuable than covering lots of different exercises.
Off-days are also ideal for teaching preparation. Practise verbal explanations, lesson structure, and demonstrations, either individually or with peers. Mentally rehearse how you would introduce tasks, manage a group, and adapt for different learner needs, keeping BASI Level 2 teaching principles in mind. Finally, include self-analysis and reflection. Video analysis, written notes, or informal peer feedback can help reinforce what’s working and what still needs attention. The overall aim is to arrive at the next training day feeling fresh, focused, and confident, with a clear technical understanding and improved consistency aligned with BASI Level 2 standards.
What else should you consider for your BASI Level 2?
With your BASI Level 2 ongoing, there are a couple of things to consider that will give you the best chances of success.
Examiners will pick up on several professionalism cues. Adjust your off-snow behaviour to give yourself the best chance possible.
Always arrive on time. Punctuality is a massive part of being a ski instructor. If you’re arriving late to your meeting points, then you’ll fail due to poor professionalism. Smaller details won’t be make-or-break, but they will also help show your examiner that you’re ready to be qualified as a ski instructor. These include how you carry your skis and how appropriately you’re dressed. If you need help, we have articles which can help to give you the best chance of success.
