China

In 2015, BASI appointed Shanghai CASSI Sports Development Co. Ltd as its' Chinese BASI Business Partner.  

BASI courses in China are delivered by English speaking BASI Trainers and each group has a Chinese translator. For further information on BASI courses in China call Diana +86 13122988404

BASI China Service Centre (CASSI) Room 503, No.757, Xikang Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, PR.C

CASSI is responsible for the organisation and marketing of BASI ski and snowboard instructor training courses in China and looking after the interests of BASI's Chinese members. 

The Chinese BASI course calendar is available to view via BASI Wechat - use the QR code below to access course prices and dates. You can also make a course enquiry by calling the Chinese course booking number: +86 13122988404

With the awarding of the 2022 Olympics to Beijing, the Chinese ski industry has been thrust into the public eye.

In November 2015, BASI ran its' first snowboard instructor training courses in Chongli, China - the town that will host many of the snowsports events in 2022. BASI now run courses in a number of Chinese resorts and cities in China.

It may surprise you to learn that China’s first ski resorts have been running for decades, that the Chinese dome scene rivals the one we have in the UK, that dry slopes are now being built throughout China, a healthy club scene is emerging and that the Chinese even possess a serious claim to the origins of the sport!

It is now generally agreed that skiing was invented independently in two parts of the world in pre-historic times; Scandinavia and what is now Western China.  Cave paintings have been found in the Altai mountain range in Xinjiang province depicting what could be interpreted as skiers chasing cattle and horses,  and it is possible that these are proof of the beginnings of a continuous, if small and isolated, skiing culture that continues to this day.

For foreign travel advice for China click here