NZ: Elite Private – Full Day
NZ: Elite Private – Full Day
One Elite trainer. One absolute magic day.
Elite Private is Rookie Academy’s most precise and personalised training product. It is designed for skiers who want genuine improvement and long-term ownership of their skiing, not simply a day of skiing around the mountain.
This is not a typical host-style private lesson. Elite Private is a full-day training experience delivered by highly experienced Rookie Academy trainers who specialise in technical development and performance progression.
The Difference is in Our Trainers
Rookie Academy trainers combine both broad teaching capability and specialist technical expertise. They are career professionals selected for depth of knowledge and coaching ability.
Our trainers:
- Hold internationally recognised top-level certifications across multiple ski teaching systems
- They train across both hemispheres, are worldwide ski nomads
- Contribute to the development of learning pathways used by both trainers and clients
- Specialise in technical movement analysis and structured skill development
This means sharper feedback, lasting change, and coaching that adapts instantly to your needs, the terrain, and the conditions.
You are investing in experience, precision and ownership of your skiing pathway, not a script lesson and lunch!
Why Elite Private Works
The Elite Private format is designed to maximise improvement within a single day.
- Full-day format allows for proper assessment, structured progression, and consolidation of skills
- Maximum of two participants ensures focused coaching and meaningful training time
- Bespoke approach tailored to your goals, ability level, and learning style
- Continuity. Clients can request a specific trainer and build progression across multiple sessions
This format creates the most effective environment for measurable improvement over one or multiple days.
Great skiing, made easy.
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Price includes:
- One full day of elite training with a Rookie Academy trainer
- Fully bespoke training plan, tailored to your ability, goals, and conditions
- Technical movement video analysis and real-time feedback throughout the day
- Progression across appropriate terrain, adjusted as conditions and confidence evolve
- On-hill mentoring, including tactics, decision-making, and efficiency
- Rookies Swag
Non-Refundable Deposit Terms
Non-Refundable Deposit Terms
Full payment is taken at checkout to secure your place; 6.5% of that amount is treated as a non-refundable deposit. If you cancel 60 days or more before departure, we refund the balance after deducting the 6.5% deposit and any bank or currency-conversion fees. Cancellations made 30–59 days out receive a 25% refund (we retain 75% plus fees), and cancellations within 14 days are non-refundable. Only one discount or promotional offer can be applied per booking unless we expressly state otherwise.
Accommodation
Accommodation
- Accommodation is not included in the price
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
- Intermediate skier on Treble Cone (parallel most of the time on blue runs)
- Minimum age of 15 years old
Additional Information
Additional Information
- Full days, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm with a lunch break
- Recommended maximum two people
- Lift tickets – not included
- Transport – not included
- Accommodation – not included
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Live the experience of riding uncovered.
This intensive certifications, training, and camps will refine your skills, challenge your understanding of high-performance techniques, and move you closer to your goals either personally or in the snowsports industry. A must for anyone looking to take their abilities to the next level.
World-Class Training
Led by Rookie Academy's expert trainers in small groups for personalised focus
Rookie Academy Philosophy
Open-minded, factual approach to skill development
Progressive Learning
Train with different coaches and focus on improving all-terrain skills
Increase Skills
Emphasis on adapting and evolving in diverse mountain conditions