Ski club with weekly slope sessions

Adults, families and children paying monthly or termly subscriptions to join sessions.

Subscriptions or per-session fees that cover your slope hire and instructors, with extra income from beginner courses, holiday camps and trip preparation sessions.

• Skiing or snowboarding ability, ideally with a coaching qualification or a qualified instructor on your team
• Organising timetables and groups
• Patience and good communication with beginners and children
• Basic admin and bookings

• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance, and check the venue's own requirements
• Check which instructor qualifications the venue and insurers expect, for example from Snowsport England, BASI or the Snowsport Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland equivalents
• If you teach under-18s, check safeguarding and DBS check requirements
• Venue costs are fixed, so a block of poorly filled sessions can lose money
• Check whether you need written agreements, waivers and a clear refund policy for members

Startup costs are typically estimated at around £800 to £4,000, depending on venue deals, insurance and equipment. Monthly revenue is estimated at around £600 to £3,000, depending on member numbers. Venue costs are fixed, so poorly filled sessions can lose money.

Check which instructor qualifications the venue and insurers expect, for example from Snowsport England, BASI or the Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish equivalents. If you teach under-18s, check safeguarding and DBS requirements, and check public liability and professional indemnity insurance.

Skiing or snowboarding ability is needed, ideally with a coaching qualification or a qualified instructor on your team. You also need timetabling, patience with beginners and children, and basic admin. The estimate is at least around 6 hours a week.