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Ryan’s time on our Banff season long snowboard instructor course
We’re really happy to welcome the newest member of our team, Ryan, to Banff. He’ll be working alongside Nonstop legend Emily as assistant course host on our 3 week and 11 week Banff courses this year....
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Snowboarding, photography, and… sheep shearing
Tom Akass has squeezed a lot from his Nonstop training. Having completed our 11 Week Instructor Course in 2007 he’s done five winter seasons (mainly in New Zealand), trained and competed with the...
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Becoming a ski instructor and working in New Zealand and the UK
Ski instructor success story from Lucy Harris, who took part in our 11 Week Ski Instructor course in Fernie three years ago. Since then she has regularly instructed at an indoor ski slope and has just...
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How I qualified as an ski instructor and went on to work in Canada and...
Alex Winser completed her 11 week ski instructor course in Banff and enjoyed it so much she signed up for the 2 week freestyle course in order to stay out on the snow. Although she suffered an injury...
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How my Gap Year Turned Into Working as a Ski Instructor for 10 Years.
Steph Oliver’s story starts on our 11 week instructor course in Fernie, which was originally intended to be just a gap year. Steph then went on to spend six more seasons in Canada, teaching children...
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I deferred my university place to do a Nonstop course and never looked back!
Ben Scott is proof that a ski instructor doesn’t always have to make the choice between doing what they love or earning a really great wage… Before I decided to take the Nonstop course I was studying...
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Jack – how to become a ski instructor
Jack Bentley was just looking for an extended holiday when he went on a course with Nonstop that completely changed the course of his life… Before I went on a Nonstop course I was a thermal insulation...
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How Adam Became a Snow School Director After his Nonstop Course.
Adam took part in our 11 Week Snowboard Instructor five years ago, in this interview Founding Director, Rupert asks him what affect it has had on his life. Turns out it was pretty life changing… What...
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Samuel Tomlin-Kedge – Advice for those considering a career change.
Sam found himself chasing paper in the UK when he really wanted to be chasing pow in Canada, so he jacked it all in to go on our 11 Week Ski Instructor Course in Whistler. Since then he’s worked in...
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A why, where and with whom story of becoming a ski bum
Imi took part in our Fernie ski instructor training course back in 2007 and went on to work for several seasons as an instructor. Here’s how an amazing chapter in her life unfolded… When I made the...
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How Craig became a dual certified ski & snowboard instructor
Becoming dual certified is a golden nugget for ski and snowboard instructors. It can make you a very valued member of any snow school, with the opportunity to get a lot more work. Craig’s story below...
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DAN – FROM STUDENT TO INSTRUCTOR IN 3 WEEKS
Dan spent last winter out in Fernie on our 3 Week Level 1 Instructor Course, before scoring a job as an instructor. We caught up with him to find out what it was like making the jump from student to...
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BEN – SWAPPING THE OFFICE FOR THE MOUNTAINS
Ben joined us in 2009 on the 11-Week Instructor Course, and has since gone on to instruct all over the world, including Australia, Japan & Austria. We caught up with him to find out how a season...
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Life after Nonstop – Instructing in New Zealand
In the first of three blogs from Wanaka, New Zealand, Nonstop graduate James Vause looks back at how he ended up living and instructing skiing in one of the most beautiful places in the world....
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How to be a snowboarder in 5 steps
In 2005 Adam Bowcutt took our 11 week snowboard instructor course in Banff. Since then he’s spent 14 seasons in the mountains of either New Zealand, USA or Canada. He has competed at both the NZ and...
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Working as a ski instructor after Nonstop – Lucky, Brave or Both?
In the last of a three part series, former Nonstop client James Vause runs us through his daily life as a ski instructor in Treble Cone, NZ. Following the 2012/13 season in Fernie as part of the 11...
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Follow in Harriet’s Footsteps – Ski Instructing in Italy
Fancy instructing for a week in Italy? TM Ski & Travel, who run school trips to Livingo, are looking for Nonstop graduates to instruct 14-17 year olds during February half term (13th to 21st and...
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The Journey From Gap Year to Snowschool Sports Director
Paul Clarke came to Nonstop to fulfil his dream of making a living as a ski instructor. Here he shares his success story of graduating from gap year instructor trainee in Fernie to Snowsports School...
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From Snowboard Instructor Course to Custom Snowboard Manufacturer – David’s...
David joined Nonstop’s 11 week snowboard instructor course in 2006/07. Following his university course in furniture design and production, David worked in the trade before deciding to take the break...
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Snowboard Instructor Success Stories – Adam Lovick
Having discovered the joy that is sliding on snow in 2008, Adam knew that this was a turning point in his life. He joined the Nonstop 5 week snowboard instructor course in March 2011 and since...
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