Insider information on the ski & snowboard industry and our ski and snowboard instructor courses.
Did you spend half of your Nonstop course looking like a Teletubby with a GoPro stuck on your head? Then the chances are you’ve got some pretty good video footage, and we want to see it!
The owners of the two best video clips that we see will win a limited edition Nonstop cap. … Read more
Pete+ | May 15th, 2012
Welcome to the final installment of our series of blogs that explore the best ways to spend a winter season. So far we’ve looked at bar & chalet work as well as life as an actual ski or snowboard instructor. I’d say for most snow enthusiasts the latter of these is the most appealing so lets look at how you can actually become an instructor. … Read more
Max | May 11th, 2012
Last season Whitelines Snowboard Magazine came to visit Nonstop in Fernie to take a look at our 6 week “MTM” off-piste camp. As well as spending some time with our instructors, they got to experience the heli trip to Boulder Hut, where they stayed and toured the backcountry on splitboards for 4 days.
Here’s the article that appeared in issue 99 (Words and photos courtesy of Ed Blomfield):
Out here there is no sound. Since the chopper dropped us at the cabin and turned back towards civilization, its rotor blades … Read more
Pete+ | May 3rd, 2012
Welcome to the third in our series of blogs exploring the most popular ways to spend a season in the mountains.
In the last couple of blogs we took a look at working in chalets as a host, chef or rep and working as a ski or snowboard instructor. Below we’re going to cover bar work.
Working in a bar can be a great way to spend a season and, next to chalet work, it’s another classic option for those doing European seasons. Depending on your motivation, you can use it as a platform for epic early morning skiing and snowboarding or late night partying and sleeping in! … Read more
Pete+ | May 2nd, 2012
We’ve had an excellent response to our 2012 photo competition. So many amazing moments have been captured and it’s been great to reminisce on what has been an epic season accross all of our instructor courses, camps and holidays!
It’s been a tough job but we have picked four winners. Our decisions have been based on a combination of Facebook feedback, as well the quality, composition and how well we think a “moment” was captured. … Read more
Pete+ | May 1st, 2012
