Here’s another one of our past NONSTOPers who has gone on to have an amazing life in the mountains. Ross Brown’s been lucky enough to learn in Canada with our Fernie 11 week instructor course , then work in Japan and Lake Tahoe and is now an AASI level 3. Here’s his story…
Nonstop | June 28th, 2010
It’s often said that becoming a snowboard or ski instructor is a “dream job”, as if it’s out of mere mortals’ reach. However, there are stacks of ex-NONSTOPers who have gone on to “live the dream” … Read more
Nonstop | June 23rd, 2010
As the Northern Hemisphere warms up for summer, with the exception of the UK it seems, New Zealand in the Southern Hemisphere is preparing for winter and the snow is on its way.
We have a 10 week instructor programme starting in a little over two weeks time (there is still one place remaining if anyone is lost for things to do this summer!) and the snow has been falling in Porters in the last few weeks creating a fantastic base of 150cm already. It’s currently snowing there right now and it looks like it’s going to carry on snowing well into the next week.
Skiing in Porters and the surrounding Club Fields is world renowned as having some of the best terrain in New Zealand. Incredible slopes with near empty pistes and back-country terrain that the pros travel from around the world to get to.
Georgie | June 16th, 2010
After Nils Arvidsson’s bodacious triple cork 1440 attempt (see previous blog here), it wasn’t going to be long before another big name stepped up to the mark to claim the first landed version of the trick.
And here we have it – Torstein Horgmo and the world first triple cork: … Read more
Pete+ | June 8th, 2010
