Mike Barnes caught the winter season bug when he did our 11 week ski instructor course back in 07/08 and has since gone on to become a ski instructor in Cypress Mountain. Here are his experiences training and becoming a ski instructor… 
After I finished school I was really up for doing something different with my life … Read more
Nonstop | July 20th, 2010
It’s exciting times, as our Ski Instructor Course in Porters and the club fields region of New Zealand has just got underway. Alice and Sophia are the first volunteers to write a course diary. Take it away ladies…
The first week was a week of many firsts. We all met for the first time on Sunday, having woken Alice up from a 40 hour slumber, and got ready for the first day of skiing on Monday. … Read more
Nonstop | July 15th, 2010
In the latest of our instructor articles, Spike Lupton tells how he changed his career from a Graphic Designer to Snowboard Instructor at Cypress Mountain for the Olympic year.
It all started a few years ago, when I was an increasingly frustrated Graphic Designer. Frustrated with the day to day toil of sitting in front of a computer screen and the non-active lifestyle that goes with working long hours and frustrated with the company I was working for. … Read more
Nonstop | July 12th, 2010
In Part 1, Paul Cooper told the story of his journey from his Accountancy job to CSIA Level 2, via a couple of NONSTOP ski instructor courses (read part 1 here). The next challenge was getting a job… … Read more
Nonstop | July 8th, 2010
NONSTOP at Beach Break Live 2010
Recently NONSTOP’s Adam was lucky enough to attend the annual student-only festival that is Beach Break Live. Here are his experiences… … Read more
Nonstop | July 7th, 2010
