I did the 11 week snowboarding instructor course with Nonstop in Fernie last year, and firstly I wanted to say a massive thank you for an amazing season!

Admittedly, I never had any intentions of working as an instructor when I signed onto the course, my only goal was kicks and giggles (of which there were many!). However, as last summer came and went and the craving for snow started to build up again, I started to think more and more about how I could use my Level 2 CASI qualifications for something positive… At the Ski show last year I accidentally bumped into an elderly gentleman named Ian MacWatt, who runs a charity called the Caring Cancer Trust (CCT). After chatting for a bit, I suddenly found myself signed up for a week instructing for his charity the following April!

I have just returned from this trip in La Plagne, and wanted to let you know that my qualifications have allowed me to put a smile on the faces of twenty kids all aged between 12-14 who have either finished or are still in treatment for cancer…

CCT is a small charity that takes children with cancer on healing holidays. In 2010 they had ten children, who all skied. In 2011 we took 20 kids out, and nearly half of those chose to do snowboarding. They had never been on a slope before, and by the end of the week they all knew how to turn! Only one kid, James, had been fortunate to do a couple of introductory snowboarding lessons on a dry slope before he came out, and he progressed so much in the course of a week that he landed his first 180 AND learned how to ride switch!!! But more importantly, every single one of the kids got to enjoy the mountains, build their confidence and came home with a smile on their face.

Training with Jenny Jones

Apart from obviously making these kids smile and let them have fun on the mountain, I also got the opportunity to spend two days riding and teaching alongside Jenny Jones! She is an amazing coach, a lovely person and very easy to work with. And if somebody had told me a year ago when I left Fernie that I would be teaching alongside the X-games Winner, I would have laughed in their faces! Jenny is an ambassador for the charity along with Graham Bell (who also came out with us).

For me, this is the perfect way to use my CASI qualifications, and I really hope many more of your students take the opportunity to do the same, as it is extremely rewarding. I am already signed on for next years’ trip, and will be spending the summer fundraising for CCT.

Thank you so much again for last year, see you all at NONSTOCK!!

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NONSTOCK reunion festival

Yesterday morning I was really pumped for another trip up Red and Granite mountains. I was fast falling in love with the place and I only had until lunchtime, so wanted to make the most of it. This time I tagged along with Drew and his group of 6 snowboard instructor trainees and spent the first part of the morning covering the fifth element of the CASI programme “Timing and Coordination”. That involved controlling and evening-up toe and heal side turns and lead into one of my favourite exercises: “Top Gun”.

For Top Gun, Drew took us to the top of “Beer Belly”, “Oil Can” or “Beer Can”, the imaginatively names tree runs, I’m not sure which one. We split into pairs, the leader picking a line through the steep tree run, with the second rider following the path exactly. I ended up leading the way for Drew, so I didn’t stand a very good chance of shaking him off my tail, he copied my path exactly… well, apart from the butt-plant half way down!

The rest of the morning was dedicated to Red Mountain freeriding and feature hitting at its very best. I sadly had to say goodbye to the group as they went to lunch and headed off down to the base area, getting a little lost along the way. I was a little disorientated by the uinique 360 degree skiing of Red Mountain!

It was then time to get back on the Road towards Fernie. Like the way here, it did turn into a bit of a faff-fest, but this time mostly in Red Mountain’s local town Rossland. It’s such a charming little town and a genuine relic of the gold rush. Incidentally, Red Mountain was a big deal in those days, they mined straight down the centre of it.

Once on the Road, we made some good progress. There’s nothing interesting to report apart from seeing a goat-sheep in the road (not sure if that’s what it’s called… but it looked both goaty and sheepy). Also, we stopped in a coffee shop in Creston on the way back, and saw the most random notice in the toilet…

My day six in Fernie was relatively uneventful, but a lot of those on the 11 instructor courses and 6 week MTM off-piste camps took part in the first of their avalanche safety days. The first day covers the theory of avalanches, including types, causes, weather patterns, etc. Tomorrow they’ll take the theory to the mountain as the dig pits, study layers and learn to use transceivers probes and shovels.

This evening everyone went to see the Fernie Ghostriders, the local ice hockey team, play the Golden Rockets. Apparently it was a bit of a grudge match because Golden are the only team to have beaten Fernie this season. Fernie got off to a great start, scoring in the first minute and, to cut a long story short, won by 5 goals to 3. To be honest I wasn’t paying much attention as I was trying to take a decent action photo (which turns out isn’t very easy in a game that moves at 100 miles per hour!). Everyone seemed to have a great time though… and out of maybe 200 photos, a couple of them weren’t so bad, after a load of photoshopping!

Anyways, having already taken part in a lot of avalanche safety courses, I’m opting for snowmobiling tomorrow. I can’t wait. I’ve been trusted with NONSTOP’s new headcam, so stay tuned for tomorrows exiting video footage!

Find out more about NONSTOPS ski courses and holidays here and snowboard camps here.

In at the steep end

On a voyage of discovery around four of Canada’s lesser-known and more challenging resorts, days of coaching make it easier to rise to the challenge of glorious steeps, deeps and trees.

Red Mountain, British Columbia. Percentage of black runs 45, many littered with trees and in the current snow drought, also heaving with big bumps. I start down Booty’s Run, a double black diamond that’s an uphill schuss away from the main piste network, heart in mouth. The entrance is a rollover into a narrowish gully of spaced trees and giant, hard-packed moguls. The advice of our instructor Jonathan whirls through my head as I try to maintain the flow – retract the legs up the bump, extend on the way down, remember the pole plant, point the skis down the bump to keep contact with it, use its platform to slow down. Bump after bump, tree after tree slips by, I’m impressed with how the pointers have focused my mind, pumped by how much I’m enjoying myself. After the trees the run opens out, gets slightly less steep, but there’s still a rock band to negotiate, and a seemingly never-ending sea of moguls. A few pauses for breath, and to look and marvel at what we’ve negotiated, and the run is done – our group of six pops out on to a green run, breathing hard, comparing notes, then bombing down to the Motherlode chair eager for the next test.

It’s day eight of a two-week Nonstop Safari holiday to the British Columbia resorts of Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Red Mountain and Fernie. The company started out in 2002 offering gap-year instructor courses for skiers and snowboarders, but keeps developing its programme with a varied menu of improvement camps such as this, which includes seven days of coaching. There are seven skiers and three snowboarders on the tour, which is billed by Nonstop as suiting “intrepid explorers” – fairly fit, confident all-rounders who’ll benefit from instruction aimed at tackling bad habits, particularly on tough terrain, and want to be pushed.

According to Nonstop’s figures, 65 per cent of people going on its improvement camps are between 21 and 39. That’s right on target for this crew, several of whom have come on their own. Everyone in the group is mad about snowsports – most of them take more than one ski or board trip a season. Micky and Ed have come straight from a holiday in Whistler, for example, while Frankie is returning to Canada later in the season for a family holiday. Colin and Dom met on Nonstop’s six-week Master the Mountain course the previous year.

For all, a lot of the attraction of the trip is the chance to visit these reputedly hardcore but off the beaten track resorts in one fell swoop. The drives between resorts are beautiful, lush forests and small towns flash by, we follow winding rivers, or cross lakes by ferry, but this trip is definitely about the slopes not sightseeing. Only one day of the trip is lost to the road – between Red Mountain and Fernie – on other travel days we arrive at the next resort by lunchtime and can hit the slopes. Photographer Jon and I hook up with the Nonstoppers for Revelstoke and Red, after the group had been to Kicking Horse and before the final leg in Fernie. The structure of the course is intended to be flexible enough for a group with varied desires. As we find out, some people might be most interested in being guided around the slopes, fitting in as much hardcore gnarliness as humanly possible, while others are more focused on improving their technique. Perhaps not everyone will want to hike for their turns, or have the same level of expertise or fitness.

The final decisions about who does what and when are taken on the hoof – which could be a recipe for disaster, or at the very least a lot of faffing. Step forward our French-Canadian tour leader Jean-François, known as JF, who quadruples as driver, snowboard coach, timetabler and occasional breakfast chef. Add social secretary to the list and it’s amazing he ever has time to sleep. While JF coaches the three snowboarders at all resorts, we skiers learn with a different local instructor in each place. When you only spend a couple of days in each resort, the local knowledge is invaluable.

In Red, our instructor Jonathan’s inside track means we avoid icy rubble that looks like soft snow from the chair and instead practise our skills on immaculate groomers in the morning, find soft snow among trees in the early afternoon and don’t head down those Booty’s bumps until the sun has softened them enough to make sure the run is a buzz. In Revelstoke, instructor Julie knows exactly which runs to take us to, building the challenges as she assesses if we’re ready to hit the jackpot of fresh lines, she finally lets us loose on in Greely Bowl. All the while she arms us with technique tactics for making the most of the powder – and for dealing with the tricky bits that inevitably crop up between stashes, like a narrow, bumpy gully through trees. Both instructors quickly get to grips with what we need, and adapt to make the most of our time.

In Revelstoke Julie decides to split us into two groups – she’d originally planned for us all to spend a morning on technique followed by guiding to the tough stuff. Splitting up allows the powderhounds to get guiding and tips from her in the morning, while those wanting emphasis on instruction get her full attention in the afternoon. In Red, Jonathan keeps us together, but gives each person different tips, occasionally splitting us up for a run, with him accompanying one or other group.

In the snowboarding group, JF generally starts each day teaching a particular skill. But in between targeting carving, or short turns to control speed on the steeps, or using the legs for shock absorption, there’s a lot of focus on enjoying the mountain – finding powder stashes in Revelstoke, spending an afternoon in the park at Red. He also joins the whole group freeriding on the first afternoon in Red, showing us around and teaching by example, spinning around on the piste, popping off stuff, bombing along super fast, riding switch.

Local knowledge isn’t confined to the slopes – JF plots the driving route between resorts, shepherds the group to different restaurants each night, and often bars too. In Revelstoke it’s the Last Drop, which is hosting its regular open mic night, and the house band keeps many of the Nonstop team rocking until past midnight, despite an early start to drive up to the mountain next morning.

It’s a free day, and it’s great to have time out from coaching sometimes – putting into practice what we’ve already learnt, giving our heads, which are jam-packed full of tips, some time to catch up, and skiers and snowboarders the chance to ride together. A compact group sharing bus, meals and lessons soon gets to know each other, each with roles to play to keep the show on the road. On steep, challenging runs, Mike reminds us of hazards to avoid and, being one of the strongest skiers in the group, often volunteers to bring up the rear in case of incidents; Katherine, Claire and Colin prove to be organisational and kitchen wizards when we’re self-catering in Red Mountain (which makes a great change after several days of eating out); Frankie DJs on the bus, his choice of tunes getting occasional stick; Micky is expert at getting the party started, with a wealth of pub games and dangerous drinks in her repertoire. On days off from coaching you’ve got a ready-made gang to ride with.

On our Revelstoke free day, a group of us make the most of the hike-to-bowls and the steep, top to bottom black runs. We hike 20 minutes vertical from the top of the Stoke chair, still inside the resort boundary, to the highest point of 2225m, where we stop a few minutes to take photos, enjoy the view and gulp water before easing off a cornice into a sheltered bowl that holds soft powder. It makes for a string of euphoric turns before I fall – as the group would no doubt remind me. Back on my skis, we discover cliffs hidden among the trees off the Vertigo black run and all go different ways to avoid them, sliding, turning, calling each other’s names to make sure we all meet safely at the bottom. I’m fully aware that all the technique tips have given me confidence to tackle what could be nerve-wracking terrain. And that my new-found Nonstop family will be there to help should I get stuck.

Did you know?

• North American resorts have a boundary, within which the whole area is patrolled and avalanche safe, so you can go off piste without a guide or the need for a transceiver. To maximise a short time in a resort though, it pays to have someone to show you around.
• Snowcat skiing and snowboarding is very common in Canada – day trips are on offer in both Fernie and Revelstoke. A day is available as an optional extra on the Nonstop Safari.
• There are local breweries in many North American resorts – in Revelstoke beers such as High Country Kolsch or Tall Timber Ale are brewed in small batches by the Mt Begbie Brewing Co.
• The recipe for a Grenade, courtesy of Nonstoppers Micky and Ed. One shot glass each of tequila and Jägermeister, plus a can of Red Bull in a pint glass. Balance the shot glasses in the top of the pint glass then pull out the tequila and down it. The Jäger shot drops into the Red Bull, and you knock back the resulting Jägerbomb.
• Eating out as a group can be easy in Canada because restaurant staff often know which seat place ordered what and so can easily split the bill.
• Most accommodation in North America has access to a hot tub – great for relaxing after a hard day on the slopes.

About the resorts

Fernie

Varied mountain with a lot of ungroomed steeps, particularly in the trees, best explored with a guide. Nonstoppers stay in Nonstop’s own lodge in downtown Fernie, a vibrant town with a much bigger choice of shops, bars and restaurants than the resort, which is a couple of miles away.

Resort 1065m
Slopes 1065m to 1925m
Lifts 10
Pistes 2504 acres, 30% green, 40% blue, 30% black
Tourist office www.skifernie.com

Kicking Horse

Known for its high, powder-filled bowls, once only accessible by chopper. The upper slopes are full of tough chutes and trees, while lower down are wooded trails. You stay in a high-end lodge in the small, newly-built village at the base, which isn’t lively but has a few bars and restaurants.

Resort 1190m
Slopes 1190m to 2445m
Lifts 5
Pistes 2750 acres, 20% green, 20% blue, 60% black
Tourist office www.kickinghorseresort.com

Red Mountain

Runs are spread over two mountains, many of them double blacks, but plenty of groomers too. There’s also easily accessible backcountry. It’s friendly and laidback, especially in the Rafters bar at the base. Nonstoppers self-cater in well-appointed condos. The nearby town of Rossland is good for nights out.

Resort 1185m
Slopes 1185m to 2075m
Lifts 6
Pistes 1685 acres, 15% green, 40% blue, 45% black
Tourist office www.redresort.com

Revelstoke

Canada’s newest resort, developed since 2007/08, now offers North America’s biggest vertical of 1715m. The terrain is mostly steep and ungroomed, including top to bottom black runs, and is definitely for the adventurous. Nonstoppers stay at the nearby working town of Revelstoke.

Resort 510m
Slopes 510m to 2225m
Lifts 4
Pistes 3031 acres, 10% green, 42% blue, 48% black
Tourist office www.revelstokemountainresort.com

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Pictures courtesy of Jon Wyatt Photography

Now that the dust (or rather hay) has settled and more than a few sore heads have cleared, we’re really happy with how it all went… and wish we could do it all again this weekend!

This year’s NONSTOCK took place in the beautiful countryside of Purley on Thames, just outside of Reading. As well as having loads of space and the ability to make a hell of a lot of noise without any complaints, this location was far more accessible than previous years, which helped build our biggest attendance to date!

Excitement was in the air on Friday afternoon, as most people hooked up with friends that they hadn’t seen for a long while. It was also great to see a bunch of soon-to-be NONSTOPers, who came along to get a taste for what’s in store for this winter. That evening Beats in Abundance took to the decks to properly kick off the party. Their eclectic and randomly imaginative set of tunes could have got the biggest party poopers strutting their stuff, but the already excited NONSTOPers were lifting the roof in no time. With quite an act to follow, Greg (from last year’s 11 week Banff course) took to the stage to play some bangers.

Saturday’s main event didn’t disappoint either. The daytime was filled with football, swimming in the Thames (don’t worry, the cleaner end of it), Puckett and the NONSTOCK Volleyball championship – won by the Banff Cougars, who thankfully knocked out the “VIP’s” (who were just a little too big for their boots). Thanks also to the Banff crew for bringing along their own bouncy castle!! Matt Channerin kicked off the evening’s entertainment with a great performance of sing-along tunes. Next up it was awesome to see our Red Mountain 11 weeker Naoimh O’Hagan and her band take to the stage, for an excellent set. The Joint headliners of Will and the People and John Bull and the Bandits, along with the return of Beats in Abundance, fuelled a legendary evening.

For the second night in a row, we were amazed when the bar was drunk dry and, on that note, congratulations to the Banff crew for seeing off their round of 30 Jaeger-Bombs in the space of 90 seconds… we hope your heads are starting to feel a little better by now!

Thanks to everyone who made this year’s event happen, and we hope to see you all (and all the fresh blood) at the same time next year!

Check out a couple more photos below, or visit the album on our Facebook page here for the full collection.

As well as recycling on a massive scale by reusing this unwanted chair, this move will help to reduce Sunshine’s environmental impact, as the chair uses the latest technology to achieve the greatest possible efficiency.

Worryingly though, in Whistler the chair is currently called “Timing Flats lift”… BORING! Hopefully Sunshine will be changing that name and putting a happier Banff spin on it. Maybe something like “The Gingerbread Man Chair”.

For more info about the move and for comments from the resort, check out banff.com.

Before installing the new chair, though, winter has to end! Believe it or not, Sunshine is still open for another week and apparently the spring conditions are sick. If you’re around this weekend, pop along for the Bikinis for Breast Cancer event. More info here.

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We might not have had blue skies but it snowed all day long and the lines we had were truly epic. Fresh tracks and soft snow so all wipe outs (and there were quite a few) resulted in smiles and laughter… and a snowy face plus dented ego!

Stacey, our program co-ordinator and course host, had arranged special backcountry touring skis (with “skins” and bindings that offer a “free heal” mode for going uphill) for the skiers while the snowboarders had been provided with snowshoes and telescopic poles. Both provided efficient ways of getting to the top of the mountain and although we all commented that it was good exercise it wasn’t particularly strenuous.

We enjoyed lots of fresh lines and only saw one other group of skiers the whole time we were out. It was great to ski back onto the resort’s pistes and know that we had been ripping the very best powder available that day!

Backcountry touring is the natural progression once you’ve got the powder addiction and mastered your technique in deep snow. Before you head into the backcountry you need to equip yourself with both knowledge and safety equipment. We offer avalanche courses on many of our ski or snowboard courses and we also have a fleet of safety equipment (avalanche transceivers, shovels, & probes) for our participants to use.

If you want to try backcountry touring, using either split boards or touring skis, then check out the following courses:

6-week Master the Mountain Ski Course
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11-week Ski Instructor Course
11-week Snowboard Instructor Course

These were ‘snow caves’ that sleep between two and three people and are far more comfortable than they may sound!  They’re hard work to build but if you do it right you’ll end up with a surprisingly warm shelter with a flat ‘bed’ and space at the front to undress/dress. There were eleven of us, including our guide and instructor Dave Richards, so there were four caves  in total.

Once the caves were built – just before it turned dark! – we built a fire and had a supper of sandwiches, fruit and s’morgs (marshmallow, chocolate & biscuit contraptions popular with Canadians).

My beers were too cold to be enjoyed much but thankfully Wouter had brought some whisky that kept us warm. It was snowing hard so when the fire had burnt down we retreated to our snow shelters and with tired muscles quickly and easily fell asleep.

In the morning we woke to 20cm of fresh powder and so skied or rode fresh powder to our breakfast at the mountain base area!

Our Winter Camping experience is preceded by an indoor training session so that everyone knows how to create the perfect shelter, and all equipment is provided. This experience is available on our 11-week Ski Instructor courses or snowboard instructor courses

Leaving on Friday afternoon, 13 hopeful skiers and snowboarders got on the 55 seater to go to Revelstoke in search of the much sought after, extremely scarce animal: Powder!

Escorted by those incredibly responsible instructors Johnny and Brian, the expectant NONSTOPers immediately got their license to drink beer on the bus and the party began!

The bus passed through some rain on the way to Revelstoke, to a groan from the group. But, as Johnny pointed out : “Raining down in town, it’ll be snowing up top.” Really?!

After an interesting night out in the thriving industrial town of Revelstoke, with a German-Indian Curry House (!?), Saturday morning dawned with some really excited snowboarders/skiers. It had been raining all night and we couldn’t wait to get up the mountain. We got on the local free bus and hit the slopes.

There were, apparently, pistes on the mountain. You wouldn’t really know it though: Revelstoke has some awesome glades and tree runs prepared for skiers and snowboarders, to the extent that they have trees prepped as rails!

All you could hear was the laughs, shouts and screams all the way down the mountain, as the NONSTOPers discovered the joy of powder in tree runs. Oh! And you could follow Johnny by his singing and his tracks straight-lining through the trees! Sick!

It snowed all day! We found rails, drop-ins, jumps, bumps and insane bowls. We got lost, we got tired and we got slightly inebriated (helped by Canada winning the Hockey!).

Respect to Dave, who popped a 360 of a kicker and hurt his shins badly enough he couldn’t ski on Sunday. Also to Gavin, who rode so hard he broke his board and doesn’t remember how!

Everybody agreed: The best riding, whether on skis or board, of the whole trip. Everybody finished on a massive high!

Check out James’ original report, with pictures

Check out the other Banff 11 week instructor course diaries here.

More info on Banff ski instructor courses here.

More info on Banff snowboard instructor courses here.

Fernie Master the Mountain – Week 1
Graham Miller described the first hectic week of Fernie’s 6 week Master the Mountain course. With powder, technique revelations, curling, Olympic torch visits and avalanche safety training.

Fernie Master the Mountain course diary – Week 6
Fernie’s Master the Mountain course reaches it’s exciting conclusion with a four day backcountry tour while staying at Boulder Hut.

Fernie 11 Week Instructor Course – Week 3

It’s the third week of Fernie’s 11 week instructor course and Rick Haigh’s preparing for the level 1 exams.

Fernie 11 Week Instructor Course – Week 5

With Level 1 exams out of the way, the Fernie crew have been enjoying fresh powder on the cat-skiing day.

Fernie 2 Week Improver Course
The Fernie improver course is one of our shortest programs, but as Ben describes, you can get a lot done in 2 weeks!

Fernie 3 Week Instructor Course – Week 1
With high expectations for the three week instructor course in Fernie, James Fissler wasn’t disappointed with his first action packed week:

Fernie 3 Week Instructor Course – Week 3
It’s crunch time in Fernie, as the 3-week courses face their CASI and CSIA level 1 exams.

Banff 11 Week Instructor Course – Week 1
In the first week of Banff’s 11 week instructor course and the new crew have been exploring Sunshine and Lake Louise.

Banff 11 Week Instructor Course – Week 9
Now in week 9, the Banff crew are settled in but are still hitting it hard, with tales of 20 Jagers in an hour and an epic cat ski trip to Fernie.

Red Mountain 11 Week Instructor Course – Week 3
With such a reputation for untracked powder, there’s no surprise that our Red Mountain crew were wading through waste deep powder in their third week

Red Mountain Valhalla Cat Skiing Trip
With 8 weeks of practice behind them, the Red Mountain NONSTOPers’ powder legs were ready for an epic day at Valhalla Powdercats.

Snow Safari Diary
Here’s a great account of the two week Snow Safari that passes through Fernie, Red Mountain, Kicking Horse and Revelstoke, with some great photos and video.

Has this whet your appetite? Find out all about our courses on:
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This week we had our private lessons at Norquay – it was legend! Mike (our ski instructor) really helped to iron out my skiing. We had a big dump of snow on that day, which continued all day and night. As a result on Tuesday, Norquay experienced an awesome powder day. However we all got scared on the 9.00 bus to the ‘Mighty Quay’ as the bus struggled to get up the hill to the resort. We all thought it was over when a gritter came down the road and forced the bus to stop, making us lose all our momentum up the hill. The smell of burning tires just added to the tension in the bus. Thankfully Keith the bus driver was a seasoned professional and kept his cool. Keith was a hero on that day and should have at least got a medal for his services to bus driving. When we finally got to the lodge there was a mad rush to get boots on and ski the powder before anyone else wrecked it. Norquay did not disappoint and it was good clean fun. Later that evening we went to the cinema group to watch ‘Alice in Wonderland’. I personally thought it was a bit overrated but everyone else in the group loved it.

Wednesday was pretty standard, just general NONSTOP banter, we just bombed it around Sunshine.

Thursday was a delightful day at Lake Louise. Luke (GG) our instructor was on top form and we did a respectable amount of skiing. This was the day that the pencil drill was created (made up on the spot). We almost went down the Men’s world cup downhill doing the pencil manoeuvre. However due to safety concerns this idea was abandoned. In the afternoon Luke (GG) let us explore the nursery slope. We bombed it around the nursery slope in wedge turns and everyone there seemed very impressed. Later on, we all went down to Wild Bills and ate lots of sausages.

We had another excellent day at Lake Louise. The morning ski session went well as we nearly lost Tom the Australian. The afternoon was good, as the whole group thought their skiing had improved.

Sunday was a preparation day for our level 2 ski instructors’ exam, so nothing that wild happened. Laundry and ski tuning was done and that was about it.

I hope everyone does well in their level 2 exam next week!

Check out the other Banff 11 week instructor course diaries here.

More info on Banff ski instructor courses here.

More info on Banff snowboard instructor courses here.