I love snowboarding, and I love riding in Canada (British Columbia to be precise). Sadly that means I have to fly across the Atlantic which is never a particularly great experience (although I did see the northern lights once which was cool). But if we’re honest flying isn’t a great way to travel: Airports, air conditioning, endless security, upright seats, sitting still for hours, bland food etc etc all conspire against us.
All this, and more, are summed up perfectly in this hilarious illustrated account of a trans-atlantic flight: http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/red-eye/ … Read more
I’m stoked to have found such a unique spot for this year’s NONSTOCK festival. When we started the festival three years ago, one of the central concepts was that our past participants should be able to reunite with friends in a stunning countryside location. We felt that a weekend partying in a field combined with new experiences doing outdoor activities was a far richer experience than a night out in a city bar (most of which people forget!).
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Becoming a ski or snowboard instructor is a dream job for a lot of people, but it doesn’t have to be hard to make that dream a reality.
With structured training, experience and planning you can easily get yourself out into the mountains of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or Europe.
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Last week we spent Thursday night sleeping on the mountain… well more like “in” the mountain than “on”. We headed up the mountain at 3pm and spent the next two and a half hours digging our homes for the night. … Read more
Three years ago I was lucky enough to take part in NONSTOP’s three week instructor course in Fernie. I guess that doesn’t make this the most timely blog, but it would be good for those who are anxiously awaiting the up-coming course (13th March – 3rd April). … Read more
Rupert | August 19th, 2010
