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
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
After many years of thinking “wouldn’t it be great if…”, we’ve now put together a mountain bike course that follows our popular NONSTOP formula.
This summer’s four week Fernie course runs between 26th July and 23rd August, with an optional week long Rockies road trip after that. … Read more
With an early season ski or snowboard instructor course, it is possible to start working in the same season. Nadine Wilding tells us how she did just that with NONSTOP’s Banff programme:
It’s a rare thing when you experience a trip abroad where the reality of it matches the advert, especially when it’s something as huge as a whole season abroad where it feels as if there is the potential for too many things to go hideously wrong. So you can imagine my surprise when my year in Canada panned out perfectly … Read more
I’m Ben, 32 and a skier and have recently completed the NONSTOP 2 week improvement course in Fernie. I’m right now taking a few extra days at the end of the holiday to consolidate on what I’ve learnt. This is my account of my time here…

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