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Red Mountain 11-week instructor course diary – week 7

The Red Mountain crew have been out and about this weekend. Here’s Chantelle’s summary of the proceedings:

Another weekend has gone by and we’re having an awesome time here in Red Mountain! So much planned, so much to do… we had our credit activity this weekend, where we ventured across the Monashee Mountains to a place called Nelson, in the Selkirk Mountains. … Read more

Read this post Nonstop | March 2nd, 2010

Banff 11-week instructor course diary – Week 8

Thanks to Claire and Jess for this week’s update from Banff:

Monday 22nd Feb
Today would have been a normal day at Sunshine, however one group’s skiing efforts made the day special. The calamity involved falling off cat tracks, losing skis, rolling down steep bumpy slopes and eventually ending in snapping a tree in half. Ouch! … Read more

Read this post Nonstop | March 1st, 2010

Banff 11-week Instructor Course Diary – Week 7

Thanks to Adam, Jack and Martin for their update on life in the Nonstop Banff camp:

Monday 15th Feb – This was an awesomely aggressive day on the hill at Sunshine. Conditions were perfect, with amazing visibility and grippy snow! In the evening there was an organised bonfire, where songs were sung, beer was drunk, and lucky underwear and bras were sacrificed to the snow gods… Aggressive! … Read more

Read this post Nonstop | February 26th, 2010

Red Mountain 11-week instructor course diary – week 6

This week the Red Mountain crew have been making the most of one of NONSTOP’s credited activities – Backcountry Touring. Here’s Adam Gordon’s accounts of a long, but rewarding, day. … Read more

Read this post Pete | February 26th, 2010

Fernie 11-week Instructor Course: Diary #5 (CSIA & CASI Exams!)

Week 5

Alright folks, it has been one of the craziest weeks of the year! We woke up Tuesday morning to the joy of Level 1 upon us, with four weeks of prep behind us, let’s go! An early start with good vibes and big smiles all around, everyone was keen to get on the hill and get involved! We spent our days working on our riding and revising the Skills Concepts and a fair amount of teaching practice, with lots of positive feedback and encouragement.

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Read this post Georgie | February 25th, 2010

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