16/04/08 - From the snow levels to level 1 & 2 pass rates - it's been a record breaking season.
ZERO TO HERO
28/02/08 - Whitelines magazine rave about our 3-week instructor course...
ONE LIFE LIVE - STAND B12
06/02/08 - Be inspired at the One Life Show, 29 Feb - 02 Mar '08.
A 2-WEEK FERNIE TREAT
23/01/08 - Last few places available on the Fernie 2-week course
RECORD BREAKING WHISTLER
15/01/08 - Snowfall averages up by 12"
LAST CHANCE SALOON
10/01/08 - Two remaining places on the Fernie 11-week course!
BREAKFAST BUFFET
09/01/08 - Have you had your weetabix?
FERNIE IS BLESSED!
08/01/08 - With the most snow in the Rockies
NEW YEAR'S EVE
01/01/08 - It's an oldy but a goody.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
21/12/07 - The Red Tree Lodge welcomes you
WHITE POWDER EVERYWHERE
04/12/07 - 48cm in the past 24hrs equals fun time!
WHISTLER
23/11/07 - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
SNOW GLORIOUS SNOW
05/11/07 - Wish you were here?
BIRMINGHAM GLOBAL SNOW SHOW
29/10/07 - Come and meet us 02 - 04 November 07.
LONDON SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOW
09/10/07 - Hang up your flip flops.... it's that time of year again!
ROAD TRIP!!!
22/08/07 - End your season with a road trip to Lake Louise
NONSTOP LODGE
20/06/07 - NONSTOP Lodge opening this winter!
PASS RATES
03/05/07 - A whopping 100% pass rate for level 1
BUSC SKIER X
19/04/07 - Blink and you'll miss us!
SNOWMOBILE TOWING
12/04/07 - Catch the James Bond action as we are towed by snowmobiles.
100% LEVEL 1 PASS RATE
12/03/07 - Success and celebrations all round as all of our clients pass level 1...
PROGRESSION LESSONS
08/02/07 - Our courses have now started and everyone is skiing better than ever...
WE'RE ALL SMILING
23/01/07 - Happy times as our courses start with record snow conditions.
IT JUST KEEPS ON COMING!
29/11/06 - How long would this add to your commute?
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE?
29/11/06 - Fernie gets a whole lotta lurve from the Griz!
BEST START TO A SEASON!
27/11/06 - We are one week into the season and this is the best start I have seen...
SUMMER'S OVER
30/10/06 - Time to bring out the skis
WINTER ON ITS WAY
29/10/06 - Snow has arrived
RED MOUNTAIN VIDEO
03/10/06 - Check out this short movie from Red Mountain
NEW HORIZONS
16/06/06 - James secures job as Park Coach at Castleford
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
14/02/06 - Ski School directors praise NONSTOP graduates...
READ UP ON RED
25/01/06 - Check out Alan's diaries from our Red Mt course...
THE WORLD'S DEEPEST SNOW PACK?
23/01/06 - Our 11-week course in Fernie has started with a bang...
THE NONSTOP TEAM
09/01/06 - The entire team of NONSTOP staff gathers in Fernie
FIRST LESSON
18/11/05 - Read Trevor's e-mail about his first taste of instructing at Whistler...
LIVING THE DREAM
01/11/05 - This winter at ski resorts around the world past NONSTOP seasonaires are spreading the joy of skiing...
REUNION PARTY
24/08/05 - It was great to see so many people at the NONSTOP reunion party...
NEW + NEW + NEW
17/08/05 - Look we have a sparkly new logo, brochure and website.
NONSTOP DVD!
17/08/05 - Order your copy of the new NONSTOP DVD now.
SKI INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS
NONSTOP Skiprovides the opportunity to gain the following Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA) qualifications. • CSIA Level 1 (3 and 11 week courses) • CSIA Level 2 (11 week courses) • CSCF Entry level course "trained" status (11 week courses) • CSIA Snow Park Certification Course (11 week courses)
ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS
Each qualification is divided into two parts - your teaching and your skiing. You need to pass both parts to gain full certification. On the rare occasion that one of our seasonaires happens to miss out on one half of the qualification they can easily re-sit that element as soon as they are ready.
CSIA Level 1 is the first level of four ski instructor certifications. The Level 1 course covers instructing methods and skiing exercises for teaching beginner to early intermediate skiers. We expect each of our seasonaires to gain their Level 1 qualification and to date we have an impressive 100% pass rate. It is relatively easy to find work in Canada and America with level 1. You can find work outside of North America with just level 1 but having level 2 will open more doors.
CSIA LEVEL 2
CSIA Level 2 works on your more advanced skiing skills and the teaching techniques for intermediate skiers. Level 2 examinations are demanding and will require dedicated focus and commitment throughout the 11-weeks. We were pleased to achieve an impressive 90% pass rate over the 2007 courses. Level 2 is very well recognised around the world and although most of our clients return to instruct in Canada (because they fall in love with the copious amounts of snow, empty pistes and friendly people!) many use their qualifications to travel around the world.
CSCF RACE COACH
The CSCF Race coach course is a popular three day course which will push your speed and free skiing techniques while developing coaching skills for introducing children to race techniques.
CSIA SNOW PARK
The CSIA Snow Park qualification enables you to become a qualified freestyle coach able to instruct terrain park and half-pipe skills up to intermediate skill levels. The 3-day course is divided between developing your teaching methods and improving your kicker, rails, and half pipe skills.
CHOOSING WHICH INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS TO GAIN...
As you may be aware there are many different instructor bodies. A few examples are; CSIA - Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance BASI - British Association of Snowsport Instructors PSIA - Professional Ski Instructors of America NZSIA - New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance SNMSF – Syndicat National des Moniteurs du Ski Francais It may seem like a bit of a mine field when trying to work out which qualifications you want to gain. Apart from copious amounts of snow, empty pistes and super friendly people we specialise in Canada because we believe that the Canadian instructor qualifications are the best because they are the;
THE MOST INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED
The CSIA are members of the ISIA (International Ski Instructors Association). Our clients go on to instruct all around the world; New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland and America are the most popular destinations outside of Canada.
THE MOST PROGRESSIVE
The CSIA is highly regarded for their development of innovative and effective skiing techniques and instruction methods. This is compared to the French system which is incredibly old fashioned. A snowboard instructor within the ESF (Ecole Ski France) has to be a ski instructor before training to be a snowboard instructor and in order to become a ski instructor you have to pass a speed test (test technique) even though being a fast skier doesn’t necessarily make you a good instructor. The CSIA recognise that skiing is fun and ‘the guest experience’ is what they pay particular attention to. Therefore patience, enthusiasm and energy are key attributes for a good instructor.
THE MOST USER FRIENDLY
One of the other main advantages of the CSIA is that once you have passed the first qualification (level 1) you can actually instruct – and many of our clients have done exactly this. This compares to the first level of BASI (trainee/level 4) which doesn’t actually allow you to instruct. It is only when you get to the BASI instructor level (level 3) that you can teach.
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