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Congratulations to Claire Nash and Adam Dooney on their recent engagement. AdamClaire
ISIA Certification Changes 2012
We have just completed an extensive review process with ISIA for revalidation of our ISIA stamp certification. We have made some changes to the requirements which will affect those not already certified. ISIA stamp will now require: NZSIA/SBINZ Level Three Level One...
Snowboard Course Changes for 2012
Snowboard Level One will now include an Ollie and 50-50 on box. Childrens Course will extend to 3 days. These changes are part of the ongoing process of review and development of SBINZ courses to ensure that we continue to be amoungst the leaders in snowboard...
Ski Course Changes for 2012
Ski Level One will increase from 4 to 5 days. Ski Level Two will decrease from 8 to 7 days with a mandatory day off on day 6. Ski Level Three exam will increase to 4 days. Freeski prerequisite will now be Level Two. These changes have been introduced largely as a...
Rhys Jones Instructor of the year
Rhys has been selected for this year's award which will be presented at the snowsports award ceremony in 2012. Cesar Piotto nominated Rhys - "Rhys has been an integral part of the Snowboard team for a number of years. Rhys is being nominated because of his...
Resit Policy for Level two Exam
This year the SBINZ also introduced a new re-sit policy for the Level Two exam. Instead of taking the entire exam again, those who fail just the Analysis or just the Teaching can re-sit these portions. Candidates join the next scheduled exam but only have to attend...
Jobs in Hong Kong and Japan
See vacancies page for details: http://www.nzsia.org/ski/careers/vacancies/
New SBINZ Trainer Rhys Jones
The SBINZ received several emails this year with requests for funding towards exams, so we decided to use some of our Development Fund in this area. Rhys Jones was one such person who applied for some help towards his Trainers Cert workshop, and the committee gave him...
Trainers work with Nils Coberger
This week the examining crew took advantage of the great end of season snow by getting together for one last training camp. The two day camp at Coronet Peak was run by Nils Coberger who has worked for the last three years with the NZSIA demo team in preparation for...
NZ Ski Team Complete Level Two
Ben Griffin,Tim Cafe, Harriet Miller -Brown, Andrew Wylie and Leighton Winsloe all of whom are members of the NZ Alpine Team are now NZSIA Level 2 Instructors. Under Scott Dagg's coaching all worked really hard at their demos teaching and analysis. As well as having...
Treble Cone Professional Development Camp August 2011
Professional Development Camp at Coronet Peak
Professional Development Camp at Coronet Peak – Just in time for the latest dump of fresh snow. Photograph – Dave Taylor