Thank you from the team

Now that the dust has settled on Interski 2015 it’s timely to acknowledge and thank the people and organisations that have made the NZSIA’s trip to Interski 2015 possible. As many of you will be aware we have had significant support along the way. You can...

Interski from the President’s perspective

My main mission was diplomatic, to touch base with the heads of the other countries delegations where we either have many members working or, of countries where we operate courses. The former was to clarify positions of equivalency so that should our members want to...

Two years in one week

Here’s Mark Cruden’s summary of the week that was Interski 2015… Interski 2015. From NZ’s perspective two years of planning distilled into one supercharged week. Back in Wanaka and catching up with the family I have had a time to reflect on a...

Heading home

Here’s a reflection on the week by first time Interski attendee Ben Darlow…. Wow, that’s it, Interski 2015 in Argentina is done! Today started with an interesting bus ride to the airport, detouring well away from our destination; then an obvious...

Final day

A few words from Interski veteran Willy Boyd……… Well the final day of Interski arrived all too soon, and today’s schedule has allowed us to have a well appreciated sleep in before the last day’s events got underway. First on the list was the Interski...

More than one way to do it

Here’s ski team member Garett Shore’s take on some diverse on snow presentations. Interski 2015…. well what can I say. It’s been an amazing experience….it’s been a honour to be part of the nzsia team and a privilege to watch some of...

One Heck of a Week

Wow! It has been a heck of a week. There’s been some eye opening learning happening through the sharing of concepts and methodology. We have had some amazing experiences, creating new friendships and reconnecting with old mates from all over the world. This morning...

A Train of Nations 

Hola from Argentina! Richie Johnston here filling you in with the latest. Hola amigos! A huge week of clinics and socialising has made for an incredible first experience for me and the team in Ushuaia. Cerro Castor Resort has had fresh snow almost every day since we...

It’s about skiing

Interski is an intense experience for us participants. We get up around 7 am, hop on the bus at 8, arrive in Cerro Castor at 9, you practice your formations in the morning until your team has had its day on the demo hill. If you have time, you watch the other teams on...

SBINZ Representing on the World Stage

Hola de Argentina! Jonsey here at the Fin Del Mundo (End of the world) or as the locals like to call it, El comienzo del mundo (the start of the World). What a place! Well it was another epic day at Cerro Castor resort, the day started off with an exciting bus journey...

Telemark’s perspective

Here is Telemark’s perspective on the conference and resort so far… Ushuaia, the black and white of this place is as contrasting as the way the locals describe their home. ‘We are either at the end of the earth or the beginning’ they say. The streets are...

Getting stuck into it in Ushuaia


POW day!! We didn’t expect to be riding fresh powder through the trees before coming here but that’s what happened this morning. The resort has a really fun mix of terrain ranging from Alps style at top, down to Colorado trees, with some Cardrona Captains...

A Tango at the End of the World

The world’s most southern city put on some cracker weather today! We awoke to find a lining of snow gracing the streets of Ushuaia and some serious snow falling throughout the morning…. the first day it has done so since we arrived. This on top of some very hard...

Race day

The first days of Interski 2015 have passed. I assume those of you who are reading this are up to date on where we are and had a read of Scotty and Mark’s blogs on what Ushuaia is like. In my words it’s like Anchorage meets Bluff. Plus it’s in Argentina so the culture...

Scotty Dagg coming to you live from Ushuaia

This is Scotty Dagg coming to you live from Ushuaia. Today we had an early start, breakfast with the team in the hotel and on the bus by 7.45. We are sharing the bus with the Russian interski team and they are great bunch! Our bus was the slowest bus due to a...