Working Holiday Visas Canada 2012 Program
Posted on December 23, 2011 at 12:38 pm

The 2012 International Experience Canada Working Holiday Initiative is now open! 5,350 places have been released for UK participants and at the time of writing this, 5,276 places are available.

If you are planning on spending time in Canada this year and want to work whilst you are visiting Canada, you will need to apply for a working holiday visa. If you are planning to qualify as a ski instructor, a snowboard instructor, or a mountain bike instructor and then hope to stay on and work -this is for you. But if you are going on our Banff ski or snowboard instructor course, and just want to stay on as a holiday, then you don’t need to worry.

If you are joining us on our Mountain Biking Hiring Camp in Whistler or our ski instructor course in Banff, or our snowboard instructor course in Banff and are contemplating working- keep reading!

There are 2 routes to apply and gain your working holiday visa that you can consider. Either applying direct to the Government of Canada or via BUNAC. BUNAC will hold your hand through the paperwork process; however it is more expensive. Going through BUNAC will cost £254 plus the visa price of $150. If you go direct to the government of Canada it will cost you $150 only.

Here’s the link to BUNAC

Here’s the link to the Government of Canada

Good luck and just ask us for advice! Or comment below with your experience of applying for a visa.

Last Goodbyes
Posted on August 6, 2011 at 8:22 pm

What?! Man, five weeks can go fast when you’re having this much fun, and fun’s an understatement. Good times, lots of learning, good friends and plenty of memories to take away. Thanks to Mike for your incredible knowledge and coaching. Cheers to Dom for your great coaching and pretty amazing skills behind the camera lense too! (Check out the gallery for loads more photos). Shout out to Alan too for cooking up a storm!

Dahj

IDP wrapped up
Posted on July 31, 2011 at 8:59 pm

Well done to everyone, making it through the  IDP Level 2!

Jumps, drops and high speed cornering was the flavour of the last few days, practicing and eventually being assessed on teaching all these aspects. Jumps and drops may seem straight forward, but getting them done the right way as a demo can be a whole other story.  Breaking  them down and demoing/teaching these can be tricky to master, and it’s a challenge to get them dialed.

Nice work crew.

We were lucky enough to get a trip up into the high alpine of Whistler on one of the last days, and it was a truly epic trip. Out away from the busy town, plenty of snow, incredible views, and some great riding.

IDP here we come
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 8:34 am

Crankworx is done, and what a week it has been. Plenty of good times in the village, and great races to watch too. The crew even competed in a few events, including the Air DH and  The Enduro.

IDP exams are looming later on in the week,  and our drops/cornering/jumping coaching skills are going to get put to the test.

Crankworx and Heckler’s Rock
Posted on July 18, 2011 at 6:39 am

The biggest mountain bike festival in the world has arrived. A week and a half of the sickest bikers from around the globe.

The Canadian Open was the race of the day and there was no better place to watch than “Heckler’s Rock”. A couple of hundred people chanting and making noise, halfway down the course, right under the chairlift. Geoff’s chainless chainsaw managed to make some noise.

Celebrities??

Bears Bears Bears
Posted on July 18, 2011 at 6:15 am

The bears are everywhere! It’s an incredible and slightly surreal experience to be surrounded by bears here, and in the park they just aren’t phased by people or bikes at all, allowing us to observe them from a disturbingly close range! Big Furry Cows as Mike puts it

Definitely a favorite shot. Milan, a mother and a curious cub

Banks are fun!
Posted on July 12, 2011 at 6:11 am

Plenty of good times and amazing riding still going down. Our guiding /instructing skills are constantly progressing, along of course with our riding.

Just one of the many things I love about Whistler park is the incredible amount of beautiful banked corners all around the park. Here’s a few nice photos of Harry and Paul shredding some sweet ones.

A River Runs Through It!
Posted on July 12, 2011 at 3:30 am

A few of us took the afternoon away from the mountain and ventured onto a run called “A River Runs Through It”, a crazy pedal through a flat-ish forest, loaded with wooden features. Skinnys, bridges, teeter-totters, and step-downs are constantly coming at you, faster than you can have second thoughts about whether the next feature is actually sensible to do. A crazy trail, and very unique to Whistler. I don’t think there is anything like it anywhere else.

Leslie is planning on coming back on a lighter bike, his super plush Trek 450 with dual crown forks wasn’t ideal, though still a whole lot of fun.

A beer and a chill out afterwards on Alta Lake at sunset was just what we needed