Ski Staff
Gavin McAuliffe – SkI Division Manager
Unlike many others in the industry Gavin didn't ski as a kid. However once he discovered his passion for skiing and teaching skiing it soon became an obsession. After 30 years of teaching and 20 years examining, Gavin is now the NZSIA Ski Division Manager. When he is...
Yolinde Magill – Northern Hemisphere Ski Manager, Ski Trainer and Committee Member
Yoyo (AKA Yolinde Magill) is a born & bred kiwi chick -a rare breed in the ski industry! She grew up skiing in Wanaka and loved it so much that she became an instructor whilst still in high school. Yoyo became an examiner in 2003 when doing seasons between...
Daniel Bogue – NZSIA President/Ski Trainer
Works at Treble Cone for Rookie Academy Daniel started skiing at the age of 11 on a school ski trip. He loved it so much he convinced his family that it was a sport they should all do. Since then its been all downhill. (Skiing Downhill) . Both Daniel and his brother...
Sarah (Sem) Walls – Ski Rep and Ski Trainer
Mountain working on: Coronet Peak & The Remarkables - NZSki Grew up skiing on Mt Ruapehu, Turoa as little kid. Spent time teaching/ training at Turoa, Cardrona, Treble Cone, Japan, China, Utah and Colorado. Currently working for NZSki as Head of Training &...
Colin Tanner – Ski Trainer
Works at: Coronet Peak & The Remarkables Originally from Scotland, Colin began his ski instructing career at Coronet Peak in 1995. For two decades, he followed the winter seasons between Queenstown, New Zealand, and Val d’Isère, France. Colin has been an Examiner...
Tim Cafe – Ski Trainer
Works at: New Zealand Alpine Ski Team I grew up ski racing in Queenstown, and became an examiner in 2016. My full-time job is coaching Alice Robinson on the World Cup. Sponsored by: Salomon, Terrex, Smith
Yusuke Inoue – Ski Trainer
Works for: Cardrona Treble Cone Yusuke is a current NZSIA Technical Team member as well as a member of Interski Team 2019 represented NZSIA in Bulgaria. He was born and raised in the capital of powder skiing; Japan. However the grass is always greener on the other...
Harry McFadden – Ski Trainer
Harry Mcfadden started skiing at Mt Hutt and Broken River as a teenager and started his pathway into the ski instruction world in 2010 after leaving school when he enrolled in a training program at Cardrona and completed the Level 1 And Level 2 Certifications. Since...
Campbell Mason – Ski Trainer
Campbell has been skiing since he was knee high to a grasshopper at Cardrona Alpine Resort spending every winter weekend (and most weekdays) skiing as much as he could. Once he finished school and realized that skiing was life he convinced his parents that uni could...
Bryan Cleaver – Ski Trainer
From my roots in the Arctic chill of the Northern Canadian Rockies, I’m stoked to be a part of the amazing NZSIA examiner team to train the instructors of the future. Love of the powder and culture of Japan to the Steeps and beauty of Treble Cone New Zealand, skiing...
Francesca Pavillard-Cain – Ski Trainer/Telemark Trainer
Works at: Cardrona/Treble Cone - ITC and Ski School I began telemark skiing at the age of nine, and from the start, I was hooked. My best friend and I would free heel everything we could, taking our training seriously and entering competitions as soon as we were...
Scott Dagg – Ski Trainer
Scott was bitten by the ski bug from the young age of 10, from there he began his teaching career at the Remarkables in 1988. Scott became an Examiner in 1993. 13 years of back-to-back ski seasons saw Scott playing in Whistler, Blackcomb, Telluride and Beaver Creek....
Joshua Duncan-Smith – Ski Trainer
Works at: Treble Cone for The Rookie Academy Josh was fortunate to find his passion when he got his first job in a small ski school in the Swiss Alps in 2011. Since then, his passion in snowsports instructing has driven him to make a rewarding career in the art of...
Toby Wignall – Ski Trainer
Toby is a North Island boy who grew up skiing on the Magic Mountain of Mt Ruapehu. A little grom skiing a slalom course through the T-bars. Since then Toby has made his Career in the ski industry for 10 years working first as a rookie then moving to coaching and...
Jon Gass – Ski Trainer
Works for: Cardrona-Treble Cone Jon first learned to ski in 1985 in the UK, where he grew up. He became a qualified ski instructor in 2000 and has been teaching ever since. For over a decade, he followed the endless winter, spending summers in Europe and winters based...
Emily Pocock – Ski Trainer
Works at: NZSki Emily’s love for skiing began at the age of two on the slopes of France. What started as family ski holidays quickly grew into a passion for ski racing, leading her to train at a ski racing academy in Italy during her teenage years. She later earned a...
Monica Stone – Ski Trainer
Work for: Cardrona/Treble Cone Monica found her passion for skiing later in life than most. Starting out as a teenager on the slopes of Whakapapa, Mt Ruapehu before stint in Canada. 6 months turned into 18 and developed Monica's skiing to be able to attain her Levels...
Thomas Hart – Ski Trainer
Works at: Cardrona / Treble Cone Tomo is a New Zealander who was brought up in Mt Maunganui, on the North Island. His pathway into the ski instructing industry also started with an apprenticeship program through the Tūroa ski school. He attributes much of his passion...
Martin Bennett – Ski Trainer
Martin decided to pursue ‘the dream’ in 2009 by travelling to NZ to qualify as a ski instructor. After spending a winter at Porters skiing, training and socialising he realised the ski world was far more fulfilling than the job he had left in England. He immediately...
Sharni Simpson– Ski Trainer
Montain works on: Cardrona Sharni currently works at Cardrona and Treble Cone and has worked overseas in Hokkaido, Japan and Canada. Her passion for snow sports has continued to grow, ever since her first skiing experience in a home made ski suit at Happy Valley on Mt...
Dave Taylor – Ski Trainer
Dave grew up skiing the edge deep powder of Scotland. He learned his trade through the BASI system and working at Nevis Range on the West Coast of Scotland. Dave came to New Zealand in 1998 arriving in wanaka with no job and no house. He slept in an old and very cold...
Bob Irwin – Ski Trainer
I began teaching skiing in Australia in 1979. My first Full Certification was with the APSI in 1984. I was lucky enough to make great connections with European instructors which, led to seasons in Switzerland and Austria. 1991 was the year that I represented Australia...
Brendan Reeves – Ski Trainer
Works for: Rookie Academy Resort: Treble Cone/Cardrona Brendan is from New Zealand and has over 25 plus winters teaching skiing in New Zealand, Japan, Canada and China. He is a NZSIA trainer and examiner working for Rookie Academy in the New Zealand winters training...
Naoko Usui – Ski Trainer,
Naoko was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. She started skiing as soon as she could walk and grew up ski racing from a child and through her teenage years in Nagano Region. Naoko continued skiing while she was studying in the USA, Australia and Japan. Her first visit...
Matt Lewis -Ski Trainer
Resort working at: Cardrona/Treble Cone Matt got hooked on skiing as a wee nipper thanks to his persistent parents. His first days on the boards were at Round Hill (Tekapo Ski Area). Growing up in the Canterbury area meant he was never too far from one of the South...
Jay Pattinson – Ski Trainer
Works for: Rookie Academy From humble beginnings on a dry slope in south west England, Jay has grown his passion for sharing skiing across four continents (so far!). Having been employed in training roles since 2012 Jay has lead sessions in Canada, USA, Japan and his...
Felix Lempriere – Ski Trainer
Works at: Cardrona / Treble Cone Felix is a New Zealander who was raised on the green rolling farmland of the North Island. Riding horses, fixing fences, shearing sheep and ploughing the land behind the wheel of a red tractor were days spent. He is a skier, a farmer...
Jackson Sloss – Ski Trainer
Works for: Mt Hutt, NZ. / Niseko, JP. Hailing from the sunny shores of Weymouth, in Dorset, England. Skiing for me started on dryslopes, then the European alps. Eventually qualifying as an instructor in Wanaka, 2010 I’ve never looked back. Travelling the world through...
Scott Palmer – Adaptive Trainer/Ski Trainer
Works for: Snowsports New Zealand In 2008, in an effort to delay university, Scott decided to give ski instructing a try. After training through the Otago Polytechnic Instructor Programme, he quickly fell in love with the job and turned it into a full-time career....