The SITCo. Ski and Snowboard Training Team
At SITCo. we pride ourselves on giving the best training that is available. In order to do this we have a hand-picked team of highly-experienced and enthusiastic trainers.
Gavin McAuliffe
Gavin has been an NZSIA Alpine examiner since 2000, and has a postgraduate diploma in Sports Management. Having worked in the US for several years, Gavin now works in Queenstown and is based there during winter and summer. Gavin represented NZSIA at Interski 2011.
Ben Clarbrough
Ben is our head Snowboard Trainer, and has been an SBINZ Snowboard examiner since 2000 and currently holds a seat on the Snowboard Technical Committee. After years of back-to-back winters in the US and Europe, he now works out of Queenstown in the winter and summer.
Colin Tanner
Colin has been an NZSIA Alpine examiner since 2000 and is also a BASI (British Association of Snowsport Instructors) trainer and examiner. Colin works out of Queenstown and Val d'Isere, France, and currently runs his own specialised ski school, TDC, in Val d’Isere.
Todd Quirk
Todd has been an NZSIA Alpine examiner since 2001. Originally based in the North Island of New Zealand, Todd has done many years in the US, working in Colorado, California and Utah. He is now based in Queenstown during winter and summer.
Natalie Dilley
Natalie has been an NZSIA Alpine examiner since 2000. After many years of working in Canada & US, she is now based in Queenstown during the winter and summer.
Daniel Mee
Daniel has been a ski instructor since 1992 and is a fully qualified NZSIA instructor. A trainer and supervisor for ski schools in New Zealand and Japan, Daniel works in both Queenstown and Hakuba, and is fluent in Japanese.
All our trainers work with the NZ Snow Academy, part of the Coronet Peak and The Remarkables Snowsports School.