Jonesy comes all the way from Cardiff, Wales. A regular at his local Cardiff dry slope in the 90’s he was hooked and it wasn’t long before he headed for the mountains! He has been sharing his passion ever since shredding and teaching all over the globe.

After becoming a member of SBINZ in 2005 and an Examiner in 2011 Jonesy has been an integral part of every level of course SBINZ offers. He was a member of the Tech Team which represented SBINZ at Interski in Argentina in 2015. In 2018 Jonsey decided to get back to his British roots and work through the BASI system. He is now a BASI Level Three Examiner and runs BASI courses throughout Europe. These days Jonesy can be found working as an independent instructor in Tignes, France. He loves getting into the backcountry on his splitboard, and ripping side hits and park jumps.

Rhys' credentials and accomplishments:

• SBINZ Trainers Certification Examiner (NZ's highest level)
• SBINZ Park Cert and Children’s Cert Examiner
• BASI Level Three Examiner
• Member of the SBINZ 2015 Interski Team
• European Mountain Safety Level 4 Certificate
• Contributing writer for the current SBINZ Manual
• Product reviewer for Whitelines Magazine
• Currently riding for Dragon Lodge Snowboarding