Originating from China, Weiyan started his snowboarding career at a pretty late stage in life. His passion and love for the snow created a sudden change in path and led him to pursue the ultimate goal in snow sports education; the SBINZ Trainers Certification.

As the first ever snowboarder from Mainland China to achieve the highest level of certificate in SBINZ system, this was a huge achievement. Being a native Mandarin speaker and a fluent English-speaker, Weiyan has been able to teach in both languages confidently. His rich experience in freeriding, all mountain freestyle and instructor training has also helped him to form creative and fun lessons for all levels of learners. He is also deeply involved with translating the SBINZ manual into Mandarin and has been integral to all Mandarin learning resources for both Snowboard and Ski Divisions of the NZSIA. Weiyan is never reluctant to share his knowledge and experience in snowboarding (and life) when on a snowboard or over a glass of whisky.

Weiyan's’ credentials and accomplishments:

• CAMP3 Snowboarding Board Member
• SBINZ Trainer's Certification
• SBINZ Children's Cert. and Park Cert.
• NZSIA Ski Level Two
• Translator for the SBINZ Manual and all Mandarin learning resources
• Lead translator on dozens of snowboard and ski courses since SBINZ and NZSIA have been operating in China
• Trainer for Burton Academy China