Cross Country Team Introduces XC Certification Pathway Guides
The PSIA Cross Country Team is introducing three “Certification Pathway Guides” to help every level of cross country instructor create a clear map for identifying, training for, and achieving their own certification goals.
PSIA-AASI Welcomes Pret Helmets as New Official Supplier
PSIA-AASI welcomes Pret Ski and Snowboard Helmets as the association’s newest Official Supplier. PSIA-AASI instructors now enjoy member-specific pricing on the brand’s line of award-winning helmets.
32 Degrees: How to Get Off the Learning Plateau
This excerpted article, written by Chris Ohman, a Level II alpine instructor, with a Children’s Specialist 2 credential, at Montana’s Big Sky Resort, appears in the Fall 2024 issue of 32 Degrees.
Flynn Twins Shine in New Blizzard Ski Video
PSIA Alpine Team members Bart and George Flynn are celebrating the start of their second term on the PSIA-AASI National Team with a brand-new Blizzard ski video featuring their home hill of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Certification Secrets: Former PSIA Cross Country Team Coach Scott McGee Says, “Get Certified as Fast as You Can”
In this installment of the “Certification Secrets” series, former PSIA Cross Country Team Coach and Cross Country Task Force member Scott McGee emphasizes why even starting down the path to certification can create more success – and fun – in your teaching journey.
Cross Country Academy Welcomes Wide Range of Ski Abilities
PSIA Cross Country Academy 2024, which takes place Monday, Dec. 2, through Wednesday, Dec. 4, is the ultimate way for experienced cross country ski instructors to kick – and glide – into the winter in West Yellowstone, Montana.
Certification Secrets: Eastern Region Examiner Mark Aiken Says Advanced Training Is ‘Your Opportunity!’
In this installment of the “Certification Secrets” series, Mark Aiken, co-author of the Children’s Alpine Field Guide, Eastern Region examiner, ACE (ski ) team member, and instructor and staff trainer at Vermont’s Stowe Mountain, shares his insight on why advanced training is every instructor’s in-house opportunity.
PSIA-AASI Announces CEO Search
Sept. 24, 2024 -- The Professional Ski Instructors of America - American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) is actively seeking candidates interested in the role of Chief Executive Officer. Based in Lakewood, Colo., (Denver metro area)
Longtime Instructor Troy Nedved Named New President and COO of Big Sky Resort
New Big Sky Resort President and COO Troy Nedved discusses how his teaching experience and the skills he’s developed over the past three decades will inform his new role.
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- Navigating a Slippery Slope: Learning to Ski as an Adulton November 14, 2024
- The European ski resorts following in the tracks of North Americaon November 14, 2024
- 'Magician' Canmore ski instructor to be inducted in CSIA hall of fameon November 14, 2024
- This Winter Sports Summit Celebrates Black Ski Groupson November 13, 2024
- Documentary film focuses on Whaleback, other smaller ski areason November 13, 2024
- How Adaptive Lessons Took the Slippery Out of the Slopes For My Sonon November 13, 2024
