About Us
The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) is the world’s largest organization dedicated to teaching people how to ski and snowboard. Join us and turn your passion into a profession. Or, come take a lesson from us — friends don’t let friends teach friends. Let the snow fly!
About Us
The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) is the world’s largest organization dedicated to teaching people how to ski and snowboard. Join us and turn your passion into a profession. Or, come take a lesson from us — friends don’t let friends teach friends. Let the snow fly!
Latest News
32 Degrees: Last Run – Gift of Teaching Helps Us Celebrate the Holidays
Happy holidays to all the hardworking PSIA-AASI members who are helping their clients enjoy the gift of better skiing and riding this winter. This “Last Run” column by PSIA-AASI Lead Writer Peter Kray, which ran in the Winter 2023 Issue of 32 Degrees, celebrates all the joy you share with your clients and fellow snow pros during this magical season.
PSIA-AASI Welcomes Insta360 as New Official Supplier
PSIA-AASI has partnered with Insta360 to provide a valuable new teaching tool for in-depth movement analysis and a more enriching experience for both students and instructors.
12 Tips to Help Snowsports Instructors Survive and Thrive During the Holiday Season
The holidays are a busy time for instructors and can be especially overwhelming if it’s your first season teaching. Here are 12 tips from PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Examiner Suzy Chase-Motzkin on how to “Survive and Thrive During the Holiday Season.”
32 Degrees: The Active Art of Ski Instruction
This excerpted feature, “The Active Art of Ski Instruction: How Great Teachers Adapt & Modify the Elements of Every Lesson,” by PSIA-AASI Lead Writer Peter Kray, appears in the forthcoming Winter 2025 Issue of 32 Degrees.
The Hartford Ski Spectacular Opens the Slopes to Adaptive Athletes
The Hartford Ski Spectacular and Move United are carving across the slopes of Breckenridge, Colorado, this week, embracing the event’s annual mission to create more opportunities for adaptive skiers and snowboarders.
PSIA-AASI Welcomes POWLAB as Official Supplier
PSIA-AASI is pleased to welcome POWLAB goggles as a new Official Supplier. POWLAB was founded on the principles of research and innovation, with a goal to create goggles that perform under the toughest conditions.