New Podcasts: Women of Winter Scholarships & Get in Shape for Snow

Get ready for winter with these two new First Chair podcasts! Apply for a Women of Winter Scholarship before Halloween OR find out how you can get in snow shape with championship cyclist Alison Powers.

Women of Winter Scholarships Open – Apply by 10/31

First Chair catches up with Women of Winter (WoW) founder Chris Walch in this new podcast. PSIA-AASI and Women of Winter partnered this season to provide scholarships and host five instructor education events for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color that will encourage and support women to pursue opportunities to teach skiing or snowboarding.

Applicants can select the location they would like to attend and then submit an application by 10/31. There are a maximum of six participants at each event. Apply now.

Alison on Getting Your Legs Ready for the Snow

In this podcast, First Chair catches up with Alison Powers about getting ready for the upcoming season. Alison is the only cyclist, male or female, to hold the national champion title in Road, Criterium, and Time Trial in the same year (2014). Listen in to learn what you can do right now to get your legs ready for the best winter ever. Remember to download a free copy of Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding too!