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Alpine American Mountain Guide Association Skiing Improvement for Guides
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Dates: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - Thursday, January 22, 2026 from 8:45 am - 4 pm MT (3 Days)
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Event Type: Education Clinic

Location: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (Outside of the Solitude Building (Sweetwater Gondola Midstation) -


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IMPORTANT: You will need to pick up your J card prior to boarding the gondola in Cafe 6311 in the Bridger Center. Please note that you will not be able to store gear in the Solitude Building and will need to leave it at the base or in your car prior to going up the lift.

Host Division: Intermountain

Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $345.00 (available through Monday, January 5)
- Last Chair Rate: $370.00
- CEUs: 18

Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 11:59 pm MT

Online Registration: CLOSED

Offline Registration: Contact the division office.

Course Description:

Over three days, focus on improving your ski movement skills, as well as your ability to coach clients and make terrain decisions based on movement patterns. While the clinic will take place inbounds, the focus will be on skiing applications for guides in off-piste terrain and will consider factors such as equipment choice, backpacks, and snow variability. This clinic is appropriate for those trying to enter the Ski Guide Course, or for those working to pass their exams. Led by PSIA Examiners and PSIA-AASI National Team Members who are also AMGA members invested in the ski discipline.

You must be at least an upper intermediate skier (Level 7) who is comfortable in off-piste terrain and a member of PSIA-AASI Rocky Mountain or another Region.

- Learn about the 5 ski fundamentals outlined in PSIA and how

they relate to AMGA movement evaluation.

- Connect the PSIA ski fundamentals to SGC tasks, focusing on

body and ski performance

- Learn to adjust ski fundamentals in backcountry and variable

snow conditions

- Learn how ski fundamentals and performance change when

using a guide pack

- Get new tactics for skiing +/- 40* terrain