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Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 8:30 am - 4 pm PT
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Event Type: Prep Clinic

Location: Northstar California

Host Division: Western

Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $125.00 (available through Wednesday, January 14)
- Second Chair Rate: $140.00 (available through Wednesday, January 21)
- Last Chair Rate: $155.00
- CEUs: 6

Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership, Alpine Level 1 Certification or Snowboard Level 2 Certification

Registration Deadline: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11:59 pm PT

Online Registration: CLOSED

Offline Registration: Contact the division office.

Course Description:

About This Course

Prep Courses are designed to help you arrive at your assessment day confident, prepared, and clear on what examiners are looking for. Led by PSIA-AASI Western Region Education Staff, this course provides a focused day of preparation for the Level 2 Teach assessment, covering the activities, standards, and performance expectations you will encounter.

What You Will Gain

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe what examiners look for in the Level 2 Teach assessment

• Demonstrate your current performance and identify key development areas

• Leave with a targeted preparation plan for assessment day

National Standards This Event Addresses

This event supports preparation for the PSIA-AASI National Certification Standards in the following skill areas. Not all levels listed below may be applicable to every participant -- focus on the level(s) most relevant to your current certification goals.

Professionalism & Self-Management

LI: Maintains a professional environment by demonstrating self-awareness and self-management.

LII: Contributes to a professional environment by managing behaviors and emotions in response to others.

People Skills

LI: Engages in meaningful verbal and non-verbal communication with the group as a whole / Identifies likely motivations and emotions of individuals and understands group dynamics.

LII: Engages in and adapts verbal and non-verbal, two-way communication with individuals and subsets of the group / Adapts to the motivations and emotions of individuals.

Teaching Skills

LI: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to beginner/novice students / Implements and adjusts a learning plan.

LII: Plans learning outcomes and organizes progressive learning experiences relevant to intermediate students / Implements and adjusts a learning plan for a range of individuals.

Who Should Attend

Designed for Alpine instructors registered or planning to register for the Level 2 Teach assessment.

This course is excellent preparation for the Level 2 Teach assessment.

Prerequisites:

• Alpine Level 1 certification or Snowboard Level 2 certification

What to Bring

• Relevant Performance Guide (available at thesnowpros.org)

• Appropriate equipment for all terrain included in the course

• Helmets are mandatory

Resources

Certification Standards & Performance Guides:

• PSIA-AASI National Certification Standards