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Dates: Monday, February 9, 2026 - Wednesday, February 11, 2026 from 8:45 am - 4 pm MT (3 Days)
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Event Type: Education Clinic
Location: Powder Mountain (Inside Sundown Center)
Please check the resort website for all parking information.
Host Division: Intermountain
Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $345.00 (available through Sunday, January 25)
- Last Chair Rate: $370.00
- CEUs: 18
Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership
Registration Deadline: Monday, January 26, 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