As the PSIA-AASI National Team wrapped up its annual team training session on the slopes of Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and in the town of Breckenridge, Colorado, last week, it was with a strong sense of refining a message that will help all PSIA-AASI members teach more successful lessons.
PSIA-AASI National Team Training kicked off the season at Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, this week, with fresh snow, a brand-new team, and anticipation for hosting the snowsports teaching world at Interski 2027, the international ski instructors congress, in Vail in less than three years.
To help welcome new snowsports instructors to their own new adventures in learning, we went to the PSIA-AASI Facebook page and asked them, “What is your advice for new instructors about to start their first season of teaching snowsports?!” Here are some of their responses.
This excerpted article, written by PSIA-AASI Digital Marketing Manager Andy Stein, appears in the Fall 2024 issue of 32 Degrees. Andy is also a degreed meteorologist with more than a decade of forecasting experience, mostly involving mountain meteorology. Here, he shares his winter weather outlook for the 2024-25 season.
TheSnowPros.org is your one-stop source for news, events, and certification information to help you reach your goals as a professional instructor. Here are just three of the timely ways your go-to website can help you succeed.
The brand-new Adaptive Snowboard Technical Manual is now available! Former PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team member and manual author Christina Bruno discusses the work that went into creating this valuable resource, the instructors who helped create the manual, and how it will impact adaptive snowboard instruction.
With AASI Rider Rally preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary, here are some of the highlights from American Snow of the birth of snowboarding and how AASI continues to play a crucial role in growing this wonderful sport.
Meet former PSIA Alpine Team member and Olympic Gold Medalist Deb Armstrong, who was honored with the PSIA-AASI Distinguished Service Award at last April’s PSIA-AASI National Academy in Big Sky, Montana.
Western Region member Monica Young shares how she earned her Alpine Level II certification in New Zealand and what it means to her to continue striving for advanced certification.
The Fall 2024 issue of 32 Degrees magazine is out and it includes a special feature on the 2024-28 PSIA-AASI National Team, which sets the standard for U.S. ski and snowboard instruction.
