Happy Cyber Monday! Browse the PSIA-AASI Shop for the Best Deals
From now through Thursday, Nov. 30, get half-price shipping via USPS Ground Advantage on orders over $50 and FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150!
Enjoy Great Deals at the PSIA-AASI Winter Kickoff Shipping Sale!
Take advantage of member-specific pricing on great outerwear, accessories, and educational material at the PSIA-AASI Winter Kickoff Shipping Sale, and from now through the end of the month, get half-price shipping via USPS Ground Advantage on orders over $50 and FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150!
32 Degrees: The Real & Ideal in New-Hire Training
Come October, November, and December, resorts across the country are prepping newly hired instructors – the future of our profession – for their first seasons. If you’re a seasoned snowsports professional, think back to your training as a new hire. Was it life-changing? Too much information? Indoors? On-snow? A combination of both? The fact that you kept at this teaching thing must mean you got something out of it… and your trainers saw something in you.
First Chair: Faction’s Henrik Lampert Talks About the New Dancer Ski Series
In this new PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Henrik Lampert from PSIA-AASI Official Supplier Faction Skis. Henrik says the new Faction Skis professional instructors will want to check out in particular are the Dancer 1 and award-winning Dancer 2 and 2X skis.
New Podcasts! Hear About Team Training, Injury Prevention, and Weather Predictions
Every week, the PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast brings snowsports instructors lively, informative interviews from around the ski and snowboard industry. In these three new podcasts, hear about PSIA-AASI National Team Training in Keystone, Colorado, Injury Prevention plans for the upcoming season, and PSIA-AASI’s Andy Stein’s big winter weather prediction.
2023-24 Phunkshun ‘Design Your Winter’ Contest Is Open
2023-24 Phunkshun ‘Design Your Winter’ Contest Is Open 🎨 👩🎨 CALLING ALL CREATIVES 🎨 👨🎨 PSIA-AASI Official Supplier Phunkshun’s ‘Design Your Winter’ wearable art
Enjoy 32 Degrees Online from Your Laptop, Smartphone, or Tablet
Did you know you can enjoy 32 Degrees online? Available in print and digital format, 32 Degrees is the member-voted number one benefit for PSIA-AASI members, publishing content specific to the jobs and lifestyle of instructors.
National Academy Registration Is Open!
Registration is now open for Adaptive Academy, National Academy, Rider Rally, and Telemark Academy 2024 in Big Sky, Montana, and spaces are filling up quickly. Reserve your spot now!
Save the Date! National Academy Registration Opens Oct. 9
Make plans now to finish your 2023-24 ski and snowboard season on a high note by saving your place at Adaptive Academy, National Academy, Rider Rally, and Telemark Academy 2024 in Big Sky, Montana.
32 Degrees: Take Heed of Two Trends Regarding Lessons
Underneath the overall level of success in 2021-22, two intersecting trends are impacting ski and ride schools: a decline in the number of students in snowsports lessons and evolving guest expectations when it comes to instruction (and the resort experience overall). How snowsports schools and individual instructors react to these trends will play a significant factor in the future of snowsports instruction.
