What Every New Snowsports Instructor Should Know Before They Teach a Lesson, Part 2
In part two of this series, PSIA-AASI Education Development Manager Angelo Ross shares his insight on how new instructors can succeed in their first season teaching.
Cross Country Team Introduces XC Certification Pathway Guides
The PSIA Cross Country Team is introducing three “Certification Pathway Guides” to help every level of cross country instructor create a clear map for identifying, training for, and achieving their own certification goals.
PSIA-AASI Welcomes Pret Helmets as New Official Supplier
PSIA-AASI welcomes Pret Ski and Snowboard Helmets as the association’s newest Official Supplier. PSIA-AASI instructors now enjoy member-specific pricing on the brand’s line of award-winning helmets.
32 Degrees: How to Get Off the Learning Plateau
This excerpted article, written by Chris Ohman, a Level II alpine instructor, with a Children’s Specialist 2 credential, at Montana’s Big Sky Resort, appears in the Fall 2024 issue of 32 Degrees.
PSIA-AASI Says ‘Thank You!’ to the Official Suppliers Who Help Snow Pros Grow the Sport
PSIA-AASI’s Official Suppliers represent many of the most storied, innovative, high-quality product producing brands in the ski and snowboard business. The association thanks them for the invaluable role they play in partnering with the association’s 34,000 members so more people can spend more time enjoying snowsports.
PSIA-AASI National Team Says, ‘Meet the Student Where They Are’
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.
National Team Training Kicked Off the Season at Arapahoe Basin This Week
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.
PSIA-AASI Welcomes Fischer Sports as Official Supplier
PSIA-AASI welcomes Fischer Sports as an Official Supplier, providing hardworking professional ski instructors with pro pricing on the brand’s innovative alpine skis and boots as well as its extensive offering of cross country skiing gear.
10 Things Every New Snowsports Instructor Needs to Know Before They Teach a Lesson
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.
32 Degrees: A Look Ahead to Winter 2024-25
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.
