Maxwell Sleeper, an Alpine Level II instructor, with Children’s Specialist 1 and Freestyle Specialist 1 credentials, has been honing his skills this summer at The Remarkables, in Queenstown, New Zealand. Find out what he’s bringing back to the States to help inform his teaching at Vermont’s Jay Peak.
AASI Snowboard Team member Chris Rogers has made regular trips to Mt. Hood to work as an instructor and coach on the sunswept slopes of Timberline’s Palmer Glacier. Here, he shares why the area offers such a great opportunity for instructors who want to keep chasing winter.
Aspen-based ski instructor Nick Nagey was honored with PSIA-AASI’s Angus Graham Rising Star Award at PSIA-AASI National Academies in Big Sky, Montana, in April, recognizing his career path in the industry and ability to connect with his students and fellow instructors. Here, he shares how his ski instruction skills transfer to the rest of his professional life.
What are the top ski and snowboard teaching skills you regularly apply to aspects of your life? Here are just a few of the interesting replies we received on Facebook and Instagram.
In the latest edition of “Chasing Winter,” new PSIA-AASI National Team member Peter Novom talks about hosting a freestyle skills clinic at Big SNOW, an indoor ski area in the American Dream Mall, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
For this installment of “From the Archives,” we go back to the Winter 2008 issue of The Pro Rider for Part 1 of “Great Moments in Snowboarding History,” by then-Associate Editor Steve Lysaker.
PSIA Alpine Team member Troy Walsh took a midsummer trip to Chile, this July, to ski with PSIA Alpine Team Technical Coach Michael Rogan and new Alpine Team member Katie White. In part 2, the trio talks about the process of developing a new team, building on the team’s prior accomplishments, and making new contributions.
PSIA Alpine Team member Troy Walsh took a midsummer trip to Chile, this July, to ski with PSIA Alpine Team Technical Coach Michael Rogan and new Alpine Team member Katie White. Find out what the trio learned during their time together at Ski Portillo.
New PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team member Melodie Buell closes out our Summer Workout series with an in-depth examination of all the ways mountain biking helps her mind and body stay in shape for skiing and teaching.
In this edition of Chasing Winter, we caught up with Dan Hogan, the director of the ski and ride school at New York’s Windham Mountain Club. Hogan and his wife, Jenni, made their Southern Hemisphere ski teaching dreams come true, spending several “summers” instructing at Australia’s Perisher Ski Resort.
