Turn Your Passion into a Career: Become a Snow Pro
PSIA-AASI certification is a professional credential recognized worldwide and relied on by most U.S. ski areas to determine an instructor’s proficiency. PSIA-AASI certifications and certificate programs validate the skillsets of professional snowsports instructors at multiple levels and in all five major disciplines, plus specialty credentials for children’s and freestyle specialists. Certification indicates you are skilled in teaching, technical, and people skills; are prepared to deliver an excellent guest experience; and are highly passionate about sharing the joy of skiing or riding. Whether instruction is your gap year or your life career, the PSIA-AASI certification process develops transferrable skills and offers a path to more pay, more fun, more opportunity, and more proficiency.
Advantages of Certification
PSIA-AASI offers one of the only professional development pathways in the outdoor recreation industry. You can start from scratch and rise through the ranks to become a resort VP with the experience you gain as a certified instructor, or transfer your skills to whatever career you find yourself in. Earning a professional credential from PSIA-AASI (or several) gives you greater confidence, connects you to a tight and passionate community, and opens doors you never could have imagined.
Higher pay as a certified instructor
more and different instructing opportunities
improveD ski / snowboard abilities
universal skills for a stronger resume
CAREER ADVANCEMENT on and off snow
opportunity to cultivate return clients
What It Takes
PSIA-AASI certification is professional credentialing for snowsports instructors. Begin your journey with free educational coursework then join our member ranks, engage with your PSIA-AASI region, and set yourself up to never stop learning!