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.
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.
As we get ready to kick off a new season, Alpine Team member Brian Smith shares his most memorable teaching experience, one that taught him patience, humility, empathy, and gratitude all in the same lesson.
PSIA Alpine Team members Bart and George Flynn are celebrating the start of their second term on the PSIA-AASI National Team with a brand-new Blizzard ski video featuring their home hill of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
In the fourth installment of the “Certification Secrets” series, PSIA Alpine Team member and Aspen Snowmass Training Director Joshua Fogg says one of the first things aspiring instructors should know is that, “They aren’t really secrets.”
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.
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.
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.
PSIA-AASI National Team members have covered a lot of interesting methods that they use to stay active in the offseason. In this National Team Workout Q&A, PSIA Alpine Team member Dusty Dyar explains how his day job as a builder keeps him in top physical and mental ski shape.
New PSIA Alpine Team member Elle Matalavage takes advantage of fly-fishing opportunities at her local lakes, rivers, and streams to help her prepare for ski season. In this PSIA-AASI National Team Workout Q&A, she explains how wading and casting buoys her ski technique.
