This excerpted feature, “The Active Art of Ski Instruction: How Great Teachers Adapt & Modify the Elements of Every Lesson,” by PSIA-AASI Lead Writer Peter Kray, appears in the forthcoming Winter 2025 Issue of 32 Degrees.
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.
PSIA-AASI’s Award Program recognizes the association’s members’ achievements as instructors, leaders, and collaborators in the snowsports industry. This year’s nominations are due by Nov. 30, at 11:59 p.m., MT.
As PSIA-AASI prepares to announce a new National Team tomorrow, we sat down with long-time PSIA Alpine Team member Robin Barnes to reflect on her highlights and contributions from previous terms.
Earlier this week, the 2021-24 PSIA-AASI National Team began to close out their last season together, as they focused on professional development and the ongoing evolution of their Interski 2023 presentations. Find out more about their Winter Training session in Vail, Colorado.
One basic question guides PSIA-AASI’s approach to refining the educational tenets of the American Teaching System: What is great teaching? This focus inspired the development of the Learning Connection. Find out how National Team members are employing it on snow this season.
The Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) in partnership with Vail Mountain and the Town of Vail, Colorado, announced that it will host the Interski Congress April 4-9, 2027, welcoming snowsports instructors from around the world to share the association’s vision to create lifelong adventures through education.
The Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), in partnership with Vail Mountain and the Town of Vail, Colorado, will host the Interski Congress April 4-9, 2027, welcoming snowsports instructors from around the world to share the association’s vision to create lifelong adventures through education.
In this post, CSIA-AMSC member J.S. Forget, who attended the event as a member of the Canadian National Team, shares his insight from a PSIA-AASI workshop he attended: Alpine Freestyle — Freestyle and the Learning Connection.
Here, PSIA Alpine Team member Dusty Dyar shares his takeaways from Denmark’s workshop on cooperative learning. Denmark’s Cooperative Learning Workshop focused on different ways involving the guest more in the teaching process will enhance their learning.
