32 Degrees: Member Profile – Lyndsay Ward
This excerpted “Member Profile” Q&A with PSIA-AASI Central Region Education and Certification Manager Lyndsay Ward appears in the Winter 2025 issue of 32 Degrees.
Transferring Teaching Skills with Cameron Lantz: Skiing and the Value of Persistence
Cameron Lantz is a certified Level I alpine instructor and is working toward a Professional Snowsports Education Program Certificate at Pennsylvania State University. Here, she shares the importance of persistence and how skiing has helped shape her life.
Our Winter Home – Counting Down the Days to Snowsports Season
Winter is just around the corner . . . The anticipation of speed, the possibility of powder, and all those new jokes you get to share with old friends on the chairlift. That once-a-year reunion of coming back home to the snowsports community.
It’s Travel Time! Treat Yourself to a New Adventure
The holiday rush is officially over. Which means it’s the perfect time to focus on your own skiing and riding, and maybe even check out a different ski area for a refreshing change of view. Here are three upcoming events worth packing up your boards to attend.
Little Mountains, Big Hearts: A Response from Bob “Hak” Hakkinen
Robert “Hak” Hakkinen earned PSIA Central Division certification pin #00159 in 1962, promptly pinned it to his parka, and hasn’t taken a run without it since. Here are some highlights of his life skiing and teaching in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Interski 2023: Takeaways from Bulgaria and Belgium
Here, PSIA Alpine Team members Joshua Fogg and Kevin Jordan share their takeaways from the individual presentations they attended from Bulgaria and Belgium.
Supplier Spotlight: Items for Your Carving Kit
Every advanced skier and snowboarder knows that carving is the most consistent, high-octane opportunity a rider has for getting thrills and testing skills.
New Free Digital Resource: Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding
This new resource offers guidance for a fitness training regimen that promotes improved movement and body longevity for snowsports instructors.
PSIA-AASI Announces 2020 National Coach and Team Selection Process
PSIA-AASI recently announced its 2020 National Team and Coach Selection process and how it will help the association leadership continue to select the nation’s best instructors to represent the organization at its highest education level.
PSIA-AASI & SNOW Operating Launch New Beginner’s Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding Videos
PSIA-AASI teamed up with SNOW Operating to provide a YouTube video series that shows beginner skiers and riders how to ski and snowboard and what to expect on their first day.
