First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast
Summary: More than 32,000 individuals belong to PSIA-AASI (Professional Ski Instructors of America and American Association of Snowboard Instructors), making it the world’s largest organization dedicated to skiing and snowboarding. Listen in to hear how PSIA-AASI gets people stoked on the ski and snowboard experience. Join us and turn your passion into a profession. Or, take a lesson from us. Friends don’t let friends teach friends. Let the snow fly!
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PSIA Alpine Team member and Big Sky Montana's Brenna Kelleher discusses the challenges and rewards of working with a young skier who, after overcoming brain cancer, wanted to learn to ski again. Have a breakthrough lesson to share? Email Peter at pkray@thesnowpros.org.
PSIA-AASI recently launched a new members-only video education resource, The Matrix. Director of Education Dave Schuiling explains how #snowpros can use this new and improved useful learning tool. Log in at www.thesnowpros.org and learn how this video library will help you with your sliding, teaching, exam prep and communication skills.
Dr. Pete Allison, Penn State University; Jeb Boyd, PSIA-AASI team manager; Dave Schuiling and Aleisha Padilla, education staff; chat about the association's work to develop a 10-year plan for a new Education Alignment Program. The education team is working with Penn State University to align courses and certification, so that members may one day validate transferable skills gained through snowsports education with a college degree. For example, get credits for new instructor training, explore getting a PhD for your research in snowsports, maintain continuing education through online courses and more!
Rocky Mountain member Chris Rogers joins us to talk about the benefits of stand up paddle for snowsports instructors. Learn how maintaining a SUP stance helps you maintain your overall core and balance fitness and stay sharp for snow season.
Heidi Ettlinger, Kim Petram, and Dave Schuiling participated in the recent Education Leaders Council meeting. Key education leaders from across the country met to map out education plans and opportunities. Tune in to hear meeting highlights.
Rocky Mountain member Stacey Gerrish joins us to discuss the behind-the-scenes planning taking place to plan, prepare, and produce PSIA-AASI's Children Technical Manual. Note this manual won't be available until October 2019.
Panache Cyclewear's custom specialist Danny Hiller joins to discuss the new PSIA-AASI cycling kit. Until Monday, July 17, you can purchase PSIA-AASI branded cycle wear. A portion of each jersey and bib sale goes towards the PSIA-AASI Education Foundation. Hiller provides tips on how to order and proper sizing.
PSIA-AASI's CEO Nicholas Herrin chats about the organization's new vision statement, "Create lifelong adventures through education", and its importance for the organization. Listen in for Nick's update, and some great stories about PSIA-AASI history.
Kevin Jordan joins us to discuss the upcoming PSIA-AASI RM Wheels Up bike clinic on July 8-9 at Winter Park Trestle Bike Park. Did you know your snow pro skill apply to being a downhill mountain bike rider? Kevin talks about similarities between snowsports instruction and mountain bike instruction and how the two have skills that transfer between them.
Meet Tom, as he chats with us about his beginnings in skiing, education involvement, the path to becoming a national board member, and goals for the upcoming season.
Jeb Boyd, PSIA-AASI team manager; Dave Gregory, PSIA-AASI Rocky Mountain director of education; Heidi Ettlinger, Alpine Team member; and Dave Schuiling, PSIA-AASI director of education, joins us for a preview of the goals for the upcoming Education Leadership Council meeting, June 9-10, 2017 in Lakewood, Colo.
Andy Hawk, Active Interest Media's general manager, talks about our new partnership creating more instructional videos - created by the Warren Miller video team - that will be seen by SKI magazine readers this Fall 2017.
American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) team member, Chris Rogers, joins us with a recap of the AASI Rider Rally 2017! Search #RiderRally2017 to see pics and vids from the event.
Executive Directors of the PSIA-AASI Northwest and Rocky Mountain Divisions Kirsten Huotte and Dana Forbes join us for a discussion focusing on how the Divisions work together, similarities, differences and exam standards.
Executive Director of the PSIA-AASI Northern Rocky Mountain Division Herb Davis takes a few minutes out from meetings to discuss his background, why he took the position with PSIA and his goals for Northern Rocky Mountain next season.
