When we went to the PSIA-AASI Facebook page to ask ‘What Advice Would You Give to a New Instructor?’ dozens of thoughtful, insightful responses came pouring in.

What you had to say in those responses not only provides the kind of useful information that any budding ski or snowboard instructor can easily implement into their own emerging instructional process, but also shows how you keep learning, and looking for new ways to provide a better experience for your students.

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Even if you’re hitting the slopes for one last spring fling this Memorial Day Weekend (maybe at some place like Aspen, which is re-opening just for the occasion), it’s time for that annual spring tradition of hanging up the skis and snowboards, and bringing the biking, golfing, fishing and other summer gear out and making it all easily accessible.

A great product to help with your seasonal garage organization is the PowerGrip; the solution for hanging skis or snowboards, or even skateboards and wakeboards, vertically on any wall.

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Mark your calendars! Scheduled for Breckenridge, Colorado, December 2-8, 2013 the Hartford Ski Spectacular is the best place to clinic and network with the nation’s top adaptive instructors. And registration is now open for “The nation’s premier adaptive winter sports event.”

Put on by Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA), the overall event annually draws more than 850 participants. For instructors and instructor trainees, PSIA-AASI certified examiners and clinicians will teach the latest in adaptive teaching methods.

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If you are looking to get bragging for skiing or snowboarding on Memorial Day weekend, there are eight ski areas in North America that are ready to help you make that happen. Here is the short list of long season enablers from SnowBrains.com:

Timberline, OR = September
Crystal Mountain, WA = June 16th (weekends only)
Arapahoe Basin, CO = June 2nd
Killington, VT = June 2nd (weekends only)
Mammoth, CA = May 27th
Snowbird, UT = May 27th (weekend only)
Mt. Bachelor, OR = May 27th
Whistler, B.C. = May 27th (glacier skiing opens June 22nd – July 28th)

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If you’re an instructor at Taos Ski Valley—or, well, any ski area in New Mexico—you’ve no doubt heard of BootDoctors, most of you have done business there, and some of you might even have Bob Remiger and his crew on speed dial...

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