http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog en wshrupp@thesnowpros.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T21:32:26-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/snowpro-update-sia-snow-show-product-standouts/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/snowpro-update-sia-snow-show-product-standouts/#When:20:32:26Z Judging from the number of PSIA Alpine Team and AASI Snowboard Team members who were present at the SIA Snow Show in Denver and the On Snow Demo/Ski-Ride Fest at Winter Park this past week, several instructors have already had their own first look at lots of next year’s top new products. For all of you who weren’t there, here are just three quick trends that you can expect to see expanding on the slopes. 2012-02-02T20:32:26-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/back-to-basics-and-learn-to-ski-and-snowboard-month/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/back-to-basics-and-learn-to-ski-and-snowboard-month/#When:23:19:22Z I learned how to snowboard because I wanted to surf the powder. But I learned how to telemark one season when the snow was especially late at my local hill, and that challenge of learning something new was what kept my friends and me on the lifts. 2012-01-06T23:19:22-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/peter-kray-qa-the-making-of-american-snow/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/peter-kray-qa-the-making-of-american-snow/#When:16:40:55Z Officially released this week, American Snow: The Snowsports Instruction Revolution is a testament to PSIA-AASI’s incredible 50-year contribution to the growth of skiing and snowboarding. 2011-12-05T16:40:55-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/snowpro-update-more-areas-open-early-dorworth-heads-to-hof/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/snowpro-update-more-areas-open-early-dorworth-heads-to-hof/#When:14:34:14Z As if it wasn’t enough that Wolf Creek Ski Area in Colorado was already open for powder skiing and riding on Oct. 8, with Loveland and Arapahoe Basin quick to follow suit, even more ski areas across the country are firing up the chairs up to one week early. 2011-11-21T14:34:14-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/the-dream-lesson/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/the-dream-lesson/#When:20:44:15Z If you could teach anyone in the world how to ski or snowboard, who would it be? And why? Would it be Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt? Or the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team? Or would it be a bunch of nine-year-olds who have never been on snow before? 2011-11-14T20:44:15-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/team-training-update-setting-the-stage-for-the-future/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/team-training-update-setting-the-stage-for-the-future/#When:20:49:12Z PSIA-AASI’s annual Team Training session at Copper Mountain, Colorado, has always sparkled with the freshness of a new winter settling in across the high country. 2011-11-04T20:49:12-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/team-training-update-downhill-hitchhiking-with-the-nordic-team/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/team-training-update-downhill-hitchhiking-with-the-nordic-team/#When:16:03:25Z I spent Sunday, October 23rd, skiing with the PSIA Nordic Team at Copper Mountain, and we stayed so late on the hill that we had to get a ride down to the base in the back of a truck. 2011-10-28T16:03:25-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/team-training-preview-with-psia-aasis-earl-saline/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/team-training-preview-with-psia-aasis-earl-saline/#When:19:37:09Z It’s that time of year again. The leaves are turning, Halloween is days away, and the PSIA-AASI Teams are at Copper Mountain for a week of Team Training. In anticipation of the annual event, 32 Degrees Special Projects Editor Peter Kray sat down with PSIA-AASI Professional Development Manager Earl Saline to discuss just what’s on tap for this year’s session, and why he gets so excited about this time of the season. 2011-10-24T19:37:09-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/hold-onto-your-helmetswinter-is-off-to-a-fast-start/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/hold-onto-your-helmetswinter-is-off-to-a-fast-start/#When:13:31:01Z After a 10-month-long ski season that finally came to a close on July 4th, 2011, Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin fired up the chairlifts again on October 13th, marking an off-season that lasted just a little more than three months. Loveland Ski Area, A-Basin’s constant competitor in the race to be first to open each fall, followed suit a day later, offering three green runs for the diehards to hit. 2011-10-18T13:31:01-07:00 http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/vermont-snowsports-community-aids-irene-recovery-effort/ http://www.thesnowpros.org/index.php/PSIA-AASI/blog/vermont-snowsports-community-aids-irene-recovery-effort/#When:19:47:47Z It’s been nearly three weeks since Hurricane Irene blasted its way up the East Coast, but some badly damaged towns are only now beginning to see progress in their recovery efforts. 2011-09-16T19:47:47-07:00