About Us
The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) is the world’s largest organization dedicated to teaching people how to ski and snowboard. Join us and turn your passion into a profession. Or, come take a lesson from us — friends don’t let friends teach friends. Let the snow fly!
About Us
The Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) is the world’s largest organization dedicated to teaching people how to ski and snowboard. Join us and turn your passion into a profession. Or, come take a lesson from us — friends don’t let friends teach friends. Let the snow fly!
Latest News
Melodie Buell Celebrates How Mountain Biking Mentally and Physically Prepares Her for Skiing
New PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team member Melodie Buell closes out our Summer Workout series with an in-depth examination of all the ways mountain biking helps her mind and body stay in shape for skiing and teaching.
Chasing Winter with Windham Mountain Club’s Dan Hogan
In this edition of Chasing Winter, we caught up with Dan Hogan, the director of the ski and ride school at New York’s Windham Mountain Club. Hogan and his wife, Jenni, made their Southern Hemisphere ski teaching dreams come true, spending several “summers” instructing at Australia’s Perisher Ski Resort.
Dusty Dyar’s Top Offseason Workout? Building Houses
PSIA-AASI National Team members have covered a lot of interesting methods that they use to stay active in the offseason. In this National Team Workout Q&A, PSIA Alpine Team member Dusty Dyar explains how his day job as a builder keeps him in top physical and mental ski shape.
How Fly-Fishing Can Improve Your Mental and Physical Preparation for Skiing
New PSIA Alpine Team member Elle Matalavage takes advantage of fly-fishing opportunities at her local lakes, rivers, and streams to help her prepare for ski season. In this PSIA-AASI National Team Workout Q&A, she explains how wading and casting buoys her ski technique.
Chasing Winter with PSIA Alpine Team Member Ben Potts
In this edition of Chasing Winter, we caught up with PSIA Alpine Team member Ben Potts, who has found a way to keep skiing year-round in New Zealand, as well as late into the summer at Colorado’s Copper Mountain.
PSIA-AASI National Team Offseason Sports/Workouts
This summer, we’ve shared some of the 2024-28 PSIA-AASI National Team’s favorite offseason sports and workouts. From cross-training to wakeboarding to dirt biking, get the inside scoop on what they love to do when it’s not snowsports season.
