To perform your best, you need fuel to sustain your energy. Similar to refueling the gas tank in your car, if you go too long without eating on the hill you’ll eventually be running on fumes. Eating well, and snacking throughout the day, will help you keep your energy levels high so you can perform and help your students excel.
PSIA-AASI members spend the most time on the slopes skiing and snowboarding with guests who take a lesson. Which means they not only have the opportunity to positively impact the guest experience, they can also help their clients understand how to enjoy the slopes safely.
Upon learning that trailblazers created the Women’s Summit for women of all skill levels to learn, build community, and foster a sense of purpose to continue their PSIA-AASI journey, I knew I had to experience it.
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.
Hall of Fame snowsports instructor Gwen Allard, one of the world’s visionaries in the field of adaptive instruction and a pioneer for raising the profile for women in snowsports teaching, died on Nov. 28 at the age of 86.
Registration for the W.I.S.E., Women Invited Supported Elevated, mentorship series at Mammoth Mountain, California, on Dec. 6 and 7, closes Sunday, Dec. 3. Also, learn how biomechanics can influence female riders in this Winter 2024 32 Degrees article.
From now through Thursday, Nov. 30, get half-price shipping via USPS Ground Advantage on orders over $50 and FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150!
Take advantage of member-specific pricing on great outerwear, accessories, and educational material at the PSIA-AASI Winter Kickoff Shipping Sale, and from now through the end of the month, get half-price shipping via USPS Ground Advantage on orders over $50 and FREE SHIPPING on orders over $150!
Come October, November, and December, resorts across the country are prepping newly hired instructors – the future of our profession – for their first seasons. If you’re a seasoned snowsports professional, think back to your training as a new hire. Was it life-changing? Too much information? Indoors? On-snow? A combination of both? The fact that you kept at this teaching thing must mean you got something out of it… and your trainers saw something in you.
In this new PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Henrik Lampert from PSIA-AASI Official Supplier Faction Skis. Henrik says the new Faction Skis professional instructors will want to check out in particular are the Dancer 1 and award-winning Dancer 2 and 2X skis.
