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.