First Chair catches up with Jeb Boyd, PSIA-AASI National Team head coach, about #interski2023, and how this international event improves all PSIA-AASI members’ experience. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques. Learn more: https://www.thesnowpros.org/events/interski/ Follow: #interski2023 @thesnowpros #snowpros ..read more

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team members Chris Rogers, Josh Fogg, and Zoe Mavis, who share some tips on managing burnout while working as a full-time instructor. They also share suggestions on how supervisors can help their staff care for themselves during a busy lesson season ..read more

First Chair catches up with PSIA Alpine Team member, Josh Fogg, about people skills, one of the tenants of the Learning Connection framework. This framework emphasizes that great lessons rely on an instructor’s ability to offer a blend of people skills, teaching skills, and technical skills. PSIA-AASI applies the Learning Connection framework across all its snowsports teaching disciplines. The people-skill and teaching-skill fundamentals are the same, regardless of the snowsport or type of student you’re teaching, while the technical-skill fundamentals are snowsport-specific. Learn more: http ..read more

First Chair catches up with Kevin Jordan and Boomer Devlin during their drive to Taos, where they’ll participate in the PSIA-AASI Rocky Mountain regional endorsements, the first step to being selected to participate in the PSIA-AASI National Team Selection process. Listen to Kevin and Boomer share their educational journey ..read more

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI's new CEO, Peggy Hiller, a snowsports-industry leader with senior management experience in resort operations. She most recently served at Arapahoe Basin as their Vice President of Operations and Assistant General Manager. Listen to this episode, get to know Peggy and learn what she's excited about in her new role. Learn more: http://tiny.cc/meetpeggy ..read more

First Chair catches up with AASI Snowboard Team members Amy Bailey and Lyndsey Stevens about PSIA-AASI’s Women’s Virtual Summit. This virtual event is designed to help you connect with other women who share similar goals. Your registration fee of $80/member or $120/non-member includes virtual sessions that take place on three days over three weeks on Wednesdays. The first day kicks off on Wednesday, February 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. MT. Attend each day to earn four (4) continuing education units (CEUs). Learn more and register now: http://tiny.cc/8oe3vz ..read more

First Chair catches up with AASI Snowboard Team Coach, Eric Rolls, who talks about regional training he’s been leading to help education leaders learn about the updated standards and assessment approach. Listen in to learn how PSIA-AASI’s new certification standards – based on the Learning Connection Model – assure a better, more consistent assessment process for candidates and assessors. These standards help you learn how to apply the fundamentals of great skiing or snowboarding AND effective teaching so you can become a great instructor ..read more

First Chair catches up with Curtis Herbert, about PSIA-AASI Official Supplier Slopes’ “100K Vertical Challenge,” which runs through January 2023. PSIA-AASI members can join now to win great gear and prizes from Slopes, Faction, Transpack, and The North Face. Learn how you can enjoy the post-holiday slow down, get out on the mountain, crush some vert and win a Slopes Premium Annual Pass and prizes from Faction, Transpack, and The North Face: http://tiny.cc/8043vz ..read more

First Chair catches up with AASI Team member, Matt Larson, about the return of Rider Rally to Montana’s Big Sky Resort next April. Attending this event gets you three or five days of big-mountain riding with a member of the AASI Snowboard Team AND take your game up a notch with personalized coaching and improvement. There are only six weeks to register before event prices increase by $200. Even though it’s December, spaces are already filling up, so sign up soon. Register now: https://www.thesnowpros.org/events/rider-rally ..read more

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team member Keith Rodney, who will lead a webinar on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 6 p.m. MT on “How to Select Alpine Equipment for You and Your Students.” Listen in for what you’ll learn about select skis and boots that support your training goals. Get tips on helping your students understand how equipment helps them advance their skills. Register for this webinar now: http://tiny.cc/9pu1vz ..read more