- Alpine Education
- AASI Education
- Adaptive Education
- Nordic Education
- Children’s Education
- PSIA Alpine Certification Standards
- PSIA Nordic Track Skate Certification Standards
- PSIA Nordic Downhill Certification Standards
- PSIA Adaptive Alpine Certification Standards
- AASI Adaptive Snowboard Certification Standards
- AASI Snowboard Certification Standards
- Click here for PSIA Stepping Stones, an online resources for PSIA instructors, designed to compliment the PSIA Alpine Technical Manual.
- Click here for PSIA Go With a Pro campaign - As part of its ongoing support for the participant growth initiative launched by NSAA, the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) introduce the Go With a Pro campaign-a universal consumer message to increase interest in taking a lesson in order to increase the value of lessons and instructors.
- Click here for NSAA Safety & Education information.
- Click here for NSAA Safety Facts & Tips.
- Click here for NSAA Environmental Initiatives.
- The Teaching Dimension, by Joan Heaton.
Start at any level and move up, with a PSIA/AASI Instructor!
If you're already an accomplished skier or rider, you'll soar to new heights of fun and fulfillment by sharing your passion for snowsports with others and becoming a member of our organization. Our member teachers can help make your skiing or riding experience more exciting and worthwhile. Whether your preference is Alpine, Snowboard, Nordic track/skate, or Telemark; whether you're into racing, freestyle, moguls, or just looking good; whether you are just getting started, have special physical or developmental challenges or are a seasoned expert, we can make a difference. No matter how skilled you are, you can always improve. A PSIA or AASI professional can help make the process faster, easier and safer, adding up to more fun and enjoyment.
Level 1
- Ski: You have never skied before.
- Snowboard: You have never snowboarded before.
Level 2
- Ski: You have skied before and can stop in a wedge.
- Snowboard: You can perform a skidded traverse on both heel-side and toe-side edges and can stop.
Level 3
- Ski: You are comfortable making wedge turns on easier green runs.
- Snowboard: You can perform skidded traverses in both directions with confidence and can make basic turns in both directions.
Level 4
- Ski:You are beginning to match your skis at the end of each turn. You are comfortable on green runs.
- Snowboard:You can turn in both directions with speed control and are working on linking turns.
Level 5
- Ski:You are matching your skis earlier in each turn. You ski green and easier blue runs.
- Snowboard:You are linking skidded turns with good speed control and shape, and are seeking more challenging terrain.
Level 6
- Ski:You match your skis near the beginning of each turn, and you ski a mixture of blue and green runs.
- Snowboard:You are confident on most intermediate terrain under good conditions and are beginning to carve turns.
Level 7
- Ski:You are comfortable making open parallel turns with a pole plant on green and blue runs.
- Snowboard:You are comfortable on all intermediate terrain under good conditions. You are fine-tuning carved turns and seeking more challenging terrain including bumps and varying snow conditions.
Level 8
- Ski:You can make short, controlled parallel turns on blue and most black runs.
- Snowboard:You are confident performing carved turns and are refining technique in all snow conditions and terrain.
Level 9
- Ski:You make strong, linked parallel turns on black runs in a variety of conditions.
- Snowboard:You can negotiate the entire mountain with confidence and ease, working on the fine points of efficiency and exploring the extremes of riding.
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