Accred Prog/Adult Dev & Aging - Increases the teacher's awareness of how the aging process affects the senior skier.
Accred Prog/Biomechanics - Increases the ski teachers understanding of the mechanical principles affecting movement of the body and how both muscles and external forces on the skeletal structure affects a skier in motion.
Accred Prog/Exercise Physiology - Increases the ski teachers understanding of the physiological systems that are essential to the optimal function of the muscles during skiing activity.
Accred Prog/Science of Skiing - The focus of this course is the application of movement principles as they relate to efficient joint and muscle function on a variety of equipment in skiing. Topics covered include the examination of effective skiing movements and the interaction between skier and equipment.
Accred Prog/Teaching Women - Examines teaching women from a developmental perspective. Participants also address achievement motivation and other psychological issues prevalent in teaching women to ski.
Alpine 1 Day Skiing-B-Pro-ficient - B-Pro-ficient - Refining modern movement patterns on blue terrain. There’s no style like efficiency. Understand what is and what isn’t effective in your skiing. This course will offer suggestions for anchoring your strengths and making change as appropriate to ski like the best.
Alpine 1 Day Skiing-Some Like It Hot - Some Like it HOT – This course will help you refine dynamic skill application on black terrain. It’s “all good” on the blue trails but what happens when you turn it up a notch. This course will help you with both technique and tactics for skiing effectively on difficult terrain.
Alpine 1 Day Teach-Accomplished Skiers - Coaching Accomplished Skiers – Understand the skills, movement patterns and movement analysis of the intermediate and advanced zone skier. Learn to identify the core need and how to create performance change
Alpine 1 Day Teach-Fundamentals - Fundamentals First – Explore all the Stepping Stones for great Novice Zone teaching. The majority of our lessons are given in the novice zone and this is where we have the greatest opportunity to make a difference. This course will ground the fundamentals along with sharing new and unique ways to get the novice skier to experience the thrill and beauty of our sport.
Alpine Advanced Bumps - This course will focus on developing and refining essential skills and tactics necessary to ski bumps on black terrain. It will help participants who already ski black terrain bumps to handle more difficult lines, more speed, and more challenging conditions.
Alpine Dev/DCL/ETS Team Prep - Dev / DCL / ETS Team Prep events are optional clinics that will assist members who seek to develop beyond Level III. It is not necessary to be registered for the DCL / DEV / ETS Exam in order to attend these events. The primary focus of the clinic will be on high level skiing performance and the ability to see, understand, and describe the skiing movements of other participants. Clinic/teaching skills will be integrated into the primary event activities.
Alpine Development Series - Development Series Skiing focuses on developing personal skiing skills. It will help participants develop strong fundamental skills and versatility, and will help them understand and use proper tactics for varying conditions and terrain. This course will count as a prerequisite for the Level II Exam.
Alpine in Search of Corduroy - Participants will ski all available groomed terrain with particular attention to developing the skills and techniques preferred with the modern ski designs.
Alpine Intermediate Bumps - This course will focus on refining basic skills and tactics and developing additional skills necessary to hold a line and short turn rhythm at moderate speed on blue terrain. Participants should be comfortable in blue terrain bumps.
Alpine Intro to Bumps - This course will help the participant develop the basic skills and tactics necessary to link turns in bumps on blue terrain. The Intro to Bumps course assumes no previous experience skiing moguls, however part of the experience of the course will be skiing in the bumps. The ability to make a proficient short turn will significantly benefit the participant’s experience in this clinic.
Alpine Level II Practice Exam - The chosen course will be conducted as a series of mock exam situations. You will be skiing (Part 1) in exam conditions while being evaluated by your trainer/examiner. The trainer/examiner can then review with you your performance and your skiing skills. A plan for exam strategies and training activities will be developed for you. This 2-day course is an excellent way to prepare for the exam especially if you are uncomfortable in exam situations. This course will count as a prerequisite for the Level II Exam.
Alpine Level II Practice Exam - With Video - Level II Part 1 Practice Exam is conducted as a series of mock exam situations. You will be skiing in exam conditions (Level II Part 1 Skiing) while being evaluated by your trainer/examiner. Included is professional video taping of your skiing during the session. The trainer/examiner can then review with you your performance and your skiing skills both on the mountain and during video review sessions. A plan for exam strategies and training activities will be developed for you. This 2-day course is an excellent way to prepare for the exam especially if you are uncomfortable in exam situations. The video tape will be available to you after the clinic. This course will count as a prerequisite for the Level II Exam.
Alpine Level II Teaching Seminar - Level II Teaching Seminar is designed to help instructors become more adept at creating learning activities based on the needs of the student. This course will count as a prerequisite for the Level II exam and will focus on familiarizing the participant with the Level II, Part 2 module format. Skiing improvement is not the focus of this event. Each instructor will be able to select and effectively present an appropriate focus for a given situation, and to verbalize why the focus is applicable. You have the opportunity to teach in exam conditions while being evaluated by your trainer/examiner. This course will count as a prerequisite for the Level II Exam.
Alpine Level III Exam Clinic Part 1 - Level III Exam Clinics are optional clinics that cover material relative to either Parts 1 or Part 2 of the Level III exam. Part One is a Skiing Development Workshop. The workshop will focus on refinement and mastery of skills and tactics needed for high level skiing situations and accurate performance of demos and tasks. Bump skiing will be included in Part One, but will not comprise a major part of the workshop. Movement analysis skills will be practiced and coached during skiing improvement activities.
Alpine Level III Exam Clinic Part 1 - With Video - The Level III Exam Clinic with video is an optional clinic that covers material relative to the Part 1, skiing evaluation of the Level III exam. This is a Skiing Development Workshop. The workshop will focus on refinement and mastery of skills and tactics needed for high level skiing situations and accurate performance of demos and tasks. Included is professional video taping of your skiing during the session. The trainer/examiner can then review with you your performance and your skiing skills both on the mountain and during video review sessions. Bump skiing will be included but will not comprise a major part of the workshop. The video tape will be available after the clinic.
Alpine Level III Exam Clinic Part 2 - Level III Exam Clinics are optional clinics that cover material relative to either Parts 1 or Part 2 of the Level III exam. Part Two is a Teaching Development Workshop. Primary workshop content will include skill development for coaching upper level skiing, movement analysis, prescriptive exercises, teaching methods and learning preferences. It will also focus on the creative use and mastery of practices outlined in the PSIA Core Concepts Manual.
Alpine Master Series Event - Master Series Skiing is a personal skiing improvement workshop. It focuses on refinement of fundamental skills and skill blending, and on developing some higher-level skills and a broader range of versatility. Participants will experience challenging situations and tasks and will work on skills and tactics to manage those challenges.
Alpine Mini Academy - If you’re an Alpine Level III instructor and want to ski with a member of the PSIA Alpine National Team, this is your opportunity. Prepare for the season, get some valuable feedback, and have fun doing it, all on the weekend without missing any work! Attendance is limited by the number of team members available, and the event often closes before the deadline, so make your plans early.
Alpine Off Piste - Participants will explore the mountain and seek out ungroomed terrain while skiing within the boundaries of the ski resort. Safety and endurance are strictly adhered to in these clinics. Both technique and tactics will be taught and explored during this course. Take home some valuable tips and suggestions to make your off piste experience more enjoyable. This course can be taken many times as the excitement of off piste skiing is that conditions are seldom exactly the same very often. Helmets are recommended.
Alpine Park Skills - Freeride Clinic - This course offers an introduction to the skills required to enjoy the terrain parks and half pipe (when available) at the chosen ski area. Basic skills will be taught and basic maneuvers will be attempted and performed. This course will also cover basic teaching skills for instructing students in the park & pipe. Participants will be riding park features according to the experience and ability level of the group. If there is more than one group, groups will be divided according to experience level. Helmets are recommended.
Alpine Reinstatement - This 3-day event will cover personal skiing skills, contemporary teaching techniques, professional knowledge and movement analysis. If you have been out of skiing and/or teaching for a while it is suggested that you check with your local or associated ski school for information on contemporary equipment and training guides.
Alpine Resort Trainer - The idea of the ART workshop is that it will be different each year and follow the current DCL training plan. Examiners / Trainers will be Team Coaches or Eastern Team Members and group size is limited to maximum of 8 participants. This is not just a personal ski improvement clinic; it is part “train the trainer” course and part personal skill improvement. Additional valuable information can be found here.
Alpine Senior Bumps - Focuses on the development of skills and tactics to link turns in blue and easy black bumps. The pace and intensity will accommodate “older legs.” Please note: the number of participants signed up will determine the ability to split into groups of varying ability.
Alpine Senior Seminar - Not quite ready for that “relaxed” pace? Still want to get out there and rip it up – then the Senior Seminar is for you! These two day events are by no means boring and will keep you moving both physically and mentally. Designed for the “young at heart,” age 55 and older. The Senior Seminar will help you stretch to your full potential on the mountain and also allow for some challenging ideas and theories during some indoor roundtable discussions. We may be getting older but that only means we are getting better!
Alpine Senior Workshop Clinic - Educational events that provide participants with up-to-date, comprehensive information about ATS, ski instruction, and the ski industry. The course offers personal skiing improvement, teaching progressions and methodology, movement analysis, mechanics, equipment knowledge, and other information that is relevant to participant goals. Pacing and terrain selection will be determined by the group’s ability and goals.
Alpine Snow Pro Jam - Pro Jam is the gathering spot for nearly 500 snowsports instructors, sponsors and guests from all over the East Coast. Most days include an après-ski activity, culminating in a dinner and dance on Thursday evening. There’s also a “super raffle” - with exceptional prizes provided by our Sponsors and industry Partners to benefit the Education Foundation and Membership Scholarship Fund.
Alpine Snowsports School Mgmt Seminar - This event promises to be informative and exciting as well as educational. To receive PSIA national accreditation, the director or technical director/supervisor must attend (annually) the Snowsports School Management Seminar, the Southern Snowsports School Management Seminar, or the National Academy. Although only the director or a staff trainer is required to attend, you will want to bring several of your trainers in order to take full advantage of the topics being offered
Alpine Spring Academy - With Eastern Team members and National Team members at the peak of their game and ready to share with you these four days of skiing will provide a fun, dynamic and educational event for the end of the season. The groups will be small with a maximum of 8 members per coach.
Alpine Spring Rally - A super weekend of skiing, riding, training and skill improvement! There will be an “Après-Ski Party” and spring celebration on Saturday afternoon at the mountain. And, don’t forget the Hannes Schneider Memorial Race held on Sunday.
Alpine Sunday Double - This two day event covers the same material as the Workshop Clinic BUT will be held on two consecutive Sundays. Participants MUST attend both days to receive educational credit, no exceptions.
Alpine Trees and Steeps - Participants must possess strong skiing skills as well as a good level of fitness. All participants should feel comfortable skiing ungroomed and varying snow conditions. The focus will be on developing and enhancing skills for skiing steep terrain and trees. Participants will be skiing on steep terrain and in trees according to the experience and ability level of the group. If there is more than one group, groups will be divided according to experience level. Helmets are recommended.
Alpine Under 30 Event - Exploring the mountain with your peers is the focus of this course. Skill improvement, tactical choices for given situations and understanding the how and why of contemporary sliding is what you can expect. You may ride as a pack on skinny boards and wide boards, one plank or two. And you may split up into groups of riders and skiers. The group and the instructor will decide this at the event. In any case, “it’s all downhill and it’s all sliding.” Of course you get your 2 year PSIA/AASI continuing education credit too.
Alpine Women's Only Bumps - Course content will be determined by the group’s goals and objectives as well as ability. Group may begin with basic skills and tactics and progress from there. Participants are expected to ski on mogul terrain. The ability to make proficient short turn will significantly benefit the participant’s experience. This is ideal for female members who want to be free to explore their skiing boundaries without the distraction of competitive men and will allow them to develop their skills in a supportive environment
Alpine Women's Seminar - This educational event is specifically for female members. This is a great two days to be with female snowsports educators and boost your skiing skills.
Alpine Workshop Clinic - Workshop Clinics are educational events that provide participants with up-to-date, comprehensive information about ATS, ski instruction, and the ski industry. The course offers personal skiing improvement, teaching progressions and methodology, movement analysis, mechanics, equipment knowledge, and other information that is relevant to participant goals.
Master's Academy - Masters Academy is the gathering spot for nearly 500 snowsports instructors, sponsors and guests from all over the East Coast. Only Alpine Level III Members may register for the Master's Acadmey and ski with National Alpine Demonstration Team Members for five days. Most days include an après-ski activity, culminating in a dinner and dance on Thursday evening. There’s also a “super raffle” - with exceptional prizes provided by our Sponsors and industry Partners to benefit the Education Foundation and Membership Scholarship Fund.
MTC-Foundations of Teaching - Associate the development of lesson content with assessment of student’s needs, construction of lesson goals, and selection of activities.
MTC-History Comes Alive - Historical perspectives of how skiing techniques and the skills required to use them were developed; compares traditional and contemporary ski techniques.
MTC-Movement Analysis - Develop an understanding of the cause and effect relationships of movements and their affect on performance.
MTC-Stance & Alignment 2 Days - This course will explore the affects of proper and improper alignment due to equipment styles and modifications to that equipment. Proper boot fitting including canting, heel and toe lifting, shims and more will be explored. Experts in the field will help you experience what is beneficial to good skiing and what is not. This course provides a great way to fully appreciate and understand how important properly adjusted equipment is to effective skiing.
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