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snowsports school management Ready to book one? Have your Ski/Snowboard School Director email MCE@psia-e.org with details of the event that you are requesting. Make sure to include your preferred dates, the topic, if you have a request for a specific examiner (we can’t guarantee this, but we’ll try), and the anticipated number of participants (max of 8-10). Get your crew together and order an event a-la-carte this season! • Did you know that we have brand new Assessment Guides to help members train toward Level I, Level II, or Level III Assessments in the Eastern Region? Our snowboard examiners worked on creating updated Assessment Guides to help lay out the Assessment experience and what you should do to prepare for your certification pathway. Make sure to check them out! { Level I Assessment Guide: easternsnowpros.org/download/ed/ snowboard-ed/AASIAssessmentGuideI.pdf { Level II/III Assessment Guide: easternsnowpros.org/download/ed/ snowboard-ed/AASIAssessmentGuideII-III.pdf • Attention resort trainers! Did you know?!? If you are a trainer at your home mountain, you can shadow a member of the AASI-E education staff running one event per season. Have your Ski/Snowboard School Director contact Melissa Skinner in the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Office to inquire about opportunities to shadow an event and become a better trainer for your staff. Shadow opportunities are: { Limited to Level I Exams, Exam Prep events, and Exam pre-requisite events. { Available if a member of the AASI-E Ed Staff is not already understudying the event. { Available if the event is equal to or below your own certification level. { All shadow opportunities must be approved by the Eastern office. Members are not permitted to shadow Level II and Level III Exams. { Shadowing an event does not count for education credits; think of it as an unpaid internship where additional knowledge and snowboarding are your rewards. I can’t wait to see you this winter! Thank you for being part of this community! Thank you for spending your time teaching people how to snowboard! Thank you for all the lives you’re going to change and for all the people that you’re going to share your passion with! As you spend time with your students this winter, teach them more than just how to go left and right. Teach them about the snowboard industry, the snowboard community, and what you love about snowboarding! Thank you for being the reason why thousands of new snowboarders will fall in love with our sport! << {
Gearing Up for Another Season By Gail Setlock Snowsports Management Committee Chair PSIA-E Examiner
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t’s that time of year, once again. Leaves have started to change color here in the Northeast, and ski areas are buzzing with preparations for the 2023-2024 season. Starting off the winter season for PSIA-AASI Eastern Region events is the annual Snowsports Management Seminar (SMS) for snowsports school directors, managers, and supervisors to gather together and attend an exciting event. Kicking off the event this year will be our keynote speaker National Team member Ann Schorling, who will share her research and thoughts on “Increasing Gender Equity in Snowsports Instruction.” Ann spoke to this topic at this past spring’s Interski, held in Finland, where she received rave reviews for her presentation. This year’s event will be held at Mt Snow with a variety of indoor and outdoor sessions, as well as the banquet dinner and sponsor showcase. The Snowsports Management Seminar is a great opportunity to meet with fellow directors, managers, and supervisors while attending indoor and/or outdoor sessions, all related to snowsports school management and snowsports instruction. Some of this year’s session topics will include risk management, understanding the Learning Connection Model, leadership training for new and seasoned directors/managers/ supervisors, integrating adaptive students in group lessons, movement assessment, and more. We hope directors, managers, and supervisors will join us for another fun kick-off to the start of Winter 2023-2024. <<
You can’t have too much snow!
