Protect Your Shoulder This Ski Season By guest author and physical therapist Laura Garcia You are bombing down your favorite run, you catch an edge and find yourself creating a yard sale down the mountain. Your arm is outstretched one direction and your body another. When the snow settles you feel an intense […]
Vote on the proposed new Bylaws, updated Articles of Incorporation and Organizational Structure at the Fall Rally being held at Mammoth Mountain, December 8-9, 2019. The Western Division is making the move from an Operational Board to a Strategic Board. Why the change? The new structure will bring all the operational duties and responsibilities […]
Did you know that the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors represents nearly 33,000 women and men who are dedicated to promoting snowsports through instruction? In fact, PSIA-AASI is the world’s largest organization dedicated to snowsports, let alone snowsports instruction. In this video, which was created in part to […]
Oct. 19th Professional Development Day and Member School Directors Round-Table Our Member School Directors Chair, Julie Matises and the Board of Directors would like to invite the Member School Directors and key staff to our Professional Development Day October 19th at Squaw Valley We will have a Directors Meeting lunch and learn at Fireside in […]
Are you or someone you know a female ski/snowboard instructor looking for an opportunity to progress your professional goals? Do you need additional funding to attend events or exams? Click below to find out more about the Nancy Oakes Hall Women’s Scholarship! Applicant must be a female member of PSIA-AASI with their Level I certification, […]
The Board of Directors of the Education Foundation of PSIA-AASI Western Division has launched a first-in-the-profession “Excellence in Journalism” award benefiting the snowsports industry. Recognizing the importance of communication about our profession to both members and the skiing/riding public at large is important to our growth and understanding of our sport, the Education Foundation launched […]
Calling members! We want YOUR pictures and experiences. Message or e-mail us your pictures from the 2018-19 season for a chance to be featured in the next print newsletter! If you want a quick quote or story of a fun experience or moment, please send us those too! please e-mail all content to editor@psia-w.org. […]
Thank you everyone who voted in our Board of Directors election. Your opinion matters, and the election results are in! Please welcome our new and returning members of the board! New to the Board Jaime Marso-Tanner PSIA Level 2, June Mountain Ski School Director I’d like to be one of those individuals that not […]
New at the 2019 PSIA-W Convention is an Education Foundation Legends Clinic to benefit our Foundation. The three-hour clinic has a $25 premium on it which is a direct donation to our PSIA/AASI-W Education Foundation. In addition, the Western Division will donate another $25 to make a total donation of $50 on your behalf. […]
This is your chance to own a ski and snowboard school! Make $75-100,000 working 6 months a year teaching skiing & snowboarding near the beach in Encinitas, California. Since 1977, for over 40 years since I was 23 years old, my SnowSports Simulator business has allowed me to purchase (and in 7 years will pay […]
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