With PSIA-AASI’s new Snow Pro Library, all of the association’s digital resources can be easily viewed on your computer, or on your smartphone/tablet as part of a free app for Apple, Android, and Kindle Fire users.

The magazine and catalog are, of course, accessible by all members. The digital editions of the Alpine Technical Manual, Freestyle Technical Manual, Snowboard Technical Manual, Telemark Technical Manual, and Cross Country Technical Manual — as well as the Adult Alpine Teaching Handbook and Snowboard Teaching Handbook —  are also available for those who have purchased them. Here’s a quick primer on how to access those resources right now.

How to Download and View PSIA-AASI’s Digital Publications on Your Smartphone or Tablet:

1. Find PSIA-AASI’s “Snow Pro Library” app by searching for “PSIA,” “AASI,” or “Snow Pro Library” in the appropriate app store:
   • iTunes Store
   • Google Play Store
   • Kindle Fire
2. Install the app
3. Open the app
4. Click Member Login
5. Sign in using your current member login on file with PSIA-AASI:
   • Username = Your email address
   • Password = Your member number or another password you created
6. Click Manuals/Videos
7. Click the discipline of the manual you purchased (alpine, snowboard, or telemark)
8. Members-only bonus! View digital editions of 32 Degrees and the Accessories Catalog

For the Snow Pro Library app, once you sign in with your current PSIA-AASI log-in, you can download the entire manual purchased (and/or 32 Degrees and the Accessories Catalog) to your smartphone or tablet and view the embedded video – with or without internet connection.

Desktop access (see Digital Manuals on the “Education” page of TheSnowPros.org) does require an internet connection, and provides lots of cool features to enhance your reading experience – like the ability to share content via email or social media, highlight text, create notes, and add bookmarks. Just look for the function icons at the top of each page.

PSIA-AASI’s digital resource offer a great way promote your own understanding of technique and tactics, or to show students. (Be sure to check with your ski and ride school for insight on how, when, and where video is best shared as a part of a comprehensive approach to learning).

We are pleased to announce that over the weekend, the PSIA-AASI Board of Directors named Nicholas Herrin, a snowsports-industry leader with senior management experience in resort management and snowsports education, to join the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors as our new chief executive officer.

Nick will join PSIA-AASI on July 18, 2016. He is currently based in Gunnison, Colorado and he most recently served as the assistant general manager for Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. Nick also served three terms (2004-16) as a member of the PSIA Alpine Team.

Nick will be the face of PSIA-AASI and one of our key spokespersons, and we’re thrilled to appoint him to this role. His business acumen, gained by serving in multiple executive leadership roles within the resort industry, means he understands the operations side of the snowsports industry marketplace. He has all the right skills and leadership qualities required to take our association to the next level. Plus, his qualifications as a former team member means he knows PSIA-AASI’s membership and can work collaboratively with PSIA-AASI’s board of directors, divisional leadership, committee members, industry leaders, suppliers, and other organizations in the snowsports industry.

Nick began his career in the industry in 1994, instructing at Ski Acres Ski Area (now Summit East) in John Mohan’s Ski School in Snoqualmie, Washington. He attended Montana State University (MSU) and received a degree in history and a secondary teaching endorsement. While at MSU – and after graduation – he had the opportunity to instruct at Big Sky Resort, run the ski school training program, and work in the sales and marketing departments. In 2006, he began managing and leading educational departments as the assistant director at the Telluride Ski and Snowboard School in Colorado. Most recently, Nick has served seven years in executive management positions at Crested Butte, including working as the director of resort services and the ski and ride school in addition to his most current role.

In addition to his resort management background, Nick, as mentioned, has served three terms as a PSIA-AASI Team member for the alpine discipline. The PSIA-AASI Team is formed every four years following a rigorous selection process that enables PSIA-AASI to select the nation’s best instructors to help support the association’s education outreach and represent the association at the highest level. Serving as further testament to his technical skill as an alpine skier, he has earned several top-three finishes in National and World Powder 8 Championships, including a second-place result in the national competition this year.

Nick replaces longtime PSIA-AASI CEO Mark Dorsey, who stepped down August 2015. At that time, the PSIA-AASI Board of Directors chose PSIA-AASI Chief Financial Officer Tom Spiess to serve as interim CEO and approved a multi-phased approach for conducting a CEO candidate search. The PSIA-AASI Search Committee, appointed by the board of directors, researched options for conducting CEO searches for large member-based, non-profit associations and presented the recommended plan and an associated timeline to the PSIA-AASI Board for approval.

The Committee also recommended select steps to be facilitated and executed by professionals with specific expertise in nonprofit association executive searches. The search firm of Sterling Martin assisted in the PSIA-AASI CEO search process. The PSIA-AASI Search Committee was comprised of:

• Committee Chair; PSIA-AASI Secretary and Western Division Board Member Neil Bussiere
• Current Eastern Division President Eric Jordan
• Past PSIA-AASI Chairman Eric Sheckleton
• Northwest Division Board Member John May

Please join us in congratulating Nick on his new opportunity! Also, thank you in advance for supporting him in this important role.

A big CONGRATULATIONS to our Western Division members, Heidi Ettlinger, Robin Barnes, Ryan Christofferson, and Joshua Spoelstra for making the 2016-2020 PSIA-AASI National Team !!!! An inspiration to us all!