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WESTERN WILDFIRE RELIEF RALLY: Event Report

March 13, 2025/in News /by Marisa Cooper
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🎉 ALPINE LEVEL 1 — PASSED! 🎉 Big congratulations 🎉 ALPINE LEVEL 1 — PASSED! 🎉

Big congratulations to this awesome crew who all earned their Alpine Level 1 at Sugar Bowl ❄️🙌

This isn’t just about a pin! it’s about committing to the craft, sharpening skills, and raising the bar for the experience we deliver on snow. 💪⛷️

Well done, team. This is just the beginning 🚀
🤳 @jamatises 
#PSIAAASI #PSIAWestern #AlpineLevel1 #SugarBowl #InstructorLife #NeverStopLearning #Progression #OnSnowEducation 🎿🔥
❄️⛷️ Back to learning. Back to the mountain. Back ❄️⛷️ Back to learning. Back to the mountain. Back to why we do this. 🏔️💙

With the holiday rush behind us, the Access Mammoth team kicked off the season’s first Alpine certification clinic on January 12, and the stoke was high 🙌

"Yes, we’re adaptive instructors first and always ♿️❤️
And just as importantly, we are ski and snowboard instructors 🎿🏂 who believe that sharpening our own skills directly elevates the experience we deliver to every client on snow ❄️✨

Clinics like this are about growth 📈: refining technique, earning higher-level certifications, and continuously raising the bar — for ourselves and for the community we serve 🤝

As a PSIA-AASI Western Member School, Access Mammoth proudly embraces inclusion in its fullest sense 🌈
We break down barriers to participation so that people of every age and ability can share the joy, challenge, and connection of mountain sports 🏔️❄️💫

Our mission is simple and powerful:
We create fun, inclusive mountain sports experiences, for everyone! ♿️🎿"

📸 Pictured L to R: Barbara Mellor, Andrea Pighetti, Phil Watts, Urmas Franosch (Clinician), Bill Wischmeyer, Barbara Kubarych, Dale Main, Ken Kubarych
📷 Photo by Brant Reed, Access Mammoth PSIA-AASI Ambassador

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The Faces of PSIA-AASI Western ❄️ Ambassador Jacks The Faces of PSIA-AASI Western ❄️
Ambassador Jackson McGinnis, part of the on-snow community shaping instructors and representing passion for teaching at @palisadestahoe  and beyond!

#facesofpsiaaasiwest  #PalisadesTahoe #PSIAAASI #InstructorLife
One of the many faces that make our community what One of the many faces that make our community what it is.
@palisadestahoe Ambassador Randy Humphreys, repping PSIA-AASI Western pin!

#facesofpsiaaasiwest #PalisadesTahoe #AmbassadorLife
Big smiles, big progress, and some seriously beaut Big smiles, big progress, and some seriously beautiful scenery at @kirkwoodmtn ❄️🏂

Ambassador Teri Jones proudly rocking the pin alongside an awesome crew of Snowboard Level 1 candidates!
Huge kudos to this group for showing up, putting in the work, and supporting each other every step of the way.

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The Faces of PSIA-AASI Western ❄️ Meet Paul Mundy The Faces of PSIA-AASI Western ❄️

Meet Paul Mundy, Ski & Ride School Director at @dodgeridge,  and a true mountain original.

“I’ve worked at Dodge Ridge since the ’81/’82 season. On and off, this is my 25th year teaching.”

Decades of turns, countless lessons, and a whole lot of passion for sharing the love of snowsports!

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A little throwback to opening weekend at @sky_tave A little throwback to opening weekend at @sky_tavern ! ❄️
Bill and Ali checking in, kicking off the season the right way and proudly rocking the new ambassador pins.
The energy was high, the snow was ready, and winter was officially on. 
Now lets bring on some more snow!

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Big moment for the West 😎 We’re proud to host the Big moment for the West 😎 We’re proud to host the PSIA-AASI National Freestyle Academy this season at Northstar 🎉
Freestyle brings people together 👋😃 across disciplines, regions, and backgrounds — to push progression, creativity, and teaching forward. 
If you’re looking to sharpen your skills, learn from the best, and be part of something bigger than your home mountain, this is it.

📍 National Freestyle Academy at @northstar_california 
📅 February 23–25, 2026
🎿 Hosted by the PSIA-AASI Western Region  @psiaaasiwest 
📝 Register soon at link in BIO! 

Let’s show what the West brings to the table 🤙 
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