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Sp2020spring.Pdf 1 SPRING 2020 The Official Publication of the ProfessionalSnow Ski Instructors of America Eastern / Education Foundation Special “Reward & Renewal” Edition executive tracks MICHAEL J. MENDRICK, CEO Eastern Office Team Members Reflect on Spring issue dedicated Rewards of 2019-20 Season to “reward and renewal” theme hen I came up with the idea to make just to be back on snow, he was fine not using his the spring issue of the SnowPro a poles for several weeks! This student is a very good By Michael J. Mendrick, Wvenue for sharing the positive re- skier, but he is a banker. You know, a total-body- PSIA-AASI Eastern CEO wards we feel from our involvement in snowports inclination style skier. And, he was very good at it. s everything in our world has turned and the hope we have for its future, I wanted to have However, being stuck without the ability to use his upside down the past couple of the team that works on your behalf every day be up poles, we were able to concentrate on some arm Amonths, we figured why not use the front rather than behind the scenes as usual. So movements that helped to tip his shoulders and spring issue of the SnowPro as a tool to help here, in their words, are the thoughts of some of torso into a more level and angulated style. Once us all feel a little better about being involved in your Eastern Division professional staff on the re- he had a good feeling for the arm movements, we snowsports? That is, share some inspirational wards of the past season and their hopes for renewal added some subtle inside leg movements, and all of and uplifting words from within the Eastern in the next. Enjoy! a sudden (okay, it took some time), we had a skier leadership to you, our members and snowsports who instead of having a stiff, banked, upper body, partners! “There are many rewarding aspects of my job was now bending and stretching and moving and us- You will find the “reward and renewal” as the Director of Education and Programs. First, ing angulation! theme throughout this issue in such features it is really cool to be thinking about skiing and And because he couldn’t just go back to using as the “View from the Chair,” “Around the Re- snowboarding most of the time. I really enjoy help- his poles, we were able to ingrain the movements gions,” “Executive Tracks,” “National Report” ing members understand comments on an exam over the course of several weeks. We took those as well as our specialty discipline and commit- scorecard, and how to prepare for their next exam, movements and sensations into all kinds of terrain tee sections. You’ll read about rewards from especially when they are successful at that next at- and snow conditions. It took a while, but eventu- moments, efforts and experiences of the past tempt. I love thinking about our courses and what ally he began to feel how his body had to move, year and renewal in the hope for the future that we need to add to help our members become better and we were able to decrease the exaggerated arm annually comes with the spring season (when skiers and teachers. I love collaborating with vari- movements and he still was able to maintain this im- life renews in many ways and this spring seems ous committees to try to make our exams as fair and proved body and leg movement. He accomplished a consistent as we can. And I really enjoy the oppor- major change that had he been able to just go back continued on page 3 >> tunities I have to spend time with our members and to using his poles, he might not have accomplished. the Education Staff. From my end, it was really cool to watch the What drew me into the world of ski instruction transition from gross arm movements that changed was the satisfaction you get when you change some- his upper body position, to feeling the bending and one’s life by introducing them to the world of skiing stretching of his hips and torso, to being able to or snowboarding. Almost as cool is the satisfaction keep the desired movements, without the exagger- you get from seeing an advanced, long-time skier ated movements. I got to watch him own a new way make a major change in their skiing. I had one of to ski. He got it!” those experiences this past winter. Don Haringa One of the students with whom I work (I teach Director of Education and Programs in an adult seasonal program at Windham Mountain on the weekends) missed the first half of the season while recovering from a shoulder operation. When The new Tiered Member School Program we he returned to the slopes, his doctor had advised introduced in 2019-20 has been beneficial by pro- him to not use his poles. There are a lot of great viding Eastern Snowsports Schools with an added drills you can do with students that require that you benefit of training with our very talented Eastern ed- inside either don’t have poles or, you hold your poles in a ucation staff. Directors were able to show their ap- manner that they can’t be used in the traditional way. preciation for how much they value their staff, their Congrats on Certifications 4 Usually, a student will be willing to spend a couple dedication, and invest in their professional develop- National Report 10 of runs without using their poles, but after that they ment. Schools focused their individualized training NextCore 17 want to go back to using them pretty quickly. That was not the case here. My student was so happy continued on page 3 >> Your Turn 28 2 view from the chair The Official Publication of the ProfessionalSnow Ski Instructors of America Eastern / Education Foundation ROSS BOISVERT, BOARD CHAIR Volume 46, Number 3 Plenty of “Reward & Renewal” During markable. Thank you to Nick, Ed and our Eastern Michael J. Mendrick, Managing Editor 2019-20 Season! CEO Michael Mendrick for making all the arrange- Karen Haringa, Assistant Editor The official publication of the Professional ments as well. OW! What a sea- Ski Instructors of America-Eastern The National Board met and invited the East- Education Foundation son! Out of the ern Board to observe how their Board conducts Wgate the season 5 Columbia Circle board meetings. This allowed the Eastern BOD to Albany, NY 12203 was promising. Great temps see the high functioning level of our National BOD. Phone 518-452-6095 early on and good snow al- We also had an opportunity to spend time with and Fax 518-452-6099 lowed many areas to open hear from the excellent young snowsports leaders www.psia-e.org early. The kickoff for me was in our Eastern NextCore program. They were awe- the annual Eastern Snowsports some and opened the eyes of many on the National General School Management Seminar at Killington, VT. This Board to both old issues and new opportunities. Our was a fantastic event with both great on and off-snow Board then met as a group with Sherry Jennings to Information events. It was a perfect opportunity for hundreds of continue our work towards our transition to Policy Submission of articles, photos or ski/snowboard professionals to come together, net- Governance. other items for publication is invited. Ar- work, socialize and learn. Thank you to our profes- Another of my great rewards this past year was ticles are not to exceed about 1000 words. sional staff team in the office and our Ed Staff for the opportunity to welcome and work with our two Receipt of submissions will be confirmed doing an incredible job with the events this season. new Board Members at-large, Katie Brinton and Da- to the writer. Upcoming deadlines are pub- My home area of McIntyre Ski Area in Man- vid Isaacs. These two young individuals joined the lished in each issue of SnowPro. Material chester, NH took advantage of the new multi-tiered Board in June of 2019 and have contributed much should be sent to “SnowPro Editor” at: PSIA-AASI Member School Program. We registered from their very first hours on the Board. They have [email protected] as an MS Word docu- as a Tier 3 school. This gave us the opportunity to given insight, perspective, ideas and energy to the ment attachment. have an Eastern Alpine Ed Staff member for a day BOD and I thank them for their dedication and hard All submitted material is subject to of training at our home area. We were very fortu- work to our organization. editing. Its use, whether solicited or not, nate to have Allison Clayton-Cummings work with us. I know I said, “WOW, what a season!” at the be- is at the discretion of the editorial staff. All We spoke prior to her arrival and tailored the day ginning of the report but part of the “WOW” was how published material becomes the property specifically for the need of our resort which works quickly this season came to a screeching halt due of PSIA-E/EF. Articles are accepted on the primarily with snowsports instruction for children. to the Coronavirus global health crisis. What started condition that they may be released for Allison worked with a group of 8-10 instructors and out to be a record-breaking year for most resorts publication in all National and Divisional supervisors both on and off-snow.
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