Spring/Summer 1998 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 4
The Professional Ski Instructors ofAmerica The American Association of Snowboard Instructors Intermountain
PSIA Central Level II Cert Division Adaptive Examiner Dave Changes Big Henderson discusses biski For 98-99 setup during the Level II Adapted certification Dog and pony show heads assessment June into Intermountain sunset. 30 at Snowbird. By Rodger Renstrom
Changes to the Level II Alpine assess ment have been discussed and ru mored for over a year, those rumors are Adapted Cerl Finishes Second Year in PSIA-I scheduled to become reality this fall. Although many details remain to be For the second year running, adap More educational opportunities developed, the basic structure of the tive certification wrapped up the will be available in 1998-99 based on new exam process emphasizes an edu exam season in PSIA-I . Congratula the needs of members. Contact cational approach to fulfill teaching tions to those of you who partici your adapted ski school representa requirements and a traditional assess pated in Level I and Level II clinics tive if a training or assessment need ment approach to meet skiing require and to Doug Dusenberry and Larry is not being met. As a reminder, ments. Here are the key points to the Riches, who completed their Level II Level I workbooks are available new process: Adapted Certification with excep through the Division office and tional demonstrations of their skills Level II information will be showing • A comprehensive written test re and knowledge. up in next season's calendar. • mains to assess knowledge of basic teaching, skiing and other PSIA concepts. • Ski schools will be asked to validate Golf TourneYI Sign Up NOW. . .. 2 the communication and people A great time. so sign up quickly. skills of instructors before complet ing the assessment process. In Employment Opportunities. . . . Inside structors can track their progress in Check out the classifieds and other advertisers. a personal portfolio. Spring Clinic Revisited . . . . 8 • The on-hill teaching assessment Photos from Solitude. and required prerequisite exam-
Adapting Across Oceans ...... 12 continued on 4 Fulfilling dreams in Spain.
PROFESSIONAL SKI AND SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTION IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST Spring/Summer 1998 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 4
The Professional Ski Instructors ofAmerica The American Association of Snowboard Instructors Intermountain
PSIA Central Level II Cerl Division Adaptive Examiner Dave Changes Big Henderson discusses biski For 98-99 setup during the Level II Adapted certification Dog and pony show heads assessment June into Intermountain sunset. 30 at Snowbird.
By Rodger Renstrom
Changes to the Level II Alpine assess ment have been discussed and ru mored for over a year, those rumors are Adapted Cerl Finishes Second Year in PSIA-I scheduled to become reality this fall. Although many details remain to be For the second year running, adap More educational opportunities developed, the basic structure of the tive certification wrapped up the will be available in 1998-99 based on new exam process emphasizes an edu exam season in PSIA-I . Congratula the needs of members. Contact cational approach to fulfill teaching tions to those of you who partici your adapted ski school representa requirements and a traditional assess pated in Level I and Level II clinics tive if a training or assessment need ment approach to meet skiing require and to Doug Dusenberry and Larry is not being met. As a reminder, ments. Here are the key points to the Riches, who completed their Level II Level I workbooks are available new process: Adapted Certification with excep through the Division office and tional demonstrations of their skills Level II information will be showing • A comprehensive written test re and knowledge. up in next season's calendar. • mains to assess knowledge of basic teaching, skiing and other PSIA concepts. • Ski schools will be asked to validate Golf TourneYI Sign Up NOW ...... 2 the communication and people A great time, so sign up quickly. skills of instructors before complet ing the assessment process. In Employment Opportunities...... Inside structors can track their progress in Check out the classifieds and other advertisers. a personal portfolio. Spring Clinic Revisited...... 8 • The on-hill teaching assessment Photos from Solitude. and required prerequisite exam-
Adapting Across Oceans ...... 12 continued on 4 Fulfilling dreams in Spain.
PROFESSIONAL SKI AND SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTION IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST Up and Coming The Instructors EDGE
The Instructors EDGE, the official publication of the Profes sional Ski Instructors of America Intermountain Division and PSIAlAASI Golf Tournament the American Association of Snowboard Instructors Inter Intermountain Education Foundation mountain Division, is scheduled to be published four times a year at a nonmember subscription rate of $15, subscriptions available through the Division Office. Round Valley Golf Course PSIA-I Division, MSI Division Office: 2855 Pamela Drive, 1875 E Round Valley Road, Morgan, UT Salt Lake City, UT 84121, (801) 942-2066. 17 August 1998, Starting at 10:00 AM Editorial and Advertising Office: 4664 Clearview Street, Cost: $50 Per Person Salt Lake City, UT 84117 (801) 272-0854, Rodger Renstrom, Editor. This will be a four-person scramble. You do not need to PSIA/AASllntermountain Division be a member to participate, so invite your wives, friends, coworkers, etc. to participate. Teams will be assigned by the Officers and Chairs: President, Steve Bills; Administrative V. golf committee-by handicap/avgerage score you shoot if P., Mike Thurgood; Communications V.P., Danny Edwards; you don't have a handicap. Men will play from the white PSIA Board Representative, Stew Marsh; Adaptive Chair, tees, women from the red tees. Brooke Schaefermeyer; Certification Chair, Rodger Renstrom; Longest Drive Closest to There will be prizes for the and Children's Co-Chairs, Bill Batt, Christine Katzenberger, Patti the Hole. We will also have mulligans available-$5 for five Olsen; Education Chair, Jo Garuccio; Nordic Chair, Shirley Kin mulligans. Payoff places will be determined by the amount sey; Seniors Chair, Junior Bounous; SIRC Chair, Scott Warr; Ski of teams that we have. School Management Chair, Jim Kercher; Snowboard Co The purpose of the tournament is to get together and Chairs, Lane Clegg, Alan Titensor; Executive Secretary, Nancy have a good time and to raise some money for the Perkins PSIA/ MSI - I Education Fund. Entries need to be in to Nancy at the office by 3 August. Current Board Members: 1996-1999. Steve Bills, Kim May The earlier that we receive them will even be better. We need hew, Alan Titensor. 1997-2000, Nathan Emerson, Carolyn to have a head count for the golf course. If we have at least Fushimi, Stew Marsh, Chris Searle; 1998-2001, Danny 100 participants we can have a shotgun start-which will Edwards. R. Richard Mulder. Mike Thurgood start at 8:00 AM. If we have less than 100 participants we will have to go by tee times-which will start at 10:00 AM. Ski Instructor Representative Committee Members: Get your entries in NOW. And let's have a great time. Alta: Jeff Hessler, Brian Head: Mark Wilder 801 586-9603; Brighton: Arthur Traiger, Chris Searle; Deer Valley: Cheryl Fox, 801 649-1383; Elk Meadows: Greg Solberg, 801 Golf Tournament Entry Form 438-2303; Grand Targhee: Kurt Eidam; Jackson Hole: Nathan Emerson 307 733-7969, Terry Smith 307 733-3715; Name: ______Park City: Karl Walker, 801 649-8780; Pebble Creek: Rudy Milsted, 208 233-3424, Sheri Whitmore, 208 785-7578; Pow Address: ______der Mountain: John Kilian, 801 745-6123, Paul Swaner, 801 745-2442; Snowbasin: Paul Perkin, 801 546-4104, Pam Phone Number: ______Mitchell, 801 745-4506; Solitude: Earl Lewis, 801 463-1179; Sundance: Lynn H. Suksdorf, 801 253-2355, Scott Warr, 801 Handicap/Avg. Score:. ______785-6544; The Canyons: Robb Adams, 801 944-4359
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PAGE 2 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING. SUMMER 98 Utah Ski Archives Thanks PSIA Intermountain
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prep clinic will be replaced by a new series of clinics that will cover Administrative Report basic teaching concepts, move By Mike Thurgood, PSIA Intermountain Administrative VP ment analysis and personal skiing. • The on-hill skiing and movement As I write this there are several things happening. Most obvious is that analysis assessment will remain in our winter season is finishing and summer (weather permitting) is upon us, place and fundamentally un officially on June 21st. You, the members, have elected me to serve you on changed. the Board of Directors for another three-year term and the Board confirmed my appointment by Steve Bills to serve again this next year as administrative PSIA certification serves the vice president. I would like to thank you for your vote and Steve for asking instructor, customer and employer as me to work with him as his VP. an independent verification of ski I am just returning from the National summer work session where 1 instructor knowledge and skill. How filled in for Steve on the Divisional Presidents Council. The two days of ever, examiner and ski school concerns meetings I attended were very informative and the week-long event is not over the validity of the Level II Alpine only a very positive benefit for the members of the Intermountain division assessment have long been debated. but also the industry as a whole. The sharing of ideas and happenings The primary issue involves how we between divisions keeps us on the leading edge of the snow-sports industry. have assessed Level II teaching knowl You will be hearing more about this event from the individual committee edge and skills. chairs that attended. I would like to thank everyone who attended for freely Traditionally, Level II teaching has giving of their own time out of a love and dedication to the sport and this been primarily assessed during a 15 to Division. All of these people work very diligently for the members of this 20 minute presentation to a small division. group of peers. The appropriateness of I would like to thank all of the Board members for their time and efforts this process as an evaluation tool is at the recent Board meeting. I am happy to report that we passed a budget questionable for several reasons: for the upcoming year that once again does not include any fee increases to our members. This is in part due to the efficiency hard work and support of • The process is not true to life. Can our Secretary Nancy Perkins. I would like to thank Nancy for all her work for didates are required to teach peers the members and the Division as will as her hard work training me in my role who are generally much more and duties as administrative VP. skilled than most of the students I believe that starting with last summer and continuing beyond the 2002 they actually teach. Winter Olympics that the resorts within this division will lead the nation in • In an effort to gear teaching content development, expansion and upgrades. Every summer will bring new and toward level 1 through 7 students, exciting changes at resorts from the North to the South. I would encourage candidates are required to teach a anyone involved or abreast of resort changes to submit an article to the hypothetical topic rather than EDGE to help keep us all informed and up to date. teach what their "student" candi In closing, I wish everyone a very safe and injury-free summer filled with dates may actually need. fun and activity to prepare you for the season ahead. ENJOy! • The assessment teaching topic is conducted more as a description of how to teach than as a real lesson. exam format will validate adherence to • PSIA-I validates-through written Level 2 knowledge and skills in the fol tests and clinics-that candidates After several years of struggling lowing manner: have received and possess specific with this" dog and pony" show, the new knowledge concerning teaching exam format acknowledges that it is • Each ski school validates-through and skiing concepts consistent with very difficult for examiners to assess observation and in-house train required standards. Level II knowledge and skills in an arti ing-that candidates have demon • PSIA-I validates-through on-hill ficial situation. (Level 3 candidates strated communication and class evaluation-that candidates pos actually teach to the needs of their handling skills consistent with re sess skiing skills and understanding peers at a skill level they may actually quired standards. consistent with required standards. face in high-level classes.) The new
PAGE 4 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 ARCHIVES continued from 3
documents. Some of the earliest and Education Corner most significant collections included By)o Garuccio, PSIA Intermountain Education Chairperson several volumes of minutes from early PSIA-I board meetings donated by Bill t's finally summer in Utah. Time to enjoy the activities that make you Lash, the scrapbooks ofthe late Alf En I strong for the winter. Remember, all those months on skis can take their gen, and personal scrapbooks and toll on your legs. Use the summer to build endurance, strength and power memorabilia donated by Earl and and 98-99 will be a healthy and productive season. If you are wondering Gladdis Miller. about your fitness program for the next few months and need a bit of advice, Oral history interviews conducted give me a call. I will be glad to talk with you. Don't worry! I promise that my with many of the region's skiing pio advice is sane, whether I follow it myself or not. (I can't say that two neers have become the foundation of triathlons in a row at temperatures of 100 plus degrees can be considered the Archives. On file in the Archives are intelligent but...). interviews with Bill Lash, Earl Miller, Next season will bring about a few changes, especially at Level II. Be sure Earl A. Miller, Junior Bounous, K. to read the article about it in this issue of the EDGE. We believe that the new Smith, Phil Jones, Lou Lorenz, Mel format will offer candidates more usable information and increase the Fletcher, Suzy Rytting, Zane Doyle, actual value of becoming a Level II certified instructor. Harold Goodro, Max Lundberg, Dean We are also looking forward to a new movement analysis video being Roberts and others. In recent years the produced by the national body. It is scheduled to be ready by ski season and collections of the Ski Archives have offers a slightly different approach to analysis that should be beneficial to all been used extensively by people instructors regardless of their skill level. In fact, we are all really excited researching the history of local skiing. about the fact that it will give a more accurate and Simplified way to evaluate In October 1991 the Utah Ski skiing. And for those of you who have been around for a while, don't be con Archives began hosting an annual cerned with changing your outlook on skiing completely. This information fundraiser now known as the Ski Affair. should only clarify what we have all been trying to explain for years. Watch The Ski Affair has grown to an event for information in the future. attended by nearly 600 ski enthusi Have a great summer and remember, if anyone has a clinic or event idea, asts. Each year the program centers send it to me ASAP. The calendar is being formulated as we speak. To those around a different aspect of skiing his of you who have taken the time to send me your thoughts, thank you. We are tory and highlights people who have lOOking at them as we decide on the schedule for next season. made significant contributions in that area. In 1991, the evening focused on ski instruction and PSIA Hall ofFamers Although many details of the new winter. Key to the decision to revise the Bill Lash, Junior Bounous, Earl Miller, process must still be completed, the Level 2 certification process is an and K. Smith. Other Ski Affairs have preparation for Level 2 Alpine certifica affirmation by divisions across the highlighted early ski area developers, tion should not change significantly. nation that personal skiing skill and competitors, Tenth Mountain Division Preparation should include: understanding is basic to successful ski veterans, early Olympic organizers, Obtain, and thoroughly study all instruction. The on-hill skiing assess and ski patrollers. The 1997 Ski Affair, required reading material: ment will continue to be a cornerstone honored the Deseret News and spon of Level 2 certification. sorship of the Deseret News Ski • PSIA Intermountain Education and Complete details of the new Level 2 School. Ski Affair 1998 is scheduled for Certification Master Plan Alpine certification process will be October 22, at the Little America Hotel. • PSIA Children's Manual published in the fall issue ofthe EDGE. There much to be done in docu • PSIAAlpine Manual During the interim, questions or com menting the rich and colorful story of • PSIA Level 2 Study Guide. ments may be directed to PSIA-I Certi skiing's past. Contact Joseph Arave at fication Chairperson Rodger Renstrom 581-8864 with questions or contribu All of these items are available or forwarded to the office. • tions of clippings, scrapbooks, photo through the Division office. graphs, film, or other items that will Prepare yourself physically this help us document the history of Inter summer to improve your skiing next mountain skiing. •
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 PAGE 5 the smaller areas starting children's Children and programs. The JETS are also available ACE in Cards for consultation and clinics at your PSIA National area. For PSIA-I Mike Porter, Ski School Director, from Vail/Beaver Creek, joined our By Patti Olsen meetings. Some of the items addressed By Patti Olsen were alpine alternatives for kids, ere is information from the from making sure the kids have a blast, cre he purpose of this report is to HNational Children's Committee ating environments for teens, policies Tdescribe the current success and Work Session held at Copper Mountain discuss the future of divisional June 14. educational programs designed The National Children's Commit specifically for children's instructors. tee will not be a separate committee, On Jan. 23,1998 the PSlA-I Board of effective July, 1998. The JET represen Directors approved the first stage of the tative from each division will also be Accredited Children's Educator pro the National Committee person. We gram or "ACE I". Instructors with a will continue to have our divisional minimum qualification of PSlA -I Level committee. This committee will be I certification may participate. Candi more important than ever. This com dates must complete twelve hours of mittee will work closely with Bill Batt indoor and outdoor clinics and suc our JET on the team. cessfully complete a comprehensive Another major decision was to written test. The program content cov eliminate the stand alone Women's ers childhood development (physical and Children's Symposiums. There will and mental) and teaching methodol be women's and children's events at ogy which is successful with children. the PSlA National Academy this year. and procedures. The Committee and Over 50 people (directors, supervi The days and electives are being the JETS addressed the recent propos sors, and instructors) have completed worked out. als for certification. We will supply chil the six-hour outdoor portion of this Our Division children's symposium dren's information for new formats. program. Over 30 people have gone on will be one of the main divisional chil One suggestion for a new format is to successfully complete the entire dren's education events this coming to create your own portfolio. Each time program. More completions are antici season. We will invite some of the other you participate or complete a certifica pated as results continue to come in. close divisions to participate, making it tion, accreditation, coaches clinic, or This is remarkable considering the more of a regional symposium. Please other related ski educational event you information didn't go to the ski schools make note of this symposium and save would record this in your portfolio. until March, due to an exhaustive that last week in January. Each year you would have new addi review of the written test. Congratula The Ski Wee program that many tions to this portfolio. I will end this tions to all those who are ACE Is. areas across the US have used for their here and let Rodger explain more about Looking forward, the Children's children's ski programs has been dis the certification proposal. Committee will continue to refine the solved. Ski Wee has 3 regional coordi The National meeting also included first stage of this program and begin nators. Our coordinator is Jani time with Adrian Crook, flexibility and development of a more advanced pro Sutherland in the Northwest. Areas strength specialist. He has worked with gram, ACE II. We have received support may continue to use Ski Wee programs. many NFL and NHL teams. He works from the membership and will appreci There are still Ski Wee clinicians avail with various golfers and has been ate input from the Board of Directors. able. Chris Katzenberger and Bill Batt working with the PSlA National Dem Next season we will offer a clinic in are the two Ski Wee clinicians in this onstration Team, the Nordic Team and November, location and date TBA, division. There will also be Ski Wee the JETS this past year. Even in a short dedicated to area trainers interested in report cards, bibs, etc. available, how amount of time one can benefit greatly administering the indoor portion of the ever they will not have any sponsor from some of Adrian's exercises. Patti program at their areas. We encourage logos on them. Ski Wee has been a very Olsen is cochair of the PSIA-I Children's good program, especially for some of Committee. continued on 76
PAGE 6 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 e are here to celebrate and honor when he could, he would bring water W our friend Joseph Robert Smith, Joseph Robert Smith from #10 Springs at Alta. In the sum affectionately known as Bob or Pepi. "Pepi" mer, to stay in shape, he would pedal His youth was spent in Twin Falls his bike up to Alta to get a couple of jugs Idaho and Salt Lake, and his main of pure mountain spring water. career began with his brother, Chet, Keith Lange shared his memories I would like to read a letter to Alan selling at SL Knit, a woman's clothing Engan by Bob's dear friend Bill Lash. store, on Main Street. at Pepi Smith's funeral this spring. As SLC began to grow and change, Dear Alan, many of the familiar stores and cafes, such as Whipple's, the Uptown Thea I was saddened by the news of the ter, Montgomery Wards, Keeley's, passing of our friend Pepi. Your dad Adrian & Emilie's, the Grabateria and enjoy. Bob was one of the smallest ski used to refer to him as "the Big Shot," SL Knit closed, so Bob went to work in teachers around and soon picked up a but it was with affection. We all knew the Banking and Financial profession second nickname "the runt." You could him as Pepi, and that name came from and continued until his retirement. barely see him loathing through the John Clement who also laid Whiskey #" He married Renee when they powder doing the Dipsy-Doodle and upon me, Herr Otto on Keith, and were about 19 and his first son, Pete the K-Smith special powder technique Uncle Alf on your dad. I guess it was an was born the following year, later Jon "Heel Toe Bow and around you go." honor, for it sure stuck with Pepi. arrived and Bob was again a proud and His sense of humor was infectious Pepi wasn't his name, of course. It loving father, Eleven years later, Chris and he always had a story to tell. He was was Joseph Robert "Bob" Smith, but I topher was born, the pleasant surprise. a giant in ski teaching and made many first knew him as Little Bobbie Kaplan. So many of our good friends have long, lasting friendships. It was sixty years ago this April in Twin left us these past couple of years, but #" Pepi and Uncle Wayne took own Falls Idaho I moved into a house on dying is part of life and the one who ership of the teaching on the Albion Tenth Avenue North in April 1938. ends life is the same one who created side of the area. Both were always ready Three houses down the street lived Bob life in the first place. Bob, like many of to take beginners and herd them down Kaplan and his little dog Pal. Bob took us, loved skiing and was drawn into the hill. Bob also taught the kids in the the name Kaplan from his step- father, winter sports by friends. Cottonwood Ski program for over 30 Sol Kaplan. Sol ran the Alexander's He began teaching skiing in the 40s years and each new group enjoyed the store in Twin Falls. Bob use to take us and learned the Swiss method from special treatment they received and down to Alexander's Saturday night in Martin Fopp. He moved to Brighton to especially the nicknames he gave every the summer to watch the farmers come help his cousin "K" Smith start the one describing their personality or in to buy a suit. A guy would try on a Brighton Ski School. Then on to Alta in ability. Stem, Dopey. Sleepy. Scary, suit, say a green one, and old Sol would 1954 where he remained active for 40 Speed-they loved it! He was like an old turn on a green light to show up the years. He was inducted into the Alf mother hen making sure each was safe color. A brown suit would get a brown Engen Ski School Hall of Fame when he from harms way, wiping noses, and light. Pep found humor in such things. retired from active teaching-an award dusting them off when they fell. Bob was well schooled with relig he was very proud of and it hung on his Remember the Davos Duster Hats? ion. He was raised a Mormon. His wall at the care center for all to see. It was his fedora of choice. He must of Smith name came from the Hyrum #" Bob contributed to the success of had a whole drawer full. He looked silly, Smith side of Joseph's Smiths family. the Intermountain Ski Instructors but "that was what all the great instruc And Bob was born on July 24"'. He was Association by serving on the Board of tors wore." Bob had a special formula raised with many Jewish traditions. He Directors and as secretary/treasurer. for cold weather ski days, it consisted of liked Kosher Food. One of his delights He, Rex Ames, and Dick Fry had a per special English Twining tea, Demierra was to go down to Lou Dornbusch's manent job at the Annual Spring Clinic 100 proof rum and best Mormon honey Deli on Broadway to get the pickles out and one that everyone coveted. They served at least three or four times a day of the big barrel. Bob being married to a were in charge of the refreshments. on the hill with his friends. Catholic girl gave Bob a well -rounded What a pleasure they got out of prepar #" Bob had a quirk about the water exposure to religion. I guess one could ing and tasting the punch to ensure it in their home. When he was downtown consider that Bob had his own. was perfectly blended and was safe for he would haul water from the artesian consumption for the membership to well at Eighth South and Fifth East and continued on 15
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 PAGE 7 Instructors of the Year Recognizing Commitment Spring Clinic Solitude!! '998
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Brian Oakden Twenty Year Pins Howard Adams Cert. III Alp. Stylish Perrine Anderson Cert. II Alp. Skiers H. Chris Auman Cert. III Alp. Doing it Right Beverly Beasley Cert. III Alp. Linda Lea Bertrand Cert. II Alp. Steve Bills Cert. III Alp. Steve Johnson (FT) Alf Engen Thomas "Mike" Bowcutt Cert. II Alp. Ryan Grant (pn Alf Engen Katz's 'Sporting a Russ Burton Cert. III Alp. Paul Wright Beaver Mountain New Hat Val Casper (Retired) Cert. III Alp. Jennifer Gilmore Brighton "Chicks" Don Craig Cert. III Alp. John Dobroski (A) The Canyons Lee Crowton Cert. III Alp. Dave Carlson (SB) The Canyons Callie Davidson Cert. II Alp. Kristin Egan Deer Valley William Dziezyc Cert. III Alp. Frank Moran Elk Meadows Terry Edgett Cert.1I1 Alp./Cert.1I Nordic Russell Ferris Grand Targhee Drew Ferwerda Cert. III Alp. Darin Martens Great American Arthur Henriksen Cert. III Alp. Kris Lunde (A) Jackson Hole Peter Larsen Cert. III Alp. D.j. Donahue (SB) Jackson Hote Randy Macdonald Cert. II Alp. Jason Wright Kelly Canyon Barbara Marsh Cert. II Alp. Jesse Farnes Nordic Valley Kathy McCarthy Cert. III Alp./Cert. III Nordic Bob La Moure Park City Marianne McGrath Cert. II Alp. Bill Hensley Powder Mountain Rod Metcalf Cert. II Alp./Cert. I Nordic James E. Quimby Snowbasin Jane Miller Cert. III Alp. Junior Bounous Snowbird Vernon Peterson Cert. III Alp./Cert. I SB Heidi Enferadi Solitude Thomas Prosek Cert. III Alp. Jessie Whitmore Sundance Rodger Renstrom Cert. III Alp. Jack Schirman Cert. II Alp. Donald Sears Cert. III Alp. Arthur Shierry Cert. III Alp. Past Past Pres Scott Singleton Cert. III Alp. Robert Stiger Cert. II Alp. Presidents Dick Stoner Cert. III Alp. Keith Stratford, Jr. Cert. III Alp. and Old Timers Thirty Year Pins Janice Bovee Cert.1I1 Alp. Glenn Clark Cert.IIIAlp. Susan Hedden Cert.IIIAlp. Kristi Ivie Cert.IIIAlp. Dale Miller Cert.IIIAlp. Lynn "Nic" Nichol Cert.IIIAlp. Allen Titensor Cert. III Alp./Cert. III SB Duane Vigos Cert.IIIAlp. Robert Wall Cert.IIIAlp.
Forty Year Pins Stamp Collector Stein Eriksen Cert.1I1 Alp.
PAGE 8 PAGE 9 Monosyllable Allen Titensor, Lane Clegg and 58 Projects Chris Skelton show off new on Schedule Snowboard DECL uniforms. Manual and movement analysis head projects list.
By Lane Clegg
just returned from the national I snowboard committee meeting and New Duds Leave MSI-I DECLs Stoked thought that I would jot down a few Lane Clegg and Allen Titensor, co-chairs of AASI Intermountain Division, thoughts on what's happening announced that Capital Distributors, manufacturers of Blond and Spare nationally. The good news is that the Snowboard apparel will be providing uniforms for the DECL staff. manual is in shape for distribution this Royce Cansler, of Capital felt that this was a good partnership. "The fall. It has been a bit of an effort, but DECLs are outside in the most extreme conditions and the widest range of thanks to some last minute hard work weather. They need to stay warm while standing around and then be able to by a number of people, it should go into ride well and look good. Typically, they're the best riders on the mountain." the final stages soon. Clegg, AASI National Team member and Snowbird snowboard supervi Anyway, we spent the two days at sor, said, "Yes, we're stoked!" committee meeting reading and doing last minute revisions on the manual, and selecting photos from the two the mechanics of snowboarding for tryout be on a national scale, instead of shoots we did last season. We also years to come. With this understand divisional, and that each division can watched the video and made sugges ing, the reader should be able to formu send up to 4 people tryout. The tryout tions on how to complete it. Both proj late current day lesson plans, even would be based on riding skills in all ects look really good at this point and when the book has been out for a while. terrain including halfpipe and the race will be a great help to the membership For the most part, I found the whole course. In addition, there would be when completed. thing to be easy to read (it's written by some sort of teaching component, and To that end though, what should snowboarders, so there are no multi presentation, so the next member will one expect from the manual and video? syllable words). It is also pretty easy to need to be a really well rounded I know that many people are expecting understand and put into practice so I rider/teacher/presenter to make the all the answers to snowboarding and hope you find it to be what you are team. As the actual tryout factors snowboard instruction, both for their looking for. In addition, the video will become more concrete I will relay own knowledge and for exams. Well, give current day examples of the riding them to you, but in the meantime, if while it does contain a lot of informa we are doing and teaching. This will be you are interested, plan on some sort of tion, it does not have all the answers. very valuable to the members, espe divisional tryout early in 2000. All the If we put in a lot of facts and formu cially those who are without staff train divisional staff and myself will try to be las for current snowboarding, then as ers at their mountains. available to help you prepare for this. the sport evolves the manual would Another thing the committee And finally closer to home. We had a quickly become obsolete. Instead we worked on was recommendations for great season this year in the division. have chosen to include information the next team tryouts which will be in We had a lot of interest in certification, which doesn't seem to change quickly, the spring of 2000. While we have no and had some really qualified candi and have given the recipes for good final say in how the tryouts will actually dates. We implemented a new system snowboarding and teaching. With the be, we did give our recommendations, of certification at level 2 (for those that information contained in the manual, which will most likely be acceptable. it is hoped, the reader can understand Our recommendations were that the continued on 77
PAGE 10 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 in place this coming season, there are • Must be a DECL in one Nordic dis Nordic Notes several key changes that will allow cipline more Nordic skiers access to PSIA • Must be Level III in a second Nordic From Copper benefits. Noteworthy changes are that discipline the public is allowed to participate and • Annual commitment of a Novem some clinics and assessments will be ber training, the June work session By Craig Panarisi done in-house. Keep your eyes peeled and 30 days of clinics for more on these positive changes. • Divisional selection with National have just returned from Copper guidelines I Mountain Resort and the 1998 PSIA Demo Team Selection Summer Work session. The National There are only 615 shopping days Friendship Tour Nordic Committee is currently working until the next D-Team selection. The In an effort to serve the member on several projects that affect PSIA-I PSIA Steering Committee has organ- ship and create a better pathway for the Nordic members. Now that there is no dissemination of information, PSIA snow for distractions, I thought this will subsidize a 90 day "friendship would be a good opportunity to share tour." Basically each division will have what is going on Nationally. " ... process does the funding to bring in several D-team members to give clinics to the mem Divisional Reports not create bers, not to examiners or training. This All divisions report that Nordic is a great opportunity for you to take a membership is still growing very passion. ... " clinic from a National Team Member. slowly. Apparently there is a national surge of Alpine instructors crossing Mike Porter on certification Video Project over to telemark. The result is that PSIA PSIA will be releasing a new video Nordic is not generating new members project aimed at telemark skiers. but providing "continuing education" ized a task force to help facilitate try- Scheduled for release sometime in to current members. This is good news 01.).ts in the spring of 2000. The current 1999, this educational piece is going to but I worry that track skiing will be left National Nordic Committee made the be a look at telemark movement pat behind as these crossover instructors following recommendations to the task terns. It will focus on intermediate to influence future programs. force concerning team composition advanced skiers with lots of images and and requirements: very few words. Utilizing new video Certification technology and everyday skiers this PSIA is working to change all certifi • One member per division project will prove to be a deviation cations to a more Nordic friendly type • Team member also acts as commit from the norm. Craig Panarisi is the of process. Although it may not be fully tee member PSIA-I National Nordic Team member
PROJECTS continued from 10 that you communicate with your school to find out if it is available at Share the Wealth were interested) and so far the results your school. I know that at some The following individuals have gen from the candidates have been posi schools they did not have the training erously donated to the PSIA Inter tive. They really liked the opportunity budget to allow staff DECLs to follow mountain Education Foundation: to demonstrate their teaching ability in candidates in their lessons. The old sys Carl Boyer a more realistic setting, instead of on tem is still in place if the new system Beverly Buckway-Rosales exam day. For me I was able to really will not work for any reason. Arthur Henriksen look at my own instructors and see Well, that's about all for now. I hope ShaunaJacobs which ones really were the good in you all have a good summer and come Stewart Marsh structors, with the guest skills and the back next year ready to take snow Enor Martinez "IT" we are looking for in teaching. I boarding and snowboard instruction Mark Murray hope to continue this system next sea to the next level. Lane Clegg is AASI Harry Reed son, and get more people involved in Snowboard Committee co chair and a William Selvage the program. It is important though member of the AASI Snowboard Team. Jay Shortsleeve
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 PAGE 11 ~ ent" leap to mind, but through a com ~ bination of broken Spanish, helpful Spain, Part II: c:: ~ bilingual Spanish instructors and pan- Changing Lives Through ~ to mime we were successful in articu -g. lating our vision and teaching these a Adaptive A/pine Skiing c instructors quite a bit about adaptive alp'ine skiing. By Doug Dusenberry After conducting two full days of clinics for the Spanish instructors we or the second year in a row the were ready to invite the participants up FNational Ability Center in Park City to the slopes. They came from all areas spearheaded an effort to spread the of Spain with great expectations and word about adaptive alpine skiing in enthusiasm. They ranged in age from 8 Spain. A team of adaptive alpine to 55 and their disabilities included spi instructors from three PSIA regions nal cord injuries, developmental dis was invited. abilities and amputations. It was our The team was led by Meeche White plan to empower the Spanish instruc and included Neil Lundberg, Doug tors by having them set the equipment Dusenberry, Spencer Rhodes and Jen up and teach the lessons with our Franklin from the National Ability Cen supervision, and it worked wonderfully! ter' Colleen Trout from the Telluride The Spanish instructors profes Adaptive Center, Dave Littman from sionally assessed the students, fit the Tahoe Adaptive Ski School and equipment, and safely conducted Houston Cowan from Challenge Aspen beginner adaptive skiing lessons. The in Colorado. The team's mission was to instructors enjoyed the opportunity to Two Spanish adaptive instructors and their try out their newfound skills with real student celebrate their new skills. participants and the students were safe, having a great time and learning continue the process that had been ini how to ski! By the end of the week sev tiated a year earlier: the planting of an eral skiers were skiing intermediate ter adaptive alpine program in Sierra rain and many of the instructors were Nevada, Spain. anxious to learn more advanced skills. The setting for the event, Sierra We concluded the week with an Nevada, is a medium sized resort in awards ceremony and diplomas for all South Central Spain with a base eleva participants and instructors. It had CANYON tion of about 7000 feet and a summit been a full week, with the Spanish elevation of nearly 10,000 feet. Unlike instructors gaining prowess and confi here in the Rockies, the whole resort is dence with their new skills and the par SERVICES above tree line. Another marked differ ticipants having a door opened in their Earn $50 for referrals ence is the roughly ten independent ski lives. As each person was called for schools at the mountain, three of ward you could see the excitement and which were considered to be official. pride in his or her face; the energy in Earn $50 when your guest referral books their vacation stay It was our job to teach instructors the room was incredible! It was evident with Canyon Services. from these three schools to work as the cheers rose that we had accom together toward the common goal of an plished what we had come for. We had Canyon Services offers the accessible alpine skiing experience. given the instructors the knowledge finest accommodations in Little Although the Spanish do not use ATS, and confidence to teach adaptive ski Cottonwood Canyon serving the their understanding and conception of ing and they had changed the lives of Alta, Snowbird Resort area. good skiing was very similar. the participants. - Doug Dusenberry, And then there was the language Park City Ski and Snowboard School and difference. No one who overheard our The National Ability Center, is PSIA-I Call 801.943.1842 Spanish would have had the word "flu- Alpine and Adaptive Certified Level II.
PAGE 12 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 Exam Results Heather Hedquist Solitude Ryan Ravinsky Jackson Hole Mason Helman Park City Jeremy Rawson Park City Alpine Certified I Robert Hill Park City Holly Richter Snowbasin Rebecca Holt Brian Head Patricia Richter Snowbasin Tyler Aldous Park City Jonah Howell Deer Valley Rikki Rock Park City Aisha Allen Alf Engen James Hubbs Powder Mountain Jordi Roses Park City Brinka Adcock Snowbird Andrew Humphrey Park City Kurt Salomon Brighton William Ashmore Park City Benjamin Jenkinson Snowbird Courtney Sawyer Sundance Matt Ashton Snowbasin Chris Jensen Brighton Karen Sawyer Park City George Ator Alf Engen Jordan Jeppson Deer Valey Steve Schaefer Brighton Brent Bain The Canyons Donald Jerolamon Brian Head Susan Schipper Deer Valley Mitch Baird The Canyons Michael Jewett Brian Head Douglas Schultz Jackson Hole Abigail Bartlett Jackson Emily Johnson Park City Cobi Shafe Park City Richard Baumhardt Brighton Jessi Johnson Deer Valley Richard Sniden The Canyons Matthew Belord Jackson Mark Johnson Jackson Hole Brenda Smith Pebble Creek Steve Benally Deer Valley J. Frank Joiner The Canyons Jackie Smith Kelly Canyon Mieke Biesheuvel Jackson Kathryn Jones Brighton Kip Smith The Canyons Ed Bobeff Jackson Timothy Jones Deer Valley Kirt Smith Kelly Canyon Joshua Boucher Powder Mountain Harold Jorgensen Kelly Canyon Julie Snell Park City Megan Boyer Sundance Fritz Kallin Snowbird Rodney Stallings The Canyons Todd Bryson Jackson John Karg Snowbird Scott Starley Snowbasin Genilyn Buckner Deer Valley Danny Kim Park City Sarah Steidel The Canyons Matt Buhler Brian Head Travis Kirtley Brian Head Souglas Stewart Park City Michael Cartee Beaver Mountain Hans Kloepfer Great American Adam Strachan Park City Lorraine Chadwell Deer Valley Wendy Lagerquist Solitude Bruce Stratford Snowbasin Blake Child Brian Head Peter Langley Park City Brandon Thomas Deer Valley Linda Christensen Beaver Mountain Joseph Laurenzi The Canyons Bryce Thornley Powder Mountain Luke Cockill Deer Valley Ciara Lindahl Park City Tim Thornton Brian Head Joell Collins Alf Engen Shawney Loris Snowbird Frances Trexler Brighton Colby Colonel Jackson Viki Lyngle Deer Valley John Van Arsdell Snowbird Dain Craig Brighton Schantie Mahalaha Jackson Hole Courtney Van Hooser Snowbasin Richard Daynes Brian Head Ryan Mahoney Park City Mark Viehweg The Canyons David Decker Kelly Canyon James Manwill Elk Meadows Douglas Wahlquist The Canyons Edward Desisto Park City Victoria Martell Park City Richard Weeks The Canyons David Duncan Snowbird Sonya Mcbride Park City Page Willard Nordic Valley Kelly Ebell Brian Head Mary McCauley Park City Kelli Williams Sundance Terry Eckersell Kelly Canyon Brett McCulloch Brian Head Daniel Willyerd Deer Valley David Edlund Snowbird Michael McFadden The Canyons Paul Wisniewski The Canyons David Ellerstein Jackson Hole Michael McFaughlin Powder Mountain Rose Woods The Canyons A. Michelle Elton Park City Logan Mickel Brian Head Everett Woody The Canyons Heidi Enferadi Solitude Alfred Millikan, Jr. The Canyons Jason Wright Kelly Canyon Sandra Eslinger Deer Valley Julie Minahan Park City Jeffrey Fergus Park City Jason Mitchell The Canyons Mary Ford Park City Alpine Certified II Jacob Moore Sundance Jennifer Franklin Park City Christopher Adams Solitude Cathy Moran Elk Meadows Jeff Fry Snowbasin Greg Anderson Alf Engen Patrea Mortensen Elk Meadows Glen Gabler Deer Valley Ciprian Arcalean Park City Christie Multon Park City Jayson Gaddis Snowbird Sarah Barnaby Park City Drake Munson Brighton Timothy Gatten Sundance Crystal Barton Deer Valley Kim Nakamura Park City Michelle Gedutis Deer Valley Steve Bayne Brighton Mindy Neilson Park City Patrick Gibbons Snowbird Monique Beeley Park City Dennis Nielsen Snowbasin Annabelle Gibson Jackson Hole H. Hieter Beger Deer Valley Ken Nielsen Snowbasin Alexis Gidley Sundance Matthew Belford Jackson Hole Jason Noble Brighton Brigham Graff The Canyons Jayson Bern Deer Valley Adam O'Loughlin Park City John Graubics Snowbird Sandra Bischoff Alf Engen Megan O'Neill Snowbird Rick Gray Kelly Canyon Matt Brooks Alf Engen Karen Oliver Deer Valley Shea Guevara Brighton Russell Brown Deer Valley Aaron Olson Park City Janna Gustafson Nordic Valley Holly Carlson Park City Amy Osborn Snowbird Gaer Gysel Jackson Hole John Carlson Park City Bob Osborne Jackson Hole Timothy Hall Sundance Stan Carper The Canyons Cyri Oswald Kelly Canyon Laura Hamilton Jackson Hole Shellie Cavazos Snowbird Nadege Pantet Deer Valley Ryan Hanley Park City Andrew Chapman Jackson Hole Shelley Parsons Powder Mountain Matthew Hanson Alf Engen Cali Cheminant Deer Valley Lynette Patterson Nordic Valley Andy Harmon Alf Engen Kipper Cluff Sundance Lindsay PittS-Kluger Park City Greg Heaps The Canyons Jeffrey Coleman Park City
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 PAGE 13 Julian Cordova Alf Engen Michael Janssen Jackson Hole Jessica Workman Solitude Cami Cusick Sundance Marta Joffs Deer Valley Paul D'Amours Jackson Hole Dana Johnson Deer Valley Nordic Downhill Certified III Mignon Dittmar Sundance Eric Kaiser Grand Targhee Brian Bush Deer Valley Douglas Dusenberry Park City Leslie Koch Park City C. Scott Cheney Alf Engen Corina Erzinger Birhgton Eddy Kolsky Jackson Hole Don Crandall Park City Jamie Fagedes The Canyons Hiroshi Kumazaki Brighton Nelson Reese Park City Seth Farmer Jackson Hole Marcel Kuonen Park City Jennifer Folk Snowbasin Christopher Laing Deer Valley Angie Galloway Snowbasin David Lundberg Park City Nordic Track II John Gray Non Affiliated Jennie Martin Deer Valley Neal Collins III Sundance John Hanks Deer Valley Art Mcneally Alf Engen Matthew Colonius Sundance Nephi Hawkes Deer Valley Shelagh Moore Deer Valley Shawn Paulsen Pocatello Rec Dep Rejmon Horo Park City Franz Penistan Snowbird Erik Johnson Jackson Hole Iris Schupp Deer Valley Snowboard Certified I Timothy Jones Deer Valley Darren Southcombe Deer Valley Anthony Allen Jackson Jayson Jorgensen Sundance Tennille Teakle Deer Valley Corbin Anderson Brian Head Lisa Kirchenheiter Park City Heidi Van Winkle Jackson Hole Mark Billeter The Canyons Marcel Kuonen Park City Michael Whitnall Deer Valley Brandon Bogar The Canyons Laura Lemke Solitude Karen Willoughby Jackson Hole Stephanie Bouckaert Park City Ryan Martell Alf Engen Cory Wright Solitude Megan Boyer Sundance Michael Mcdonald Sundance Joel Brown Pebble Creek Brett Mclay Park City Adapted Certified Levelll Christopher Byers Snowbird Echo Miller Jackson Hole Douglas Dusenberry Snowbird Benjamine Carlisle Brian Head James Mitchell Snowbasin Larry Riches Snowbird Kelsi Carlston Park City Thomas Mohr Deer Valley A. Tyler Dixon Park City Sharee Moser Snowbird Jay Dutton The Canyons Trindl Nebeker Snowbird Nordic Backcountry Certified Darryl Eddy Park City Whitney Nicholson Sundance Level II Angie Egbert Park City Rebecca Olsen Deer Valley Naheed Ahmed Jackson Hole Adrienne Evans Park City Reid Parrish Deer Valley Randy Anderson Snowbird Amy Evans Sundance Dianne Pauls Brighton Eric Henderson Jackson Mark Fallon Jackson Hole Peggy Philbrick Deer Valley Craig Panarisi Solitude Philip Fell Park City Robert Phillips Snowbird Loel York Snowbird Sarah Fillmore Snowbird Quentin Richards Nordic Valley Matthew Floyd Snowbird Larry Riches Snowbird Erinn Franzen Brian Head Evan Ricks Kelly Canyon Nordic Backcountry Certified Gulie Galloway Brian Head Alexa Ross Park City Level III Timothy Ganstrom Pebble Creek Aaron Sanders Jackson Hole J. Scott Mcgee Solitude Griffin Gillman Brian Head Jennifer Scaring Jackson Hole Karl Golts Park City Kristin Schnelten Snowbird Nordic Certified Level I Palo Gonzales The Canyons Debra Sebek Deer Valley Naheed Ahmed Jackson Hole Paal Grant Jackson Hole Neal Sorensen Alf Engen T. Jack Clearman Pocatello Rec Dep Marcela Griffith The Canyons Sheradawn Sullivan Powder Mountain Jamie Fagedes The Canyons Timothy Hall Sundance Julie Trachtenberg Jackson Hole Craig Frogh Snowbasin Christopher Hansen Brighton Allison Travers Jackson Hole Angie Galloway Snowbasin Joshua Harrower Park City Sylvia Turner Deer Valley Eric Henderson Jackson Hole Jeff Hedlund Jackson Hole Judy Vaughan Deer Valley Edward Jamison Snowbird James Heller Brian Head Zachary Williamson Deer Valley Betsy Olerud Jackson Hole Scott Holmgren Beaver Mountain Alton Winkelman The Canyons James E. Quimby Snowbasin Justin Huebscher Jackson Hole Paul Woodin Snowbasin Alex Tallant Pocatello Rec Dep David Hunter Park City Jody Anderson Snowbird Diane Verna Jackson Hole Jeremy Jolley Sundance Sloane Andrews Jackson Hole Heather Williams Snowbasin Jennifer Kerby Beaver Mountain Catherine Blais Park City Pam Young Sundance Craig Knott The Canyons Frank Brooke Park City Lucy Marcus Jackson Hole Theresa Carr Deer Valley John Mayer Pebble Creek E. Ryan Dittmar Sundance Nordic Downhill Certified II Christy Mcbride Park City Kerry Duncan Powder Mountain Julie Chanberlain Park City Angel Mcclain Park City Whitney Gardiner Jackson Hole Dustin Cooper Deer Valley Michael Mcdonald Sundance Robert Griffiths Deer Valley Angie Egan Alf Engen Michael Merlock The Canyons Meredith Hall Jackson Hole Nichole Quick Sundance Wendy Miller Snowbird Thomas Hanson Powder Mountain Jane Robinson Park City Torbin Moench The Canyons Andre' Heiber Park City Jean Roush Deer Valley Wayne Moore The Canyons Nick Hudson Deer Valley Tim Sattelmeier Park City David Morath Solitude
PAGE 14 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 Bradly Moss The Canyons PEPI continued from 7 Classified Information Sheilley Nielson Jackson Hole Christian Nisonger Park City As you know Bobbie loved skiing. Christopher Parks The Canyons SKI SCHOOL MANAGER/ASSISTANT DIREC Virginia Perkins Jackson Hole He started his ski teaching at Jackson, TOR-Be part of a dynamic management team in Kimberly Reynolds The Canyons Snow King, with Martin and Shirley volved in all aspects of ski school with a focus on adult Junior Richard The Canyons Fopp. Martin was a little Swiss ski programs and building business. Minimum PSIA Level Scott Rockwood Pebble Creek instructor married to Shirley McDon III Certification with trainer level skills, ski school man Heather Rysgaard Snowbird agement experience preferred. Excellent communica Josh Seerup The Canyons ald a ski racer from Tacoma. Martin tion, planning and organizational skills required. The Roeshan Shadravan Jackson Hole was well schooled in the Swiss fashion ability to lead and motivate instructors, ability to teach Susannah Sharpe Jackson Hole of ski teaching, and he passed it on to both skiing and snowboarding a plus, and professional Cathy Sonnenberg Park City outlook and excellent management and guest relation skills. Fax or send letter of interest and resume to: Brian Dirk Spangenberg Park City Bob. Bob and Jack Reddish helped K Smith start the Brighton Ski School in Head Resort, Attn: Henry Hornberger. PO Box Camille Spor Snowbird 190008, Brian Head, UT 94761, fax: 435-677-3883. Michael Stone The Canyons 1948. Oddly enough they were the first Jeffrey Swenson The Canyons school to teach a system called the SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTORITRAINER-Moti Thaddeus VanDenBergh Brian Head American Technique in 1948. Pepi took vated. people-oriented, snowboard instructor, re Roseanne Werner Jackson Hole sponsible for training newly hired snowboard instruc Emily White The Canyons his certification at Brighton in 1949, tors, as well as preparing instructors for certification. Timothy White Brian Head moved to Alta in 1954, and taught with Advanced PSIA certification required. Fax or send let Joshua Wood The Canyons your dad for forty years. ter of interest and resume to: Brian Head Resort, Attn: Sundyn Woolf The Canyons Henry Hornberger, PO Box 190008. Brian Head. UT Pepi was a good ski teacher. His Catherine Wright Sundance 94761, fax: 435-677-3883. Robb Wruck Park City classes always had fun, for Pepi was full SKI AND SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTORS-Full Matthew Young Brian Head o humor. I guess that is why we all liked time positions, require PSIA certification, professional him so much. I regret not being able to style. and positive attitude. We are looking for highly Snowboard Certified II attend his services. 1 am sending you motivated, professional instructors to teach skiing. Paul Consiglio Snowbird snowboarding-children and adults. We are one of the this check as a donation to the Engen West's most innovative ski schools and offer great Jeremy Jolley Sundance Ski Museum in the name 00. R. "Bob" training opportunities with PSIA examiners on staff. Traci Vaughn Brighton Smith. Say good by to Pepi for me Alan. Our area has exceptional teaching terrain. and unsur Etgan Winter Jackson Hole passed powder-averaging over 400 inches per year. I loved him and shall miss him deeply. Live in the unspoiled red rock country of Southern, Snowboard Certified III Alan, Bob had many friends. And Utah, only a short drive to 5 national parks. Lake Pow ell, year-round golfing, and exciting Las Vegas enter Tomas Aguirre Snowbird Alan, I don't think he had any enemies. tainment. Join us and discover why people LOVE Brian Stephen Bigger Jackson Hole What more can one say about some Head. Fax or send letter of interest and resume to: Billy Novak Jackson Hole one. Say good bye for me. Rest in peace Brian Head Resort, Attn: Henry Hornberger, PO Box Christopher Robinson Jackson Hole 190008. Brian Head. UT 94761, fax: 435-677-3883. my little friend. Accredited Children's Sincerely, Bill Lash SKIERS-want to work and play in North America's largest cross country ski resort? ROYAL GORGE is Educator, ACE I looking for ski instructors, guides, patrol and resort Jennifer Arndt Deer Valley service assistants for the 1998/99 season. Call (530) Crystal Barton Deer Valley We all had many memorable expe 426-3871, write PO Box 1100. Soda Springs, CA Jayson Bern Deer Valley riences we will treasure for a lifetime. 95728, or email [email protected]. Marion Blaser Deer Valley Denise Boney Deer Valley I'd like to give a special blessing of Norm Burton Deer Valley understanding and comfort to Jon, Daria Christie Dear Valley Christopher and the other members of Club Med Doni Dilworth Deer Valley the family along with Pepi's many Terri Hanrahan Snow Basin Club Med International Ski School Jonell Karling Snow Basin friends. at Copper Mountain is now accepting Vicki Lyngle Deer Valley Let us remember Pepi for the fun resumes for Ski/Snowboard Instructors Jennifer McCarthy Deer Valley times we enjoyed and the joy brought for Winter 98/99. Room, board, lift tickets and monthly salary provided. Amelia McGinnis Deer Valley into our lives, His wit and humor, his George Mosher Grand Targhee For more information call 561/398-5082 Becky Olsen Deer Valley love for his fellow man, his friendships and visit our web site: Nadege Pantet Deer Valley that were long and enduring. Let's www.cooljobs.com/clubmed Leslie Pantone Snow Basin remember that which was best in him Peggy Philbrick Deer Valley and endures in our hearts today. May EARN $50 FOR REFERRALS when your lead re Pat Richter Snow Basin sults in a rental for Skiers Accommodations of Utah. Cheryl Tilaro Snow Basin God bless him and give him peace at We offer 2,3,4 and 5 bedroom Townhouses at the mouths of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Con Kat Torello Deer Valley last. ~ Thank you. Keith Lange tact Tom and Nancy Kronthaler, information (801) Janine Whitney Deer Valley 943-2426.
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/SPRING, SUMMER 98 PAGE 15 Spring Clinic Contributors ACE continued from 6 qualified members of all ski schools to Thanks to the following people and businesses that contributed to the 1998 attend this session. This clinic will also PSIA-I Spring Clinic. Remember those who support professional ski instruction. identify and develop additional clini cians and potential candidates for the Dan Meldrum and Nordica 4678 S Highland Dr upcoming JET tryouts. John Bartlett 3700 E Ceres Dr SLC, UT 84107 The future for children's instructors Holladay, UT 84124 Canyon Sports looks good. The ACE program has been 1844 E Fort Union Blvd Greg Black accepted enthusiastically by the mem Craig Pearson SLC, UT 84121 Sports Stalker bership. The ACE program has not only Park City Snowbird, UT sustained itself financially, but gener Bern and Greg Chisolm Mountain Resort Park City, UT ated surplus revenue this season. We Chisco Sports Allen Titensor Accessories The Canyons are counting on accessing this surplus 2424 S 2570 W Tammy Weese Park City, UT to develop more child-centered pro SLC, UT 84119 Powder Mountain grams and support existing events. Ernie Deer Valley will host the Divisional Jon Deboer Rocky Mountain Pizza The Bootworks Children's Educator Symposium the 3977 S Wasatch Blvd Resort Center Plaza Level last week of January, 1999. We will be Desert Horizons SLC, UT 84124 Park City, UT 84060 Mike Smith privileged to have former PSIA D-Team Pete Miller Scon Goggles Dave Larsen member, coach, author, and producer Edgie Wedgie The Lift House Ellen Post Foster as the featured pre 1680 Navajo Sid Uyetake 3698 E 7000 S senter. Some of the JETS will also be Ogden, Utah 84403 Sidsports, Inc SLC, UT 84121 presenters. Don't miss this one! Watch 3025 E 3300 S the EDGE for the schedule of ACE clin SLC, UT 84109 Dr. Trent Harrison Mike Thurgood ics and child-centered events. • Harrison Chiropractic PSIA-I Administrative V.P. 2828 W 4700 S Garret Rose West Valley City, UT Smith Goggles 84119 Earl Middlemiss Gary Stevens Sport Loft
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The Professional Ski Instructors of America The American Association of Snowboard Instructors Intermountain
Fred Grimwald, Keeping center, will soon turn 80, years ahead of Seniors On over-70 skiers Maxine and Junior TheSnow Bounous. Fred has logged over 12 million vertical feet of Resorts playa crucial role in helicopter-served encouraging senior skiing. powder skiing.
By Junior Bounous
We read and hear a great deal about the Rodger Renstrom photo aging of our national population. This growth is connected to movement of skiing better than a 50 or 60-year-old of ness arises. But more often than not it the baby-boomer generation into their the 1980s. Advances in ski technology seems to be from changing priorities or fifties. At present, ski resorts are experi have helped, but the largest factor lack of interest. encing an increase in skiers who are in comes from increased national aware Priorities can and will change. their 70s and 80s. These skiers want to ness of the need for better nutrition Often older people will move to a increase the quality of their lives not and physical conditioning. Another warmer climate or move to be near just the quantity of their years. They very important factor is the example other family members. On the other give serious attention to their nutrition, and influence of other older skiers who hand, others may move to be nearer to as well as to their mental and physical ski and have very active life styles. a ski resort. Skiing is a great family sport activity levels. One question that has always inter and an activity that is best enjoyed in During the past ten years the senior ested me is why some people quit ski the company of others. skier has often improved his or her ski ing and others do not. It is easy to People bringing their friends to ski ing-not simply maintained skill lev understand if there is a physical built skiing, like many other sports. els. The average 70-year-old of today is impairment or if a major or chronic ill- However, if one person stops skiing, this can influence other friends and family members to stop. This is a major PSIAIAASI Spring Clinic ...... 3 reason that ski resorts should actively Deep snowpack, sunshine, and Solitude. Push the envelope. promote Senior programs. Sometimes a skier's loss of interest Private Lesson...... 7 comes with their decline in skiing abil Can you help this guy out? ity. This loss may not be from lack of The Perfect Turn ...... 8 physical conditioning, but from being The new kid on the block promotes methodolgy. lulled into skiing only where and when
Children First and Always...... 12 continued on 4 Are parents putting their infants at risk?
PROFESSIONAL SKI AND SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTION IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST Up and CODling The Instructors EDGE
The Instructors EDGE, the official publication of the Profes sional Ski Instructors of America Intermountain Division and PSIA-I+ AASI Spring Clinic the American Association of Snowboard Instructors Inter Solitude Resort, April 17, 18, 19 mountain Division, is scheduled to be published four times a year at a non-member subscription rate of $15, subscriptions Ski 3 Days, Barbecue Saturday available through the Division Office. Children's Accreditation PSIA-I Division, ASSI Division Office: 2855 Pamela Drive, See the update in this EDGE Salt Lake City, UT 84121, (801) 942-2066. Adapted Level 2 Clinic and Assessment Editorial and Advertising Office: 4664 Clearview Street, Coming in April Salt Lake City, UT 84117 (801) 272-0854, Rodger Renstrom, Editor. PSIA/AASllntermountain Division Spring Clinic Alpine Topic Descriptions Officers and Chairs: President, Steve Bills; Administrative V. If you are not sure what you are getting in to at the Spring Clinic, read the brief de scriptions below. Also, if you are a strict vegetarian, please indicate meal requests on P., Mike Thurgood; Communications V.P" Danny Edwards; your application. (There is chicken on the barbecue menu) PSIA Board Representative, Stew Marsh; Adaptive Chair, Brooke Schaefermeyer; Certification Chair, Rodger Renstrom; Ski Improvement: a great ski lesson! Choose your intensity level. Children's Co-Chairs, Bill Batt, Christine Katzenberger, Patti Over the Hill Gang: another great ski lesson for the 40+ crew; although we Olsen; Education Chair, Jo Garuccio; Nordic Chair, Shirley Kin missed him last year, Juniorwill be on hand to let you know what's in store for you as sey; Seniors Chair, Junior Bounous; SIRC Chair, Scott Warr; Ski pass through the decades. And, we are bringing in extra help. Look for the likes of Gene Palmer, Max Lundberg and maybe a couple of DECL's who are nearing the School Management Chair, Jim Kercher; Snowboard Co half century mark themselves. Chairs, Lane Clegg, Alan Titensor; Executive Secretary, Nancy Perkins Performance Ski Seminar: a high powered ski improvement clinic complete with video analysis and an expert to help evaluate any boot alignment problems; this clinic will not only focus on you and optimum performance but is also designed to Current Board Members: 1995-98, Danny Edwards, R. Rich help instructors learn to effectively evaluate their students and themselves for cant ard Mulder, Mike Thurgood; 1996-1999, Steve Bills, Kim May ing/aignment problems; Steve Bagley from Superior Ski will be on hand for a brief indoor session then will spend time with each group on the hill. NOTE: ADD $5 TO hew, Alan Titensor. 1997-2000, Nathan Emerson, Carolyn THE COST OF THIS CLINIC - IT'S $35. Fushimi, Stew Marsh, Chris Searle
Bumps: bet you can guess what these two cliniCS are about I Learn technique as well as tactics. Ski Instructor Representative Committee Members: Alta: Jeff Hessler, Brian Head: Mark Wilder 801 586-9603; Explore the Dark Side - living on the Edge: Lots of fun with the newest carv Brighton: Arthur Trialer, Chris Searle; Deer Valley: Cheryl ing toys; learn to snowboard in two hours via the "quick carve" method (all the rage in Park City) ; get on a set of Salomon Snow Blades; learn to free carve with the Carl's Fox, 801 649-1383; Elk Meadows: Greg Solberg, 801 carving pole (and other props) on super shaped skis (note: you can play with the 438-2303; Jackson Hole: Nathan Emerson 307 733-7969, carving props on mid-shaped skis, but super shaped skis are better. Talk to Dan at Terry Smith 307 733-3715; Park City: Karl Walker, 801 Canyon Sports if you need to demo a super shaped ski. All other equipment will be provided. 649-8780; Pebble Creek: Rudy Milsted, 208 233-3424, Sheri Whitmore, 208 785-7578; Powder Mountain: John Kilian, Kid's Accreditation: see info in Edge and letter to ski school directors 801 745-6123, Paul Swaner, 801 745-2442; Snowbasin: Paul
Ladies Only: ski in a cooperative environment; turn heads on the chair and have a Perkin, 801 546-4104, Pam Mitchell, 801 745-4506; Solitude: great day with a ladies group that fits your abilities. Earl Lewis, 801 463-1179; Sundance: Lynn H. Suksdorf, 801 253-2355, Scott Warr, 801 785-6544; The Canyons: Robb Guys Only: if we have a ladies only, guess we need a guys group! Adams, 801 944-4359 Exploring your Parallel Options: a mega-mileage day; lots of skiing with just enough feedback to make it worthwhile; be prepared to ski all terrain, even the piste Next EDGE Deadline, April 30 if it's especially good.
PAGE 2 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PSIA-IIAASI-I Spring Clinic 19911(, Solitude Friday, Saturday, Sunday, April 17, 18, 19
"Push Your Envelope"
Lots of new options for fun at the Spring Clinic Broaden Your Horizons When You Play at Solitude
Cost $85 includes two days of clinic, three days of skiing, Saturday dinner and a T-shirt
Registration: 8:30 - 9:30 AM at the Moonbeam Learning Center at Entry
Lodging: Call 1-800-536-5700 or 748-4754 at Solitude and identify yourself as PSIA; ask for the manager if there are any problems; rooms are $110 for two double beds.
Banquet Barbecue: Sat., Last Chance Mining Camp General Meeting: there will be a short general Apres ski, 5:30 PM, cash beer bar membership meeting before Dinner at 6:30 PM dinner; awards to follow dinner.
SaturdayAlpine SundayAlpine Topics Ski Improvement Ski Improvement Aggressive/Moderate Aggressive/Moderate See descriptions on page 2 Over the Hill Gang Ladies Only Moderate (40+) Guys Only Performance Ski Seminar Over the Hill Gang Brief indoor; on-hill alignment eval; Aggressive (40+) FridayAl1 Disciplines video analysis (clinic cost will be an Advanced Bumps Free Ski additional $5,00) Expanding your Parallel Options Race Arena Intro to Bumps Kid's Recap Run gates all PM for $5,00; prizes for Explore the Dark Side - Living on the edge Re-cap ofthe National Children's fastest male and female; fastest Expanding Your Parallel Options Symposium master's (40+) and grand master's Bumps, Crud, Packed - major mileage (50+) male and female; traveling Kid's Accreditation SundayNordic trophy for fastest ski school team of Divisional accreditation day Skate three skiers (any gender); Alpine Nordic Downhill DECLs will be on hand for fun and SaturdayNordic Beg/IntiAdv coaching, Track Classic Nordic Downhill SundaySnowboard FridaySnowboard Beg/lntlAdv Teaching Freestyle Learn to Snowboard Intermediate Snowboard Improving the Carve SaturdaySnowboard Learn to Snowboard Variable Conditions
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 3 SENIORS continued from 7 they feel the most comfortable. We have watched many older skiers lose PSIA Board Report interest because they have allowed Injury Facts their skiing foundation (the range of terrain and snow conditions they By Stew Marsh, PSIA Board Representative choose to approach) to decrease in scope. n light of the sudden rash of ski injuries and deaths of some notable I people, I came across an article from the SnowSports Industry of America The Challenges dated January 11, 1998. I felt it might be of interest to share the statistics with When we learned to ski we were the membership so that each of us might become more aware of injuries in stimulated by these challenges. We our profession compared to others. enjoyed skiing slow and fast, powder and packed, short and long turns, skid • During the past 13 years, about 32 people per year, on average, have died ded and carved turns, steep and gentle skiing or snowboarding, a fatality rate of 0.69 per million skier!snow terrain, bumps or groomed, trees or boarder visits. open terrain, and running gates. As we • Serious injuries (paraplegic, quadriplegic, serious head injury, comas, limit our exposure to variations we spinal injuries occur at the rate of about 29 per year. In 1996-97, there start to lose our interest in skiing. The were 45 serious injuries, 37 were male and nine were snowboarders. The old saying "use it or lose it" definitely rate of serious injury for skiers! snowboarders in 1997 -98 was .86 per mil applies. It is unavoidable that our capa lion. A 1990 study concluded that 7.4 percent of injuries occurred when bilities will decrease as we age. Our goal participants left the trail and hit a stationary object. Snowboarders and is to slow down the rate of this skiers suffer similar injury rates. decrease. • About 85 percent of ski! snowboard fatalities and injuries occur to males, Skiing is like many other things we 70 percent are in their late teens to early 20's. do or do not do while aging. Limita • Despite the high profile fatalities, the most significant trend remains the tions that develop with lack of use are increase in ACL injuries. A skier's chance of ACL injury is about on par not just in sports activities, but can be with that of a college football player, roughly 365 times greater than that in everything we do. Decreased use of of the general public. our other skills like driving, dancing, • The National Safety Council reports that in 1996 (most recent stats) reading, hiking, and going up or down there were 716 recreational boating deaths (7.1 deaths per million par stairs limits our time of being comfort ticipants), and 4,500 drownings (17 per million participants). able using these skills. Each activity we • Other stats (on average): 42,000 Americans die annually in automobile do helps to extend our capability of accidents, 22,000 are murdered, 13,000 fall to their deaths, including 300 retaining our other skills. Skiing in their bathtubs, 6,500 die from food poisoning. requires eye, hand, and foot coordina • The overall rate of skiing injuries has declined by 50 percent during the tion. This practice will help retain our past 25 years, according to a study by Dr. Jasper Shealy of RIT. driving skills, walking in crowds, and going down stairways. Skiing will help retain a better quality oflife in our later Most ski resorts offer some kind of sold about 400 thousand skier days. Alta years. senior discount; often about the same gave free skiing to ages 80+ and issued as for children. Many offer a larger dis about 80 passes per year. Snowbird did The Market count after age 70. Sometimes these even more. Snowbird gave free skiing to Some resorts are marketing for discounts are for the day or are for a age 70+ and issued 400 passes per year. baby-boomers or beginners. They also low-rate season pass. Many large and Alta gave two free senior tickets for every target markets they feel will produce small resorts offer free skiing beginning ten thousand lift tickets. For Snowbird, the most new customers. In many at age 70 or 80. it was ten free seniors for every 10 thou resorts, unfortunately, little is done to In the early 1990s I did some check sand tickets. Even for Snowbird's higher retain their senior skiers. Some resorts ing in the records of Alta and Snowbird levels of issuance this still only meant express the belief that all senior skiers about senior skiing and I found some that one tenth of one percent of its tick are after is a discount. interesting comparisons: Both resorts ets were given to seniors.
PAGE 4 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 The Numbers These numbers also suggest that 80 Skiing Chronicle percent of over-70 skiers stop skiing by age 80. By their late 70s there is a rapid To be Released decline in both the number of skiing days per year and the number of runs For the Love of Skiing is a chronicle of skied each day. Senior skiers are look skiing, beginning with its primitive ori ing at the quality of a run not the quan gins depicted in ancient petro glyphs tity of runs per day. and leading right up to the selection of Resorts that market to seniors know Salt Lake City to host the 2002 Winter the value of senior skiers. Today, the Olympics. For the Love of Skiing is average senior skier has skied for 30 or authored by Alan Engen, son of ski leg 40 years and they are still a major influ end Alf Engen. This personal narrative ence on our ski industry. They have § featuring anecdotes from ski legends influence on family members and ~ and other important figures in ski his E: friends with where to ski and even on 15 tory is scheduled for release this fall. continuing to ski. Seniors often are the ~ In For the Love of Skiing, Engen major spenders related to lodging, res- & chronicles not only the accomplish taurants, and clothing and equipment ~"'" ments of his father Alf, but also the for children or grandchildren. Our Fred Grimwald is one of a growing number of story of an entire generation pioneers resorts should do what they can do to senior skiers frequenting America's slopes. who brought competitive and recrea reduce senior skier losses. tional skiing to America. For the Love of Leaders in marketing to senior ski facilities to the same degree as their Skiing is also a pictorial history of the ers are groups like the 70+ Club, or the younger counterparts and customarily sport, with images from skiing's past. Over-the-Hill Gang, and the masters without any discounts. Third, they For the Love of Skiing discusses the race programs. Seniors love the social exert a significant influence on rise of ski resorts in the West in the late aspect and the recognition of their extended family members regarding 1940s and 1950s, focusing on Alta, Sun efforts and praise for continuing to ski. resort choices both in the near and in Valley, and Jackson Hole. Sun Valley Seniors are willing to take some risks of the distant future (intra-generationally was the first to gain national fame, physical injury but want the risk as low and inter-generationally). Let's keep attracting Hollywood stars and ski as possible. (Being hit by a skier or our senior skiers on the snow! -Junior luminaries. For the Love of Skiing also snowboarder is one fear of seniors.) Bounous is director of skiing at Snow features the growth of other Utah They enjoy groomed conditions, con bird Resort and part ofthe over-70 crew. resorts, including Brighton, Park City, venient shelter, food, and restrooms. Deer Valley, Snowbird, Snow Basin, They like to be with others who are Solitude and The Canyons. similar in age and ability and will share For the Love of Skiing also features good feelings about their environment Just the Fax chapters on the history of ski schools and share thoughts in conversation. and snow safety patrols, two modern Now you can fax your clinic and as developments that had their origins in The Bottom Line sessment registrations to the Division Utah. The book includes many histori For many senior skiers the cost of a office when you use your charge Visa or cal facts and statistics on competitive lift ticket is not a problem, but for oth MasterCard as payment skiin,g from ancient records of skiing to ers cost is a problem. Senior skiers pro Just fill in the event registration the sports current prominence. vide measurable benefits to the bottom form provided in the back of the EDGE Alan Engen, a former all-american line to any resort which will more than and fax it with your credit card infor collegiate skier, is currently director of make up for lift pass discounts or other mation to (801) 942-7837. the Alf Engen Ski School at Alta, Utah. inducements. First, senior skiers ski far Remember, all Division event regis For additional information about fewer vertical feet in an average ski day. trations must be in the Division office For the Love of Skiing, contact Monica They have a much smaller impact on at least two weeks prior to the event; Millward, director of publicity at Gibbs ski-lift usage than a 30 or 40-year-old. postmark dates on mailed applications Smith, Publisher, at (801) 544-9800. For Second, they usually patronize the are not accepted as arrival dates. Call ordering information, call (800) hotel, restaurant, and equipment sales the office if you have questions. • 748-5439. •
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 5 On Passing the First Time Around Certification Corner Pride Through Association By Karen Me/eca By Rodger Renstrom, PSIA Intermountain Certification Chairperson Editor's Note: Karen Meleca recently re ceived the highest score earned this sea or certified instructors to benefit from PSIA and AASI membership, their son on the Level 3 written test, 77 out of Fskills must be recognized by the public and by employers as a source for 80 points. She was asked to relate her fun and effective ski and snowboard experiences. That recognition is the preparation efforts to her success. real PSIAI AASI benefit and depends upon the efforts of individual members. "What do I get for my dues?" The best answer to that question-rarely I dislike tests-of any kind-because given-is that membership qualifies us to promote our teaching credentials they remind me that I'm human and in association with a committed group of professional ski and snowboard that I have the potential for failure. I be instructors. That benefit, in and of its self, should be sufficient to quell any lieve that failure can be a learning and a member's financial concerns. growth experience, to a point; and that Every time a PSIAI AASI instructor gives a great lesson the credibility of second chances provide a "safety net," the organizations improves and so does our professional status. Customers especially within the often stressful and employers alike are encouraged to seek out PSIAI AASI instructors. certification process. I also believe that Association with PSIAI AASI then becomes an invaluable promotional tool if the desire to pass the exam on the and pride in the association grows. Unfortunately, every time a PSIAI AASI first attempt is strong enough, the dis instructor provides a poor lesson experience, the value of the association cipline, dedication, and commitment suffers, and so does our organizational pride. necessary to adequately prepare will Pride results from commitment and hard work. Pride in certification is occur naturally. no different. Some people seem to look upon certification as an after I take the process of studying for thought. They scramble to prepare for assessments: I need a clinic, I didn't certification as seriously as I take my study, my application is late, I don't have my Levell workbook started and profession of ski teaching; because it is it's due tomorrow. Other people seriously weigh their efforts and have a profession ... that's meaningful to me. enough pride in their organization to take the time to plan and prepare. It's a priority. The actual process of They try to do their very best. studying is easy, but tedious. It takes Not everyone who participates in an assessment will pass on their first time to break down all the required attempt, even if they work hard and do their best. One category of people topics and reading materials outlined won't pass because they are just not ready: their skiing skills need time to in The Instructors Edge and by staff grow, they need more experience teaching, or their understanding of skiing examiners into a time line-how long it needs time to develop. No one should ever feel bad about falling into that takes to read, to outline through note category. It takes time to hone skills and acquire knowledge. Other people taking, and to review through group won't pass simply because they don't prepare: they don't read, they don't discussion and application. practice, or they don't take the time to seek help from others. Those people For everyone who has passed the need to reevaluate their commitment to the certification process and ski written test, that time line is different. instruction. For me, it took about four weeks of One person who doesn't have to reevaluate her efforts concerning the daily review; sometimes over morning results of her written test is Karen Meleca. Karen recently received the high coffee, or during a break in my teaching est score earned this season on the Level 3 written test. The story of her day, or just before going to sleep at preparation is printed in this EDGE. She did her best, and it paid off. night. The point is whenever and wher Ifmembership in PSIAI AASI is important to us, if we want to be proud of ever I could devote some time I did. I the organization and its people, and most important, if we want our guests kept the concepts simple, and tried to and employers to seek us out, then we must be serious enough about our relate them to my skiing and ski teach efforts to do the best job we can. Anything less is unfair to the thousands of ing experiences. It was my focus. PSIA and AASI members across the nation who are depending upon us to I was tenacious. I wanted to pass! I make them look good. know that we really learn from our suc-
PAGE 6 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 cesses; that we gain the most confi dence and self esteem in this way. And Private Lesson it feels good ... to pass. Giving it your all sets you up for that success. It's all like Private Lesson looks at real skiers with skiing in a way; the feeling you get after everyday coaching needs. Each EDGE a series of great turns ... a great will present a new skier. With good run ... that epic day ... all represent suc movement analysis and effective cesses that we build on, that we earned. coaching, you can help each skier get As a skier and a ski teacher, I strive more enjoyment out of their skiing ex for excellence. I know what that is. I perience. And that's what teaching ski also strive for balance, recognizing ing is all about, less work and more fun! when good is good enough. And pass The skier in the photo is just start ing the first time around was good ing a turn to his left. How would you enough. • respond to the following questions?
Education Corner The Home Stretch • Is the skier balanced appropriately on the outside foot and ski? By Jo Garuccio, PSIA Intermountain Education Chairperson • What mechanism is the skier using to guide his skis into the turn? 998 events in order of importance: Picabo Street wins an Olympic • What focus will you give the skier to 1 Super-G (then breaks her femur in the last race of the season), winter improve movements and use his skis finally appears in the Intermountain West thanks to El Nino's record-setting more effectively? snowfall, and Clinton makes it to Deer Valley. It's been quite a season so far! Guess we better keep it on track for at least two more months! Is the skier balanced appropriately If you have not seen a Spring Clinic flyer yet, check it out. We have a great on the outside foot and ski? Not really. program in store and Solitude will most likely have snow until July. It should By looking at the alignment ofthe body be a super weekend. to the feet, it is easy to see that the skier As most of you know, the clinic schedule ends (except for Spring Clinic) is leaning to his left and slightly back on March 22 with the Last Chance clinics. If you are thinking about any of (look at his shoulders)-it is impossible the April exams, remember, this is YOUR LAST CHANCE TO FULFILL YOUR for him to be well balanced on the out OBLIGATION. Between exams, Easter, and Spring Clinic, it will be hard to side ski. find a clinic leader after the end of March. Please plan ahead! What mechanism is the skier using Lecture tapes can be checked out from the office. Uyou need credit, the to guide his skis into the turn? The ori cost is $15.00 per lecture. We had hoped to be able to "clean up" this year's entation of the skier's shoulders indi tapes. We ran into a few technical problems and both tapes are missing cates he is trying to turn his skis by parts of the lectures. However, it is possible to glean most of the important twisting his body into the new turn. points. Sorry about that! We will try to do a better job next time. What focus will you give the skier to On a final note: here's a thought to keep you sharp at the end of the sea improve movements and use his skis son and propel you into the next one. Be a student of your sport. Study and more effectively? The skier's balance read everything you can get your hands on. Observe the most successful problem is directly related to a lack of instructors at your ski school. listen to what they say and ask questions understanding of how to use his feet whenever you can. Why did they do what they did? What were they trying to and legs to guide his skis. Teach him to accomplish with their students? Why did your students respond the way roll and guide both skis with his feet. they did? What can you do to help them? Did you ask another instructor for His upper body rotation should begin their opinion? Study. Observe. listen. And question. Then do it again and to disappear and his balance over his again. Only then will you have a chance at becoming a master teacher, or outside ski should improve, enhancing even an adequate teacher. his ability to use the skis. •
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 7 happens to your turn if your front The shoulder leads into the turn?" The student will find it smoother Perfect Turn and easier to make their turns and vary the size and shape of their turns. The Dispelling the rumor mill turns will be rounder because with the lead shoulder crossing over the front of the board the rider is able to pressure 8ySue Skeen the tip of the board and engage the edge earlier. When a client starts the "They require the instructors to sell turn by pressuring the tip and engag hard goods" The cornerstone of Perfect Turn is ing the edge early in the turn they will "It's a direct competitor with PSIA. " be using the actual design of the board "It's a gimmick." Strength Identification and to make turns. Enhancement. .. a positive approach Counter-rotation is the action of ost of you have heard rumors generating torque by twisting the M about what Perfect Turn is and to improving riding/skiing. upper body one direction and the there are a number of them still flying lower body in the opposite direction. about. The cornerstone of Perfect Turn is That move causes the board to make a American Ski Company's purchase Strength Identification and Enhance quick turn in the direction intended ofWolfMt.last July, has brought a great ment(SIDE), which is a very positive but it can throw the pressure toward number of changes, along with five approach to improving riding/skiing. the middle / rear of the board, making it new lifts, a gondola and a new lodge, SIDE uses what the client can already hard to pressure the front of the board our "ski school" is now the "Perfect do, working with that strength to at the initiation of the turn. The board Turn program." The name "Perfect improve the other skills or movements. turns so fast that it is already crossing Turn" conjures up images of all the cli One example, which is seen in a major the fall-line before the rider is able to ents skiing or boarding like the Demo ity of intermediate snowboarders, is get their weight to the tip or get solidly team (which would be quite an accom counter-rotation in their riding. against the edge. Unless the client can plishment on our part!). But as we all Instead of saying, "You're doing it align their shoulders with the board, know, it is near impossible to get our wrong, don't turn your shoulders that they will continue making quick ineffi clients that ride/ski five to ten days a direction. A pro using SIDE would say cient turns because of the torque cre year to that "Demo Team" level. to that client something similar to: ated by counter-rotating. All our clients do have a dream or "Wow, you have a real strong turn The rider looks to be fighting the idea of making their own "perfect ing movement with your upper board instead of looking like they are turn." Less Otten, president and owner body-let's try using that turning having a great time and riding with effi of American Ski Co., came up with the motion in a different direction. What ciently and rhythm. At that point you term, "perfect turn", from the movie can explain how your client's turns will "The Endless Summer." The story is require less energy and will flow much about some die-hard surfers traveling easier from turn to turn. They will look the world in search of the "perfect better and feel the difference quickly in wave." Our goal in Perfect Turn is to their riding. This will have a big impact help the client find their "perfect turn." on the kind of day the pros will have Perfect Turn uses different lan also. Would you rather come into the guage as well. Instructors are "pros" or locker room complaining about how "coaches," which seems to put us on a bad a client's bad snowboarding or more personable level instead of a come into the locker room praising superior level. A golf pro or tennis pro your client's skills?-Sue Skeen submit has more of a team/friendly sound ted this article as part of the Snowboard than an instructor/student title. Ski DECL selection process. School-who really wants to go back to school? Instead of "classes" our ses sions are "clinics" or "workshops."
PAGE 8 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 which ones are the simplest and most (with the back foot free) on a slight An efficient for successful maneuvering of pitch. Practice it, and after some mile a snowboard. What is to follow is an age, get ready to introduce a straight Introduction explanation of torsional flex and the glide with a turn at the end. Put your ankle joint of the front foot and how it is students back on the flats in a centered To Turning related to turning a snowboard. stance and have them imagine that Before discussing this any further, there is a cylinder peg about an inch in Successful simplicity we must first realize the significance of diameter underneath the center part of a proper stance, which is demonstrated their front foot. This creates a see-saw on flat terrain. Introducing and practic sensation that allows the ankle joint to By Tom Mills ing basic snowboarding movements on flex and control the direction of the flat terrain is an extremely valuable see-saw, whether it be towards the toe eople all over the world with a approach that creates a reference point or the heel edge of the board. Make P passion for snow seem to be for aspiring snowboarders regardless sure the terrain selection is adequate intrigued by a platform that has added of their ability. for this task. a new dimension on how to enjoy the One way to visualize stance is to do The amount of speed and an ample white stuff. Over the years it has been a jumping Jack and feel how the hip is area for turning are crucial at this stage. criticized by many, yet has persevered centered, resulting in an even weight The speed should be just enough to get to make its presence known in the ski distribution on both legs, (This jump the board to turn and not any faster. industry and that platform is the ing Jack stance can be used for travers Controlling a board with too much snowboard. ing but will not be covered in detail in speed while the back foot is free is As snowboarding evolves, it is cru this article.) Let your aspiring snow extremely difficult and is really not very cial that our teaching techniques boarders know that a good centered healthy for the knee. The area for evolve with it. Our goal as a teacher of a stance will allow them to manipulate turning should be such that there are motor-skill-based topic is to examine their snowboard successfully. body movements and determine Then Introduce the straight glide continued on 77
Daring Rescue by Patroller Reunites Boarder with Ride Okay, so it wasn't the Titanic, but Fresh off the shelf, Alesia' s new board nearby phone booth and rappelled when Aleisha "Daisy Duke" Garbett took itself for a spin down Snowbird's to the rescue. Said he, "All in a day's peered into the great abyss of Little Chickadee run and launched into the work, ma'am." Cottonwood Creek, her heart was all cold rocky waters below. After stopping by the local board a flutter that her unblemished ride Snowbird patroller Matt Lutz, shop for a set of bindings, rider and might end up little more than a splin who is also a PSIA-I Certified Level 3 board are reportedly doing well. • tered piece of driftwood. ski instructor, popped out from a
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 9 Agro. That's short Agro Stance for aggressive. Get aggressive, get agro
By J. Scott McGee
With spring on its way, and good snow cover on the Wasatch Peaks, many steep lines will call the back country and resort skier. When you want to nail the most precise line through hairy terrain, you need a turn that will keep you in control, and let you stop on a dime, if need be.
In icy conditions, a turn that gives Bill Stevenson photo you maximum balance and edge at the same time, will keep you in con will all be facing downhill, providing up like a spring, you are ready for the trol, where others ride their tails. Get maximum (aggressive) edge and next turn. -J. Scott McGee is an active Agro and you'll be ready! anticipating the next turn. The pole Telemark racer, a PSIA examiner and A skier in an Agro stance will be in a (on the lead leg side) will have just clinic leader for Track and Nordic solid Telemark position at the end of a planted directly downhill from the Downhill, a Telemark and Alpine turn set up and ready to go for the next feet, and the opposite hand will be Instructor at Solitude Ski Resort and one. The eyes, shoulders, and torso similarly in front of the body. Wound president of US Telemark.
And Lifters aren't just for racers, Tele lifters resort skiers, extreme skiers, or back Track Tips If skiing with more angulation consti country skiers. They offer unique Practice follow-through for maxi tutes a higher level of dynamic skiing, advantages to each group, whilst add mum efficiency. Whether you are skat and angulating without lifters causes ing versatility as well.-J. Scott McGee ing' striding, or climbing in the booting out and falling, why would you backcountry, increasing the length of want to ski around getting punished for your stride, or your pole push, ulti good technique? mately increases the distance traveled. New Nord DEel's Follow-through means pushing back Why Lifters? Nordic Divisional Examiner and Clinic with the hands until arms and poles are You may have seen alpine skiers on Leader selection garnered a new crop in a straight line (beyond this point, no lifters, but telemark skiers in greater of talented clinic ileader, adding vari more push is available). Follow numbers are realizing the advantages ety and vitality to a seasoned, but spir through also relies on the polestraps to that height off the ski offers, and the ited crew. Grand Targhee hosted the transfer energy from the hands to the result is some truly amazing skiing. tryouts and training for both Track and pole, so proper adjustment is crucial. Aside from making you look taller, Nordic Downhill. New Clinic leaders With the conclusion of each pole there are three main advantages to lift are: Liz Davy, ofTeton Ridge Ranch, for push a "snap" from the wrist, like the ers. They are: Nordic Track. And for Nordic Downhill, cracking of a whip, can add more zip, • Lifters prevent binding deflection Christopher Ulm and Jenna Sall of Alta, momentum and distance to each glide • Lifter provide more leverage in edg and Chris Searle of Brighton. Jimmy phase. Though initially taxing, once ing the skis Ludlow of Park City earned a place as practiced, this extra push adds to effi • Lifters elevate the bindings, reduc Nordic Downhill examiner. Congratu ciency. So demand maximum efficiency, ing drag, especially in heavy or stiff lations! We look forward to benefiting by pushing yourself to fully extend. And snow. from your talents and energy. • insist on a speedy recovery. •
PAGE 10 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 with one of my students and he said to Accredited Children's What We me "Wow, look at all the dinosaurs in the trees!" I looked over and agreed Educator I Approved Learn From with him, and said I'd never noticed the dinosaurs until now. The PSIA-I Board of Directors passed Children Children are innocent, and when the proposal for the Accredited Chil they come to the mountain to go skiing, dren's Educator or ACE I at its January Enjoy your teaching more many of them see the environment as a 23 meeting. Thank you to each of you utopia. I was impressed with Warren who supported and took time to con through utopic eyes. Miller's statement in his recent movie tribute to the process. "Vertical Reality." While filming chil- This program is designed to recog- By Jared Schaalje nize children's instructors and the 6' additional information they must arm he dictionary defines the word *themselves with in order to create the T"utopia" as "a condition, place, or ~ best lesson for their guest, not to men situation of social or political g tion the extra five-gallons of patience :3 perfection." I thought about this idea ~ they need to have. recently while reading in my father's ~ The Accreditation program gives an old book about an Indian tribe near the instructor a lateral move through the Schell Creek Mountains in Nevada. credibility process. This program tells a This tribe told the story of a cave parent guest that we care so much near their camp, that long ago was about your child, also a guest, that our explored by a very brave woman. After instructors go through special chil this woman had been traveling in the dren's education to give that child the cave for a long time, she felt grass best ski experience. beneath her feet, and heard a stream The process involves two days of running nearby. When she was tired clinic-six hours each day-and a and went to sleep, she looked up and workbook to be completed to 80 per noticed there were stars and clouds in cent accuracy. The cost next year will the sky. When she awoke, it was morn be $30 for each clinic and $15 for the ing, and in the words of the story" ... the workbook. This year it is only $30 for sun was coming up over the hills and the whole program if your ski school she could now hear birds singing, and does an "in -house" first -day indoors. she saw numerous wild animals the For this season only, each ski like of which she had never seen Look at the world through a child's eyes. school director has been given a packet before ... Anywhere else in her life she for the first day of the accreditation had not seen such a beautiful country." dren in India who were skiing with clinic. The clinic is to be implemented The story then describes herds of homemade wooden skis and saw blades by a children's trainer in your ski white animals running around, and bolted on the base, he noted how much school. This can be done in six one kind people living in peaceful homes. fun these kids were having, and the size hour segments or all in six hours. To me, going skiing and being in the of their smiles. He commented that The second day accreditation clinic cold, white, and exciting world of snowy these kids didn't need the latest skis or must be requested through the office mountains has always been a utopia. I ski outfits to have fun, they just needed and taken care of like a regular clinic have wonderful memories of my par some snow, a hill, and each other. (Application, $30, and requested three ents teaching me to ski when I was five So it is with all children. They know weeks ahead oftime). in Whitefish, Montana. The world was how to have fun, and in their world it An on-hill clinic for Accredited beautiful, and our family was always doesn't matter about the latest styles or Children's Educator I is scheduled for happy. Later, when I started teaching how they look to other people. They are Saturday, April 18, at the Spring Clinic skiing, I realized that children view the innocently content with life. A wise (the second day of the Spring Clinic). world a lot differently than we do. religious leader once said, "Though One day while teaching a children's continued on 75 group lesson, I was riding up the lift continued on 75
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 11 Infants in Backpack Manufacturers Report The Consumer Service of Kelly Carriers on the Ski Slope K.I.D.S., a backpack carrier manufac ture, is surprised and disappointed to Outdoor fun masks real dangers to unprotected infants. hear that people are skiing with their infants in backpack carriers. The com- f;' pany strongly recommends not to ski By Guillermo Avila Paz rwith infants in backpack carriers! A ~ spokesperson for the company stated ue to the enthusiastic love for ~ that if consumers are concerned about :t> D skiing as a sport, we would like to ~ the appropriate use of backpack carri '=' be able to share the fun experiences c5 ers, they should read the instruction with all members of our family. One manuals for Trek, Elite, and Town and thing to think about is: when is it too Country backpack carriers in the sec soon or too young? tion for Low Impact Sports and Com In the last ten years there have been mon Sense. Those manuals state the an increased number of parents and following warnings: adults skiing with infants in backpack "This carrier is intended as an aid carriers. There are numerous reports of in carrying your child while walking or serious, sometimes fatal injuries to hiking. Never try to use it as a car seat or infants in backpack carriers related to bicycle seat. Never use it to take chil impact injuries, hypothermia, and cold dren along for sports where there is any injuries(frostbite) . chance of impact or other danger such As a professional ski instructor and as hiking on loose rock or especially coach working in the ski industry for steep terrain, mountain climbing, over twenty years in the United States Is the fun worth the risk? downhill or cross-country skiing roller and South America-racing as a mem skating/blading, running, etc." ber of the Bolivian Olympic and I heard from a ski patroller of an In the section for Vigilance Against National Ski Team for ten years, and a incident where an infant's legs were Clumsiness, they state: participant in two Winter Olympic amputated to the knees due to frost "With the weight of a child and Games-I have traveled all over the bite. The worst situation that I have accessories on your back you should world and skied in many ski areas here found was an infant who died due to count on being less nimble than usual. and abroad. exposure. The adult carrying the infant Please familiarize yourself with your During that time, I spent about 150 thought that the infant was sleeping carrier and how it affects your coordi to 300 days on the ski slopes annually. I when in fact the infant was dead. nation and balance before you journey have personally seen infants in back The information provided here is out with it." pack carriers in many situations: dur designed for educational use in order In the section for Speaking of Bal ing low-temperature days, on steep to help parents and adults understand ance, they state: terrain, and being carried by a low the level of risk involved when putting "When reaching low, bend from the level skiers, once where the adult fell an infant in a backpack carrier to go knee's, not the waist so that the child is down on top of the infant. skiing. not pitched forward or out of the car One time I observed an infant cry Medical research on impact inju rier." ing while the parent put hand warmers ries, hypothermia, and cold injuries is Kelly K.I.D.S. stated that their back in the infant's shoes because the always changing. It is our responsibility pack carriers were not designed or infant's feet were too cold. Another to learn the latest information in order tested for skiing. Other backpack car time I watched a mother skiing with an to take the best measures to protect our rier manufactures such as Gerry Baby infant about four months old with no children. Skiing with an infant in a Products Company have the same kind eye protection or gloves on the infant. backpack carrier is not safe and can be of concern and are against using their My latest observation was a parent on life threatening. Please pay close atten products to transport infants or chil telemark skis on an advanced ski slope tion for the safety of yourself and for dren on the ski slopes. They all agreed with an infant on his back. your chid. and said, "If you fall down, you could
PAGE 12 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 crush and kill your child" and that their an arm, a leg and/ or crush internal Dr. Todd Haderlie, M.D. infant backpack carriers were "not organs. It is just to high of a risk to take. designed or tested for skiing." Infants should not go in backpack car Family Practitioner at Wasatch riers even for walking or light hiking County Hospital, Heber City, Utah. Bruce E. Herman, M. D. until they can hold their head upright Board Certified Family Physician, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at (which is about 6 to 8 months old). Undergraduate at B.Y.U, Medical the University of Utah School of Medi "We should always consider all the School at University of Utah. cine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, risks involved when it comes to chil Primary Children's Medical Center, dren and take all the necessary meas Movements that a skier may Salt Lake City, Utah. ures to protect them. Helmets are one way to protect young skiers. However, encounter on the ski slopes can Children first and always .. .! think due to the proportional size and weight result in fatal injuries to the infant. of their head in comparison to the size it's irresponsible to put an infant in a of their body, children under 10 years -Dr. Todd Hader/ie, M.D. backpack carrier while skiing! old lead with their head when they fall. A well fitted and crash-tested helmet In an Interview with Dr. Haderlie, -Or. Bruce E Herman, M.D. can help reduce the risk for injuries." he states the same medical concerns as On hypothermia and Frostbite: Dr. Herman for infants in backpack In a Interview with Dr. Bruce E. "When an infant is strapped and carriers while skiing. In addition, he Herman he gave very important infor immobile, their body is not producing added the following comments. "I mation for those of us who are consid heat. They can easily get lethargic- (an cannot imagine why an adult would ering skiing with our infants, Dr. the eady sign of hypothermia). They want to put their infant at such a risk," Herman states, "Children first and get lazy or fall sleep while their body he said. "Due to the physiology of an always! The major concern for infants starts to shut down. Infants can not infant's eady development of their in backpack carriers while skiing is communicate to us that they are cold head and body, they are very sensitive their inability to adapt to the cold and or if there is a pro blem. When an infant and very susceptible to head, brain and the constant environmental tempera is cold, they do not have the ability to internal injuries, not to mention hypo ture changes causing exposure-related protect themselves. Infants, in com thermia, frostbite, and sunburn. injuries like hypothermia, frostbite, parison to older children or adults, lack Impacts or harsh shaking movements and sunburn. I think it's irresponsible the ability to shiver. that a skier may encounter on the ski to put an infant in a backpack carrier "There are those who believe slopes while skiing, falling down, or in while skiing! It's one thing to put your infants have less brown verses yellow collisions with another skier, or falling own safety at risk, but to put someone fat cells which have less ability to insu while getting on or off a ski lift can who can not protect themselves? late. Therefore, they cannot generate result in serious and fatal injuries to the Where they are helpless victims?" heat to protect themselves from hypo infant." On Impact Injuries: "If the skier car thermia and frostbite. The wind chill On hypothermia: "In comparison to rying an infant in a backpack carrier factor also needs to be considered adults, infants are at a higher risk for falls down while skiing, getting on or off along with cold temperatures in lower hypothermia. In fact, due to their body a ski lift, or has a collision with another ing the temperature to the skin and the core mass and size, they don't have the skier, the impact to the infant could body's core temperature. Infants ability to retain and produce body heat. result in head or internal injuries with should not be exposed to the cold for During an emergency setting with an life-threatening complications and more than 30 minutes at a time." infant in a coma or a low heart rate even death. Due to the physical devel Dr. Herman stated he believes that situation, the body heat is a priority. opment of infants, they are very fragile. putting infants in backpack carriers on The other serious concerns have to be The neck muscles that hold their head the ski slopes is irresponsible. There set aside until the time consuming up are not strong enough to brace their are just too many variables that place process of bringing their core tempera head against the motions of shaking or an infant as a helpless victim. He ture up to normal is complete." bouncing that a skier encounter's while strongly supports anyone who advo On frostbite: "An infant's skin is skiing or falling down. cates educating and taking measures to thinner than an adults and more sus "There is also the risk of the infant protect infants from irresponsible acts ceptible to frostbite. They have less getting crushed by the adult if they fall or just ignorance. on top of them. They can easily break continued on 14
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 13 Frostbite can occur even in relatively are trapped in the cold. Mortality from Deadly warm temperatures if the wind pene cold exposure is related to the degree of trates the layer of insulating warm air hypothermia, the presence of an Exposure to expose body tissue. As an example, underlying medical disorder, and age. with the wind calm and a temperature Although there is agreement that pre Serious stuff for all ages. of 10 F. there is little danger from wind vention is more important than ther chill. However, if the temperature is 10 apy, the public policy measures to be F. and there is a wind of 25 mph. the taken are not identified in the medical By Guillermo Avila Paz equivalent chill temperature is -29 F. literature." Under these conditions, there is First Aid Manual by the National he accompanying charts and increased danger from freezing of Safety Council First Aid Institute1l21 Tinformation are to help you exposed flesh (within one minute). Spring Lake Dr., Itasca, IL 60143 understand the stages and risk factors Exposure-related Hypothermia Hypothermia is a result of a cooling in exposure-related injuries produced Mortality in the United States, 1970-79 of the body's core temperature. Hypo by cold temperatures, by the wind chill by Nicholas Rango, M.D. from AJPH thermia can occur at temperatures factor, and by frostbite and October 1984, Vol. 74, No. 10. above as well as below freezing if the hypothermia. These are risks that all "Accidental or exposure-related body loses more heat than it can pro skiers should consider when they are hypothermia is an unintentional drop duce. If the body temperature falls to exposed to winter elements, especially of body temperature below 95 F (35 C). 80 degrees F most people die. The vic when it deals with infants. The commonly reported victims tims may suffer frostbite as well. Hypo A glance at the wind chill factor of... hypothermia included the elderly, thermia can occur in either indoor or chart will show that the ability of the newborn, individuals who are outdoor situations. increasing wind velocity to alter skin unconscious, immobile or drugged, Type of exposure (Acute, subacute temperature is considerable. Superfi alcoholics, and healthy persons who and chronic.) cial frostbite is very common and is easily prevented. Windchill Chart The wind chill factor lowers the Cooling Power of Wind on Exposed Flesh Expressed as an Equivalent Temperature effective temperature to the skin. (Under Calm Conditions) Actual Thermometer reading ( F.)
Estimated BACKPACKS continued from 13 wind speed (In MPH) 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 ability to protect and fight the cold Equivalent Temperature ( F ) weather. An infant in a backpack car calm 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 rier, strapped in a sitting position with limited movement, can't produce heat 5 48 37 27 16 6 -5 -15 -26 -36 -47 -57 -68 and the straps can cut off circulation to 10 40 28 16 4 -9 -24 -33 -46 -58 -70 -83 --95 the legs and arms. The risk is that the 15 36 22 9 -5 -18 -32 -45 -58 -72 -85 -99 -112 extremities, like the foot or the hand, can get frostbite due to lack of circula 20 32 18 4 -10 -25 -39 -53 -67 -82 -96 -110 -124 tion. The face, nose, and ears are at risk 25 32 16 0 -15 -29 -44 -59 -74 -88 -104 -118 -140 due to the wind chill factor that a skier produces while moving down the hill." 30 28 13 -2 -18 -33 -48 -63 -79 -94 -109 -125 -140 On Sunburn: "Infants have a low 35 27 11 -4 -21 -35 -51 -67 -82 -98 -113 -129 -145 resistance against ultra violet rays and 40 26 10 -6 -21 -37 -53 -69 -85 -100 -116 -132 -148 can quickly get severe sunburns, espe cially in the higher altitudes were ski (Wind speeds LITTLE DANGER INCREASING GREAT DANGER (Flesh may freeze greater than (For properly clothed person) DANGER Danger from within 30 seconds) resorts are located." 40 mph have Maximum danger of false sense freezing of exposed On Eye Injuries: "Due to the cold, little additional of security flesh (within one minute) effect.) sun and wind, there is also the risk of Trench foot and immersion foot may occur at any point on this chart. PediatriC Aspects of Nordic Skiing by John gentlemen. Murray, M.D. From Pediatric Clinics of North America, Vo. 29, number 6, December 1982 continued on 20
PAGE 14 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 1) Acute: (also know as immersion) aged in two ways: 1) Actual tissue LEARN continued from 77 exposure occurs when the victim loses freezing, which results in the formation body heat, very rapidly in cold water of ice crystals between the tissue cells children are not full of years, they are immersion. Acute exposure is consid- the ice crystals are large by extracting full of faith." This means that children ered to be 6 hours less in duration. water from the cells; 2) the obstruction have a great amount of faith in you as an 2) Subacute: (also know as Moun of blood supply to the tissue- then instructor, faith in the mountain as a tain or Exhaustion) exposure occurs causes "sludged" blood clots which safe utopia, and faith that they are going when exposure is 6 to 12 hours, and prevent blood from flowing to the tis to learn so they can have more fun! can be either a land base or water sues. Frostbite mainly affects the feet, So the next time you're teaching piz immersion exposure. hands, ears and nose. These areas do zas for wedges, and French fries to 3) Chronic: (also know as urban) not contain large heat-producing mus match for a wedge christy, remember to exposure involves long-term cooling. It cles and are some distance from the make it fun for the kids and enjoy your generally occurs on land when expo heat-generation sources. The severe self along the way. Teach them to ski sure exceeds 24 hours. consequences of frostbite are gangrene better because you care about their Frostbite occurs when temperatures and amputation. Victims can also have enjoyment, and because you know that drop below freezing. Tissues are dam- hypothermia.-Guillermo Avila Paz by enhancing their skills they will have more freedom on the slopes, more fun, and be able to preserve that magical and How to Assess if someone is Hypothermic safe world, their utopia in the snow.
Stage Core Temperature Signs & Symptoms You might even catch a glimpse of that utopia yourself and feel the memo Mild 99° - 9rF Normal, shivering can begin ries rush back to your own positive Hypothermia 9r- 95°F Cold sensation, goose bumps, unable to perform childhood skiing experiences, and learn complex tasks with hands, shiver can be mild to severe, hands numb. to be innocent and free again from chil dren who become your teachers. Moderate 95° - 93°F Shivering, intense, muscle in coordination becomes "Utopia" from the American Heri Hypothermia apparent, movements slow and labored, stumbling pace, mild confusion, may appear alert. Use sobriety tage Dictionary, Pg. 748, Copyright test, if unable to walk a 30 foot straight line, the person is 1983, by Houghton Mifflin Company. hypothermic. "Mystery of the Great Cave" from 93° - 90°F Violent shivering persists, difficulty speaking, sluggish thinking, amnesia starts to appear, gross muscle LDS Adventure Stories, pgs 68-74, movements sluggish, unable to use hands, stumbles Copyright, Bookcraft publishers, 1953. frequently, difficulty speaking, signs of depression, "Becometh as a child" taken from a withdrawn. talk given by Elder Neal A. Maxwell, of Severe 90° - 86°F Shivering stops, exposed skin blue of puffy, muscle the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Hypothermia coordination very poor, inability to walk, confusion, Saints, April 1996, Sunday afternoon incoherent/irrational behavior, but may be able to session. -Bruce Schaalje, Department maintain posture and appearance of awareness 86° - 82°F Muscle rigidity, semiconscious, stupor, loss of awareness of Statistics, Brigham Young University, of others, pulse and respiration rate decrease, possible is a Levell ski instructor at Deer Valley. heart fibrillation 82° - 78°F Unconscious, heart beat and respiration erratic, pulse may not be palpable 78° - 75°F Pulmonary edema, cardiac and respiratory failure, ACCREDITATION continued from 77 death. Death may occur before this temperature is Reached. Many children's instructors have the Pathophysiology of Tissue Freezing knowledge to be great. Why not try the accreditation program and be recog Cold Response Mild Frostnip Superficial Frostbite Deep Frostbite nized for your greatness? Good Luck! If Sensation Painful May have Numb Numb you have any questions you can check sensation with your ski school director or call Feels Normal Normal Soft Hard Patti Olsen or Chris Katzenberger at Color Red White White White Deer Valley (801) 645-6609, or Bill Batt Outdoor Action Guide to Hypothermia and Cold Weather Injuries at Snowbird, (801) 521-6040, ext. 4162. by Rick Curtis from Princeton University Outdoor Action Program Thank you, Patti Olsen. •
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 15 am I apart-time instructor? Why do I spend over half of my Part-Time Instructor, free time in the winter going to lineups, checking in with the ski school office, and yelling "turn, turn, turn" instead of Full-Time Pro skiing with friends and family? There are many reasons I teach. I really like to teach, whether it be skiing, soccer, public speaking, or subjects By Stew Walz related to my full time profession, law. I enjoy the camarade rie of the ski school and the locker room. It may come as a he Little Cottonwood Canyon road is closed, so here I am shock to many of you, but on the whole, ski instructors are a Tworking a Snowbird computer. Rodger is desperate to fill more congenial lot than those with whom I deal all week, some space in the Edge, and I have time on my hands. When lawyers. (There are exceptions to this rule, but these excep anyone has too much time and not enough to do, sooner or tions are called supervisors instead of instructors.) But if later the inevitable "Why" question arises. In this case, why there is one principal reason I teach, it is that being a part of the ski school provides me a number of opportunities to share the joy of skiing. Cedar Breaks The bottom line is that we all teach because we love to ski, and teaching enhances our chances Editor's Note: Last spring, after the first day of the Brian Head Spring Clinic was over and the sun had set, to enjoy skiing. a small group ofinstructors ventured out on the South Skiing is best when it is a shared experience. I bet that ern Utah landscape to snowshoe in the moonlight. when most of you get a free run or a free day to ski, you do it With the fuzzy glow of the comet Hale-Bopp low in the with friends or colleagues. Why, because you can hoot and horizon, the group had a special experiencelost to holler together. Even when you ski alone, probably the first those sequestered in their rooms and bars. Here is one thing you do when you stop is look for someone to tell about person's recollection of that Spring Clinic evening. the wicked turns, the awesome snow, or the garage sale you just had. By Kathy McFarland As a member of a ski school, I get to share the develop ment of my students with them, and with my fellow instruc Cedar Breaks, April 75, 7997, 70:00 p.m. tors. There is little more gratifying than telling other pros that the client who really should be bowling finally felt the Cold, clear, crystal sky; ski do something it was meant to do. Most of you would Snow crunching, creaking under cleats agree, otherwise why would you talk about your clients so Ofsnowshoes, clumsily keeping us often at the end of the day. On the surface of the diamond dust. Even more gratifying is being able to share my own skiing We laugh, giddy with the pleasure ofbeing here. progress with people whose teaching and skiing prowess I Quarter moon, just enough light to see respect. Getting to ski with consummate ski professionals Without obliterating the comet, Milky Way, (and I think that there are quite a few at my area) is exhilarat And the best shooting star ever. ing; and admit it, when someone in your school who really Friends together, rips and tears, or who can really teach, tells you that those Drinking in the awesome beauty turns were some of your best, you believe for at least a while Of clifffaces, angles in the moonlight. that all (well most) of the level one lessons you had to teach Long shadows of tall firs were worth it. Protecting the new-fallen snow; The bottom line is that we all teach because we love to ski, Pockets ofdeep to capture us; and teaching enhances our chances to enjoy skiing. We all We are awestruck at th magnificence, trade something to obtain this love, in most cases, a full time Too much to take in; career or larger salary. In my case, I trade my time for it. For And thankful to the creator ofall, me, it is a good trade.-Stew Walz is a part-time instructor at Who made this perfect testing ground Snowbird and a full-time attorney in Salt Lake City. In love.
PAGE 16 INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 our foci are which release the TURNING continued from Ystarting to roll old outside ski and in. Here are the continue to engage no obstacles or interruptions to inhibit latest additions to the new outside them from completion of their turns. our ever-growing ski-controlling Let students know that if they want list of points of pressure through to make a toe turn they simply tip the focus for high out the turn. see-saw towards the toe and if all goes level skiing. What is your skiing focus? Movement across the skis well a toe turn has occurred. This is (described above) begins before the possible because the width and length Scott McGee, Solitude end of the old turn, creating the trans of a snowboard makes it possible to Fluid Motion: Flow, in skiing, is fer of balance from the old outside ski twist the board from tip to tail. what gives a skier grace. It is also funda to the new outside ski. It is much like holding each end of a mental to efficient and effective move Legs, feet, and skis tip and turn tongue depressor and then twisting ment from turn to turn. When flow underneath a stable upper body. The each end in opposite directions. This stops, usually steering, edging and skier's body reaches the strongest torque can be easily influenced by the pressuring movements stop as well. angles and is aligned with the skis near leverage of the front foot accompanied The result is static, also associated with the fall line. The inside half of the body by proper bodily alignment. This works chatter, skidding, and rotation away leads through the edge change, creat in conjunction with the board's side from the fall line. ing the most separation at the edge cut, thus allowing the board to turn. Fluid motion should be incorpo change. The same holds true for the heel rated into skiing from the most basic The pole swing is part of the move turn. Unfortunately we do not live in a Wedge change-ups to Dynamic turns, ment through the edge change into the perfect world and this does not always in bumps, powder, or on the race new turn, leading the upper body in the work for everybody. What you want to course. direction of travel. watch for here is body alignment. Make sure that the hip and shoulders are Chip Herron, Snowbird Rob's all-time favorite quote: lined up with the angles of their feet. To maintain good balance and These angles should not be very steep, allow the tail to follow the tip through "When you're out of balance, get 20 to 28 degrees in the front and any the turn I focus on two things. where from 5 to 15 degrees in the back. back in balance. " -Junior Bounous If this body alignment is happening, it 1. Keep my eyes up and looking will breed success. through the turn. Don't be left out. With several Now we will jump ahead to where 2. At the beginning of the turn I weeks left in the season, everyone has you and your group are on the hill and move my inside hip forward, plenty of time to identify their focus have learned to traverse on the heel crossing over the little toe of my and submit it to the EDGE. and/ or toe side edge of the board and inside foot. Again, I'm asking the membership are ready to try turning. The first thing to take a few minutes to sit down and to remember is to try and keep your Rob Sogard, Snowbird write a few sentences about your focus group in their comfort zone, where it is For my skiing, creating the move relative to upper-level skiing (dynamic easiest for them to focus on the new ments which tip the skis and shape the parallel turns). task. Secondly keep the movements turns is the easy part; dealing with the Or, what creates the most confu involved as simple as possible. effects these movements have on my sion, or complicates your thoughts The comfort zone can be main skis is the hard part. relative to upper-level skiing? What is tained by introducing the garland turn. Balance is defined by the relation stopping you from making a better turn Explain to your students that they want ship between the skier's "center" and or reaching your goal? We'll be waiting to start off pointing the tip of the board their base of support, and is dependent to hear from you in the next EDGE. slightly down hill. If they are starting off upon 1) maintaining a constant flex in -Tom Kronthaler, Snowbird, PSIA-I on their heel edge, then dropping the the ankles, and 2) the skier's move DECL. toe of the front foot will allow the tip of ments into the turn (described below). the board to seek an angle down the Flexing and extending of the ankles, hill. This is torsional flex and how much knees, hips, and spine, create the diagonal (lateral/forward) movements continued on 20
INSTRUCTORS EDGE/WINTER TWO 97-98 PAGE 17 Alpine Education Events Nordic Events Schedule
Date Event Location Time Date Event Location 3/22 Last Chance Assessment Clinics Apr 15-17 Nordic Spring Festival LaSal 3122 M2 Assessment Clinic Solitude 8:30 am Apr 17 SprClinic Solitude 3122 M2 Assessment Clinic Solitude 8:30 am Apr 18 Spr Clinic, Track Classic Solitude 3/22 S2 Assessment Clinic Solitude 8:30 am Apr 18 Spr Clinic, ND Beg/lntlAdv Solitude 3122 S3 Assessment Clinic Solitude 8:30 am Apr 19 Spr Clinic, Skate Solitude 3/22 T2 Assessment Clinic Solitude 8:30 am Apr 19 Spr Clinic, ND Beg/lntlAdv Solitude 3/22 T3 Assessment Clinic Solitude 8:30 am Apr 22-24 BC Guides Exam II & III Tetons 4/17 Spring Clinic Solitude 8:30 am 4/18 Spring Clinic Solitude 8:30 am 4/19 Spring Clinic Solitude 8:30 am
Alpine Assessment Events
Date Event Location Time 3/31 T2 Assessment Deer Valley 8:30 am 3/31 T3 Assessment Deer Valley 8:30 am
4/14 T2 Assessment Alta 8:30 am 4/14 T3 Assessment Alta 8:30 am 4/15 S2 Assessment Snowbird 8:30 am 4/15 S3 Assessment Snowbird 8:30 am
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Fri Apr 17 Spr. Clinic Learn to Snowboard Solitude Staff Fri Apr 17 Spr. Clinic Improving The Carve Solitude Mikey Sat Apr 18 Spr. Clinic Variable Conditions Solitude Lane Sat Apr18 Spr. Clinic Learn to Snowboard Solitude Staff Classified Information Sat Apr 18 Gate Training Solitude Kris Sun Apr 19 Spr. Clinic Teaching Freestyle Solitude Mikey Sun Apr 19 Spr. Clinic Int. Snowboard Solitude Staff EARN $50 FOR REFERRALS when your lead results in a rental for Skiers Accom modations of Utah. We offer 2,3,4 and 5 bedroom Townhouses at the mouths of Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Contact Tom and Nancy Kronthaler, information One clinic is a prerequisite for each certification level; a Requirements: (801) 943-2426. second clinic is strongly recommended. Registration deadlines are two weeks ahead of event. Sign-up early so clinics aren't canceled. THULE SKI BOXES Adventure 650, brand new holds 10 pair of skis and gear, Additional Clinics: We would like to give as many clinics on as many topics $300. (801) 943-2426. as possible. This schedule covers mostly certification clinics. If you are interested in taking a clinic that is scheduled or inventing your own, please CRYSTAL HOT SPRINGS "TWO FOR ONE" PASS Come to Crystal Hot give us a call.. Clinics generally require at least 5 people but under special Springs, Honeyville, Utah. Open year-round. Mineral rich pools, camping, fishing circumstances, they can be held with fewer people. We are here to help. and more. Near the Golden Spike Historic Site, Thiokol, Bear River Bird Refuge and more. Take 1-15 north or south, Exit 375. Follow signs 2 miles to Crystal. Bring this ad There will be no Cert. clinics or exams held past March 31,1998 and enjoy a 2 for 1 on pools. For more information, call 435-279-8104.
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Mail or Fax your completed registration form to: PSIA Intermountain Division Fax: 801 942-7837 2855 Pamela Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Completed registration form and payment must be in the Division office at least 2-weeks prior to the event date. Postmarks not accepted. REFUNDS: Notice given office before deadline, 100%; notice after deadline but before event, 50%; no notice given before event NO REFUND. TURNING continued from 17 turn some more. Keep increasing the urge people to think twice before plac angle once they feel comfortable with ing their infants in backpack carriers the toe is dropped will help determine turning out of their previous angle. while skiing. An infant's safety comes the steepness of the angle. The beauty of it all is that your stu first. There will be plenty of years to N ow review your explanation on dents can increase their angles at their come where a family will enjoy many turning that they did when practicing a own pace and eventually they will happy days skiing on the slopes. Why straight glide, the stance used, and the point the board into the fall line and jeopardize the future of a life for one cylinder peg metaphor. This is your make their turns.-Tom Mills has taught day of fun? students reference point and this is for 12 years and is Alpine Level 2 and Earlier this ski season, many ski when the time spent practicing turns Snowboard Level 3. resorts in Colorado took a stand. Skiers on the flats will prove its worth. Let cannot carry babies in front or back them know that rocking on to the heel packs carriers on the ski slopes.-Guil of the front foot will start the board BACKPACKS continued from 14 lermo Avila Paz is a PSIA-I Alpine DECL turning across the hill, thus giving and instructor at Deer Valley. them control over speed and direction. freezing the cornea of the eye, eye Once again this an application of tor lashes freezing together and snow sional flex and the beauty of it all is that blindness. Adapted this concept focuses primarily on the "For an infant, all the risks are just ankle joint. If your students were start too great! I don't recommend [skiing PSIA-I's second Adapted Level 2 As ing off on their toe edge, then dropping with infants in backpack carriers]. We sessment is scheduled to be held at the heel of the front foot would get the should do everything that is within our Snowbird in early to mid April. Plans tip of the board starting to seek an power to protect them. One way could call for the two-day assessment to be angle down the hill and rocking on to be by educating the public and helping preceded by an Adapted clinic. the toe will result in a turn. Just remem them make the right choices." Plans are currently being finalized. If ber to keep an eye out for proper body Based on the information of the you are interested in attending the alignment, otherwise the front ankle risks that are always present on the ski clinic or assessment, contact your cannot be used effectively. slopes, on what I have personally seen, Adapted ski school director. Informa After some practice and success the facts given by medical profession tion will be passed on to directors as it with their first garland turns, try als' and Infant backpack carrier manu develops. • increasing their angle down the hill and facturers recommendations, I strongly
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