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Winter 2009-10 Winter 2009 Issue #2 2009/10 Season PNSIA-EF Develop Strength & Balance for Performance Riding Square. Counter. What Does It All Mean? Here’s Some for Winter Blast, Divisional Academy, Your Bag of Tricks Spring Symposium, Specialist Programs, Certification Clinics, Exam Schedule, Go With A Pro, Day Clinics and more... Bergans of Norway is a proud supporter of PSIA-NW Svartisen Jacket www.bergans.com; Bergans North America, Seattle, WA (206) 329-2088; [email protected] 2 NW Snowsports Instructor features Bend It to 08 Control It Develop Strength and Balance for Performance Riding by Chris Hargrave the goods 04 State of the Union 2009/2010 Board of Directors Messages 15 Season Guide 07 The Eyes Have It: Vision as a Skill A Calendar Full of Events, by Andy Collin One-Day Clinics, Exams, Spe- cialist Programs, Go With A Pro 11 Have the Most Student Centered Schedule and more! Interactions: An Introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming by Heather Roberts It’s Counter to 12 Snow Pro Tips: Alpine, Snowboard & Telemark 24 Be Square introduction by Russ Peterson Counter. Square. What Does It All Mean? 23 Growing a Senior Program at by John May Anthony Lakes by Bill Peal 27 January is Learn a Snowsport Month: Winter Feels Good 28 Pink Elephants & Flaming Ducks: Children’s Specific Tips compiled by Jodi Taggart covers FRONT: PSIA-NW TECHNicaL TEAM MEMBER ricK LYONS AND A MT. hood 29 ACE 1&2 is Now CS 1&2: MEADOWS TRAINING DIRECTOR KrisTY It’s More Than a Name Change ASERLIND MAKING TracKS. phoTO CREDIT RANDY BOVERMAN. by Kim Petram bacK: BRIAN BEARDSLEY, MT. HOOD MEADOWS TRAINING DIRECTOR AND ONE OF SKI MagaZINE’S Top 100 30 In Closing: INSTRUCTORS, INSPIRING THE passioN. phoTO COURTESY MT. hood MEADOWS Teaching is Great Exam Training SKI RESORT AND RANDY BOVERMAN. by Jeremy Riss Winter 2009/10 3 State of the Union Pro Deals Make Featured Photographers In this issue Randy Boverman’s cover and back This Format Possible cover photos capture the essence of skiing and Professional Snowsports Instructors of snowboarding fresh powder. Matt Aimonetti and by Tyler Barnes America-Northwest, Wayne Nagai also have several featured photos Pacific Northwest Snowsports Instructors PSIA-NW Communications Vice President in this issue as well as on the website. Special Association – Education Foundation thanks goes to Jordan Petram for the Divisional 11206 Des Moines Memorial Drive, Suite 106 We had some great feedback (both positive and Staff photos. If you have a great photo you’d Seattle, Washington 98168 negative) from you regarding the new format of like to see in print, be sure to email the highest Phone (206) 244-8541 • Fax (206) 241-2885 the PSIA-NW quarterly newsletter: NW Snowsports quality version you have with your photo credit [email protected] • www.psia-nw.org Instructor. Regarding some of that feedback, there details. were rumors that the Board of Directors was lavishly Contacts & Submissions spending money on this publication. I assure Wayne Nagai you that all members of your Board of Directors Wayne is a Level II Alpine Trainer and Jodi Taggart, Editor are extremely sensitive regarding their fiduciary Supervisor at Fiorini Ski School at Summit West, [email protected] responsibilities, and this new full-color format was Snoqualmie Pass. He is also a Snoqualmie Region made possible through my industry contacts at no Representative for the PSIA-NW Board of Directors Tyler Barnes, Communications VP additional cost to the Division as compared to the and Awards & Recognition Committee Chair. [email protected] previous black-and-white version - it’s like a “pro You can view his photography work on-line at deal” for printing. waynen.zenfolio.com or contact him by email at PSIA-NW Office [email protected]. [email protected] With this new format we have seen a spark in interest from Northwest members who want to Matt Aimonetti contribute to the newsletter via articles, pro tips, General Submission Deadlines Matt is a Level II alpine instructor at Mt. Hood Download the Ad Rate & Specifications Guide photography, advertising and more. One response Meadows, Oregon. He also pulls a toboggan for from www.psia-nw.org website. to this heightened interest is a new section called the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol on Mt. Hood. Matt has “Snow Pro Tips” where members who have teaching been skiing for 6 years and works for several Fall Issue (Sep – Nov) or skiing/riding tips can share them. A common major Oregon newspapers shooting sports. He also Published mid-September request at clinics and training events, by both new enjoys shooting weddings and other photography Ad Reserve 8/1 Content 8/15 and veteran instructors, is “adding to my bag of as well. You can check out Matt’s photography tricks.” So, open up that bag - take some out to on-line at www.aim1photo.com and he can be Winter Issue (Dec – Feb) share or put some in to use in your next lesson. reached by email at [email protected]. Published late-November Ad Reserve 10/1 Content 10/20 For those that are ambitious and have an idea Randy Boverman for an article but don’t know how to get started Randy has been shooting snowsports professionally Spring Issue (Mar – May) or have questions about some technical concepts, for over 20 years, and is a well established Published mid-February we have launched a volunteer Technical Support Fashion and People photographer with a studio Ad Reserve 1/1 Content 1/20 Team consisting of Alpine and Snowboard DCLs or in Portland, Oregon. A member of the North Technical Team members who will work with you to American Snowsports Journalist Association, the Summer Issue (Jun – Aug) develop your concepts into a featured article. Who American Media Photographers Association, and Published mid-June knows, you might become famous. Editorial Photographers, his work can be viewed Ad Reserve 5/1 Content 5/20 at www.randyboverman.com, and you can reach Finally, it is my plan to have all these articles him by email at [email protected]. posted on the new website, in a Blog-type format, Guidelines for Contributors where you can post your comments, ask a question The NW Snowsports Instructor is published four and “continue the discussion on-line” just like on times per year. This newsletter will accept PBS. Look for this new feature January 2010. M A self-portrait on-location. articles from anyone willing to contribute. Photo credit Randy Boverman. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit Tyler is an instructor all submissions including advertising. Articles and trainer at Mt. Hood should include the author’s name, mini-bio Meadows Ski Resort, is a and portrait image suitable for publishing (if member of the PSIA-NW available). Please submit all content, articles and Technical Team, and an photos as attachments via email or contact the Alpine Examiner. He is editor for other options. All published material also the owner of 509 becomes the property of PSIA-NW. Articles INC, a print-and-web are accepted for publication on the condition design company. No job that they may be released for publication in too big or too small, just all PSIA National and Divisional publications. shoot an email off to Material published in this newsletter is the [email protected] responsibility of the author and is not necessarily endorsed by PSIA-NW. 4 NW Snowsports Instructor State of the Union boundaries of the northwest Take a moment or two to National Report regions generally coincide Your feedback tell us. You don’t need an by Ed Younglove, National Board Member with resort locations like is the most evaluation form however it Snoqualmie Pass, Stevens is very helpful when you do and PSIA-NW National Representative Pass, Mt. Hood, etc. Most important aspect take the time to fill them out, board seats are typically especially with any additional I recently reported to the PSIA-NW Board of filled in uncontested of any quality written comments about your Directors that the national Educational Advisory elections, meaning only one evaluation. A note or an email Council, a committee of the American Snowsports assurance candidate is running for the will suffice. Your feedback is Education Association (ASEA) which is the parent position. Often, there are no program. the most important aspect organization of PSIA and AASI, adopted four candidates for vacant board of any quality assurance primary goals (or strategies) for the future. seats. program. Quality assurance shouldn’t be something someone else does for All four goals are related to the organization’s The northwest board is blessed with a qualified us; it is something we should do for ourselves. products, programs and services: talent pool and members bring a variety of useful It’s your organization, so next opportunity let us skills and qualities to the board. Currently the know how you think we are doing and how we 1. increasing ease of member access board has members with high-level technology could do better. 2. defining success measures for evaluation skills, business skills, legal and accounting skills, purposes management and personnel skills, etc. Keep Speaking of product quality: how do you like the 3. development of a quality assurance system in mind even if you choose not run for a board color format of the newsletter? “Awesome,” is to uphold our high standards seat yourself, voting for the candidates is just my vote. Our newly elected Communications Vice 4. implementation of a leadership as important. Regional Board Members represent President, Tyler Barnes, through his expertise and development program to ensure a broad you and the needs of your particular region.
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