Spring/Summer 2010 VOLUME 32 NUMBER 3

Sandra Guzman Making a Difference enjoying the view along Snowbird’s By Sandra Guzman cirque traverse.

I need a new kidney. I’ve spent this past winter going to dialysis three nights a week to maintain my health with a ma- chine that does the work of what my kidneys used to do. It is absolutely mind boggling to think how efficiently the human body is designed. A typical kidney continually processes about 200 quarts of blood in a day and produces

about 2 quarts of waste product that is www.cottonsoxphotography.com then eliminated from the body. A dialy- sis machine circulates my blood the next minute, your life takes on a through a man-made filter for 3 hours whole different twist. Got Dues Invoice? each session, simulating only a small I am happy to say that I was able to portion of the work a healthy full-time recover a great deal of my previous Hopefully all members have received functioning kidney does. capacity and spent the winter season their dues invoices for the upcoming I was diagnosed with End-Stage instructing full-time at Snowbird. I had season – 2010/2011. If you have not, Renal Disease (ESRD) at the end of to take a fresh look at my intentions please get in touch with the office as October 2009, after spending a week in each day and be willing to adjust my soon as possible, so they can investi- the hospital due to almost complete expectations. Every day was an experi- gate why you have not received it. The kidney failure. Apparently, Lupus was ment in establishing a new “normal”. I division office mailed out paper state- the cause that triggered an auto- definitely felt a fatigue factor that has ments to all members the week of May immune response in my kidneys and never been present before, but I felt I 10 and the National office emailed in- destroyed my health and their ability to rode and skied well and was able to voices to all members that have current function in an unfortunately short time provide both new and returning guests emails in the national system on May 3, frame. One minute your fine (OK, I with memorable experiences that met 2010. definitely felt some sort of decline over their goals (and mine). the summer months, but I was still continued on 3 doing a lot of what I normally do) and continued on 8

Passionate Pro...... 4 Basket Case ...... 11 What motivates you? What do ski instructors do after the snow? Spring Board Notes ...... 8 Awards and Recognition . . . . . 13 Decisions from the BOD Names in the news.

PROFESSIONAL SNOWSPORT INSTRUCTION IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST 2 PSIA-I ◆ AASI-I

President’s Message The Instructors EDGE The Instructors EDGE, official publication of the Professional Ski Instructors of America By Christine Katzenberger Intermountain Division and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors What a great season we had. Good snow when it finally Intermountain Division, is scheduled to be came in February and a great March for most everyone. published three times a year at a nonmember subscription rate of $15. Business was down but I think all in all everyone did bet- ter than expected. Opinions presented in the EDGE are those Thank you to the members for moving forward in of the individual authors and do not your education and certification. Many attained a new level and a lot necessarily represent the opinions or policies of the Professional Ski Instructors attended clinics and indoor lectures that improved knowledge. Your partici- of America, Intermountain or the American pation not only helps you but the resort you represent, the guests you serve Association of Snowboard Instructors, and our Division. The professionalism and respect for PSIA/ AASI lies with Intermountain. Submission of articles and each one of us and how we represent the organization. photos is encouraged. Contact the editor. Thank you to the resorts who hosted many PSIA and AASI events this year. Editorial/Advertising Office Without you both the organization and instructors would be at a loss. Rodger Renstrom, Editor Thanks to our DECL clinic and certification leaders who put many hours 770 Pinewood Dr, Sandy, UT in to prepare and help train new and veteran instructors. These are key peo- (v) 801 566-9727 (e) [email protected] ple who have stepped up to retain the character and respect for PSIA/AASI – Intermountain. We appreciate your willingness to mentor and sometimes PSIA-I Division, AASI-I Division Office take the brunt of assessment results. Susan Oakden, Division Administrator Thanks to the office staff. Susan, Vicki, Pam and Carolyn are an essential 7105 Highland Dr., Suite 201 Salt Lake City, UT 84121 part of keeping this Division running. Susan did an awesome job with the (v) 801 942-2066, (f) 801 942-7837 coordination of the Spring Clinic in Sun Valley. I hope that if you attended (e) [email protected] you’ll pass on your thanks for a great event. Vicki, Pam and Carolyn should be commended for supporting Susan and the new National computer system. PSIA-I, AASI-I Officers and Chairs President: Christine Katzenberger They have worked diligently with National to work through the bugs and get Administrative V. P.: Joe Waggoner the system ready for every member. Communications V.P.: Nancy Kronthaler Thanks to the Board for your continued dedication and involvement in PSIA Board Representative: Carl Boyer the division. This group of individuals dedicates their time to enhancing the Programs Administrator: Open Alpine Certification Manager: organization and making sure the standards and policies stay in place. Every Franklin Williams one of them represents a portion of the membership and brings ideas and Alpine Education Manager: Ron Kipp suggestions to our meetings. The Board, DECL staff and office staff will start a Alpine DECL Manager: Steven Helfenbein busy summer planning and preparing for next season. This is the time when Snowboard Manager: Open Nordic Manager: Mike Shimp changes, tweaks and modifications really happen so that when we hit the Adaptive Manager: Kristen Caldwell ground running again in November, we can run a smooth operation. Children’s Manager: Mark Nakada Welcome to the new Board members - Shannon Highlander, Tony Fantis, Ski School Management Committee: Anita Oliveri and Danny Edwards. Thank you to those that showed interest in Brian Maguire running for the Board. The future of this Division and PSIA/AASI depends on Current Board Members member participation and interest. Thank you and have a great summer. ■ 2007-2010: David Boucher, Danny Edwards, Chris Katzenberger, Kent Lundell, Scott McGee 2008-2011: Carl Boyer, Max Lundberg, Donna McAleer, Scott Rockwood, Joe Waggoner Sun Valley Photos 2009-2012: Jess King, Nancy Kronthaler Rich McLaughlin, Jason See page 12 for pictures of the Sun Valley Spring Symposium . Addi- Pellegrini, Kathleen Roe tional photos can be viewed on the website at www.psia-i.org.

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PSIA/AASI DUES continued from 1 Intermountain President Chris If you have not updated your pro- Katzenberger on her file within the national system, please way to a second do so by logging in to www.thesnow- place finish in slalom pros.org with your national ID number. at the World Winter You can affiliate yourself with your Master’s Games this snowsports school and also, update winter in Bled, addresses and emails so Intermoun- Slovinia. Chris also tain and National can provide you finished fourth in important information during the sea- Super G. son and also, to guarantee you receive your national publications and divi- sional newsletters. Soon you will also be able to view your education history. Chris Katzenberger, Remember dues can be paid online left, on the podium at through the National system or you can the World Master’s call the PSIA-I/AASI–I office and pay Games. over the phone or just mail in a check or credit card! Don’t be late!! To avoid $20 in late fees, make sure your payment is made by June 30, 2010! ■

2011 Spring Clinic

The 2011 Spring Clinic is scheduled for Snowbird, April 29 through May 1. The division will be inviting all other Divisions to participate. Make your plans now and tell your friends across the country to plan now for an Intermountain spring!

INSTRUCTORS EDGE SPRING/SUMMER 2010 4 Professionalism

Ryan Dittmar tours Professional Passion under the Wasatch sun. By Ryan Dittmar

I’m sitting in the Oakland airport watch- ing “Truth in Motion” on my laptop while I wait for my flight back home to SLC. As I’m watching this documentary style movie about making the US Olym- pic ski team, I look at those individuals passion and drive to be the best at what they are, I have to look inside myself and ask, “What is my drive”? I’m not driven to ski in movies, become a local legend, or even have a chance to ski Chamonix . gained an important clarity and under- great effort to pass the exams or the try- . . like I did when I was 21. standing of what PSIA was really about out’s, but because I was putting in great As I’m looking inside myself for and that I really wasn’t nearly as good effort to become a professional. I love what drives me, I also have to wonder, as I thought I was. skiing and I love sharing that love with what’s the drive for all those instructors others. The thrill and excitement of going for certification? I question this being free to express myself on snow is because of the recent pass/fail results When I first started teaching skiing I my drive and passion. I’ve found that a of the level 2 and level 3 exams. Are the passion is wasted unless I can share it poor pass rates due to a more difficult felt like I was better than all these with others. process or level of expectation of the PSIA pretty boys. I needed a change in perspective. division, or has the level of drive and Once I changed my attitude and real- preparation changed? People tell us we ized what I could gain from PSIA as an are “generation X” and that we expect With my new change in perspective organization I realized I wanted to con- things to come easy and feel some level I realized I was not “above” all this tech- tribute to the organization and not just of entitlement. nical and structured philosophy PSIA take. The certification process is about When I first started teaching skiing I was preaching, but that it could actually teaching us all to be professionals. felt like I was better than all these PSIA make me a better skier! When I realized When you are preparing for your next pretty boys. I came from a racing back- this, and that I could not only go out and assessment consider your ability to ground and having had success racing clinic with the DECL’s at my mountain present yourself as a professional. I on a regional level, I felt like these PSIA but that I could get paid for some of this love what I do, because I’m good at it! people were trying to get up to my level, training as well, I took advantage at I’m not the best, and I’m not nearly but hadn’t put in the pain and suffering every opportunity. The supervisors and done learning. needed to ski at that level. I took my directors that I worked for must have I am also an engineer. I recently level 1 and breezed through. I knew all noticed the change. I started getting presented training on some equipment this stuff; it was pretty simple and better lessons, clients that I could actu- a customer contracted me to build. The straight forward, all the basics from ally teach for days at a time and wanted group of trainee’s consisted of three years of skiing and being coached. I to ski with me every time they came out rocket scientists, one equipment tech- worked on my low-level demos during to Utah. Those clients started referring nician, and two project managers for lessons I was teaching and even went other clients to me. one of the country’s premier scientific out a few times with trainers to get Many of my high-end clients wanted research laboratories. I spent countless ready for my level 2 skiing. I took a to helicopter ski and take me with them. hours preparing manuals, presenta- quick look at some lesson progressions A lot of these clients became my friends tions, and operating procedures for before my level 2. During the level 2 and we enjoyed improving and working this equipment. Because I knew the teaching I came to a quick realization . . on their skiing together. After putting in audience, I knew I would look foolish if . I wasn’t the best teacher in my group! the effort to be a better skier and a better I was unprepared or appeared in any This caught me way off guard. I teacher, I had fun going through the level way unprofessional. Things went skimmed by the level 2 exam, but 3 and DECL tryout. Not because I put in extremely well during the training and I

INSTRUCTORS SPRING/SUMMER 2010 Communication

diligent effort and countless hours of preparation. Lucky for us...ourpro- Communication Corner fessional preparation is also really fun. Anybody who has skied or ridden Nancy Kronthaler, PSIA-I/AASI-I Communication V.P with me knows that I love to be on the snow and there is nothing I enjoy more It was a hectic winter with spurts of business and snow than handing out assessment enve- and most of the areas closing with the best skiing they lopes with a pin in the bottom. I hope had all season. Due to late snowfall, Spring Clinic at Sun that we can all put in that extra effort Valley was epic! Bright sunny cold days with miles of and preparation to represent our pro- packed powder and afternoon corn. We thank all of fession in a manner that makes our col- your who participated, and Ron Kipp, Kirsten Huotte(Northwest contact), leagues proud to be members. — Ryan Susan Oakden, Mary Flynn Ware (silent auction manager) and many others Dittmar is a PSIA-I DECL for the year of planning it took to make that event a success! The 2011 Spring Clinic will be held at Snowbird, April 29 -30 – May 1 with our race clinics being a part of the event. We will be inviting the other Divisions Edge Numbers Reduced to participate, offering a package with some meals and lodging. 2012 we will host Spring Clinic at one of our northern areas – Jackson or Targhee. In an effort to reduce expenses, the an- The SIRC Committee, comprised of representatives from each snow sport nual number of issues of the Instructors school, has been working on criteria to judge scholarship applications. Anita Edge have been reduced from four to Oliveri has been asked to be in charge of communications for the group. The three. The new publication schedule Fall Edge will publish scholarship information for our membership. will include a Fall issue, a Winter issue Carl Boyer (our National Rep) and I continued our outreach open house and a Spring/Summer issue. The Win- program this past season. We have enjoyed meeting members and we valued ter Two issue has been eliminated. their input to help our organization meet the needs of our members and You can help save the division member schools. Two new schools have joined our division as a result of our money if you are receiving multiple efforts – Pine Creek in Cokeville WY, and Snow King in Jackson WY. We wel- issues of the newsletter in your home. come them to our Division! Carl and I plan to continue this program that Anyone not wishing to receive a hard allows us to hear the voice of the membership. copy of these publications or if multi- As we shift into summer mode, take time for your personal growth with ple copies are being delivered to one physical training and take time to read the many publications available that household unnecessarily, please notify will help prepare you for your educational and certification goals in the the office via the website, upcoming seasons. www.psia-i.org or email I am always grateful for your input. Don’t hesitate to contact me through [email protected]. The Instructors Edge our divisional office. Your ideas help strengthen our organization. appears online for reading at Have a safe and adventurous summer. ■ www.psia-i.org. ■ am expecting another contract from they can count on us to keep bringing BOD Proposals this customer in the future. It was up to the clients back for more. me to represent my company and show As professional ski instructors we Proposals for Board of Directors con- the customer what we have to offer. We need to prepare ourselves for teaching sideration are welcome with the fol- need to approach teaching skiing in the lessons and assessments in the same lowing conditions. Proposals must be same manner. It’s a lot more fun, so it manor, like professionals. As an engi- sponsored by a current Board member should be much less painful! neer I rely on my reputation and my and a completed proposal form (avail- The certification process is our body of work to keep my clients coming able for download from the division preparation to assure our customers we back and for their referrals. Our certifi- website, www.psia-i.org) detailing the have a good product (and it may be the cation process works in a very similar justification for the proposal must be least expensive professional organiza- way. Putting on that certification pin is completed and provided to the spon- tion that I know of). It is also there to like PSIA (and all of us that are mem- soring BOD member. The next Board assure the resorts we work for and the bers) putting its stamp of approval on meeting is scheduled for October. ■ other professionals in our industry that you. Being part of any elite group takes

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Two Added to Alpine Alpine Certification DECL staff By Franklin Williams, PSIA-I Certification Manager Karin Sieber from Jackson Hole and Andrew Raybould from Park City While spring has finally decided to show itself, some of Mountain Resort have been invited to us have just finished skiing and I hope everyone has join the DECL staff. Both former Devel- been making the most of this late season good snow. opment Squad members have met and Congratulations are in order for all of you who were suc- surpassed standards and will now work cessful with your certification goals! A big salute to eve- as full clinicians and examiners. ryone who attended training and made the efforts to improve yourself and your students. If you were not successful, this salute is for you as well. Part of the growth process is getting your feet wet. Can’t achieve anything watching from the sidelines, and there will always be bumps in the road when trying new things and attaining knowledge. Don’t forget…the process is the key! That is where the learning is occurring. Regardless the successfulness of your efforts, you must continue to focus on HOW you are preparing. The division is making efforts (based on member feedback) to continue to improve how we assist you. We expect the same from the members. Below is a quick review of the season with a few “myth busters” and some ticklers for what I hope will be realized for next season. We had about the same participation this season as last regarding assess- Karin has taught at Jackson Hole for ments. The level 1 process was well received (except for the crossword puzzle)! the past ten years. A 2000 graduate Everyone can blame me for that one. Speaking of, we will be making some from St. Lawrence University Karin has minor tweaks to the L1 workbook – if you have already started working on the a BS in Geology. While at St. Lawrence current version – not to worry. This “new” one will only have some wording she played Division I Ice Hockey, Divi- changes so no real content adjustments that will affect how or what you study. sion III Field Hockey, trained guides for Myth Buster: The pass/fail rates continue to be similar from past seasons. the Outdoor Program, was a campus This is the truth! Everyone seems to think we (examiners) are getting tougher First Responder, and skied all over New or the process is getting harder, etc. Not true. While we have made a con- York, Vermont, Canada, and many certed effort to better assess to the national standards that has NOT signifi- western states. cantly changed the rate of success. I’d argue that when you DO meet the Andy grew up in the United King- standard you can feel you really are at the level expected. dom. He started skiing when he was 10 One exception to the previous paragraph is the L3 teach. This success rate years old in Kranjska Gora Slovenia. has dropped. There are several proposals in place to help ALL candidates with After a University education he started success, and the L3 will see more attention to this over the summer. teaching in Verbier, Switzerland and We do not have enough data yet to tell if the new L1 process with the video trained to be a BASI ski instructor. will in fact help the success rate at L2. From anecdotal observations I can say it Three years later he took a position at appears to, yet we’ll have to wait until next season to tell for sure. Thank you for Park City Mountain Resort where he those who submitted feedback to me on how they felt we could make it better. has been teaching and coaching for the This summer there are plans to make improvements to the following past six winters. His summers have areas regarding certification. Several are tied closely to education. been spent with the Winter Sports Club 1. Clean up of the written tests. (In full disclosure and at the risk of seeding in Perisher Australia and Mt. Hutt New something that may never happen….) I’m exploring how we can make these Zealand. web based so you could conceivably take these from home or other computer Both Karin and Andy bring a wealth outlet. There are many ideas out there from other testing bodies on how this of experience and enthusiasm to our could be done. It costs money to produce and frankly I like a more human DECL ski teaching family. Their desire touch so we’ll see. for continued learning is never ending and very infectious. ■ continued on 10

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Alpine Education By Kristen Caldwell By Ron Kipp, PSIA Alpine Education Manager We made it through our first season of The Theory behind Practice and the Practice of Theory the new certification process, and eve- The path to becoming a skillful ski teacher mainly con- rything seemed to go well! We certified sists of attending clinics. On-snow clinics like “ski im- four Adaptive Level 1 instructors, three provement” and “drills and skills” are examples of the Adaptive Level 2 instructors, and three current means to becoming proficient at our profession. Adaptive Snowboard Level 1 instruc- Clinicians leading these educational events have two objectives. First to tors. Thank you to all the clinicians and convey information about the topic and secondly to demonstrate “good ski candidates who pioneered the new sys- teaching”. These two goals can be conflicting. Information, given verbally can tem for us. take up valuable ski time, while skiing displaces time that could be used to For those of you that didn’t hear, we convey information. Balancing these two features is difficult at best. held the first Adaptive Snowboard Teaching the public shares this dilemma. We know that too much talk and exam ever in Intermountain this past theory will not necessarily make our student a better skier. While the student March! It all came together very needs to understand the task and goals we are trained not to belabor them quickly toward the end of the season, with verbal intercourse. Get to the point, ski, and repeat. That is the recipe for thanks to Travis Thiele (Snowboard a good lesson. Training Manager at the National Abil- While we view our clinics as a parallel analogue to the ski lessons we teach, ity Center) and Brent Kuemmerle they are actually quite different. The student’s goal is simple: ski better. The (Adaptive Snowboard Clinician from ski instructor’s goal out on the hill with their student involves many factors. In PSIA-West). Just as we are improving the most simple of terms we analyze the student’s skiing and prescribe a solu- the adaptive alpine certification tion to help them in reaching their skiing goals. While seemingly straightfor- process, we hope to improve (or rather ward we all know that there are many intricacies involved in good ski create) an adaptive snowboarding edu- teaching. We must understand the skier’s biomechanics, the physics of the cation and assessment process in turn, along with the didactic considerations which make us good ski teachers. Intermountain. We jumped in head It is almost inevitable that during a ski clinic the clinician will at some point first this past season and hope to refine scribe an arc in the snow with their ski pole. While watching this curved inci- the process for next year. sion being engraved in the snow we can’t help but think “I hope this sermon The adaptive committee met in doesn’t get too in-depth!”. It is not that the instructor/student doesn’t appreci- May to review the season and make ate this more in-depth information, it is just they are in their boots on a ski improvements for next year. Some slope. They are expecting to ski and they, like most ski instructors, love to ski. changes to look forward to are: The love and passion of skiing is an essential element of ski teaching.... 1. Addition of an educational clinic, just as is those vectors that the clinician was attempting to draw in the snow. not just prep clinics and assess- This then begs the question: When and where do we learn the “theory” ments. behind our practice? We practice, practice, practice, but how do we back up 2. Varying the days of the week for all this practice? Is it the most appropriate practice? Is this practice backed by clinics, not just Saturdays. functional theory 3. Addition of Adaptive Snowboard Understanding theory is where the ski teacher differs from the ski student. clinics and assessments. We don’t just know what to do, we know why we do it. And knowing “why” is 4. More information on the Adaptive not just a single answer. Every drill, exercise, or cue we give should be a men- section of the PSIA Intermountain tal struggle between 10 other drills, exercises, or cues. Why 10? Because our website. depth of understanding should be at least 10 times deeper than our students. 5. Improved Adaptive DECL training. We don’t just see the student in the back seat. We see him with a stiff leg, If you have a comment or sugges- straight ankle, tipped spine, rotated shoulders, blocked hip, outside ski tip tion that wasn’t mentioned here, lead, and oh yeah, hands back. What do we start with? You could make the please feel free to email me at kris- [email protected]. Have a great continued on 8 summer! ■

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DIFFERENCE continued from 1 fear, apathy or self-consciousness. This were toast! Consequently, I have spent connection becomes a friendship a great deal of time considering what I From the onset of the season, I rec- based on a shared passion not just for am asking of someone and the impact ognized a greater appreciation of the the slopes but for people- for caring, for it will have both for me and the donor. I little things that turn a typical day into a being involved, receiving what others am learning to ask for help and thought really good day- and most of those have to offer and helping them realize I would extend an invitation to any one things are because of other people. A their potential. Being around people of you who might be willing to share an smile, a hug, a text, a handshake, a who care, encourage us to perpetuate extraordinary gift with someone. “good game” slap on the backside… the cycle. Participating in PSIA and Yes, this invitation is somewhat The excitement of exploring someone’s AASI continues to help me understand self-serving. But I would also ask- if you first-time experience in the snow or the learning process and by being are considering this, that even if we are nailing a certain line. Helping someone involved, I also am enriched by you and not a match, perhaps you might be a understand a concept or feel the sensa- what you bring to the mix. “Good Samaritan” donor. There are tion of a different move. Catching up What has all this got to do with kid- over 50,000 people on the wait list for a with old friends, making new ones, neys? Well, as I have been thrown into kidney transplant. My projected wait reminiscing about killer powder runs this health challenge, I was told from time is 2 years, because of my blood and core shots, telling stories on the the get-go that I would be a “really great type (O+). The sooner I can receive a chairs, hearing stories on the donor recipient”. What a euphemistic chairs…There is an honesty and a car- way for my doc to say that my kidneys continued on next page ing that is reciprocated when we share a little bit of ourselves with others. And that makes the shared experience a lit- ALPINE EDUCATION continued from 7 tle deeper and richer for all involved. It is this sharing of experiences that keeps point that stance is essential and someone told you to start there. Although me instructing season after season. what if their rotation is such that every time the student finishes a turn they Several years ago, when I tried out get thrown in the trunk? Will telling them to move forward solve this prob- for the AASI National Team, my indoor lem? Or is it just a band-aid covering the effect of some other deficit as in this presentation was on “Making a Differ- case where the rotation “caused” the rearward stance? ence”. My intent was to encourage all Practice is performed in the arena of the ski slope. There are “ski involved to explore and deliver a prod- machines” that are used indoors that mimic certain physiological parameters uct that would make a difference, to be of skiing but everyone knows they are not skiing. If you want to learn skiing involved in something purposeful. I then you have to ski. The same is true with theory. You can feel centrifugal referenced a story that had been circu- force making a turn, but what are it’s components? If you want to decrease lating on the Internet at the time about this outward effect would you change the turn radius or speed? Maybe both, a little boy throwing starfish back into but which one has the greatest effect (hint: one is squared)? The theory needs the sea, on a beach where hundreds to be learned elsewhere. had been carried ashore by an unusual This season, PSIA-I had 21 indoor lectures. We have grown from two per current. A casual passerby commented season, to four, to 21. Maybe we have come of age. These 21 lectures were met on the futility of the boy’s efforts, to with an audience that was eager to learn and increase their breadth and which the boy paused and then depth of knowledge. Subjects that used to be hard to pronounce now have a responded, “It matters to this one”. meaning to the attendee. Physiology is different from psychology, and under- As seasons come and go, I continue standing the sarcomere will help explain eccentric tension. to learn how important this perspec- The modern client wants, desires, and pays dearly for a professional. If tive can be. We have the opportunity to you go to the doctor you would be leery if a Boy Scout with his First Aid merit make a difference every day. As badge walked into the examination room. The same should be true of ski instructors, we can make a difference teaching. Not only should the ski instructor be certified, but they should be every single lesson. Sure we can teach a educated with a breadth and depth beyond the surface. skill, but we can do so much more if we PSIA-I has done a great job so far with theory. We have the workbook, and are willing to really share the part of a plethora of reading materials. These along with the lecture series is a good ourselves that creates a bond. This con- start. Next season look for even greater direction with the lecture series. It is nection fosters trust, builds confi- now time to practice theory. ■ dence, and breaks down barriers of

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participants at events ger bios for hall of famers and new let- BOD Meeting Items ◆ Discipline manager can staff tering highlighting the value of accordingly. instruction, like the present inscrip- By Scott McGee ◆ Participants will have more time to tion, “Honor thy teacher.” APPROVED prepare and optimize performance Proposals were entertained to… If you’re gonna be late,…be early! and value at clinics and assessments. ◆ allow former DECL who has left the Late registrations accounted for ◆ No more last minute faxing! division, to apply to the Board for $5,780 in the last fiscal year. This reinstatement as a member and or a exceeded the budget, based on experi- How To Get Involved And ‘Give Back’ DECL. APPROVED ence, which was $4,500. Please keep your Thanks to all of the dedicated volun- ◆ award Dave Boucher, past divi- money – that late fee money can be teers who help keep this ship, sional president, and Sid Jensen, ski yours to spend as you wish! Sign up early PSIA/AASI-Intermountain, on course. instruction pioneer, lifetime mem- next season. Help younger and newer These members give of their time for bership status in PSIA/AASI- members figure out how to get their reg- meetings three times a year, and do Intermountain. APPROVED istrations on time. It helps everybody: countless hours ‘behind the scenes’ ◆ request to National to award 50 whether that’s preparing a divisional year pin recipients lifetime mem- ◆ The office can plan for numbers of budget for approval, writing proposals, bership. APPROVED organizing spring clinics, spearheading ◆ establish a scholarship committee fundraisers for scholarships, visiting with authority to determine criteria DIFFERENCE continued from 8 member schools or attending clinics. and award scholarships. APPROVED If you are interested in learning more ◆ establish a Compensation Commit- transplant, the less long-term damage about this opportunity for you to volun- tee to consider pay issues to to my health will be incurred. A kidney teer, Board meetings are open for cur- employees, to comply with our from a living donor offers the recipient rent members to attend, and elections to status as a 501 (c)(6). APPROVED an average of 10 years longer than re- the Board occur every February. ◆ require DECL’s of all disciplines to ceiving one from a deceased donor. My Another way to be involved is the attend at least one cross-discipline understanding, as I continue to re- Snowsports Instructors Representative clinic every two years. TABLED search, is that both the donor and the Committee. Represent your school on ◆ offer a “Special Order Clinic” that recipient can live healthy, normal life the SIRC and help your colleagues have snowsports school directors can with a single, functioning kidney. You a voice to the Board. The SIRC is made request – a customized clinic (with- really will be making a huge difference! up of two instructors from each school, out clinic credit), paid for by the I would be happy to speak with any- plus alternates. Contact your school host school up front ($350), for one who would like to know more. I can director, regional Board member or the members and/or nonmembers, direct you to great resources and infor- division office to express your interest, with requests due by Oct. 1, that lets mation (www.shareyourlife.org, get involved and make a difference. schools request specific curriculum www.kidney.org, www.aakp.org, ) and and/or staff. APPROVED facilitate discussion with other donors Board Biz… ◆ provide a pilot Alpine Level 3 Prep to help you gain a better understanding. Your Board of Directors had a very Academy program to be initiated My goal would be to have a transplant busy and lively meeting at the National 2010-2011. DENIED. It was decided sometime before October, so that I Ability Center (Thanks, Kristen Cald- that all the pieces are currently in might be back on the hill for the ’10-’11 well) in Park City, UT, on May 14. Here place to conduct a multi-day cert season. I need a couple of months to are some of the highlights. prep event like the pilot Level 3 Prep recover. The donor typically will need a Academy with a rate that includes week or so. If you think this is something Alf Engen Ski Museum evening sessions. you would like to explore, please con- PSIA/AASI-I has a wall in the Alf ◆ offer a Member Recuiting Clinic for tact me at [email protected]. Engen Ski Museum with some of the Nordic Centers to help bring on Thanks to the many friends, col- pioneers and heroes of snowsports new members and new member leagues and clients who shared them- instruction. Featured are Alf Engen and schools. APPROVED selves with me this past season and others like Junior Bounous and Corey ◆ establish an Education Steering expressed concern, wisdom, friendship Engen. Keith Lange and Clark Parkin- Committee, consisting of discipline and hope. Sincerely, Sandra Guzman. son brought a proposal to fund a —Sandra Guzman is an AASI-I DECL remodel of the wall to upgrade it to big- continued on 10

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central location, surprisingly good Nordic Manager, for his vision, organi- snow, plentiful terrain, and awe inspir- zation, and hard work in pulling this ing vistas. Thanks also to our team of entire affair together. We look forward selectors: Tom Marshall, National Nor- to this group adding another level of dic Team member traveled from Big excitement to our Nordic program By Steve Neiner, Nordic DECL Sky, Intermountain Telemark Head offerings, and spreading the gospel Coach Chris Ulm from Alta, and Scotty that is telemark to our Intermountain Pebble Creek, late February: two days McGee, National Nordic Team Head membership. of telemarking and telemark teaching Coach from Jackson Hole. And thanks As always, from the nords, pray for with an incredible line up of candidates also to Mike Shimp, Intermountain snow… ■ culminated with two newly anointed Intermountain Division Telemark Ex- aminer and Clinicians. Congratula- BOARD continued from 9 There was much discussion regard- tions to Grant Bishop and Ann ing DECL compensation and clinic and Schorling from Jackson Hole on their managers and other representatives. assessment rates. The widespread belief new positions. Returning as Telemark TABLED. The concept needs is that current pay rates are below ma- Devo Team members are Dave Karlin more definition, especially in light of rket value and that DECL pay cannot go and Nate Carey from Jackson Hole. other defunct committees that still up without an increase in event fees. Also joining the telemark education exist in our policies and procedures. The matter was tabled and handed off team as Devo staff is Tim Arrington ◆ provide each school with one clinic to the newly formed Compensation from Grand Targhee/Pebble Creek, voucher to be distributed by direc- Committee. Other items were discussed and James Ledyard from Alta. tors to a staff member. DENIED line by line, and the effort resulted in a This outstanding group of educators ◆ balance a budget for FY 2010-2011. budget that is $12 in the black. ■ met at 8am each morning, skiing demo APPROVED forms, teaching assigned topics and chosen topics, whispering in selector’s ears with regard to mechanics they were ALPINE CERTIFICATION continued from 6 watching, and then delivering analy- sis/cause/effect/prescription on the 2. DECL education materials: This may seem an odd topic but our DECL spot. No easy task considering the high body can’t do an effective job without consensus in the group, then docu- level of execution we were witnessing mentation on what those decisions are and how to implement them. These from some of the region’s finest skiers. will be updated this summer by a group of your DECL’s to support a consis- Candidates were also asked to deliver tent, fair, educational assessment process. indoor presentations to the group, with 3. Change to follow-up procedures for candidates who are not successful. a plethora of the latest and greatest Well actually there is no formal process for this and I wish to make one. The developments in telemark equipment, idea is that we truly want people to be successful (another myth buster!) and technique, physiology, and culture. several of you who have struggled seem to get lost in the shuffle. I do not want A big thank you to Dana Olson from that to happen any longer. Therefore, from a to-be-developed process, you the Idaho State University Outdoor can expect to hear from me after unsuccessful attempts. More details on this Program, and Idaho State University when they are finalized. for hosting our evening indoor presen- 4. Video. Many ideas here, but one is to get video up on the web and DV’s for tations in one of their meeting rooms you to watch and learn from. Probably the biggest request I get is for video foot- on campus in Pocatello. We would also age and MA topics. Hence, we are gathering clips, and will be editing for both like to thank and recognize Scott Rock- web streaming or download in various formats. These can range from simple wood and Dana Crist from the Pebble clips of just skiing to more complex clips with arrows, pointers, animations pos- Creek Ski School, and Mary sibly, etc. This will be a very FLUID process with changes, additions, etc. What- Reichmann, mountain manager from ever is put up first will continue to evolve. Look for those in beta by first snow fall. Pebble Creek Ski Area for all their Well there ya go. Busy summer ahead for all of us here, but we look for- invaluable assistance in hosting this ward to putting your feedback in action. I encourage everyone to find your Nordic event. The slopes of Pebble bliss outside, keep the body in motion and continue to get better fit and better Creek proved to be an excellent arena educated about how we humans move around this wonderful planet. ■ in which to host these two days, with

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Carolyn Fushimi and Life Beyond Ski Leslie Blank School?

Instructors must refresh and recover

By Harriet Wallis

Two of Brighton Resort’s core instruc- tors philosophized about the complex Harriet Wallis relationship between teaching within a ski school and its affect on life outside the ski school. pottery to teaching. “Good instructors pour their hearts “You can be the best technician in and souls to their students. They give the world, but you must have creative everything. They give their entire ability” to deal with whatever occurs By Carl Boyer selves,” said Brighton Training Direc- with the pottery or in class, she said. tor Carolyn Fushimi. “Instructors can Fushimi, a basket-maker for 10 There will be two unique nationally get burned out by the end of the season years, says basketry is the antithesis of sponsored events that you may wish to – sometimes by the end of the day. teaching. I put Lesllie’s finished pottery attend this upcoming season. Teaching can suck the life right out of on my coffee table and stare at it for a First is Interski, which will be held in them. long while before deciding how to inte- St Anton, Austria, January15-22, 2011. This event held once every four years showcases the evolution and current state of snowsports instruction and methodologies from the major Snow- sports countries. Our national teams will participate, and a special European mini-academy has been added January 11-15, 2011 in St Anton for our members to ski with our teams immediately prior to Interski. Details and sign-up options are available now on the national web- site www.thesnowpros.org . Second; another milestone event “Instructors must find a way to grate the basketry, she said. will be the celebration of Fifty Years of refresh and recover. There has to be a It’s unlike teaching because “we PSIA/AASI, dubbed the 50/50 at Snow- balance between giving and self.” cannot just stare at our students and mass, Colorado April 4-9, 2011. There Many instructors refresh with yoga, make things happen,” she jests. will be a 5-day education track (proba- mountain biking or some other activ- Their approaches are different, but bly incorporating info from the just ity. But Fushimi and Instructor Leslie their passion for their art runs deep. It completed Interski). There will be a ‘la Blank feed their souls and replenish restores and refreshes them. They have carte pricing so members can pick any their spirits through their hands. They offers to exhibit their work in galleries. timing that matches their availability. collaborate to make museum-quality Whether it’s an artistic or an ath- Details will be available online later at art objects that are part stoneware pot- letic venture, “instructors must have www.thesnowpros.org but the best tery and part basketry. some way to recharge themselves,” accommodation deals will accrue to Blank, a potter for 20 years, says said Blank. “They give so much of those who sign up early. pottery is part art, part science and part themselves.” ■ unpredictable elements. She relates ■

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Achievements and Awards: Certification

Alpine Certification Hoffman, Darrel Snow King Schenck, Amy Jackson Huser, Caroline Jackson Hopkins, Carrie Snowbasin Schramm, Brian F. Park City Martelli, Alissa The Canyons Howe, Katherine H. Deer Valley Serio, Jon The Canyons Zakowski, Michael Solitude Level 1 Hunter, Donna Snowbasin Simkins, Wendy The Canyons Abbey, Michael Jackson Iverson, Erik Jackson Simonds, Seth Deer Valley Aldred, Holley Sundance Jackson, Jennifer Park City Smith, Benjamin The Canyons Snowboard Certification Anderson, Brionna Alta Jevtich, Bo Wolf Creek Smithers, Kerry The Canyons Anderson, Kellie Alta Jones, Suzie Snowbasin Stewart, Sarah Deer Valley App, Jillian Jackson Kellogg, Sarah Jackson Stringham, Shawn Q. Brighton Level 1 Arndt, Jesse The Canyons Keyhani, Keyvan Snowbird Theiss, Angela Targhee Baud, Allison The Canyons Baker, Billy Jackson Klein, Cassidy Deer Valley Valenzuela, Amber Deer Valley Bonder, Michael Park City Barrett, Emily The Canyons Krause, Bill Solitude Van Fossen, Susan Alta Bruno, Christina NAC Barrett, Lauren Jackson Krewin, Sabrina Brighton Van’t Hof, Michele The Canyons Carbone, Kurt Jackson Benjamin, Donald Jackson Lagemann, Jared The Canyons Villalon, Diego Park City Clendening, Mark Brianhead Besselievre, John The Canyons Law, Scott Park City Walsh, David Deer Valley Collier, Marc Targhee Bianchi, Joel Snow King Leao, Gabriela Deer Valley Weeks, Michele Snowbird Dahmer, Ryan Pebble Creek Bilzi, Brian Deer Valley Leavitt, Lee Deer Valley Werblin Moses, Adam Snowbird Dickman, Elizabeth Solitude Bo Friis, Marianne Snowbasin Mangani, James Jackson White, Robin Snowbasin Dodd, David Park City Bruno, Christina NAC Martineau, Jared Beaver Mt. Wilson, James John Snow King Draper, Jared Brianhead Bryant, Jane Snow King Mc Geary, Genny Jackson Dulin, Kieran Jackson Byars, Zachary Jackson Mc Gee, Brian Jackson Level 2 Dyer, Aimee Powder Mtn. Cahill, Meaghan Jackson Mc Mullin, M. Jesse Solitude Ellis, Kristen Powder Mtn. La Forest, Joshua The Canyons Clark, Sean Jackson Mellon, Hallie Solitude Emerson, Robert M. Targhee Russell-Cook, Paul J. Deer Valley Clark, Wendy Deer Valley Menchikov, Roman The Canyons Gabel, Andy Jackson Baker, Robert The Canyons Clemens, David A. Jackson Mendenhall, Kimberlee Harden, Matthew Snowbird Jensen, Braden Beaver Mt. Cochran, Erin The Canyons Pebble Creek Haworth, Daniel Jackson Mueller, Chris Alta Corwin, Julie Deer Valley Mersereau, Steve Snowbird Heinrich, Ed Snowbird Willy, Kevin Deer Valley Cote, Michael Targhee Meyers, Jerome Sundance Hobart, Scott A. Targhee Alexander, Katie Targhee Cousin, Reuben Snowbird Miller, Elisabeth Targhee Jensen, Tonya Brianhead Ballard, Kristin Jackson Crandall, Caroline Deer Valley Morrell, Chris Jackson Johnson, Kyle M. Snowbasin Barden, W. Trip Jackson Cuomo, Helene Brighton Muller, Brian Brighton Jones, Kristen Park City Becker, Alicia Jackson Cuyler, Keelan Park City Mullins, Bradley The Canyons Joyner, Greg Park City Chapin, Miles Jackson Daly, Laura Deer Valley Murphy, Kelly Jackson Kawcak, Aaron Park City Dahlgren, Katie Jackson Darger, Remington Deer Valley Neal, John Park City Knight, Brady The Canyons Erdman, Anne Jackson Davies, Lori The Canyons Nebenzahl, Amelia Jackson Knowlton, Robert Brianhead Hendley, George Jackson Davis, John H. Snow King Nenno, Jay Pebble Creek Kohler, Kristy Sundance Lobozzo, Peter Jackson Decker, Christopher The Canyons Nicolosi, Emily Alta Krogue, Bruce Powder Mtn. Oppenheim, Billy Jackson Decker, Lindsay Brighton O’Brien, Brodie Jackson La Rocque, Rick Powder Mtn. Prebish, Kimberly Jackson Denis, Linda Jackson O’Connell, Colleen Deer Valley Lowe, Nate Beaver Mtn. Rogers, David Jackson Dornfeld, Ian Park City Olds, Debbie Alta Marble, Chantry Beaver Mtn. Baker, Sean Jackson Doyle, Shawn Jackson Olsen, Mike R. Snowbird McCulloch, Tallan Pebble Creek Batorsky, Anna Park City Dratter, Joe The Canyons O’Neil, Brendan J. Snowbird McLaughlin, Michael Jackson Castilla, Juan Deer Valley Duprat, Johanne Deer Valley Oscadal, John Deer Valley Neilson, Katie Sundance Eldred, John Alta Elletson, Roger Snow King Pendleton-Fairchild, Shawna Nix, Brandon Park City Elliott, Jaimee non-affiliated Everett, Alex M. Jackson Park City Offensend, Rebecca Jackson Everett, Alex M Jackson Fancy, Mark Park City Petersmeyer, Wendy Sundance Parrilla, Chris Snowbird Jensen, Eric Deer Valley Fish, Kyle The Canyons Peterson, Logan Sundance Parslow, Adam Beaver Mtn. Johnson, Julie Deer Valley Frieda, Matt Sundance Rasmussen, Joanne Deer Valley Petereit, Jon The Canyons Miller, Elisabeth Targhee Gallagher, Andrew Park City Rennie, Ann Park City Powers, Jon The Canyons Morningstar, Stephen Sundance Garrett, Mike Sundance Rice, Thad Sundance Russo, Alissa Targhee Pearson, Paul Deer Valley Gebhardt, Linda Targhee Richards, Gretchen Snowbasin Sorensen,Jr., Jay Brianhead Sanders, Tara Targhee Goeller, Aaron Solitude Roberts, Robert A. Brighton Spring, Eric The Canyons Shea, Caitlin Jackson Gold, Brittany The Canyons Roberts, Steven E. The Canyons Tucker, Lane Brighton Truelove, William Jackson Gregory, Genee The Canyons Robertson, Dillon Sundance Turquie, Charles Jackson Valavane, Cortney Alta Guinn, Alison Snowbird Rock, John Alta Whited, Justin Pebble Creek Voight, Ryan Deer Valley Hagan, Tara Jackson Roden, Amanda Jackson Winfree, Casey Pebble Creek Watkins, Pia The Canyons Hart, Myles Deer Valley Rodger, Charlie Snowbird Zimmerman, Zack Targhee Head, Julia Alta Rovira, Miguel Snowbird Level 3 Heinrich, Ed Snowbird Rowles, Gary Park City Level 2 Hellman, Tony Solitude Saltzman, Mike Jackson Cantor, Jason The Canyons Honey, Jessica The Canyons Hewson, Steve B Deer Valley Sandoval, Cereescia Jackson Hodges, Ryan Deer Valley Keenan, David Park City

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Achievements and Awards: Certification and Accreditation

Kunstadter, Cecilia Jackson Stokes, Patricia NAC Sorger, Michelle Park City Vari, Michelle Deer Valley Rogers, Matthew Park City Stencel, Michael Deer Valley Whitfield, Ben Jackson Sorenson, Jeremy Brianhead Snowboard Level 1 Story, Christina Deer Valley Snowboard Freestyle Werblin Moses, Adam Snowbird Talipsky, Julie Solitude Bruno, Christina Jackson Truelove, William Jackson Shinaberry, Brooke NAC Level 1 Level 3 Van Fossen, Susan Alta Werblin Moses, Adam Snowbird Emans, Travis Brianhead Lundgren, Cody Beaver Mtn. Sorenson, Jeremy Brianhead Shannon, Kyle Park City Nordic Certification ACE II Scarbeary, Eli Brighton Clark, Jon Snowbasin Carrigan, Magdalen Jackson Lundgren, Cody Beaver Mt Adaptive Certification Downhill Level 1 Chamberlain, Brett Park City Astle, Tonya Beaver Mtn. Cockill, Luke Deer Valley Gordon, Taylor Alta Huser, Caroline Jackson Level 2 Level 1 Martineau, Jared Beaver Mtn. Kaiser, Eric Targhee Marble, Chantry Beaver Mt Cassidy, Nicholas Jackson McCormick, Brent Alta Martelli, Alissa The Canyons Shinaberry, Brooke NAC Van Fossen, Susan Alta Norman, Laurie Alta Vanian, Cherene Jackson Rawson, Steve Deer Valley Downhill Level 2 Level 2 Martineau, Jared Beaver Mtn. Burke, Ryan Jackson Richards, Kori Jackson Dedication George Sweeney AL3/NL3 Chaney, Candice Deer Valley Swenson, Darin Beaver Mtn. Chuck Torrey Hl3/AL3 Nicholas Walker AL3/NL1 20 Year Pin Michele Weigold SL1 Jim Avichouser AL2 Franklin Williams AL3 ACE Accreditation Henderson, Matthew Brighton Kenneth Bailey AL2 Michael Wilwert AL3 Hillman, Terri Kelly Canyon Andy Baker AL3 Scott Wood NL3 Hollinger, Richard Kelly Canyon Dieter Beger AL2 Mike Zakowski SL2/Al2 ACE I Jackson, Jennifer Park City Robin Clegg AL2/Sl2 Anderson, David Targhee Johnson, LeRoy Alta David Cunningham AL2 30 Year Pin Anderson, Kellie Alta Kaufman, Robert The Canyons Donald De Blieux NL3 Gary Allen AL3 Astor, Mark The Canyons Kling, Courtney Deer Valley Alice Drake AL2 Dieter Altmann AL3 Aten, Elissa Park City La Forest, Joshua The Canyons Angie Egan Nl2, AL3 Guillermo Avila Paz AL3 Babbitt, Tammy Snowbasin Lace, Gary Evans Deer Valley Nathan Emerson AL3 Marianne Bicksler AL3 Bayne, Steve Deer Valley Lee, Carol Park City Lori Gammel AL2 Diane Bode AL2 Beckett, Jill Park City Lee, Ron Park City Eric Garner AL2 Beverly Buckway-Rosales AL2 Bourne, Jill Powder Mtn. Lewis, Jenny Deer Valley Jane Gissi AL3 Shawn Caine AL3 Buerger, Brian Alta Mangani, James R. Jackson Bill Good AL1 Bobbie Deese AL2 Burris, Alan Alta Mariani, Chris L. Alta Meredith Hall AL3 Jackie Devlin AL3 Buzzell, Sharon Jackson Mc Carthy, Kenneth The Canyons Jason Hunter AL3 Ron Eaves AL2 Cartier, Christina Jackson Menchikov, Roman The Canyons David Jones AL3/Sl3/HL1 Kevin Fay AL3 Chamberlain, Brett Park City Morgan, Laurie Snowbasin Renny Kerr AL2 Steven Garside AL2 Chamberlain, Victoria L. Park City Murphy, Brian D. Deer Valley Walter Lienhard AL3 Ronald Gault AL2 Chapman, John C. Pebble Creek Nicolosi, Emily Alta Chip Loring AL3 Susan Hagen AL3 Clawson, Brad Snowbasin Noble, Michael Solitude Andrea Martin AL3 Mark Halterman AL3 Copper, Cynthia Jane Jackson Peterson, Ann Park City Mary Mc Culloch AL2 Terri Hanrahan AL3/HL1 Dalton, Carol Park City Powell, Daniel The Canyons J. Scott McGee Nl3,Al2 Greg Hill AL3 Dennis, Craig Deer Valley Powell, Jenna The Canyons Marilyn McGill AL1/Hl1 Cheryl Kidder AL3 Dodge, Lacey Park City Rabin-Seal, Karen Deer Valley Christopher Mousley AL3/Nl3 Letitia Lussier AL3/NL2 Doherty, Chris Snowbird Robb, Iain The Canyons R. Richard Mulder AL2 Ann Miller AL3 Dubinsky, Kristina Snowbird Roberts, Steven E. The Canyons Mary Lou Mylet AL3 Glenn Price AL3 Duncan, Kerry Deer Valley Rock, John Alta Susan Nyhus AL2 Mike Sellers AL3 Eppler, Ashley Jackson Rogers, David Jackson David Peck SL3 Bruce Simpson AL3 Everett, Alex M. Jackson Schmitt, Shannon Jackson John Pohl SL3 Lynn Stevens AL2 Gammell, Brandi Deer Valley Schorling, Ann Jackson Felix Rauscher AL3/Nl3 Keith Stratford AL3 Garlow, Susan Jackson Sharrow, Robert Non-affiliated Kathleen Roe AL3 Francis Wikstrom AL3 Gemmell, Dennis Deer Valley Shea, Caitlin Jackson Mark Shepard AL3 Mark Wilder AL3 Glick, June Jackson Shupe, Jeremy Snowbasin Shelly Simpson AL2 Gordon, Taylor Alta Sigmund, Lukas Deer Valley Jerry Spencer AL2 Grover, Janalee Targhee Simmons, Paul Park City Tammy Stewart AL2 40 Year Pin Hammel, Kurt Deer Valley Sinykin, William Beaver Mtn. George Summerson AL2 Doug Christensen AL3

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Terry Hines AL2 Dan Steffen AL3 Tom Kronthaler AL3 Pepi Stiegler AL3 Stew Marsh AL3 Scott Montgomery AL3 50 Year Pin Christopher Newell AL2 Ron Hill AL2 Michael Penttila Al3, NL3 Lex Kunau AL3 Mark Riley AL3 Dave Thurgood AL2 Mark Sletten AL3

Instructors of the Year NAC Brian Castillo Alta Eric McLoughlin Full-Time Park City Ryan Grant Part-Time Philip Gratz Alpine Adult Kyle Shannon Snowboard Adult Mark Fancy Alpine Kids Beaver Mountain Matthew Rogers Snowboard Kids Kent Lundell and Scott McGee receive plaques recgonizing their Darin Swenson service on the PSIA-I/AASI-I Board of Directors. Pebble Creek Brighton Daniel White Brooks Carter Alpine Greg Hatch Snowboard Powder Mtn Anita Oliveri The Canyons Andrew Peek Alpine Tiana Peterson Snowboard Snowbasin Dennis McKinstry Alpine Jeremy Shupe Snowboard Deer Valley Mike Sellers Private Lessons & Staff Training Snowbird Katherine ‘Kahaki” Howe Chil- Ed Heinrich Alpine & Snowboard dren’s Programs Snow King Grand Targhee John Bitner Melissa Pangraze Alpine New PSIA-I/AASI-I BOD members Shannon Highlander and Anita Trecia Mills Snowboard Solitude Oliveri pose during the Spring Board meeting. Mike Elwood Jackson Mike Janssen Sundance Stephen Morningstar Kelly Canyon Max Rasmussen

PSIA-I/AASI-I Board members Joe Waggoner, Jess King, Scott Rockwood, Chris Katzenberger, Carl Boyer, Anita Oliveri, Max Lundberg, Nancy Kronthaler and Shannon Highlander at the Spring Subarus from various divisions sit parked at the base of Sun Valley during Board meeting. Not present were Danny Edwards, Tony Fantis, Donna Spring Clinic. PSIA/AASI members receive a new Subaru discount. McAleer, Rich McLaughlin, Jason Pellegrini, and Kathleen Roe.

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Your SIRC members have created a method for folks to com- PSIA/AASI Intermountain extends its thanks to the municate your questions and comments. Here is the break- many individuals and companies that donated to the down and the email/phone contact info: Sun Valley Spring Clinic silent auction. Their contribu- SIRC Communications Representative – Anita Oliveri tions are greatly appreciated. Please acknowledge their (emails meeting minutes to co-chairs). Email: a_oliv- support when you have the opportunity. Thank you: [email protected], phone: 801-388-1931. Leadership Model – The SIRC Committee is about Certi- Sports Loft Powder Shots, Snowbird fication, Communication, and Education of the member- Christy Sports Rhinebecks ship. We created seven co-chairs for the 38 members to Dave Larson, Lift House Brent Amsbury Mary Flinn-Ware Atomic USA, Arian Finch communicate based on three regions. Solitude Resort Canyon Culinary Wasatch Resorts: Alta, Snowbird, Solitude, Brighton, DV, Park City Mtn. Resort Deer Valley Resort PCMR, Canyons, Snowbasin, Wolf, Powder Brian Oakden Kent Lundell, Powder Mtn. Co chairs: Erin Williams, [email protected], Fred Conlon Resort Snowbird Mtn. School Deer Valley Resort 435-640-1268; Mike Gillespie, [email protected], Cliff Sports Jackson Hole Mtn. Resort 801-791-2024; Ed Heinrich, [email protected], Nancy Kronthaler John Feig, Canyon Sports 801-943-3740 Chris Katzenberger Therapy North Resorts: Kelly Canyon, Pebble Creek, Targhee, Joe Waggoner Surefoot, Steve Owen Ryan Leech, Atomic Barry Stout, The Canyons Snow King, Jackson Swany America Corp. Resort Co chairs: Emma Franziem, [email protected], Cliff Spa, Snowbird Deep Powder House 307-690-9901, Paul Franzeim, [email protected], 306 Legacy Sport Peter Weaver, Nordica 690 9046 Beaver Mtn. Resort Jerry Warren, Sundance Resort Leslie Moss Shallow Shaft Restaurant, South Resorts: Sundance, Brian Head Dori Pratt Snowbird Co chairs: Kipper Cluff, [email protected], 801-310-1186, Kip Smith, [email protected], 801-368-7698 ■

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