ISSUE 4 06/07 Season SNOWSPORT PNSIA-EF NWINSTRUCTOR 7 7 7 7 7 spring 200 spring 200 spring 200

PHOTOS BY BRIAN OAKDEN spring 200 spring 200

Inspiring lifelong passion for the mountain experience www.psia-nw.org Event Line Up

June 22-24 Timberline Alpine/Snowboard Freestyle Camp This Summer at Timberline, PSIA/AASI-NW presents Freestyle camp. The snow has been epic on Mt. Hood this winter and we want to help you take advantage of it. Each day at camp we will ride a variety of terrain working on fundamentals. Park, pipe, bumps and groomers will be our venue and we are stoked to ride with you. If you really want to dial in your park skills or focus on priming your riding for exam season, we will cover it all. We will go over the skills and moves in detail to give you an understanding of where you are and how to teach it. Video analysis and accurate feedback will help you achieve your goals. After riding, there are many options to maximize your fun in the Mt. Hood area. From mountain biking to windsurfing to golf to hanging out with friends, we’ll have a great time. Most importantly, this gives us a chance to come together and have a great time in the best summer snowboard scene on the planet. Cost $225

July 6-8 Timberline

Summer Professional Development Series Camp Want to challenge your skiing and training skills in a new environment and a fresh location? Do you like to keep your skills fresh and challenged in the ‘off- season’? Do you like the idea of skiing from 8am-1pm with the rest of your day free to golf, bike, swim, shop, hike, windsurf or just relax? Included in this camp: - daily video analysis and feedback - personal coaching and on-hill training - small group size - professional knowledge - skiing the skills concepts

SNOWSPORT 2 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org MEMORIES OF MISSION RIDGE Event Line Up DIVISIONAL ACADEMY 2007 SUMMER SKI CAMP TIMBERLINE, MT. HOOD

Pristine blue skies, mountain air, amazing views and a glacier. You get to experience all that and be skiing in the middle of the summer. Another one of our premiere events with the Technical Team and other talented staff, this three day series gets you comfortable in the gates and once you are, gets you ripping through them fast enough to scare yourself silly. Video review, social time and a DVD of the event is yours to be had. Come experience what all your friends are envious of, skiing in the summer at Timberline. Alpine only. Lift ticket prices will be $45 this year. Sign up now to reserve your spot. Just use the application form on page 4 or sign up on-line. Two Weekend Camps July 13th - 15th and/or July 20th - 22nd

$225.00 per Session includes: Coaching, Private Lane reserved for PSIA-NW, Video Analysis and On-hill Snacks Optional extra activities planned - updates at psia-nw.org (lift tickets must be prepaid, $45 a day, total is $135)

LODGING

Summer is busy at Mt. Hood. Be sure to line your lodging up early!

Huckleberry Inn Hood River Hotel Government Camp, OR 97028 Reservations - 800.386.1859 503.272.3325 www.hoodriverhotel.com

Cascade Property Management Best Western Hood River Inn Welches, OR 98067 800.828.7873 503.622.5688 www.hoodriverinn.com

Also visit www.mthoodterritory.com to find more lodging possibilities.

Need a little help with $$$ to attend an event?

PSIA/AASI-NW has a scholarship fund designed to help offset the fees for educational events. You must be a current member and submit a timely application for the scholarships. Applications are due 30 days prior to an event. Check the website for an application and details. Chef Nick, he has lots of other talents also, but you had to have been there! SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 3 www.psia-nw.org Directions North, South, East & West Anybody that attended any of the events this season probably saw Kirsten Huotte, Education and Programs Director . She traveled extensively to provide support and direction at most of the venues. Job well done!! In leiu of an article we are just going to share a few pics of Kirsten at work! EAST WEST SOUTH NORTH

WITH NICK AT WITH MR.T AT MT. WITH NICK AND RON KIPP AT AT CRYSTAL MTN MISSION RIDGE BACHELOR BIG SKY, MONTANA Summer Event Application

PSIA/AASI-NW Event Application FOR OFFICE USE 11206 Des Moines Memorial Dr., Suite 106 Seattle, WA 98168 Phone: (206) 244-8541 Fax: (206) 241-2885 e-mail: [email protected]

PSIA-NW Membership #______Cert Level______Ski/Snowboard School:______

Name:______Last First Address:______Street/box City State Zip Day Phone: (___)______E-mail Address:______

Discipline: Alpine Snowboard Nordic Adaptive

Which Event are you planning to attend: June 22-24 Freestyle Camp, Cost $ 225 (lift tickets must be prepaid, $45 a day, total is $135) July 6-8 Summer Professional Development Series, Cost $ 180 (lift tickets do not have to be prepaid) July 13-15 Summer Ski Camp, Cost $ 225 (lift tickets must be prepaid, $45 a day, total is $135) July 20-22 Summer Ski Camp, Cost $ 225 (lift tickets must be prepaid, $45 a day, total is $135)

LIABILITY RELEASE FORM (you must sign this release before attending any PSIA-NW event): Recognizing that skiing/boarding can be a hazardous sport, I hereby RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE PSIA-NW, PNSIA-EF, the host area and agents and employees of each from liability for any and all injuries of whatever nature arising during or in connection with the conduction of the event for which this application is made. Applicant hereby relinquishes and assigns to PSIA-NW and PNSIA-EF all rights to the use of Applicant’s name and likeness or pictorial representation in photographs, motion pictures or other representations concerning Applicant’s participation in said Event.

Signature ______Date______

Fee /Lift Ticket Paid: $______Cash/Check VISA/MC Lift Ticket payment for Summer Ski Camp due with application. Fee must accompany application to be processed-$10/day late fee will be assessed if application is received less than 14 days prior to event. Refunds require a note from your medical provider.

VISA/MC#______Expiration______/______Signature______SNOWSPORT 4 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org Summer Race Camp Stories from Summer Ski Camp BY EMMY CROSTON FIORINI SKI SCHOOL Sunshine, blue skies, good friends memories remain those of the classics. nine. AAAARRRRR!” and great coaches-this is what Summer From lounging in the sun outside Emmy “Like the Award” Croston Ski Camp at Timberline is all about! Charlie’s-cold beer in hand, to pizza and Perfectly groomed, hard packed morn- horseshoes at Ratskeller, to big salads “I loved seeing the concentration on ings turn into buttery soft afternoons and Huckleberry desserts, those scenes the face of a Palmer Snowfield first while we bask in the beauty of the in Govy seem timeless. Evenings timer, and watching a former world cup majestic Mount Hood. brought their own excitement, but with skier tearing up a course in his 60’s” a fridge fully stocked with beer, a Rob “Roborini” Croston For around 20 years now, Fiorini Ski School has rallied instructors to Mt. “In my day job I work with a Hood for a fun-filled, educational committed passionate group of weekend of skiing. Last year’s I hope to get to do people focused on a mission to attendees included 16 in camp, with a more exciting events achieve potential. It’s difficult to total of 20 who came down to ski like this in future years. explain to people outside the environ- (a.k.a. party). All of whom stayed in a ment. I have found the same type of quaint (a.k.a. small) cabin in Govy. collective, passionate exchange at race While it’s no secret that Fiorini’s have camp which forms bonds of shared a flair for partying, it is equally shared experience that cannot be explained with a great passion for skiing and or described. Indeed the only option teaching. The opportunity to unite with supply of brainless movies and a picnic is to simply invite - invite those who friends and colleagues for intense area in our back yard, most of our fun have not participated to come share the training and mayhem has forever been a was fairly harmless. joy, friendship, scenery, sun, and fun part of the Fiorini culture and a major that is… PSIA NW Summer Ski contributor to the family-like bond we A new bonus to this year’s experience Camp.” share. That weekend was no exception. was the optional rafting trip out of Eric “Probie” Herzog (short for Maupin that Kirsten Huotte expertly Probationary - as this was his first race On snow, the Skiing was epic and the organized. That was a special treat and, camp :o) coaches were inspiring. It’s amazing though I may have come away from it how skiing in sunshine on a Glacier, with a concussion, I hope to get to do “I just wanted to say that Jordan and I along with motivational coaching can more exciting events like this in future had a blast racing this weekend. Hang- trigger major changes in ones’ skiing. years. ing out with you all was a blast and the Our group was blessed with the talents skiing was fabulous! All of you at of Jeff Cordell, Linda Cowan and While words can never fully describe Fiorini are really great people and I’ve Nelson Wingard who provided tips, the intensity of all that race camp has to enjoyed getting to know you. Except tricks and entertainment as we ripped offer, here are a few testimonials from you, Brandon. Kidding. Sort of.” around the mountain and maneuvered our group...... Kim “too new to have a nickname” the gates. And when the ruts became Petram shoots and jumps, we were lucky to “Camp was great, Linda was awesome, have the dynamic duo of Chris Thomp- and ARRRRRRRR~!” “Your instructors play hard, but they son and Dave Lucas setting and Andrea “Burns” Keenan work even harder-and it was really fun resetting great courses for us to enjoy. watching and helping them challenge “My highlight was finally conquering their skills and abilities.” In town, a new shift in the wind has some stance issues by creating a more Linda “Coach” Cowan brought deluxe condos and gourmet stable platform underfoot by using less groceries to town, but our favorite counter. I was ripping around on cloud SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 5 www.psia-nw.org NW Snowsports Instructor

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17 Send all submissions to: Being the Student Jodi Taggart Instead c/o PSIA-NW 11206 Des Moines Mem. Dr. #106 BY TERRY MCLEOD Seattle, WA 98168-1741 PICTURES ARE FROM WINTER Phone (206) 244-8541 18 Walking on the Flats BLAST 2007 [email protected] BY ED KANE Submission Deadlines Issue Deadline CONTENT Summer/Fall July 15 Early Winter Oct. 1 8 President’s Report Winter Jan. 1 BY ED YOUNGLOVE 22 Classified Ad Spring March 10

Guide for Contributors 9 Dollars and Sense The Northwest SnowSport Instructor is pub- BY DIANA SUZUKI 23 Rookie Academy lished four times a year. This newsletter will BY EMILY SMITH accept articles from anyone willing to con- tribute. The editorial staff reserves the right 9 Board of Directors to edit all submissions. Submit items as at- tachments via email or contact the editor for Election Results other options. Articles should include the BY JACK BURNS author’s name and a quick bio. Photos can be submitted via email or as prints. Please contact the editor for any additional infor- 10 McLaughlin Report mation. BY LANE MCLAUGHLIN All published material becomes the property of PSIA-NW. Articles are accepted for pub- 11 TD Column lication on the condition that they may be BY GREG LUCE released for publication in all PSIA National and Divisional publications. Material pub- lished in this newsletter is the responsibility 13 Book Review of the author and is not necessarily endorsed BY ED KANE by PSIA-NW. SNOWSPORT 6 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org From the Communications V.P. Officers of the Board Connecting with the Ed Younglove ------President Jack Burns ------Executive VP Organization Mark Schinman ------Administrative VP BY JOHN EISENHAUER John Eisenhauer -- Communications VP PSIA/AASI-NW COMMUNICATIONS VP Molly Fitch ------Education VP other women in the group were consid- Driving back from Big Sky in April, I Lane McLaughlin ------Technical VP erably younger. They were impressed. was reflecting on the weekend and this Chris Kastner ------Certification VP Right then, I think they wanted to be Diana Suzuki ------Financial VP year’s Symposium. I’ve been to quite a more like her. Right then, I think they Lance Young------Mmbr School VP few of these over the years and always “connected with the organization.” John Weston ------PSIA Rep enjoy them. There was something about Staff this Symposium though, an energy, a My class on Saturday went out as three Kirsten Huotte- --- Ed Program Director “vibe” if you will that set it apart and groups and split on the hill. I had the Barb Darrow------Office Manager made it exciting to be there. I think it choice of skiing with a clinician who I’d was the blending of people from the Newsletter Ad Rates taken lessons from when I first started different divisions who chose this event Classified Ads: Classifieds are line type ads as a kid and who’d later helped me get to connect with the organization and and will be run in a single section with dif- certified (Al Voltz), or a clinician who each other. ferent headers, i.e. Employment, Equipment was my wife’s first ski teacher when for Sale, Get Connected, etc. Classified ads they were both students in Bozeman may vary in size and rates will be reflective Friday is always the traditional free Ski and who had gone on to become a of the number of words in the ad. / Ride with the clinicians day. Keeping National Team member (PJ Jones). I’d with the informal theme, a number of had numerous interactions with each of Rates: us from Crystal Mountain decided to them, so I decided to go with Joe 20 Words or less $10 form our own group. A diverse bunch, 20-40 Words $20 Waggoner, a Montana native now from we stayed together all day, covering as 40+ Words $1 per word Utah. Also a former Team member, Joe much of the terrain as we could handle. was someone I’d met years ago at 49 Display Ads: Displays will be available in a Degrees North, but I’d hadn’t skied We were joined by an instructor from variety of sizes and will be boxed or other- with since. wise set off from the surrounding text. There Park City, Sondra. I think she was will be a layout fee for display ads that are standing a little too close to us in the On Sunday, I chose to ski with Ron not submitted in final form. morning and simply got swept up in the Kipp. Originally from the Northwest Rates: vacuum on our way to the chair! Turned and now the Education Director for Size Rate Layout fee out she and I had been at the same Intermountain, Ron is well known for 2x3 $50 $10 National Academy, way back when in 4x3 $100 $20 his involvement with the US Ski Team. 1978. It was 10 days, split between two 7x5 $150 $40 Ron and I’d spent a great afternoon coaches and everyone stayed in a dorm- 7x9 $200 $50 skiing at Crystal after a divisional event like setting. There were big changes A 10% discount is available for anyone run- years ago before he moved away and so happening to ski teaching. Horst ning the same ad in consecutive multiple is- it was great to have him analyze what I sues. Abraham who wrote the manuals was hoped was my “new and improved” Please make check payable to: there. The Demo Team was new. While skiing on video. PSIA-NW she and I hadn’t met then, we each had 11206 Des Moines Memorial Drive strong memories of the experience It was actually the depth of these Suite 106 connecting with PSIA. Seattle, WA 98168 connections that started me thinking Cover: Pictures from Symposium at about the broader idea of “Connecting As the day progressed, we took on Big Sky, let them inspire you to sign up with the Organization”. It might be more challenging slopes. A trip down for Summer Ski Camp! easy, especially in my position, to south facing Liberty Bowl proved more difficult than anticipated. Sondra linked turns through the heavy spring chop like a knife slicing through butter. The Continued on page 8 SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 7 www.psia-nw.org President’s Report Inspired by the Experience BY ED YOUNGLOVE PSIA/AASI-NW PRESIDENT This May the board will elect a new we can offer to our members. I can some) I have never gotten as much president. This then is my final newslet- claim no personal responsibility for personal enjoyment from those other ter report as president. In my previous where we are. In fact, we may be where experiences as I have from my involve- reports I have tried to keep you ap- we are because I stayed out of the way ment with this organization. The prised of divisional developments. This of the people who have brought us mountain experience (skiing for me) has report is more personal. I have three here. The organization is rich with been a passion since my earliest days, things I would like to say. members with both passion and talent. and that passion has been “reinspired” People like Calvin Yamamoto, Nick by this experience and by my associa- Thank you. As is so often true when McDonald, Chris Kastner, Chris tion with all of you. we volunteer in an area that we are Thompson and Roger Taggart, to name personally passionate about, I have just a few, were “heroes” for me before gotten so much more from my service I got to know them up close and to the organization than I could have personal, and are even more so now ever hoped to have given back. I have that I have had the opportunity to see “Connecting” sincerely appreciated the opportunity to their contributions to the organization Continued from page 7 interact with so many of you over the up close. People on the Board of years. It is always dangerous to single Directors during my tenure like Ed perhaps think of members connecting out people to thank when there are so Kane and Kathy Hand, for example, through the newsletter and website. many people who have made the have given selflessly for many years. These are good sources of information, experience an enjoyable one. I have to These people have provided wonderful but while you can submit an article or single out one person, however. Barb insight and great mentoring to the rest participate in a discussion forum, the Darrow is serving in her twenty-fifth of us on the Board of Directors. I have ability for interaction is limited. year with the organization, and it is safe been blessed with an Executive Com- for me to say she has been the single mittee of dedicated officers who have It would also be easy for members to greatest help to me in serving in this each generously contributed their think they need to attend events to role. She was my mentor, my sounding talents to get many difficult and time- connect with the organization. Events board and my lighthouse. She fre- consuming projects done for the are a great place to connect. If you quently kept me out of trouble and organization. think about it, there are many other probably did so on many occasions ways to connect as well. The lesson you when I didn’t even realize I was headed Good Bye. I will miss working so took as a child from a member connects for trouble. The organization is so lucky closely with such great people. Most of you with the organization. The time you to have an executive like Barb who all, of course, I will miss Calvin and spend training at your area with your cares not only about the organization, Nick calling me “Mr. President.” school’s TD and trainers connects you but who also cares about each and (Maybe I get to keep the honorary title. with the organization. The interaction every member on a personal level. The After all, they still call Bill Clinton “Mr. you have with your school’s director personal friendship I have developed President.”) It has been a great experi- connects you with the organization. with Barb is only one of the many ence. I have had the pleasure of serving And the effect you have on your valuable things I will take away from as President of other non-profit students connects you with the organi- this experience. organizations, some for very worth- zation. Because, the more you think while causes that I believed to be about it, the organization isn’t really a Good Luck. I honestly feel the socially important or which benefited WHAT or a WHERE, it’s a WHO. And organization is in a good place. We are the less fortunate, and I have enjoyed the WHO is all of us. We ARE the clear about who we are and what we are those experiences. While ski instruction organization, working together to help about. We are healthy enough to take lacks the same social significance (and create and sustain something we all care reasonable risks to improve the benefits thus this might sound a little shallow to very much about. SNOWSPORT 8 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org Dollars and Sense EF can Pay Your Way! Thank You Donors This 2006/2007 season, 67 PSIA/ BY DIANA SUZUKI AASI-NW members sent in contribu- PSIA/AASI-NW FINANCIAL VP tions to support the work of the Hey snow sport friends, if you could NW’s cool educational events, apply for PNSIA-Education Foundation (EF). use some financial support to attend an a scholarship! These donations ranged from $5.00 to educational event, please spend a $100.00, totaling $1250.00. couple of minutes with me and read the It is easy to do. Just go to our website, Thank you to each and every one of following article. click on member benefits and print out the you. Your donation truly makes a application and instructions. With just a difference! Did you know PSIA/AASI-NW little work from you and your snow maintains an Education Foundation? sport school director the application can If you have not donated to your EF, PNSIA-EF provides: be completed and submitted for your we encourage you to consider a dona- Development of instructors educa- desired event. There are a few simple tion this next season. Look for the tional programs rules so be sure and read the instruc- reminder that comes in your dues Establishing scholarship funds for its tions so your application can be pro- billing envelope and don’t forget, members cessed in time. donations are tax deductible. Production of training films and manuals Each year PNSIA-EF funds partial or In addition, $1800.00 was raised at Research and development in ski full events and most applications are this year’s Symposium raffle at Big Sky, teaching approved. It is always our goal to help MT., also benefiting the EF. We’d like Development of advanced training the membership and this program is to thank Stevens Pass Board member programs one of many opportunities available to Mary Germeau and all of her helpers you as our valuable member. for their hard work organizing the So what does this mean for you? If raffle. Also a huge THANK YOU to you are in a place in life where your There are still events scheduled for all of the members and businesses who personal funds are tight but you really this season and if you need a little help donated the prizes. want to attend one of PSIA/AASI- you now know where to go. See you on the slopes! These efforts make the work of your EF, including the Scholarship Fund Board of Directors Election Results possible. BY JACK BURNS PSIA/AASI-NW EXECUTIVE VP Listed below are the results of the elections held this spring. Congratulations to those of you who will be serving on the PSIA/AASI-NW Board of Directors for the next three years. Those of you who were not elected, your interest in serving the organization is very much appreciated by the members. Please note that you are welcome to attend the Board meetings and may serve on committees. Please contact me through the office. Stevens Pass Region Snoqualmie Region Election Position 2 Lane McLaughlin unopposed Position 4 Bill King unopposed Position 5 Mary Germeau Position 7 Rob Croston unopposed Crystal Mtn. Region Position 8 Takashi Tsukamaki 112 votes – elected Position 2 Ed Younglove unopposed Roger Lowell 69 votes Mt. Hood Region Havens Tipps 62 votes Position 3 Steven Henrikson 63 votes – elected North Central Region Michael Patmas 59 votes Position 1 Sally Brawley unopposed Bend Region Spokane Region Position 1 Chris Smith unopposed Position 1 Mike Peters unopposed (one year term) SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 9 www.psia-nw.org McLaughlin Report And the MVP Goes To… BY LANE MCLAUGHLIN, PSIA/AASI-NW TECHNICAL VP

I’m not sure if you’re a sports fan at To help with the initiative to educate and routine basis to help instructors measure all, but if you are and you’ve happened train instructors, PSIA is chartered at progress and set new goals. to watch an NBA basketball game this national and regional levels to develop time of year as the regular season is educational materials, host training events PSIA-NW feels strongly that it can only over and the playoffs start, you may and define standards. The leaders and be successful in helping members by have noticed the chant of “MVP-MVP- trainers throughout the organization have partnering with the TDs. We know that a MVP” hailing down from the stands of a wealth of knowledge and the passion to TD’s opinion of the value of membership the arenas as fans salute, promote and disseminate this information to the will influence their staff ’s opinion of honor their team’s star player, and cast membership. Demo Teams, Divisional membership. A TD’s understanding of Clinic Leaders, Examiners, Vice Presi- performance and teaching concepts will their informal vote for them being the dents, etc. – the organization is filled with affect their staff’s learning of these Most Valuable Player of the league. It talent and leadership to fulfill this charter. concepts. And, a TD’s passion to grow got me thinking about our business and However, in this “top-down” process of professionally will affect their staff ’s organization, and a successful season, passing along information and connecting inspiration and effort to grow profession- business or membership experience with the membership, the organization is ally. As a leader within PSIA-NW, I certainly does not hinge on the perfor- only able to actually “touch” a certain understand that while in any given year I mance of any one person. But, it’s my number of instructors a certain amount may meet hundreds of you, it’s TDs feeling, and shared by many I’ve talked of times over any given season. A throughout the NW that meet all of you – to, that the Most Valuable Position developing instructor will spend vastly everyone has a TD whether or not they within a ski school and throughout our more days on the hill at their resort and read a newsletter, go to a clinic, review a organization is the Training Director – school compared to spending some, if national manual or aspire to take an exam. a.k.a. the “TD”. any time, connecting with the organiza- tion. Therefore, for the health of our If you look at the nature of the industry, the vitality of our organization snowsport school business, it relies Where the “bottom-up” collides with and the benefit to you as an instructor, every year on bringing new instructors the “top-down” is squarely at the role of it’s critical that our organization does its into the business. Many people join the the Training Director. The TD is at the best to support TDs - that we help them instructor ranks with an interest for epicenter of instructors wanting help you. It’s important that schools do teaching, a passion for skiing/riding, mentoring and guidance to become better their best to assign the TD role to those but perhaps very little knowledge and while also being the critical link for PSIA on their staff that can put the extra time understanding of how to teach skiing/ to pass through what’s intended to be and energy that goes beyond just getting valuable information; educational prod- through the operational schedule for a riding and probably not much aware- ucts and new practices to the member- school and requires good training ness of how challenging it will be to ship. The TD also functions as the person sessions and even extra-curricular become proficient in the craft. The that takes perhaps general information mentoring. And it’s important that you paying public deserves professional from PSIA, which applies to a variety of do your best to challenge your TD to be service and quality instruction every situations, and tailors the information and an advocate, a guide and a teacher for you time they buy a lesson. Therefore it’s message to what applies specifically to and your needs. However you define critical to the success of a school and their school’s program and makes it more success in the snowsport education the health of our industry that we work real for their staff. While PSIA constructs business, I bet you’ll find that the most from the ‘bottom” up and help mentor, models and concepts and conveys the successful schools have dynamic and train and prepare new instructors to get information through seminars and dedicated people in the TD role. If this is through those early learning pains and symposiums, it’s the TD who helps the true within your school, reward these moving them to a level of proficiency instructor practice within the framework people with a little change of MVP as where they can truly enjoy the experi- of the models, explore the concepts and they are, in my mind, in the Most ence and fulfill guest expectations. test their boundaries, and does so on a Valuable Position to help us all be successful. SNOWSPORT 10 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org TD Column Who’s Your Favorite Skier? BY GREG LUCE PSIA/AASI-NW DIVISIONAL CLINIC LEADER I had the pleasure of presenting at the are as a group, and learn that we come which I did and I concur. What I had Portland offering of the 2006 PSIA- to snow sports with many stories. We not expected was to be touched by the NW Fall Seminar. Although I have have all done this at times with our fellow that explained that his favorite presented in front of peers in the past, lessons, and I thought we would get skier is his daughter because of the this was my first time in front of my some quick answers and at least get the courage she portrayed and passed on to skiing colleagues. Not only that, I morning started with an idea of who him as she conquered her fears on the realized that the Fall Seminar is more was awake. Boy was I surprised. hill. I was moved by the colleague that than an indoor snow sports seminar, it had lost her favorite skier, her beloved is the first event of the coming snow What is your name, where do you ski, son, to an avalanche. Finally, I was so sports season. Now I have to get some which skis will you ski on this season, surprised and thrilled to hear, instead of information and ideas exchanged AND what music or program did you listen to Bode Miller or The Hermanator, the I have to try and get the participants on the drive here this morning, and names of Jeff Cordell and Nick emotionally charged for their best who is your favorite skier? These were McDonald. season yet. I feared the title of my more or less the questions that I topics, Teaching I and Teaching II, may presented to everyone in the group. If Those of you who have not attended a not create the Passion For the Mountain you take the time to answer these PSIA-NW event in the past, oh say, 20 Experience that would be required. questions yourself, right now, you may years may not know Jeff or Nick. That not be too surprised at the answers. If is a shame indeed. Because when I In my quest to create a memorable you ask roomful of 15 strangers you really think about it, although I love to experience, it dawned on me that one will be pleasantly surprised at the watch world cup ski racing and I am in of the aspects that keeps me involved answers. I certainly was. awe of Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligity, in ski instruction is the opportunity to Jeff and Nick are two of my favorite meet with such a fantastic range of Quite honestly, I got answers that I skiers along with Diane Robbins, personalities. So, before launching into did not expect; answers that were Stephen “Henne” Henrickson, Sarah the PSIA teaching concepts as I see insightful and really helped tell the story Richardson, Rick Lyons, Jeremy Riss, PJ them, before introducing The Sports of why each person was taking time out Jones, and Jerry Berg just to name a few. Diamond tm., and before watching of his or her schedule to keep up on So, take some time to reflect, who is some great video clips, I asked each PSIA credits. When everyone answered your favorite skier, really? participant a few questions. This way the last question about who their we could all meet some like-minded favorite skier was, I expected to hear p.s. Ingemar did post 92 world cup folks, get to know a bit about who we about the great Ingemar Stenmark, wins, 45 seconds, 28 thirds, that would be 165 podiums. Business Cards You have worked hard to get your certification and we want to help you show it off! Professionally printed business cards are a great added touch to the end of any lesson. Start building your return clientele and educate the public about PSIA/AASI.

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SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 11 www.psia-nw.org Kid Zone Kids in Space BY RACHAEL MILNER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN PSIA/AASI-NW JUNIOR EDUCATION TEAM Kids don’t do very well in unstruc- Bean bags, cones, gloves, poles, colored Put your hands up if this has hap- tured space, they move much better and golf balls, milk bottle tops…..you get pened to you. After a great day teaching more effectively around tangible the idea. If it’s stuff you can put in your with a group of kids you give them a objects. In fact, up until the age of 4 or pocket, have the last person in the special treat for the final run and allow 5 kids are still coming to grips with group pick items up as they come them to go ahead of you and pick their their own personal space, which is made down. I’ve even used gummy bears; you own path down the trail. No sooner more complicated with the addition of just have to make sure you have enough have they squeezed by you, then they skis. At this age, a child’s brain is just for everyone and you take the leftovers are off, hitting speeds you couldn’t starting to develop some sense of out of your pocket before you wash imagine possible and never deviating spatial awareness, which is physical your uniform jacket! from the fall line for one second. As awareness in the space. So, really, if 4- THE SONG – The words are you skate fanatically down behind them there is no reason to go around any- “you turn all ten toes where you want to trying to keep up you think to yourself thing, i.e. an open trail, then why turn go” and the tune can be what ever you (a) “I hope my supervisor isn’t watch- corners? want it to be. Just be ready to repeat it ing,” and (b) “I hope the parents aren’t all day long and find yourself singing it watching” (a and b are interchangeable That’s where we come in. As coaches at night too! Pick objects at the side of depending on who is more frightening). we know that turning corners has all the run to turn your toes towards as you When you finally catch up with your sorts of benefits, including speed sing. group, invariably they are grinning ear control, direction change and the ability 5- KILLER BEES – The to ear saying things like, “that’s the to avoid snowboarders, lift towers, and infamous final game of any ACE clinic. coolest thing we’ve done all day!” other children. We have to introduce it at the end or people ask us all the way though the WHY?????? Why does that happen So here are my top five ways to encour- clinic when it’s time to play “killer bees” with kids? Is it part of the master plan, age some turning…… again! The idea is simple, with you at the one that is out there just to mess the front controlling the speed, your with your head? No, my dear fellow 1- FOLLOW ME – I know it’s a group, “the bees,” have to buzz around instructors, it just feels that way. Here is little controversial in some ski schools, and change position within the swarm. the reason: but if you have young kids then there The rule is they are not allowed to have really is no safer and more effective way a “bee collision” so they have to always to move the group. With a little imagi- look for a space to ski into. nation you can control direction, speed GOING STRAIGHT IS EASIER and turn shape while they have a great So to “round off ” (get it) my article THAN TURNING ROUND time following their leader! My favorite let me summarize by saying that kids CORNERS, taa daaa!!!!!! is pretending to get dressed as you ski need a reason to turn and its up to us to down the hill, it’s great for balance as give it to them. The fact that turn shape you put your pants on! gives us speed control may not be Let’s face it, when your brain hasn’t 2- HUMAN SLALOM – This enough to encourage our young ski or quite figured out that there may be a takes a bit of time to set up, but if you snowboard students to change direc- consequence to being out of control (or have a multiweek group by week three tion. We need to think of fun and what control is) then you are free to you and your group will have this exciting ways to persuade them that enjoy recklessness on the slopes. No down! The great thing about this task is going round corners is a good thing to decision making is necessary. That’s you can have a really good look at your do. Good luck out there folks, and where we, as coaches, come in. students without it being intimidating. remember always be ready with a smart 3- MISCELLANEOUS answer for the dreaded question THINGS TO TURN AROUND – “WHY?” SNOWSPORT 12 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org Book Review Tactics for All Mountain Skiing BY ED KANE PSIA/AASI-NW BOARD MEMBER This book, authored by Chris Fel- conditions. He breaks these into what and the Target Zone which is the lows, was published last year by the he calls 3 commitment zones: the desired outcome in the target condi- PSIA in a continuing effort to bring the Warm-up Zone which is the point tions. Each zone contains a discussion latest in guidance from the technical where the student can ease into the of the purpose, objective, tactics and experts in the organization to the tactics needed for performance in the drills that can be used to learn the membership. It is available from the conditions of interest; the Performance required moves. Some variations and office or from the PSIA website for zone which is where the student can technical considerations are also given $29.50 plus tax & shipping. Chris is a begin integrate the skills learned in the which helps lend clarity to the purpose member of the PSIA Alpine Team and previous zone for solid skiing tactics; of this approach. is an experienced instruc- tor and coach. He brings On the whole, this book provides a this experience to this great deal of material which has not publication in both previously been available in the litera- approach and content. ture on teaching at these advanced The content represents a levels. As noted above, the approach is focused, well thought out logically presented, clearly illustrated logical approach to and easy to understand. One note of expanding the horizons caution however, readers must under- to advanced students that stand that this material addresses a class want the full mountain of students that is already at an ad- experience. vanced level and is in a comfort zone that is willing to accept a reasonably After a short introduc- high level of risk. This material cannot tion, Chris presents be used without modification or chapters for each of the adaptation if the students are not in this following all mountain category. More cautious students will conditions: Moguls; have to spend much more time in the Steeps; Power and Other Warm-up zone and will have to practice Forms of Deep Snow; drills that are not listed in this book. As Chutes; Ice and Firm long as that is kept in mind, this book Conditions. The book is will provide instructors of advanced concluded with a discus- students desiring the all mountain sion of equipment experience a valuable resource that is considerations and how P 13 well organized and easy to use. this affects performance and a discussion on how to prepare for instructing in this environment. The Looking for the latest and greatest in manuals? approach used in each chapter is to first outline some of the major consider- The PSIA/AASI-NW bookstore has a supply of books, manuals, ations that both the student and instruc- and videos to keep you updated and informed. Check the website for tor will need to deal with. This is a complete bookstore list and reviews. You can even find certifica- followed by discussion of drills that can tion manuals that will guide you in your journey through the exam be used to enhance skills, provide process. psia-nw.org (put it in your favorites) confidence and acquaint students with the demands of those particular SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 13 www.psia-nw.org Event Recap Memories of Symposium ‘07 Symposium 2007 at Big Sky, Montana had the theme, “Come Inter-mingle”. And Intermingle we did! Approximately 310 members from the Northwest and Intermountain divisions (along with some from Northern Intermountain and Northern Rocky Mountain) joined for three days of great spring skiing, training and fun.

If anything defined Symposium this The terrain and views from the Peak year, it was this chance to ski and train reminded us of a trip to the Alps, but One very special award with people and clinicians from other in this case only a short flight or a long, Barb Darrow, our office manager for divisions. Classes were great! beautiful drive away. And once we were 25 years was recognized for her Comraderie, new faces, new coaches, there, everything was just a walk away. incredible 25 years of service to the new friends. We heard positive com- Amazing weather, high altitude, Gon- division. She was given a 25 year pin, ments all the way around. dola, Cable Car, fresh powder, soft custom made just for her and a plaque. spring snow, frozen spring snow, She and her husband will be able to challenging our 30 SPF sunscreen, what enjoy their summer vacation a bit more to wear?, lunch served by the fire (by this year with the bonus she received the fire???), beer on the deck, watching from the division. But it was the other back flips, belly flops and the occa- two awards that she really cherishes. sional successful pond crossing to The first was an honarary Level III celebrate the close of the season. certification. Members also put together an album on the spot with pictures, Awards from Intermountain and the personal notes and memories from Northwest were presented Saturday their years of knowing Barb. She could night at one of the biggest (and only say, “It is so nice to be loved”. BEST!!) banquets ever. Approximately And she is. $1800.00 was raised for the Northwest to benefit our EF Scholarship fund in a combined raffle with Intermountain.

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training of 150 - Level I, 75 - Level II Service Award Winners and 15 - Level III instructors. This year’s winner of the Larry Linnane BY MARY LIVINSGSTON-WESTON Legend’s Award is our PSIA/AASI- AWARDS AND RECOGNITION COMMITTEE CHAIR NW Executive Vice President Jack PSIA/AASI-NW has many Service following his passion of teaching others Burns. Awards to recognize the instructors of to enjoy playing in the snow on cross our region. Nominations are sent to the country/telemark skis. Nils is described If you don’t know what all of the Awards and Recognition committee as “a positive role model for our Service Awards are, please check with who vote to choose the winners from instructors and I aspire to his level of your Ski School Directors this fall. We the nominees. Awards are presented at interaction, skill and communication.” will be forwarding a description of all symposium every year. Steven’s Pass has the honor of having of these awards to them to remind this “Instructor of the Year” in their everyone what they are. ALL of the This year we had the distinct pleasure area school. awards will only be awarded if we take of being able to award three Instructor the time to nominate people we believe of the Year Awards, recognizing three Our final Instructor of the Year is the are deserving of these awards. I would out of four of our disciplines; Alpine, training coordinator for the Summit at ask you to please remember this and in Nordic and Snowboard. Snoqualamie Learning Center. Jason the fall read the descriptions sent to Melcher orchestrates the training of your Directors. Please take the time to Willie Grindstaff, who has taught and approximately 500 skiers and snow- nominate a person you feel is deserving served the Northwest community the boarders annually. While primarily a of being recognized by the association. longest of the award earners is prima- snowboarder, “Jason teaches both Help us make sure the outstanding rily an alpine instructor, but works as a skiing and snowboarding, never says no members you know are considered for board instructor as well. Willie teaches and has a ‘Can Do’ attitude. He has an these special awards. at Crystal Mountain. Some of the words uncanny ability to connect with the used to describe this gentleman were guest, whether they are three years old Congratulations again to this year’s “…has dedicated his vast knowledge to or in their golden years.” award winners!. They are true represen- the ski/board sport and hundreds of tations of our superior talent in PSIA/ instructors and to hundreds of his The 2007 Larry Linnane Legends AASI-NW. students.” “Historian on the hill.” Award winner started teaching at age 16 “Master of fun on the snow.” Willie and joined PSIA at age 18. He has only (editor’s note: The full listing of Award just celebrated his 77th birthday and it missed teaching during the time he took descriptions was printed in the ’06/’07 was all we could to drag him off the off to serve his country in Vietnam. Early Winter Newsletter. They are also hill at Big Sky! This person has three children and all posted on our website along with are PSIA members and teachers. He nomination forms and articles about With a minimum amount of time on teaches at Snoqualamie Pass, Crystal recent winners. Choose About Us from the job of “only” 24 years, Nils Riise and Stevens Pass for Fiorini Ski School. the main menu, then click on Service is still at his “first” job. He’s still “Captain Jack”, as he is know within Awards) the ski school, has to his credit the

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Winter Blast P 16.1 BY ROB SOGARD PSIA NATIONAL ALPINE TEAM COACH I have heard about Crystal Mountain division, and this is one that team for 11 years, first from Bob Barnes, members love to “work”. There’s a bit then from Chris Kastner and Nelson of a story behind my invite this year, Wingard. “It’s a great mountain,” let’s just say it’s good to be the coach. “incredible terrain,” “breathtaking After 3 weeks of team infighting about views of Mt Rainier” and on and on. who was getting the trip, I had to step The only problem was they never got in and let them know it was going to be This is an event for people who love around to actually inviting me. Then ME. Sorry Bobby, Nick, Katie and to ski. It’s not often we get to focus like came Winter Blast. I finally made it last especially Nelson (I think he actually that with our groups, ski terrain like year with DL, Chris Kastner and Nick cried). We hope to all get invited next Crystal, enjoy the cocktail parties and Herrin, and once again this year with year. the dinners; it’s unreal. From the Alpine Michael Rogan and Chris Kastner; Team, we hope to see you at Winter Winter Blast is not one to miss. I really want to thank Kirsten for Blast 2008. It’s the best. setting this thing up and I want to thank What a great event, and what a great the PSIA NW folks who came out to And by the way - I know the lies you venue. We (National Alpine Demo share it with us - last year the crew I all have been spreading – between two Team) attend a lot of events in every skied with from Clancy’s, and this year, trips to Stevens Pass, two trips to Crystal’s finest. Michael, Nick, DL, and Crystal, and one to Mission Ridge, I Kastner… thanks from all of us. have yet to see anything but Snow or P 16.2 Sunshine in the Northwest. Thanks a Bunch

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SNOWSPORT 16 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org From the Membership Being the Student Instead BY TERRY MCLEOD PSIA-NW TECHNICAL TEAM I recently had an opportunity to be on waves and told us why we were going the other side of the “learning partner- there. Until he explained his choice and -He never used any of our ship” and the value of this experience pointed out what he was looking for, names. Not a big deal, but it made me for me as a teacher was once again everything looked the same to me, so I wonder how much he cared about us. highlighted. I definitely recommend was glad he let us in on the factors he -I didn’t come with the right occasionally learning something new used to choose our location. gear (clothing) and got some pretty and/or taking some lessons, if for no -Inikea gave us some directions good surf board rash by the end of the other reason than to improve your own and assistance, but also gave plenty of session. This was no one’s fault but my skills at leading others through the space for our own practice time. I never own. I still had a great time, but it learning experience. Ideally some type felt like I was waiting for his lesson highlighted how our students feel when of athletic, motor skill intensive sport plan to develop before I could try they don’t have decent goggles, gloves, will lend you the best observations, but something. snow pants, etc. really anything that reduces you to a -He gave people in the group rank novice can be of benefit. Some different tasks and assistance based on The things I’ve emphasized here are suggestions include golf, tennis, how fast or slow they were progressing. nothing new; we’ve been taught them windsurfing, skateboarding, guitar, In other words he tailored his teaching and read about them for years. The piano, sewing, knitting, specific art/ to each person, even though it was a point I’m trying to make is how much craft methods, horseback riding, group lesson. more valuable it is to put yourself in waterskiing, dancing, or in my case, -Inikea was available for some the student’s role and actually experi- surfing. questions and conversation as the ence how it feels to be on the receiving lesson wrapped up. He had another end of the student/teacher relationship. I was fortunate enough to be able to class starting but was still able to The things you notice will stick with take my first trip to Hawaii last fall and manage the time well so that I didn’t you much longer and their relative of course I wouldn’t have felt complete feel like he was cutting me off as he importance will be readily apparent. if I hadn’t learned to surf. Here are moved on to the next project. Plus it’s way more fun than just reading some things I liked about the whole another manual. So quit wishing you experience and that I suggest we should My experience wasn’t perfect. Here are could juggle, do the Macarena, skydive, all try to incorporate into how we work some things that I’ll try to prevent my or speak Swahili. Make plans to go out with students, followed by some less clients from feeling. and do it and then chalk it up as than stellar items that I hope our clients -The instructor was late; not another part of your professional won’t have to deal with. much, but I was wondering what was development as a snowsports instructor. going on. -The phone conversations I had -He didn’t start with an over- during the registration process were view or outline of what we were going SURFING MAY NOT BE ON great. Lots of options and flexibility to to cover. I had some concerns about YOUR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS meet my needs. They called me back how the ocean was going to treat me THIS SUMMER...BUT SUMMER when they said they would with clear and I would have been better able to SKI CAMPS SURE COULD BE! directions and easy “protocols”. focus on his initial instructions if he’d -We started with very basic, on assured me that we were going to cover SUMMER SKI CAMPS ARE the beach steps that didn’t rush me into some water safety strategies. The point GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO the water. It helped me know what to here is, that I wanted my biggest FOCUS ON YOUR OWN SKI do before I was faced with the possibil- concern to be acknowledged at the IMPROVEMENT! ity of drowning. beginning, so that I could relax a bit PSIA-NW.ORG FOR MORE INFO -Our instructor, Inikea, led us knowing that my fears would be OR CHECK OUT PAGE 3. to a section of water with mellower addressed. SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 17 www.psia-nw.org From the Membership Walking on the Flats; a need for balancing movements BY ED KANE PSIA/AASI-NW BOARD MEMBER “Okay”, said our guide, “out of the What has all this to do with skiing and rolling mounds to walk over, around or boat and let’s go find those fish.” This balancing movements? Hang in there, into. The walking is a bit easier if one was a familiar scene for me and my I’m getting to that. There are several peers into the water along the immedi- fishing partner. Standing in the boat and challenges involved in chasing the wily ate path that one is walking but that is looking over the area we were going to bonefish. The first of which is to spot not really recommended since you won’t walk, it looked as flat as a parking lot them in the shallow water. This should be able to spot the fish that are out (see the picture). The area we were be a seemingly simple task but they are there 50 or 100 feet in front of your going to wade was a shallow area near remarkably difficult to see due to wave path. Therefore, one’s gaze is focused North Andros Island in the Bahamas action on the water and coloration of well ahead of your feet and it is very which consists of sand and mud flats the bottom. The second challenge is easy to step into the holes, mounds and covered by ankle to knee deep salt casting the fly to them, again a seem- other uneven features of the flats water. Lurking in the water of these ingly easy task made a bit difficult by 20 bottom. As I was walking and recover- flats is a diversity of fish: bonefish; to 25 mile per hour winds that tend to ing from step to step I found most of barracuda; sharks; box fish; and many take control of the fly and fly line. these features relatively easy to navigate others I couldn’t identify. The ones of Given all of that, the third and perhaps and I started to think about why this interest to us were the bonefish which most challenging task is getting to would be the case. travel alone in pairs and in medium to where the bones are feeding. large schools for protection. They feed I began to focus kinesthetically on my on small crabs, shrimp and feet, ankles and knees. As I did other burrowing flats this, I became aware that the dwellers. Of course, the P 18 balancing movements that I sharks and barracudas feed have been polishing through on the bonefish when they my years of skiing experience can catch them. were serving me well. In fact, in 8 days of walking the flats, I The strategy is to walk the managed to sit down in the flats, look for the schools of water only once when I bones or the occasional stepped into a hole and the single or pairs, cast a fly to mud under my heel slid out them and then give it some from under me. When I motion by stripping or concentrated on the move- pulling the fly back toward ments I was making to main- yourself. It is pretty exciting tain my balance I found that to see them first swim they were the same ones that I toward your fly and then use when making turns down watch them chase it down the hill. Every step was like a piece of real food. Frequently As I noted above, the flats seem just accompanied by a small amount of they will pick it up and that’s when the that from the boat. As soon as one is in ankle movement to keep my hips fun begins. After they have been played the water the situation is quite different. (center of mass) between my feet out enough to get them close, the fly is The bottom is, surprise, not flat or regardless of the orientation of my feet. removed, the fish revived and then even! In fact it is quite uneven due to In addition, there was accompanying released to grow some more and bite the fact that it is inhabited by the vary knee movement, again to keep my hips the fly again. In theory, it sounds pretty animals that the bonefish love to eat. between my feet. I found also that these simple. In practice it is much more These creatures burrow in the sand and complex. mud leaving quite a variety of holes and Continued on page 22 SNOWSPORT 18 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org From the Membership Celebrating 50 Years of Teaching BY KATHY HAND PSIA/AASI-NW MEMBER Kathy and Ken Hand, Sheron and PNSIA, working with the members and John Mohan and Jackie and Kirk P 19.1 organizing events until she retired in Greiner put on a party extraordinaire 1985. She then was elected back on the for Joy Lucas’ 90th birthday. It was Board, serving as Co- Treasurer . As a held at the South Sound Senior retirement present in 1985, the ski Center in Edmonds on March 11, instructors gave Joy and Jim a trip to 2007, rather than her birthday , New Zealand and Australia, a trip they February 15, because they all knew would never forget. no skiers would come in February! They kept telling Joy there would be a She authored “Teaching Skiing to big crowd but she wouldn’t believe Children - Both Young and Old” which them. Imagine her surprise when they was published in 1984 in the PSIA ran out of name tags at 140! Others 75. Both she and Jim skied until they Journal. In her retirement years, Joy was said they counted at least 160! were 80 and 85. They were married commissioned to write It Started in the almost 64 years. Mountains, a history of skiing and Besides her children, Kate and Dave teaching in the Northwest, for which (Marla), Joy’s grand children and great Before World War II, they ran the she received the International Skade grand children came to help her cel- Deer Park Lodge and Ski School in the Award. Recently, she also wrote “The ebrate. Many former PSIA-NW officers Olympics. After the War, they managed Ancient Skiers of the Pacific North- and long time ski friends came from the Milwaukee Ski Bowl and later west” - vignettes about skiing and the Oregon, Idaho, as well as throughout taught for Snoqualmie Pass for 9 years skiers who skied Mt. Rainier prior to Washington to share the day with Joy. before starting their own Evergreen Ski World War II. John Mohan was Master of Ceremonies School, which they ran for 18 years. and many tall tales were told as friends Then they moved to Ski Acres and Joy’s awards: PNSIA Ski Instructor of reminisced about the “good ol’ days”. taught 14 years for John Mohan and the the Year, PSIA-NW Legends Award, Ski Acres Ski School. PSIA Lifetime member, Northwest Ski Joy’s ski history goes a long way back - Hall of Fame and the Broadway High to 1938 - when she met Jim Lucas on In 1958, Joy and Jim helped organize School Hall of Fame. She was also the ski train coming back from the old the PNSIA (Pacific Northwest Ski honored by having her name listed in Milwaukee Ski Bowl on her first time Instructors Association, later, PSIA- “The Book of Women’s Firsts.” skiing. She had the cup cakes and he NW) and Joy was elected to that first had the Sunday funnies - they made a Board of Directors. She began organiz- Yes, Joy has lived a full life - and she is bond and were married a year and a ing the PNSIA Symposiums in 1960 still at it. half later. and continued for 26 years. Her first one had 91 participants and Jim passed his PNSA Certification in her last, a National one in 1986, P 19.2 1940 at the 2nd Certification put on by had 775 in classes. Joy and Jim the Pacific Northwest Ski Association were the oldest participants to (PNSA) and Joy passed in 1941, to attend the PSIA National become the first woman in America to Academy in Park City, as well as become a Certified Ski Instructor, (No the National Race Camp at Mt. one realized at the time that she was the Hood. first woman). She taught skiing for more than 50 years, teaching and In 1969, she was asked to training new instructors until she was become Executive Secretary for SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 19 www.psia-nw.org From the Membership Off Season Conditioning Routine BY JENNIFER LOCKWOOD PSIA/AASI-NW MEMBER, MT HOOD MEADOWS TRAINING DIRECTOR Remember Terry McLeod’s Spring and fitness improvements. working muscles, the harder and longer 2006 “10 Ways to Improve Your you can ski without having to stop and Teaching in the Summer?” He First, BALANCE is the foundation of catch your breath due to muscle fatigue. challenged us to write an article to help dynamic skiing. Balance is the body’s A strong aerobic base will also allow become more aware of what point we automatic response that enables a skiers an easier transition to higher are trying to get across. In response to person to maintain equilibrium through altitudes. Aerobic power is reduced his challenge, this article will give you a series of constantly changing 30% at altitude, so if you start with a additional ideas on how to begin postures. When in balance, you can higher base of aerobic conditioning improving your physical conditioning better use your strength, decrease when at altitude, it won’t drop as low. for next season. muscle fatigue and injury. Summer months are the best time to Exercises to enhance balance: improve our aerobic base. When In Terry’s article he gave us a number 1 1 foot balance w/eyes open - good choosing an aerobic activity pick of ideas for improving our teaching, a athletic stance: knees bent, something you ENJOY. When using number of which can also be specific to abdominal muscles pulled in machines found in an athletic club snow sports conditioning: Summer ski/ (functional tension), shoulders up- choose hill, random or interval board camps (sport specific is BEST!), back & down, chin up, eyes focused programs. These programs have you inline skating, wakeboarding, dancing, ahead. How many touches during a exercise “hard” then “easy” at varying mountain biking, trail running and timed period? intervals - similar to skiing - stop & go. learning a new sport! 2 1 foot balance w/eyes closed - keep chin & eyes up! (This exercise will Third, summer is the perfect time to Ski/snowboard conditioning proves to strengthen your proprioception and increase total body MUSCULAR be a year-long, lifetime commitment kinesthetic awareness.) STRENGTH and ENDURANCE. that can NOT be accomplished easily in The following exercises will teach Muscular strength and endurance two months prior to the ski season. muscle memory with recovery training will help decrease muscle Here’s an easy way to think of year movements/quick reflexes. fatigue in bumps, fight compressive around conditioning: 3 1 foot hop-stop & hold balanced forces of high speed GS turns (strong 1. Active Rest = April - June = Be position for 10 seconds, repeat on quads), poling across flats (strong Active & Have Fun! opposite foot. shoulders and triceps) and staying 2. Off-season = June - August 4 1 foot balance - play catch with ball balanced in crud (strong torso/core). 3. Pre-season = September - November & partner; toss ball against wall and We want to increase functional strength 4. In-season = December - March catch; self toss - hand to hand - large muscle group, full range of while balancing on 1 leg. motion, multi-joint exercises = pushing, Skiing/snowboarding are both pulling, squatting, bending, lunging and primarily dynamic balance and power Second to address for off-season twisting movements. These exercises sports - which require nine main conditioning is AEROBIC will improve your strength in similar ingredients: balance, an aerobic base, TRAINING. Aerobic training is the ways to how your body moves on the muscular strength and endurance, ability of the lungs to provide oxygen snow - exceptions would be isolating flexibility, agility, quickness, speed and to the blood and the circulatory system specific weak muscles due to overuse/ power. to transport blood and its nutrients to injury. In the off-season we will be tissues for sustained periods. Although addressing: balance, aerobic base, skiing/snowboarding are NOT Exercises to enhance muscular muscular strength and endurance and primarily cardio sports, they do require strength and endurance: flexibility. All are prerequisites for energy in order to last a long day on the Leg curl (many people are weak in this sport-specific skill development in the hill. The more efficiently your body area, leading to low back pain): pre-season and essential for basic health takes in and pumps oxygen to the hamstring, isolated exercise SNOWSPORT 20 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org From the Membership Leg Press/Squat/Lunge: quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes minutes, making for a time efficient and 2-3 times/week, every other day (Mon/ Chest Press/Push-Up: chest, deltoids, effective conditioning program! Thur or M/W/F); approximately 20-30 triceps minute; largest muscle groups to Seated Row/Lat Pulldown/Pullups: Last, the off-season is a perfect time smallest - always end your workout w/ latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, trapezius, to improve your FLEXIBILITY - the core exercises; weight you can lift & deltoids, biceps ability to move freely in various fatigue within recommended number of Shoulder Press: deltoids, triceps directions by developing elasticity in the reps - if > than recommended number Triceps Kickback/Dips (specific for muscle and range of motion within the of reps increase weight 2.5-5 pounds @ poling across the flats or pushup from a joints. Many snow sports injuries can be next workout; 15-20 repetitions, 4 seated to standing position on a due to poor flexibility and muscle weeks; 12-15 reps, 4 weeks; 8-12 reps, 4 snowboard): triceps, deltoids tightness. This can be attributed to poor weeks - reps should be performed to sport specific warm-up, lack of FATIGUE w/good technique; 1-3 sets CORE STRENGTH is what gives stretching after warm-up, cold weather, - strength gains & time efficiency can you the power and stability to ski/board powerful sport, lack of stretching at the be seen w/1 set performed to fatigue on any terrain/conditioning. Dynamic end of the the ski/exercise day. An balance is reliant on an individuals core improvement in range of motion Core Strength: 2-4 times/week; every strength - the trunk remains centered enhances reaction time for better other day or 1 day abs, 1 day low back; and stable above pumping legs. In balance recovery through enhanced work the transverse abdominus, rectus addition, the core is the body’s source kinesthetic sense, activated nerve abdominus, low back, obliques, repeat; of power and helps maintain structural endings and quicker stimulation. In slow & controlled w/deliberate integrity when fatigued. When addition, stretching can minimize movement; 12-20 repetitions, @ 20 reps strengthening the core, it is important to injuries, provide insurance against falls, perform a new exercise; 1-3 sets - give the abdominal muscles (transverse smoother movement over irregular perform 1 set of a variety of different abdominus, rectucs abdominus, terrain and improved performance. exercises to prevent boredom. external/internal obliques, lower back Areas to address (least flexible muscle - and pelvic floor muscles) equal focus. It individual dependent): quadriceps, Flexibility: after a 5-10 minute warm- is my opinion that although the ab/back hamstrings, glutes, low back, hip up & after MOST IMPORTANT after muscles may recover quickly - they are flexors, calves, chest, triceps and all exercise and/or sports; 5-20 minutes, in demand and used daily for all abdominal muscles. holding each stretch for 15-60 seconds; activities, whether seated, standing, spend the most time on muscles w/ exercising - give them a day of rest Warm-Up: Prior to all exercise and/ least flexibility; stretch to the point of between workouts to recover and gain or sport; 5-15 minutes; low intensity slight tension WITHOUT pain!, no strength. activity, elevate body temperature; walk, bouncing; static exercises or yoga; 1-3 Exercises to enhance core strength: cycle, easy sport specific movement repetitions of each exercise; 1-3 sets Abdominal Hollowing: transverse each abdominus Balance: many short bouts Kegel’s: pelvic floor throughout week; 15sec-2 min; after Ski/Snowboard Off-Season Crunches: rectus abdominus warmup or end of workout Conditioning Routine - Perform 2-3 Crossover Crunches: external/internal days/week: obliques Aerobic: 3-6 days/week - vary the Bridging: transverse, pelvic floor, low duration of each workout from day to Basic Warm-Up: low effort, low back, glutes, hamstrings day; (20-60 minutes) 1-3 weeks, 20-30 impact, building intensity from to low Kneeling Opposite Arm/Leg Lift (4 minutes 4-6 weeks, 30-40 min, 7-9 to moderate = 5 minutes Point): stabilization -using abs, low weeks, 40-45 min, 10-12 weeks, 45+ Flexibility: 5 minutes back, pelvic floor, hip & shoulder min; within target heart rate; talk test; Balance Training: 5 minutes stabilizers mountain bike, trail run, inline skate, Cardiovascular Training: 20-30 minutes, road bike, treadmill, elliptical, interval in nature This total body workout performed stairclimber Strength Training: 20-30 minutes with one set of eight-20 repetitions to Cores Strength Training: 5-10 minutes fatigue can be completed within 20-30 Muscular Strength & Endurance: Continued on page 22 SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 21 www.psia-nw.org From the Membership Classified Ads

“Walking on the Flats” “Conditioning Routine” Continued from page 18 Continued from page 21 Help Wanted movements helped me keep pressure Balance Training: 5 minutes Ski School Director over my whole foot which resulted in Flexibility: 5 minutes 2007-08 Season more traction underfoot avoiding Total Activity Time = 70-95 minutes slipping and sliding, in most cases. The Mini Mountain is currently seeking an other sensation that I noticed was that In closing, ski and snowboarding On Snow Ski School Director. This is a with this movement, my shins were in conditioning when done correctly is a nine month position from August 15th contact with the front of my wading year long process. This off-season to April 15th. Our lessons are taught at shoes for nearly every step and the program will improve balance, cardio, the Summit at Snoqualmie Wednesday amount of contact depended on the total body muscular strength/endurance thru Monday in January and February degree of change of slope during that and flexibility - the foundation from and weekends only in March. The step. If it was flat, the contact was fairly which you can execute sport specific successful candidate should have recent constant but if the bottom was angled, movements in your pre-season ski school supervisory experience, be the contact became more pronounced conditioning (agility, quickness, power, able to work in a team environment and which helped me keep from stumbling. dynamic balance) program. possess good communication skills. The Director will work in conjunction If you have any questions or would with our training directors to further like more details on this off-season develop our hiring and training pro- P 22 conditioning program contact Jennifer grams. Salary is negotiable depending Lockwood. Jennifer is the owner of on experience PEAK fitness NW, Certified Personal Trainer - 14 years, LifeFitness Academy Send resume and three references to: member and PSIA Level III Alpine Instructor @ Mt. Hood Meadows. She Mini Mountain can be reached at 1900 132nd Ave NE #A-3 [email protected] or Bellevue, WA 98005 503.913.8385. The annual dues billing *Target heart rate - consult your The interesting lesson from all this is is just around the corner. that the movement patterns that we physician and/or a certified personal Watch for your develop during skiing carry over into trainer to calculate your specific target other athletic activities that we may heart rate. This may not be an membership notice. pursue. I guess that I have been aware appropriate way to measure aerobic Changing schools? of this but never thought about it that training intensity for all individuals. The Between Schools? much. So here again was the lesson that talk test can be used for intensity Unsure? You can Renew I have shared with many students. If guidelines: if you can carry on a your membership now conversation without stopping to catch you want to maintain balance, “con- and contact the office your breath = too easy; if you can’t stantly vary the flex of your ankles later to update your through every turn, maintain pressure complete a sentence without huffing school affiliation. over the whole foot and keep in contact and puffing = too hard. school affiliation. with the tongues of your boots.” Amazing, it works everywhere, even on New Address or Email?? the flats of North Andros Island. Oh yes, just in case you were interested, I Be sure to inform the PSIA/AASI-NW office if you move. The USPS will not did catch and release a number of wily forward our mailings. Send your Name, New Address, New Phone and New bonefish (see the other picture). Email to the office: PSIA/AASI-NW, 11206 Des Moines Mem. Dr. , Suite # 106, Seattle, WA 98168-1741, [email protected] SNOWSPORT 22 spring 2007 NWINSTRUCTOR www.psia-nw.org Advertising

Rookie Academy the most restless people occupied. One Rookie Academy can go for a ski and return to town a few BY EMILY SMITH runs, or hikes to the summit later, and go PSIA EXAMINER, VAIL MOUNTAIN DEMONSTRATOR for a run, bike ride, hike, kayak or golf, usually all in shorts. Would you like to get one step ahead ages, and occupations, but all have the and improve your skiing during the common love of skiing and interest in Most of the candidates that “graduate” middle of a North American summer, improving themselves. from the Rookie Academy are looking to while at the same time enjoying one of be ski instructors themselves, or improv- the most beautiful places in the Southern I have worked for the Rookie Academy ing that talent. Rookie Academy has set Hemisphere? I have the answer for program for the past 5 winters, and as I up relationships with various ski schools you...... Rookie Academy. sit here at my computer while it snows in the USA, Canada, Japan and Europe. outside in Vail, Colorado, I am anxious to Most of our candidates are set up The Rookie Academy is a New Zealand/ ski Treble Cone again. Treble Cone is one through the training and placed within a USA based ski and snowboard instructor of the more challenging mountains I have ski school of choice to become successful training organization. They offer various skied, and continues to challenge me and in the industry. levels of training ranging from certifica- skiers from World Cup racers to begin- tion courses and exams in 4 different ners. Not only is the skiing phenomenal, Traveling this far may not be for you, alliances to overall ski improvement with Wanaka, the town itself is one of the but if you are looking for some fun while current Examiner’s and Demo Team most beautiful places I have visited. The improving your skiing come down to members from around the world. These activities surrounding Wanaka keep even New Zealand, you won’t regret it. New Zealand based courses are conducted on one of my favorite mountains to ski; Treble Cone, based in Wanaka, New Zealand. The terrain is steep, intense and offers many different levels to challenge any skier. Because of the variety of terrain, Treble Cone is a perfect mountain to improve your overall skiing techniques.

Rookie Academy courses offer training 4- 5 days a week with weekends off to ski the mountain or explore the many thrill seeking adventures Wanaka and the surrounding areas have to offer. Rookie Academy training groups are typically no bigger than six skiers and generate a positive, energetic training environment. Their participants range in all SNOWSPORT NWINSTRUCTOR spring 2007 23 www.psia-nw.org On the Web Did you hear? Hood River, OR - The Pacific It’s all on-line psia-nw.org Northwest Ski Areas Association For the latest in PSIA/AASI-NW news, check us out online. Event updates and (PNSAA) has announced the winner of applications, program updates, past newsletters, articles, book/DVD/video the Association’s Mel Borgersen reviews, bookstore, merchandise, links and more. It’s all there at psia-nw.org. Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious award will be presented to Check out these links! Franklin Drake, founder of Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort. The Mel Event Line Up - OK, you know it’s there. But have you remembered to Borgersen Lifetime Achievement Award check here first for your favorite events? Some sell out. Be sure you’ve reserved is bestowed on an individual who uses your spot! his or her expertise, over the course of a lifetime, to make significant contribu- Streaming Red Banner - Featured Event link. Snag it on the home tions to Pacific Northwest ski and snowboard facilities. page. Whistler (BC), Canada - Book Store & Reviews - Catch up on your summer reading. Browse Whistler Blackcomb has announced the reviews or click a specific title link on the order form. that Blackcomb Mountain will remain open for skiing and riding until June 3 Advertisements - Jobs Available - Get an early start on your next while upgrades take place on Whistler’s job. Opportunities are a click away under Good Links: Village Gondola beginning April 23 Donnelly, ID - The heart of Children’s Drop Down Menu - your source for kid specific Tamarack Resort is fast taking shape articles, ACE materials and JET - NW Team info. with the significant development of the Idaho ski and snowboard resort’s New Discussion Forum - Share event and exam experiences, teach- Village Plaza, marked by the signing of ing ideas and more. Maybe even a ride to an event. the first seven commercial leases for the pedestrian village – a full 15 months before the Village is scheduled to open.

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