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Avalanche Season Guide Inside Fall Seminar Snow Pro Tips Fall 2010 Issue #1 2010/11 Season PNSIA-EF Avalanche Buried Alive but Lived to Tell Fall Seminar The Season Opener Snow Pro Tips Tips & Tricks from Your Peers Season Guide Inside 2010/11 Event Dates & Descriptions Bergans of Norway is a proud supporter of PSIA-NW 2 NW Snowsports Instructor contents features 08 Avalanche Buried Alive but Lived to Tell by Tara Seymour contributions Season Guide 04 State of the Union 14 Board of Directors Messages 2010-2011 Event Dates & Descriptions Exam Speak by Chris Thompson 2011 Call for Candidates by Mary Germeau Shiny, New Website by Tyler Barnes 11 Balance is the Key to Efficient Sliding A Senior Moment by Ed Kane fall seminar 12 Snow Pro Tips: 21 Alpine, Snowboard & Telemark tips The Season Opener by Jeremy Riss, Kate Morrell, Steve Frink, Peter Kray & Greg Dixon 25 2010 National Standards by Kim Petram 26 Pink Elephants & Flaming Ducks by Tara Seymour & Mary Ryer 26 A Dialogue on the Wedge by Terry McLeod & Jodi Taggart 29 Learn, Teach & Inspire by Garth McPhie cover 30 Art of Letting Go Sean Bold, Crystal Mountain Snowsports by Sean Bold School Director and PSIA-NW Alpine Examiner having a run for himself at Crystal Mountain. Photo by Jeff Caven Fall 2010 3 State of the Union tion of PSIA. The original Official American Ski ing technical questions of all examinees. This will exam speak Technique set the standards for the then three include the general skiing as well as the versatil- by Chris Thompson, PSIA-NW Certification levels of certification in the US – Registered, As- ity type tasks. The goal is twofold: examinees will Vice President and Alpine Examiner sociate Certified and Fully Certified. ideally come to the exam better prepared and the examiners result sheets will have more clear anal- Certification affirms a PSIA is comprised of nine geographic regions. ysis and goals . knowledge and experi- Each of the regions has their own separate exam ence base for instruc- guides based on the national standards. In our Training Directors (TDs) are current with the exam tors, their employers, division, we have discipline specific certification process. If there are additional exam oriented and the public at large. guides – Alpine, Snowboard, Nordic (telemark questions, examiners and divisional clinic lead- Certification represents and track) and Adaptive, which are available for ers are always available. If you do not have an a declaration of an in- download on the psia-nw.org website. examiner or DCL on your staff or located at your structor’s professional home area, staff email addresses are listed on the competence and en- Each discipline is accountable for the upgrade and psia-nw.org website. Additionally, the website hances employability maintenance of the respective exam guides. Ap- provides access to resource information that will and career advancement. Certification; we know proval of changes comes from the Board of Direc- better prepare you for your certification endeav- what it is, but why do we have it in the first place? tors through the Certification Vice President. All ors. Hope this helps in your quest to become certi- disciplines have been diligent, constantly updat- fied, be it an entry level certification or the long A brief history ing exam content and operations. term goal of a Level III certification. M Prior to the formation of Professional Ski Instruc- tors of America (PSIA) in the 60’s, the ski schools Adaptive completed substantive changes this past Chris Thompson is the PSIA-NW Certification Vice throughout the United States were typically di- spring. Snowboard upgraded this past operating President, an Alpine Examiner, Founder and past rected by Europeans who brought their own na- season. The Nordic community is continuously Head Coach of the PSIA-NW Technical Team. He is tional ski school technique and methodologies editing to meet contemporary changes and also the TD for Schweitzer Alpine Racing School and with them. You could take lessons at any of a num- needs. Alpine upgraded the Teaching and a ski school trainer at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, ber of ski areas at that time and be forced to learn Professional Knowledge module last season and Idaho. Email him at [email protected] completely different techniques. Most of the ski are undertaking a change to the Skiing module areas were, and still are, located on United States beginning this operating season. Not change for Forest Service (USFS) federal property. The USFS the sake of change, but to meet technological is a “partner” in the ski industry with the Special industry wide changes. 2011 Call for Use Permit (SUP) holders. The skills concept is the backbone of the American Candidates by Mary Germeau In the early years the USFS maintained a day to Teaching System (ATS). It is the basis by which PSIA-NW Executive Vice President day presence with a USFS Snow Ranger on site to the examiner staff grades the skiing at all levels. help guide management decisions. All operation- Therefore, the Alpine exam guide has been edited al procedures, from brochures to price structures, to reflect skiing performance at each of the levels PSIA-NW BOARD had to go across their desk for eventual approval through the ability to ski a variety of terrain, OF DIRECTORS by the District Ranger. The USFS concerns reflect- conditions, turn shapes, speeds. Each skiing ed equitable, judicious use of public lands. One of level is also required to be able to work through Northwest members are the issues they faced was the inconsistency in ski a variety of more task oriented exercises focusing encouraged to get involved lesson programs. This was perhaps a subliminal on specific skills realizing that it still takes a blend and run for any position on but important force in the development of PSIA. of all four of the skills: Balance, Rotary, Edging the Board of Directors that and Pressure. is up for election in their re- As a condition of the SUP the USFS recommended gion. In order to run, mem- the instructors be properly trained to give ski les- An additional change to the skiing module this bers (and incumbents wishing to run again) need sons not unlike the requirements to have trained season is the examinees discussing the elements to meet the candidacy requirements, complete or certified lift operators to operate their public of the prescribed tasks with the examiners. Previ- and submit an Announcement of Candidacy to the aerial transportation. This coupled with the vari- ously, an examiner would read the task descrip- PSIA-NW office via fax, e-mail or “snail” mail to ous European countries’ national ski schools led tion, check for understanding, perform the task be received on or before 4:00 PM, December 31, to the certification program as part of the forma- and move on. This season, examiners will be ask- 2010. Candidacy requirements require a member be a Certified Level II or III or, a Certified Level 4 NW Snowsports Instructor make contact I with two years of membership, in good stand- The current Director of Region I is Mary Germeau, EXecutive ing. This person must also be working in or have Director of Olympic Ski School in the Stevens Pass a nexus with the region in which he/she wants to Region. The main responsibility of the Regional run for a directorship. Representative is to have a fall informational committee board meeting for the Snowsport School Directors in Positions are for three (3) year terms and require their Region, typically held in October, to prepare members attendance at two (2) board meetings per year plus the snowsports schools with information for the Jack Burns other events and committee work, as needed. As upcoming season. During the season, further President usual, one third (1/3) of our Directors come up for contacts can be made amongst the directors with [email protected] election in the spring each year. The statements important updates. for re-election submitted with the Announcement Mary Germeau of Candidacy will be noted in the Newsletter and Executive Vice President published in their entirety on the website. GENERAL INFORMATION [email protected] FOR ALL CANDIDATES Positions to be re-elected this winter by member Mark Schinman ballot for seating at the 2011 Spring Board meet- All Candidates for either the Board of Directors Secretary and Second Vice President ing are: or Member School Regional Representatives [email protected] (including incumbents) must submit an Region Position Incumbent Announcement of Candidacy in order to Diana Suzuki Snoqualmie 1 Jack Burns be considered an eligible candidate. This Financial Vice President Snoqualmie 2 Molly Fitch announcement should contain the following [email protected] Snoqualmie 3 Ed Kane information: Full Name, Region, Position, Stevens Pass 3 John Weston Snowsports School, title or position at the Tyler Barnes Crystal Mt. 1 John Eisenhauer school, off-snow occupation, if any, PSIA-NW Communications Vice President Mt. Hood 1 Tyler Barnes involvement, reasons for wanting to serve, and [email protected] Bend 1 Larry Murdoch* your contact details. Candidates may download Bend 2 Donna Sanders* an Announcement of Candidacy form from the Molly Fitch Blue Mountain 1 Kay Stoneberg PSIA-NW.org website at this web address: www. Education Vice President Mt. Baker 1 Jake Bobst* psia-nw.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors/ [email protected] candidates/. This form will work for both positions—just check the correct box(es). On the Chris Thompson *Special Notes: Larry Murdoch, Bend Position 1, following page you will also find an abbreviated Certification Vice President was elected for a 1-year position last year. Donna form you can use as well.
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