First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast

First Chair catches up with AASI Snowboard Coach Eric Rolls as he shares his Interski experience and how the snowboard team is approaching leading clinics. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques. Learn more: www.thesnowpros.org/events/interski/ Follow: #interski2023 @thesnowpros #snowpros

In this podcast, hear from PSIA Alpine Team Assistant and Development Coach Matt Boyd as he chats about what Canadian Ski Instructor Alliance member Jeff Marks did well during his Interski presentation. Listen to learn what makes a great presenter – and teacher – in stressful situations, and how to lead engaging presentations that focus on the learner. Held every four years, the Interski Congress...

First Chair catches up with Romanian Team member Ioan Stetca about #interski2023. Hear about Ioan’s background as an instructor and mountain guide, and his approach to teaching. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques. Learn more: www.thesnowpros.org/events/interski/ Follow: #interski2023 @thesn...

First Chair catches up with Eastern region members Tina Buckley and Maureen Drummey about #interski2023. Learn from Tina and Maureen about the highlights of the event and how the Interski has something for everyone. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques. Learn more: www.thesnowpros.org/events/...

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team Coach Jeb Boyd and PSIA Alpine Team member Jonathan Ballou about Day 2 of #interski2023. Learn about the national team’s presentations on decision making skills. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques. Learn more: www.thesnowpros.org/events/in...

First Chair Catches up with Tea Talk Host Stacey Gerrish about her trip to #interski2023. Hear about her 56 hours of travel from Colorado to Levi, Finland. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques. Learn more: www.thesnowpros.org/events/interski/ Follow: #interski2023 @thesnowpros #snowpros

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI Central member Louise Levy about her first #interski2023. Hear about her journey to joining PSIA-AASI and earning her Cross Country Level III certification. Louise is attending Interski to build her instructor network. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques...

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team Coach Jeb Boyd and PSIA Alpine Team member Jonathan Ballou about Day 1 of #interski2023. Learn about the event schedule that includes workshops, lectures, retro ski races, and time for networking, and how these activities support learning so the team can bring lessons back home to members. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instr...

First Chair catches up with Interski Opening Ceremony Keynote Speaker Claus Raasted who shares his insight on the guest experience in the snowsports industry. Listen to get tips on how to build a stronger connection with your students so you can create positive and memorable learning experiences for your guests. The Interski 2023 theme is, “The Guest Experience is Everything.” Held every four year...

First Chair catches up Interski President Eric Sheckleton about his role and #interski2023. Learn why Levi, Finland was selected as the venue for Interski 2023. Eric also chats about the event theme “The Guest Experience is Everything” and how improving the guest experience will help strengthen the industry. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to shar...

First Chair catches up with PSIA Alpine Team alumna Jennifer Weier and PSIA-AASI CEO Peggy Hiller about #interski2023 and how this international event improves all PSIA-AASI members’ experience. Learn what the PSIA-AASI National Team plans to share with other countries in terms of technical fundamentals. Jennifer and Peggy also chat about what the team hopes to learn and bring back from other coun...

First Chair catches up with Geoff Krill, PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team coach, about #interski2023, and how this international event improves all PSIA-AASI members’ experience. Learn what the PSIA-AASI National Team plans to share with other countries, in terms of technical fundamentals. Geoff also chats about what the team hopes to learn and bring back from other countries that will help PSIA-AASI membe...

First Chair catches up with Lynne Bentley, a newly minted Level II certified PSIA-AASI member, about her education journey. Listen in to learn why Lynn’s hooked on pursuing education, including her Children’s Specialist, for the recognition to deliver an experience and a product that’s of a certain quality to her students.

First Chair catches up with Jonathan Ballou, PSIA Alpine Team member, about #interski2023, and how this international event improves all PSIA-AASI members’ experience. Learn what the PSIA-AASI National Team plans to share with other countries, in terms of technical fundamentals. Jonathan also chats about what the team hopes to learn and bring back from other countries that will help PSIA-AASI memb...

First Chair catches up with Emily Lovett, PSIA Cross Country Team coach, about #interski2023, and how this international event improves all PSIA-AASI members’ experience. Learn what the PSIA Cross Country team plans to share with other countries, in terms of technical fundamentals. Emily also chats about what the team hopes to learn and bring back from other countries that will help PSIA-AASI memb...

First Chair catches up with Jeb Boyd, PSIA-AASI National Team head coach, about #interski2023, and how this international event improves all PSIA-AASI members’ experience. Held every four years, the Interski Congress brings instructors together worldwide to share educational innovations and top teaching techniques. Learn more: https://www.thesnowpros.org/events/interski/ Follow: #interski2023 @the...

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team members Chris Rogers, Josh Fogg, and Zoe Mavis, who share some tips on managing burnout while working as a full-time instructor. They also share suggestions on how supervisors can help their staff care for themselves during a busy lesson season.

First Chair catches up with PSIA Alpine Team member, Josh Fogg, about people skills, one of the tenants of the Learning Connection framework. This framework emphasizes that great lessons rely on an instructor’s ability to offer a blend of people skills, teaching skills, and technical skills. PSIA-AASI applies the Learning Connection framework across all its snowsports teaching disciplines. The peo...

First Chair catches up with Kevin Jordan and Boomer Devlin during their drive to Taos, where they’ll participate in the PSIA-AASI Rocky Mountain regional endorsements, the first step to being selected to participate in the PSIA-AASI National Team Selection process. Listen to Kevin and Boomer share their educational journey.

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI's new CEO, Peggy Hiller, a snowsports-industry leader with senior management experience in resort operations. She most recently served at Arapahoe Basin as their Vice President of Operations and Assistant General Manager. Listen to this episode, get to know Peggy and learn what she's excited about in her new role. Learn more: http://tiny.cc/meetpeggy

First Chair catches up with AASI Snowboard Team members Amy Bailey and Lyndsey Stevens about PSIA-AASI’s Women’s Virtual Summit. This virtual event is designed to help you connect with other women who share similar goals. Your registration fee of $80/member or $120/non-member includes virtual sessions that take place on three days over three weeks on Wednesdays. The first day kicks off on Wednesda...

First Chair catches up with AASI Snowboard Team Coach, Eric Rolls, who talks about regional training he’s been leading to help education leaders learn about the updated standards and assessment approach. Listen in to learn how PSIA-AASI’s new certification standards – based on the Learning Connection Model – assure a better, more consistent assessment process for candidates and assessors. These st...

First Chair catches up with Curtis Herbert, about PSIA-AASI Official Supplier Slopes’ “100K Vertical Challenge,” which runs through January 2023. PSIA-AASI members can join now to win great gear and prizes from Slopes, Faction, Transpack, and The North Face. Learn how you can enjoy the post-holiday slow down, get out on the mountain, crush some vert and win a Slopes Premium Annual Pass and prizes...

First Chair catches up with AASI Team member, Matt Larson, about the return of Rider Rally to Montana’s Big Sky Resort next April. Attending this event gets you three or five days of big-mountain riding with a member of the AASI Snowboard Team AND take your game up a notch with personalized coaching and improvement. There are only six weeks to register before event prices increase by $200. Even th...

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team member Keith Rodney, who will lead a webinar on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 6 p.m. MT on “How to Select Alpine Equipment for You and Your Students.” Listen in for what you’ll learn about select skis and boots that support your training goals. Get tips on helping your students understand how equipment helps them advance their skills. Register f...