ARTICLES
82 THERE’S MORE TO PASSING EXAMS Than Just Skiing, Riding, And Teaching Well By Mark Aiken
32 DEGREES WINTER 2016 CONTENTS
FEATURES INTERSKI 2015
20 INTERSKI 2015: THE BIG PICTURE How PSIA-AASI’s Learning Connection Benefi ts You, Your Students,
And – Especially – the Future of Skiing and Snowboarding By Peter Kray
26 TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM INTERSKI 2015: Expand Your World View with International Insight on Teaching
60 THE WORLD LOOKS TO PSIA-AASI
As a Leader in Adaptive Snowsports Instruction By Kim Seevers
62 EXTRAORDINARY!
A New Member’s Perspective on Interski 2015 By Becky Sender
64 INTERSKI BREAKTHROUGHS: Veteran Educator Joan Heaton on the Evolution of Student-Centered Teaching
By Peter Kray 68 INTERSKI IS AN EPICENTER OF INSTRUCTION
So What’s In It for the U.S. Ski Team? By Ron Kipp
72 ON ONE CONDITION: THE TERRAIN PARK
Give Students the Confi dence and Skills To Be Jib-Tastic David Oliver and Scott Anfang
76 HELP WOMEN LEAVE THE BLUES BEHIND
5 Ski Techniques Women Need to Break Through to Expert Terrain By Lisa Densmore Ballard
COLUMNS 6 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE 8 YOUR SPACE
LINEUP 10 NEWS OF NOTE 12 RAD/SAD 12 WHERE DO YOU READ 32 DEGREES? 12 SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT: SUBARU 13 ROAD TRIP WORTH TAKING: NATIONAL ACADEMY 13 LOCKER ROOM TALK 14 PRO FILE: CINDY MILLER 16 MEMBER BENEFITS
88 IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED…
Timely Advice for Bouncing Back from Exam Setbacks By Karin Kirk
94 HELP MAKE STUDENTS SAFER
With the One Code That Should Never Be a Secret By Mark Aiken
97 FOR LOVE OF THE JOURNEY:
Top-Notch Instructors Set Sights on 2016-20 Team Selection By Dave Schuiling
98 PSIA-AASI FINANCIAL FOCUS
Remains Trained Upon Member Services By Walt Coiner
100 YEAR-ROUND SLOPE SENSE:
Mountain Biking is Taking Off at Ski Resorts By Mark Eller
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
CERTIFICATION I, II, III 102 SEEKING CERTIFICATION?
Train… and Learn How to Fail Forward By Chris Rogers
CROWDSOURCE 104 INSTRUCTION 201:
What Are the Fundamentals of Great Teaching?
DIRECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE 106 HIRING PSIA-AASI MEMBERS
Improves Your Resort’s Guest Experiences By Stephanie Prince Alexander
ADAPTIVE
108 TIPS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS With Traumatic Brain Injury By Beth Fox
ALPINE
112 TRAIN YOUR FOCUS CLOSE TO THE SNOW: Accuracy and Refi nement Start with the Feet By Ellen Post Foster
CROSS COUNTRY
118 INSPIRATION AND GIVING BACK: Starting a Cross Country Ski Program for Kids By Dorothy A. Wallace-Senft
SNOWBOARD 121 HELP BEGINNERS:
Strap In Both Feet Sooner for a Better Connection to Riding By Jordan Lea
124 RECOGNITION Anniversary Pins Awarded for 2015-16
127 MAGAZINE INDEX 128 APRÈS
32 DEGREES THE JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL SNOWSPORTS INSTRUCTION WINTER 16 SENSATION INTERNATIONAL TURN UP YOUR TEACHING WITH
INSIGHTFUL INTERSKI TAKEAWAYS Special Section: pgs. 19-70
YOUR CERT EXAM HOW TO PASS
Timely Tips for Your First (or Next) Try pg. 82, 88, 102
WANT TO SKI WITH MORE ACCURACY?
Get Your Feet in on the Balancing Act pg. 112
5 Must-Have Techniques to Go Beyond Blue Terrain pg. 76
WHAT WOMEN NEED (AND MEN, TOO!)
Didn’t Pass the First Time? Maybe that’s a Good Thing! pg. 82, 88, 102
YOUR NEXT CERT EXAM TWO FEET… FASTER! ONE FOOT, THEN
Help Students Strap Both Feet In Sooner pg. 121
HOW TO CRUSH 32 DEGREES THE JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL SNOWSPORTS INSTRUCTION WINTER 16 INSIGHT INTERNATIONAL INTER’RIDE’ TAKEAWAYS WILL EXPAND
YOUR TEACHING HORIZONS Special Section: pgs. 19-70
Scott Anfang, who was recently named coach of the 2016-20 AASI Snowboard Team, lays down a trench at Argentina’s Cerro Castor Resort during Interski 2015.
THESNOWPROS.ORG | 1
On the Covers: PSIA Alpine Team members Eric Lipton (forground), Heidi Ettlinger (back left), and Jennifer Simpson (back right) tear it up on the demo slope at Interski 2015.
INSPIRING LIFELONG PASSION FOR SKIING & SNOWBOARDING
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