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that PSIA-AASI’s new Alpine Adaptive Technical Manual is nearing completion (with availability slated for the fall). One of the benefits of the manual, he pointed out, is that it will reinforce the fundamentals skiing, or skiing as it exists, and not be so equipment- focused,” Krill said. “When you break it down, skiing is still skiing, no matter who you are teaching. It helps to keep it simple that way.” Beth Fox, of Colorado’s National Sports Center for the Disabled, praised the National Adaptive Academy’s variety of offerings, which included nordic activities, snowboard
clinics, and training for stand-up and sit- skiing disciplines, led by “top-notch clinicians from four PSIA-AASI divisions.” Another event highlight, she said, were the vendors on hand to show new technologies, "allowing instructors to learn about contemporary adapted snowsports equipment.” Among the well-attended offerings was a course on “Prosthetics in Snowsports,” which presented information on several different types of prosthesis and their safe use in snowsports. “We also had a large turnout for helmet
safety, which provided articles and research reports about brain injury and prevention,” said PSIA-AASI Education Development Specialist Aleisha Padilla.. “In the course, instructors learned how to properly select, fit, and maintain helmets to help protect their students.”
All tolled, the Hartford Ski Spectacular
drew more than 800 attendees, ranging in ability from first time skiers and riders to members of the U.S. Paralympic Team
DID INSTRUCTORS TEACH THE
WORLD’S LARGEST LESSON? HERE’S THE FIRST REPORT
ccording to
SkiAndSnowboardMonth.org, more than 150 North American ski areas taught beginner lessons simultaneously on Friday, January 6, 2017, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record in an event known as
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the World’s Largest Ski and Snowboard Lesson. More than 80 U.S. resorts and more than 70 in Canada participated in the effort, coordinated by the Learn to Ski and Snowboard initiative. It was the first time the two countries teamed up to form a “North American Alliance” in the quest for a place in the Guinness record book. Guinness requires that all activities take place at the same time, so lesson programs had to be coordinated in seven different time zones – five in the U.S. and two additional time zones in Canada – in order to qualify. Officials in the U.S. and Canada are collecting documentation and did not have an official conclusion at presstime. However, a number of U.S. resorts already
have reported healthy turnouts. So far, New Jersey’s Mountain Creek appears to have the largest turnout with 160 participants. In Massachusetts, Wachusett Mountain had 136 participants and Ski Butternut also tallied more than 100. In Pennsylvania, Ski Shawnee had almost 90 participants and Blue Mountain Resort had nearly 50. Further north, in New York, Holiday Valley reported that 85 students participated and, at Bristol Mountain, 32 first-time skiers and 13 first- time snowboarders took part in the event. Said Bristol Mountain Marketing
Director Drew Broderick, “We had a great time today and introduced 45 people to the lifestyle of skiing and snowboarding and
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enjoying the great outdoors.” Rhode Island’s Yawgoo Valley counted 54 participants and
Smuggler’s Notch
(Vermont) had 53. Moving west, Alaska’s Eaglecrest attracted nearly 60 people and California’s Alpine Meadows tallied 43. Event organizers will differentiate
participation numbers between skiers and snowboarders as required by Guinness. A 30-minute video and a group photo must accompany certified documentation from each qualifying resort. Snow Operating’s Hugh Reynolds will package results from the U.S. and the Canadian Ski Council’s Michael Fulton will coordinate Canada’s data. “It’s not easy to set a Guinness record, because there are a lot of requirements involved,” said Reynolds, who initially suggested going for the record. Currently, the multiple venue snowboard record is 500 and the multiple venue ski record is 594.
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preparing for national and international competition. Among the participants were more than 100 wounded service members, family, and military staff from the U.S. and Great Britain, as well Boston Marathon bombing survivors.
ADAPTIVE RESOURCE AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMAT
Adaptive instructors now have two options for obtaining Fundamental Mechanics of Alpine Skiing Across Adaptive Disciplines; as a free PDF download or a print publication priced at $9. Produced with the support of Disabled Sports USA, this handy reference guide looks at each of the fiYH IXQGDPHQWDOV RI DOSLQH VNLLQJ DV they relate to two-, three-, and four- track skiing, as well as mono- and bi-skiing. To download or purchase, go to:
http://www.thesnowpros.org/ educationmaterials.
ASHLEY WOODARD SARNACKI
BRISTOL MOUNTAIN
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