YOUR SPACE
a definite and influential role in passing on the positive an essential bits of snowboard culture to the next generation. We meet tens to hundreds of students a year. In each interaction, we pass on our own version of snowboard culture to others. Realizing the greater role we play in our
Nate Hurlbut, self-described jibber, plays with his rail-centric vision for snowboarding during a sunset photo shoot at Keystone Resort.
culture to our guests. Our students will imitate what they see, hear, feel, and experience. As such, we instructors have the responsibility and the opportunity to present ourselves and our passion in any number of ways; what does your personality and style communicate about snowboarding?
CULTURE EMPOWERS SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTORS Tere is no single governing body of snowboarding. Tere is no keeper of our traditions. Snowboard culture is alive and dynamic and fragile. Every instructor has
industry, our sport, and our culture goes a long way to providing meaning to our day-to- day work. So empower yourself and dive into snowboarding’s brilliant culture. Try out a new subculture. Extend your perspective. Learn about our community’s legends and
its heroes. Learn about its past and help shape its future. Establish your own rapport with snowboarding. In doing so, you’ll be able to more effectively create connected lifelong shredders, and find deeper meaning in your job, too.
Brennan Metzler, D QHZ PHPEHU RI WKH $$6Ζ 6QRZERDUG 7HDP WHDFKHV DW &RORUDGRȇV %UHFNHQULGJH 5HVRUW DQG FRDFKHV IRU 0HWKRG IRU /LIH $FDGHP\ +H LV DOVR FHUWLfiHG DW /HYHO Ζ LQ DOSLQH KDV D )UHHVW\OH 6SHFLDOLVW FUHGHQWLDO DQG LV DQ DFWLYH PHPEHU RI 5RFN\ 0RXQWDLQ 'LYLVLRQȇV 6QRZERDUG DQG &KLOGUHQȇV (GXFDWLRQ 7HDPV Instagram: #EUPHW]\
WHAT PSIA-AASI HAS DONE FOR ME
I grew up in New Hampshire, in a family whose motto could have been “Live to ski free or die.” My parents were all about brown-bag lunches, ski-swap gear, and if you paid full price for a lift ticket, then expect to ski bell-to-bell to get your money's worth. My dad and mom raced on the masters ski race circuit, an extended ski family that obsessed about gear, angles, and PLOOLVHFRQGV DV WKH\ FULVVFURVVHG 1HZ (QJODQG D GLffHUHQW VNL area each weekend. I remember asking which way to go around the gates of my
fiUVW 1$67$5 FRXUVH DW DJH $IWHU WKDW Ζ ZDV KRRNHG 7KURXJK the years, coaches told me to “ski with the boys,” which taught me how to ski aggressively and fast. As I entered college and joined a Division I race team, however, I struggled. The coach WDONHG P\ GDG LQWR EX\LQJ VNLV Ζ FRXOGQȇW flH[ Ζ FUDVKHG RIWHQ DQG P\ FRQfiGHQFH SOXPPHWHG Ζ GHFLGHG WR WDNH P\ /HYHO
866$ FHUWLfiFDWLRQ DQG JRW D MRE
coaching a middle school ski team. Aside from setting slalom courses too close to the woods and other rookie moves, I found the experience extremely satisfying. The kids looked up to me and I had something to share with them.
After college, I coached kids in Vail and several years later moved to Boulder to attend graduate school. I coached at nearby Eldora and landed an internship at SKI Magazine 0\ fiUVW assignment was calling in photos for SKI’s Top 100 Instructor coverage, and through those conversations with top pros gained insight on teaching. Eventually my internship at SKI morphed into a full-time job as an editor. I covered fashion, gear (running the women’s ski test) – and instruction. I had the fortune to work with the late Stu Campbell and current Alpine Team Coach Michael Rogan on many articles and photo shoots. Thanks to them, I GHFLGHG WR MRLQW 36Ζ$ $$6Ζ DQG WDNH VHHN /HYHO Ζ FHUWLfiFDWLRQ
8 | 32 DEGREES • WINTER 2017 DON’T FORGET TO
HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY Snowboarding owes much to the rebels and visionaries who pushed the sport they loved into the public consciousness. There are a ton of resources that speak to the history of riding and how it’s HYROYHG KHUH DUH WKUHH IDYRULWH fiOPV
to recommend to students: Q “Let It Ride: The Craig Kelly Story,” a 2007 documentary about a true legend in snowboarding.
Q “We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding,” a 2013
documentary on the history of the sport and its pioneer riders.
Q “91 Words for Snow: A Film About Snowboarding,” a 2005 release WKDW RffHUV DPD]LQJ IRRWDJH DQG perceptions of a wide range of athletes, including Jeremy Jones, Christoph Weber, Shaun White, and Nicolas Müller.
What are YOUR recommendations IRU TXLQWHVVHQWLDO fiOPV DQG ERRNV on the history and culture of snowboarding? Share your faves on The Community at
tiny.cc/exktgy.
Krista Crabtree
I left SKI before the birth of my daughter, starting a women’s ski-testing clinic in Vail and a freelance career. I also started teaching for the women’s program at Eldora. Later I passed my Level II (and I’m currently working toward Level III). I’m happy to see my daughter now skis in a world where “ski like a girl” is a real compliment. I have empathy for the challenges women face on the slopes and a deep interest in KHOSLQJ ZRPHQ fiQG JHDU WR HQKDQFH WKHLU VNL H[SHULHQFH Ȃ instead of hindering it. Thanks to the connections I’ve made through PSIA-AASI, I’ve
had the opportunity to continue covering instruction in print. Most importantly, though, PSIA provides me with an outlet to better myself and foster my passion for teaching women.
.ULVWD &UDEWUHH 36Ζ$ $$6Ζ 5RFN\ 0RXQWDLQ 'LYLVLRQ
BRENNAN METZLER
LIAM DORAN
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124