U.S. Snow Sports Instructor Certification Wiki

Welcome to the U.S. Snow Sports Instructor Certification - Level One - Wiki
This Wiki is intended as an open discussion for helping with the creation and on-going re-creation of products used in snow sports instruction certification.

(PJ Jones is asking for any and all help in this project. Please note that this project does not represent PSIA/AASI/ASEA, but only PJ's request for help on his part in this first Level 1 project. The rough draft is due November 10, 2011. - Update. The rough draft was submitted and haven't heard from anyone yet what exactly PSIA is really going to do.)

This is where you can all help with your innovative as well as classical ideas to keep our certifications valuable to both the instructor, the industry as well as the clients.

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To start viewing and helping work on the document for the common elements across all divisions and disciplines, please visit the

Table of Contents - Snowsports Instructor Level 1 - "Common" Guide
To start viewing and helping work on the common guide for the Alpine Level 1, please visit the

Topic Description and Advice for Helping
The first phase of this project is to help with the creation of elements that should go into certification training for the new instructor - elements that are common and shared across the disciplines as well as across the divisions.

CURRENT PROJECT - LEVEL 1


 * Remember that the end user of this Level 1 "Study Guide/Workbook" is the new instructor.


 * The primary source of material are the existing guides and manuals already in use amongst all the PSIA/AASI divisions.


 * The organization of that material needs to be simple, clear and valuable for a new instructor.


 * This material needs to be what is useful to a new instructor - simple, not the whole masters thesis.


 * Advice is to think back to when you were a new instructor and what you wanted to know.


 * Please also be considerate of everyone here. Do not delete, but rather comment on, and/or add to. However, spelling corrections are always welcome!


 * Thanks so much for helping! Together we can produce something far better than any of us alone!