Spring/Summer 2006
VOLUME 28
NUMBER 4
Powder Mountain
Instructors Annie
Williams and Tammy
Thornley at The
Canyons for the 2006
PSIA/AASI
Intermountain Spring
Clinic held April 7-9.
You can find more
photos from a great
season on page 6.
So what do we do this
summer?
I could center this education report
around how many clinics were conducted and how many members took
them, but that would be looking backwards. Education is not about looking
back at what is already known, but
looking forward at what is not known.
In this vein I would like to challenge
each member to utilize the summer not
rehashing what they already know, but
to figure out what they don’t know. A
wise man once said: “If all you have is a
hammer, you see every problem as a
nail.” Do you, as an instructor, fixate on
the same thing in all your lessons? Do
you only have a hammer? The summer
is a great time to develop that tool box. It
is a great time to figure out what other
tools can be used. A hammer is great but
it cannot build an entire house. What
other tools are needed? A saw, a screwdriver, an edging progression?
If you concentrate your lesson on
body position, then could you purvey
this into balancing movements?
Brian Oakden
By Ron Kipp
Maybe you see every student in the
back seat. Do you have ten ways to tell
them to get forward on their skis?
“Move your hips forward”
“Keep your hands in front”
“Flex your ankles more than your
knees”
“Move your vision farther downhill”
“Have an imaginary bungee pulling
you downhill”
“Plant your pole farther away from
your ski”
“Feel yourself falling down the hill”
“Extend the new leg”
“Move your tibia’s as joy sticks in the
turn direction”
“Pour water out of your ear”
You might have developed a philosophy around what you think is important
and what is not. That is good, but have
you challenged your thinking… your
logic? I personally like to start at the
beginning of the turn, or more specifically the turn connecting movements. I
like this because if these are in order then
the rest might just fall into place. I like
this logic. But maybe I am in a rut? Let’s
challenge our thinking. Nothing is 100
percent right. There are many ways to
skin a cat. We need to be open minded.
So what about our skiing? Not everyone will have the opportunity to be
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Physical Prowess . . . . . . . . . . 5
Take your pic . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
It’s not ;just about the perfect turn.
Photos of Spring Clinic.
The Legend Lives . . . . . . . . . . 8
Ski Like a Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sharing heroes.
The art of skiing.
PROFE S S IONAL S NOWS PORT I N STR UCTION I N TH E I NTE R MOU NTAI N WE ST
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The Instructors EDGE
By Carl Boyer, PSIA/AASI Intermountain President
It was great to see so many of you enjoying Spring Clinic
at The Canyons. Thanks are due to Barry Stout, The
Canyons Snowsports School manager, as well as many
others who helped make the event so successful. Spearheading the Education Foundation silent auction was
departing Board member Mary Flinn Ware, assisted by
Beverly Beasely, Nancy Kronthaler, and your capable Division office staff, Susan Oakden, Vickee Boswell, and Natalie Hilbert. Thanks to all our donors, as
well as the bidders – winning bidders especially! Over $5,000 was raised for
our members’ benefit.
I had the pleasure of joining a dozen Intermountain members attending
the National Academy in Chamonix mid-April. We were graced with (reportedly) the only week-long spell of fair weather this season. Opportunities such
as the Academy are a tremendous member benefit; I have grown from each
one I have attended.
We enjoyed a great snow season in the central Wasatch, and especially in
our northern region. As I write this (mid-May) spring skiing/riding is still
superb at my home resort, Snowbird. I have noticed a few more of our members taking advantage of the late season opportunities; I hope to see that
number increase in the future.
Speaking of opportunities, at our Snowsports School Managers’ meeting
during Spring Clinic, several school managers requested the Division communicate this message to our members who are not currently affiliated with
any member school. Although circumstances in your life may prevent you
from committing to full time, or season-long part time work, your experience
and current training are still valued and sought by many member schools.
You could provide much needed assistance either during very busy times, or
perhaps for special programs requiring a more limited time commitment. We
encourage your continuing engagement with our profession and seek your
participation. Please contact the division office if you would like to be
apprised of such opportunities. We would like to support this connection.
Have a fun, interesting and safe summer! —Carl Boyer
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on-snow during the summer. Can we
learn anything while not skiing? Every
time you walk down the stairs, how
does your balance change while your
hand is on the banister compared to
when your hands in your pant pockets.
What do your abdominals do? Your
obliques? Which planes are your hips
moving? When you ride your bike
where does your center-of-mass go
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when you make a turn? What is it’s
path? What happens to your sunglasses
on your car’s dashboard when you
change lanes radically on I 80?...Would
Sir Isaac have anything to say about
this? What happens to your nerve as
you climb up your step ladder in the garage? Every rock climber knows about
sewing machine legs…. no logical reason… but it happens.
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The Instructors EDGE, official publication of
the Professional Ski Instructors of America
Intermountain Division and the American
Association of Snowboard Instructors
Intermountain Division, is scheduled to be
published four times a year at a
nonmember subscription rate of $15.
Opinions presented in the EDGE are those
of the individual authors and do not
necessarily represent the opinions or
policies of the Professional Ski Instructors
of America, Intermountain or the American
Association of Snowboard Instructors,
Intermountain. Submission of articles and
photos is encouraged. Contact the editor.
Editorial/Advertising Office
Rodger Renstrom, Editor
770 Pinewood Dr, Sandy, UT
(v) 801 566-9727
(e) [email protected]
PSIA-I Division, AASI-I Division Office
Susan Oakden, Division Executive
7105 Highland Dr., Suite 201
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
(v) 801 942-2066, (f) 801 942-7837
(e) [email protected]
PSIA-I, AASI-I Officers and Chairs
President, Carl Boyer
Administrative V. P.: Stew Marsh
Communications V.P.: Chip Herron
PSIA Board Representative: Jerry Warren
Programs Administrator: Nathan Emerson
Alpine Certification Manager:
Guillermo Avila Paz
Alpine Education Manager: Ron Kipp
Alpine DECL Manager: Dave Lundberg
Snowboard Manager: Open
Nordic Manager: Steve Neiner
Adaptive Manager: Chuck Torrey
Children’s Manager: Mark Nakada
Senior’s Committee: Junior Bounous
Ski School Management Committee:
David “Hoopa” Robinson
Current Board Members
2004-2007: David Boucher, Danny Edwards,
Chip Herron, Joe Waggoner,
Kent Lundell
2005-2008: Carl Boyer, Scott Rockwood,
Jamie DeVries, Randy Hartwig
2006-2008: Tony Fantis
2006-2009: Jamie MacIntosh, Mark
Quaintance, Stew Marsh, Nancy
Kronthaler, Jerry Warren.
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Stay Current!
If you’ve been a member of PSIA or
AASI for a year, lookout!...letting your
dues or clinic hours slip can be a pain
for both you and the office. Association
membership requirements include 12
clinic hours every two years (or 1 clinic
day per year) and annual dues, paid on
time. No Biggie!...for all the great benefits that membership in the organization confers, don’t miss out on being a
member for even a year.
Rejoining gets even trickier. If you
have a certification, it remains valid for
as long as you’re current. If you slip,
you can pay back dues, as if you’d been
current all along (e.g. two years of dues
for two years of missed membership)
and make up the clinic hours. But in
the meantime, you’ve been missing out
on getting the magazine, the divisional
newsletter, and the opportunity to participate in great clinics with some of the
region’s top instructors and trainers.
Top Ten Reasons to Stay Current
with Dues and Clinic Hours
1. Be up to date on the latest greatest
skiing and teaching ideas
2. Take your pick of any of dozens of
great clinic topics
3. Best instructional deal going – if
you believe in instruction, the
clinic fee (which includes lift tickets), is a fraction of the cost of a 1
hour private at most Intermountain resorts, and less than most
group lesson rates.
4. Avoid late fees and make-up
clinics.
5. Never deal with back dues.
6. Don’t miss out on a single issue of
The Instructor’s Edge and The Professional Skier or The Professional
Rider.
7. Keep Susan and Vickee from having to hassle with you.
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The Seventh Annual Mountain
States Rendezvous
Thursday, December 7 and Friday, December 8, 2006 in
The Wasatch Mountains
The PSIA-Intermountain Nordic
Committee invites you to this
unique early season inter-divisional
event.
In the spirit of an event conceived by Herb Davis and Craig
Panarisi and first held in December
of 1998, the Mountain States Rendezvous, a “summit” of Nordic Center and Ski School Directors,
Managers, Trainers, Clinicians and
Examiners, provides an interdivisional forum for the sharing of
Nordic ski teaching ideas. PSIA
encourages participation by Ski
School Directors and Ski School
Trainers. We hope the event will
generate enthusiasm for skiing,
learning and sharing the passion for
what we do.
The clinic will be hosted and
facilitated by Nordic Demonstration
Team Members. Invitations are
extended to PSIA Examiner/Clinicians, Ski School Directors (or their
designate), lead trainers and to PSIA
National Nordic Demonstration
Team Members.
Format
On-snow small group skiing and
exchange of ideas followed by an
indoor whole group wrap-up. One
day each, or two half-days each, will
be devoted to Telemark and Track
skiing. Informal discussion to follow
during apres ski.
Cost
The event will be considered a
benefit of membership to eligible
participants - read: FREE to qualifying PSIA members (non-current
members can become registered
members by paying first year dues
of $63). Extra staff from your program, and other PSIA members in
good standing are welcome to
attend for the nominal price of $50
per day, including passes, lift tickets,
and PSIA credit hours.
Lodging and Registration: Details to be announced early this fall.
Contact Steve Neiner
(h) 208-232-7187 (c) 208-251-8022 [email protected]
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Administrative
EDUCATION continued from 2
I have known a lot of great coaches
and instructors through the years. One
common quality they all shared is their
curiosity. They were like puppies in a
new room. Looking under every chair,
pawing, feeling, tasting. Always wanting
to know why, where, how. This is probably the greatest single quality that
resulted in them becoming so incredible at their job. In age they may be old,
but their inquisitiveness is youthful.
We can take a minute to look backwards at a great ski season, that’s not
wrong. But let use this upcoming summer to figure out what we don’t know.
To look at things from a different angle.
A new perspective. hen the new ski
season arrives, we will approach it with
a larger tool box.—Ron Kipp, PSIA-I
Education Manager, will spend the summer walking downstairs contemplating
turn connecting movements.
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Administrative Report
By Stew Marsh, PSIA/AASI Intermountain Administrative V.P.
As I sit in the parking lot of the Klondike Bluffs trailhead in Moab on May 7,
2006, I am reflecting on the beauty of the day and the 2006 winter season. It
seems so great to be wearing shorts and a tee shirt but I am already anticipating the first major snowfall of next season.
I am feeling that this winter was good in many ways. Even though everyone was wondering when winter was going to begin, the snow came with a
vengeance in late November. The snow kept falling in January, February and
March and made us question whether spring would ever arrive. Throughout
the snowy months a great Education College was hosted by Snowbasin;
DECL training moved from Park City to Snowbasin at the last minute and provided all members a great time and great snow.
Of course, the holidays at the end of December came and went quickly. It
seemed like we were thrust immediately into the holidays in January, followed
by the rush in February and then without fading came the spring rush. This, from
all accounts, never seemed to let up until the closing weekends in April.
The Canyons was a gracious host for our spring clinic and provided all
participants with powder and great spring snow. This was the first time that
this event was held there. Thanks goes to Barry Stout, the Canyons Snow
Sports manager, and his staff. Kudos must also be given to our own office staff
for getting everything in order and ready for the event. Finally, thanks to Dave
Lundberg and all the DECL’s that provided the clinics for the participants.
Keith Lange once again led his contingent in the subtleties and beauty of skiing and teaching. At the banquet we had the pleasure of honoring Dean Roberts into the Intermountain Hall of Fame. For those who are unfamiliar with
this prestigious honor, it recognizes those individuals who have supported
the Intermountain division and the sport and passion of skiing and teaching.
We held the second annual silent auction in support of the PSIA/AASI-I
Education Foundation and it was more successful than last year. Thanks to all
those sponsors who donated items and to all the members who participated
in purchasing these items. Thanks also goes to Mary Flinn and Beverly Beasley for their time in getting the donations ready for auction. As a reminder to
all, the Education Foundation exists to provide scholarship to members each
year to attend Intermountain clinics and/or PSIA National events
I would also like to thank all of the area managers for their support of our
division in hosting our many events. This is a great benefit to the members.
Please extend a gracious thank you to those managers when you see them.
At this time, I can also report that we will end the year in the black. We
have met our budget guidelines and will be preparing next years budget for
presentation at the spring board meeting. I want to thank the office staff for
their hard work, dedication to their positions and to the members. Thanks
goes out to all the managers for their work and keeping within their budgets.
Finally, I would like to welcome Jamie MacIntosh and Mark Quaintance as
new members of the Board of Directors. To Mary Flinn and Mikey Franco,
both retiring from the Board, thank you for your insights and voice during
your terms.
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Preparation
Time to Train for Certification
By Rodger Renstrom
Now that the season is finally over
(Snowbird just closed on Memorial
Day), people working toward certification, especially Level 3, can finally start
doing some truly productive training.
Too often candidates think that all
there is to preparing for certification is
to practice pretty turns or demos for a
few weeks before the exam. While task
specific practice is certainly necessary,
there is more to skiing at a high level
than simply practicing the perfect
turn—the physical capability to ski
with energy and excitement has to be
there to begin with.
It is unfortunate, but “energy” and
“excitement” are not always the words
used by people to describe ski instructors. For example, what comes to mind
when you hear the phrase “ski instructor turns”? I’ll wager that most people
envision nice, round, moderate-speed
turns that look kind of pretty, but don’t
really get the blood pumping too much.
Shouldn’t “ski instructor turns”
inspire, excite, and get the adrenaline
flowing? Shouldn’t they turn a few
heads on the chairlift? Of course they
should. And, while not all of our guests
expect to personally “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” down the
mountain, most of them want at least a
little excitement out of their instructor.
After all, watching their instructor is an
opportunity to live the ski experience
through association.
Becoming an exciting and inspirational skier requires the development of
both technical skiing skills and the
physical strength and conditioning to
execute those skills. There’s a reason the
best skiers in the world are breathing
hard when they finish a 50 second run
down an icy slalom course—it’s hard
work. Likewise, a Level 3 candidate
should probably be huffing and puffing
a bit when they finish a series of short
turns down a steep hill during an
exam—not because they’re out of
shape, but because they’ve tipped their
skis over and made them dance a bit.
But the strength to ski dynamically
doesn’t appear after November 1, it
has to be in place before then.
So, what kind of strength and conditioning commitment are we talking
about? Let’s not fool ourselves, developing an athletic attitude about a sport
requires more than riding the bike
around the block on the weekends.
from 20 to 60+ should not be capable of
the volume of exercise listed above.
It sounds like a lot of effort, and it is.
But hey, we’re supposed to be professional skiers, right? There is no free
ride, and skiing at a high level requires
more than wishful thinking, it requires
the mental—and physical—commitment to make it possible. Now is the
time to start.
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Shouldn’t “ski instructor turns”
inspire, excite, and get the
adrenaline flowing? Shouldn’t they
turn a few heads on the chairlift? Of
course they should.
Here’s an unscientific summer workout regime to prepare you to be a more
dynamic skier next winter.
This summer, plan on a minimum
of: road biking 1000 miles, mountain
biking 250 miles, mountain hiking six
miles per week, doing a full-body
weight workout (including a good core
strengh session) twice per week and
maybe add a yoga session once a week
to round it out. When fall arrives, back
off on your regular routine a bit and
add some explosive in-line skating, hill
bounding and other specific exercise.
Make sure that you ramp up your
efforts slowly if you haven’t been on a
serious exercise program for a while.
And don’t be afraid to get some help
from a qualified trainer if you’re inexperienced. You can spend a lot of time
working out with poor results if you
don’t understand how to train. And, if
you’re over 40, you may want to check
with a doctor to ensure that you are
healthy enough to get healthy.
However, barring any health problems, there is no reason why anyone
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PSIA/AASI Intermountain D
Spring Clinic
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Instructors of the Year 2006
Gwen Ritchie and
PSIA-E member Tom
Gabourie
Franklin Williams, Dave Lundberg, Nato Emerson
Jason Pellegrini's Riders
Kay and Dean Roberts
Jimmy Ludlow’s Tele crew.
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Tom Kronthaler’s Skiers.
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Division Spring Clinic 2006
Photos by Brian Oakden
Paul Davis and office
staff Natalie Hilbert.
Rich McLaughlin's Riders.
Greg Ferrel and ... a great soul patch.
Lars Larson, Mary Flinn and Targhee Snowsports Director Mark Hanson.
display his Hall of
Fame Plaque.
Keith Lange’s Groupies.
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Lundberg Legend
Lives At PCMR
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Communications Corner
By Chip Herron, PSIA/AASI Intermountain Communications V.P.
By McCall Knowlton
PARK CITY, UTAH – All Professional Ski
Instructors remember the days of
training for their certification exams.
Whether it be an entry-level skiing
assessment or a full certification teaching assessment, everyone is required to
learn the 10 basic personal skiing drills.
More often than not the hardest
drill to perform is the 180 degree hop
turn down steep blue terrain, making
sure to leave distinct edge marks in the
snow. For Park City Mountain Resort
instructors the hop turn drills are even
more memorable because of the demonstrations by Kid’s Mountain School
Supervisor and PSIA-I DECL Dave
Lundberg.
The 2005 PCMR instructor staff
recalls a training day when Lundberg,
also maybe we can call him “thunder
thighs,” did 57 consecutive hop turns
down the face of “Payday” in a blizzard.
The task was not only physically
exhausting but also nearly impossible
for most of us left watching. Lundberg,
although not very tall, has unknown
strength and comes by these supernatural skiing gifts genetically.
Lundberg’s father, Max, was the
assistant director of the Alf Engen Ski
School at Alta for 25 years and President of PSIA- I four different times. He
then moved his family to Winter Park,
Colo. where he worked in the national
PSIA office and was a member of the
prestigious 15-person National PSIA
Demonstration Team.
“Skiing is all about what it means to
you at the time,” Dave says of his days
on the slopes beginning at age five.
Lundberg literally grew up with the
ski industry and began instructing his
senior year of high school in Winter
Park, Colo. In four years time he
received his full certification and began
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Another season has come and gone, what a season! More visitors than ever
before, more lessons…more work….too many days on snow! Sound familiar?
Time for the beach and golf courses!!!
Time for you to submit some articles to Roger for the upcoming issues of
THE EDGE. I am sure someone out there came up with a new idea and can
share it with the rest of us? How about a game you tried with a gang of kids
that worked really, really well? A new game or exercise for your snowboard
private? Get the idea?
Directors….new goings on at your resort?
Pictures from the year are gladly accepted. Somebody had to get a great
photo of a killer day in the backcountry.
On another note, are you aware the division has an inactive status? If you
are going to go back to school, take a few years off etc. you can use the inactive
status to your benefit.
For more information call the office or go online and read up on it. The
rules and regulations can be found in the policy and procedures section
This will be my last report to you as Communications VP. In the spirit of
rotation, I am giving my spot to another member of the board. My replacement will be chosen from the current board members.
I have enjoyed my tenure and will continue to enjoy my role as a board
member for the remainder of my term.
Thanks for letting me serve you. Enjoy your summer.—Chip
taking winter semesters off to instruct
at PCMR while attending Brigham
young University.
After graduating with a degree in
recreational management, Lundberg
qualified to become a PSIA Alpine
DECL and moved from PCMR to Solitude where he worked as the assistant
director of the ski school. Two years
later, during the 2003 ski season, he
moved back to the same position at
PCMR and added instructor training to
his list of responsibilities.
2006 marked Lundberg’s eighth
season with PCMR and has him looking
to the future of the industry to help to
raise his own son, Luke Lundberg. The
number one goal for all winter sports
resorts is to get people into the sport
early, Lundberg says. Taking this to
heart Luke has been on skis three times
in his young-18 month life.
“It may sound crazy to start them so
young, but I know that the philosophy
behind skiing teaches people how to be
successful in so many other aspects of
life,” Lundberg said, attributing his
own success to the life lessons learned
on the mountain.
Lundberg talks about how great it
would feel to take a day off from supervising at PCMR and find a hidden spot
of powder at Alta weeks after a storm
has hit the resort. In reality Dave won’t
be taking a day off, he will be somewhere on the mountain doublechecking terrain, conditions and
instructors so that customers walk
away with the best experience possible.
“For me it is helping other people
enjoy a sport I am absolutely passionate about,” Lundberg says of the daily
grind in the cold weather elements.
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Dave is propelling that passion into
the future by training for the National
Demonstration Team tryouts scheduled to take place in 2008. He then
hopes to be selected to represent PSIA
at InterSKI, an international skiing
conference held every four years in
Zurich, Switzerland.
“It is just awesome to think of
standing before the nations of the
world and explaining America’s philosophies on skiing standards,” Lundberg says of his future goals.
As Dave follows in the footsteps of
his father, he is giving everything he
has to promote the skiing industry for
customers, employees and snow sport
enthusiasts alike. Whether observing
his abilities in the next PSIA-I clinic, or
seeing his red coat disappear into a
secret little stash of powder, take note
from someone who is quickly becoming a great PSIA skiing legend.
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It’s Classified
Remember, PSIA-I/AASI-I members in
good standing qualify for one free classified ad per season. (size limits apply).
Additional classified ads are available
for a modest cost.
BRIGHTON SKI SCHOOL now hiring certified ski and
snowboard instructors for the 06/07 season. Brighton
offers flexible scheduling, commission pay, high private request incentive and lots of free ride time.
532-4731 ext 247 or [email protected]
EARN $50 FOR REFERRALS when your lead results in
a rental for Skiers Accommodations of Utah. We offer
2,3,4 and 5 bedroom Townhouses at the mouths of Big
and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Contact Tom and
Nancy Kronthaler, information (801) 943-2426,
www.utahskilodging.com.
NORDIC WALKING INSTRUCTORS WANTED: LEKI
USA is conducting a national search for some very good
outdoor education instructors—all ages—to teach and
communicate a real passion for the benefits of Nordic
walking in North America on behalf of LEKI USA. PSIA
certified (minimum requirement Level 2; Alpine, Nordic
and Snowboard). Please email a brief resume and one
paragraph expressing why you’d be a good match.
Email: Suzanne Nottingham at [email protected]. (A note to Level 1 instructors…when you pass
your Level 2, please contact me.)
Why You Should Try and Ski Like a Girl
By Christine Katzenberger
Occasionally this winter I have heard
the term “Ski like a Girl.” Most of the
time it has been in a complimentary
context to let you know that you are
skiing with finesse and not just muscling the turn around—being less
abrupt and striving to be more fluid
with movement patterns. After all, timing and balance are the key components to making your skiing efficient.
When women ski, you can often see
much more of the technique and
tactics they use compared to the
sheer strength that the guys use.
Some people have said they’d like
to ski like a girl if they could ski like Deb
Armstrong, Picabo Street or even
someone like Patti Olsen, Jo Garrucio,
Jamie McEntire or me, and that always
makes you feel good. I’m not the caliber of the WC ladies by any means but I
have had some glory times with being
the 2004 National Slalom Masters
Champion and occasionally kicking
some of the Masters Men’s times.
In searching through the Internet
I’ve found a few articles that really spell
out what it means to “Ski like a Girl.”
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8. Professional development is the
best way to stay sharp.
9. It’s a great excuse to get out and
ski/ride another area.
10. Become a better skier/rider. It’s
never too late.
Bonus Reason:
11. The best thing about skiing/riding
is that no matter how good you
are, you can always get better.
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One that I have found is by Edith Thys,
past US Ski Team member and senior
contributing editor to SKI Magazine.
Thys competed in the 1988 and 1992
Olympics as a member of the U.S. Ski
Team. Her article talks about how US
women skiers had started to reign on
the world cup and how their skiing
technique is valued as a video teaching
aid. When women ski, you can often
see much more of the technique and
tactics they use compared to the sheer
strength that the guys use, which is
much more difficult for the average
skier to replicate.
John Gillies of the Canadian magazine “Ski Press World” wrote another
article I found recently. The article is
from Vol 19 No 1 Fall Issue 2004. In it he
points out that good skiing is based on
technique and not strength and that
women can do everything that men
can do, it just takes balance. He
describes good skiing as being precise
and using finesse rather than torque.
So a word to everyone out there
whether you’re a girl or a guy, spend
some time this summer looking at
video of women’s World Cup and during your dryland routines make sure to
stay in balance so that your movement
patterns are more precise and the timing of your movements efficient
Katzeninstead of harsh. —Christine
berger, PSIA Level 3, is a Emeritus
Alpine DECL, National level USSA coach,
and the Deer Valley Ski School Recruiting/Adult Programs Manager
Visit PSIA-I/AASI-I Online at:
www.psia-i.org
or
www.aasi-i.org
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Recognition
PSIA/AASI Intermountain would like to recognize the following people for the achievements they have made this seasons.
Congratulations to all for their dedication and hard work.
Certification Achievements
Alpine
LEVEL I
Alcox, Allan
Park City
Argentine, Michelle Deer Valley
Auster, Ryan
Jackson
Barrett, Shawn
Park City
Bautista, Rudy
Park City
Bishop, Grant
Jackson
Burd, Charles
Jackson
Burke, Vicky
Deer Valley
Butler, Andrew
Park City
Byrne, Jerry
Brighton
Callman, Matthew
Snowbasin
Cardarelli, Joe
Park City
Castilla, Juan
Deer Valley
Childress, Emily
Brianhead
Collett, Nickie
Park City
Corrigan, Paul
Solitude
Cross, Tony
Snowbasin
Curtis, Robert
Alta
Daus, Michael
Jackson
Davel, Sabrina
Deer Valley
Detang, Sofia
Deer Valley
Devenish, Trenton
Deer Valley
Dorobiala, Mark
Brighton
Durgee, Stephanie
Jackson
Durrance, Jesse
Snowbird
Feil, Delsa
Park City
Fernandez, Maria Del Pilar
Alta
Fielding, Eric
The Canyons
Fitzgerald, Jaime
Snowbird
Flint, Elizabeth
Jackson
Flint, Matthew
Deer Valley
Foster, William
Jackson
Fuller, Tad
Deer Valley
Gallegos, Stacey
Snowbasin
Galopin, Emily
Deer Valley
Gammell, Emily
Deer Valley
Giles, Audrey
Brianhead
Gold, Richard
Park City
Goodheart, Elizabeth The Canyons
Grascher, Katrin
Alta
Gray, Eric
Park City
Green, Ashleigh
Sundance
Hammel, Kurt
Deer Valley
Hand, Nicholas
Snowbird
Hanks, Heather
Sundance
Hardman, Charles
Park City
Hatch, Gregory
Brighton
Herndon, Walter
Jackson
Hollister, Steven
Jackson
Hurley, Cornelius
Park City
Iorg, Destiny
Alta
Keegan, John
King, Lindsay
Kraan, Eric
Krushat, Susan
Latimer, Carli
Laverty, Deirdre
Lemaire, Daniel
Lovullo, Michael
Malan, Jennifer
Manning, Jan
Martin, Jenna
McEntire IV, John
Menton, Patrick
Mercer, Loren
Merhoff, Martie
Miner, Jenny
Moreno, Meritxell
Morgan, Jr., James
Munro, John
Nagurney, Jeff
Nelson, Kristy
Nessel, Todd
Norton, Jenny
Oliva, Jr., Paulo
Olson, Caroline
Oman, Lizzette
Oman, Rachele
Oveson, Merrill
Pack, Tyler
Palmer, Stephen
Peters, Natalie
Popp, Alexander
Rambaud, Marta
Rapoport, Jean
Rawson, Steve
Reeve, Carolyn
Robison, Craig
Rodriguez, Mauro
Rodriquez, John
Rogers, Christy
Ronnow, Leah
Seaver, Deborah
Sheehan, April
Sherman, Kimberly
Simons-Krann, Kim
Smiley, Nathan
Stam, Roy
Stam, Sean
Starnes, Lee Ann
Stein, Shiloh
Stoner, Christopher
Suda, Kimberly
Sustick, Emily
Tapioca, Raphael
Tatton, Shelly
Taylor, Jared
INSTRUCTORS EDGE SPRING/SUMMER 2006
Park City
Park City
Solitude
Brighton
Brianhead
The Canyons
Alta
Jackson
Snowbasin
The Canyons
Park City
Deer Valley
Brighton
Park City
Powder Mtn
Park City
Deer Valley
Snowbasin
Deer Valley
The Canyons
Snowbasin
Alta
Sundance
Deer Valley
Alta
Snowbasin
Brianhead
Park City
Park City
Jackson
Deer Valley
Jackson
Park City
The Canyons
Deer Valley
Jackson
Alta
Deer Valley
Park City
Solitude
The Canyons
Deer Valley
Snowbasin
Snowbasin
Solitude
Jackson
Snowbasin
Snowbasin
The Canyons
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
The Canyons
Jackson
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
Powder Mtn.
Trinski, Cherie
Alta
Tucker, Lane
Brighton
Tucker, Tawnee
Brianhead
Valenzuela, Ignacio Deer Valley
Vance, Denise
Deer Valley
Ward, Timothy
Snowbasin
Wardrop, David
Snowbasin
Wasileski, Chris
The Canyons
Watson, III, Arthur
Deer Valley
Wattenmaker, Karen
Jackson
Whittlinger, Erica
Park City
Widmer, Mark
Sundance
Wilder, Amy
Brianhead
Wipfel, Da Yang
Alta
Wood, Pamela
Deer Valley
Wright, Wayne
Park City
Wunderlich, Martha
Alta
LEVEL 2
Astie, Philippe
Park City
Bean, Courtney
The Canyons
Bee, Deborah
Powder Mtn
Bodner, Emily
Jackson
Dean, Julie
Jackson
Dressler, Christoph Deer Valley
Fancy, Mark
Park City
Franzeim, Emma
Jackson
Gottwald, Lukas
Park City
Greenwood, David
Park City
Hamackova, Eva
Park City
Huser, Caroline
Jackson
Kelly, Ryan
Sundance
Knowlton, McCall
Park City
Lemaire, Daniel
Alta
Lindsey, Jr., Robert
Jackson
Lopez, Walter
Park City
Lutnicki, Robert
The Canyons
Mack Jr., Thomas
Park City
Maguire, Gabrielle
Jackson
McAleer, Donna
Deer Valley
Merhoff Sr., G. Craig Powder Mtn
Murphy, Katie
Jackson
Nay, Bill
Jackson
Novotny, Karel
Park City
Ostler, Greg
Powder Mtn
Quinlan, Paul
Park City
Robertson, Molly
Sundance
Ronnow, Beverly
The Canyons
Salomon, Kurt
Brighton
Schiner, Carl
Jackson
Sinykin, William
Beaver Mtn
LEVEL 3
Becirbegovic, Enis
Carlson, John
Park City
Park City
Cernak, Radovan
Deer Valley
Conrad, Michael
Jackson
Densley, Wendy
Sundance
Dostal, David
Park City
Fernuik, Andy
Park City
Graves, Jermey
Park City
Greenfield, Zachary
Snowbird
Kildow, Patrick
Park City
Kohler, Mike
Jackson
Larson, Justin
Park City
Lyle, III, William
Park City
Mastaglio, Anna
Alta
McGlashan, Reilly
Snowbird
McLay, Brett
D.V./Sundance
McNicoll, Isla
The Canyons
Michaud, Michael The Canyons
Murphy, Tom
Park City
Raybould, Andrew
Park City
Rutherford, Jay
Deer Valley
Sehnert, Sam
Jackson
Smith, Kip
Sundance
Terry, Brenden
The Canyons
Wahlquist, Douglas The Canyons
Wilwert, Michael
Park City
Snowboard
LEVEL 1
Albietz, James
Amoros, Arturo
Banz, Joe
Bare, Roger
Bluth, Scott
Brindza, William
Broome, Jesse
Brown, Nate
Clark, Tamara
Clayson, Gladrield
Collins, Nicholas
Cossey, Anna
Cusak, Austin
Davis, Katie Ann
Dibble, Claire
Duncan, Nathaniel
Eade, Nathan
Excell, Richard
Fermier, Jason
Finlinson, Spencer
Fredrickson, Ryan
Goldsberry, Amber
Goodell, James
Haigh, Thomas
Hall, Katherine
Jackson
Jackson
Park City
Jackson
Park City
Powder Mtn
Snowbird
Brianhead
Park City
The Canyons
Jackson
Park City
The Canyons
Jackson
Jackson
Park City
Jackson
Kelly Canyon
Jackson
Park City
Park City
Powder Mtn
Sundance
Jackson
Pebble Creek
11
Recognition
Certification Achievements
Harris, Daniel
Park City
Hoffmann, Luke
Brighton
Houghtalen, Heidi
Powder Mtn
Johnson, Joel
Targhee
Johnson, Michael
Snowbird
Jordan, BJ
Brianhead
Jordan, Stephen
Brianhead
Kihara, Ian
Pebble Creek
King, Greg
Sundance
Kurtz, Crystal
Park City
Lee, Martin
Jackson
Lennie, Katie
Snowbird
Loe, III, W. Andrew
Jackson
Lundquist, Daniel
Targhee
Marsh, Preston
Sundance
McBrearty, Brad
Park City
Mittler, William
Jackson
Mower, Jordan
Sundance
Murphy, Brandon
Jackson
Norton, Jenny
Sundance
Nucci, Giancarlo
Jackson
O’Connor, Katherine
Brighton
Olson, Shaun
Park City
Padilla, Javan
Park City
Patterson, Marcus
Targhee
Rapp, Michael
Brianhead
Redmond, Lydia
The Canyons
Smith, Lee
Sundance
Sorenson, Jeremy
Brianhead
Stokes, Stephen
Pebble Creek
Storey, David
Tachiki, Stacey
Taylor, William
Torres, Nelson
Velten, Patrick
Wallace, Jason
Warren, Jacob
Woodrum, Sarah
Powder Mtn
Snowbird
Snowbasin
Park City
Jackson
Park City
Brianhead
Targhee
Grunes, Daniel
Porter, Joseph
Rogers, Gwen
Sheidow, Rachel
Jackson
Park City
Snowbird
Jackson
Nordic
DOWNHILL LEVEL 3
LEVEL 2
Brindza, William
Powder Mtn
Cramer, John
The Canyons
Dawes, Monique
Park City
McCann, Erik
Brianhead
Messmer, Tiffany
Jackson
Morales, Susanna
Snowbird
Penafiel, Francisca
Park City
Powell, Daniel
The Canyons
Rodrigues, Ben
Jackson
Smith, Adria
Park City
Sovino Vergara, Daniel Park City
Stanton, Connita
Brianhead
Sznajder, Rodrigo
Park City
Weaver, Melinda
Powder Mtn
Wilkinson, Stanley
Jackson
LEVEL 3
Booth, Jonathan
Gibb, Gregory
Jackson
Snowbird
Larsen, Birk
Deer Valley
Linnell, Erica
Targhee
McCluskey, Kevin
Alta
Murray, David
Deer Valley
Riches, Larry
National Ability
Center
Sattelmeier, Katherine Park City
DOWNHILL LEVEL 1
Anderson, Michael Powder Mtn
Anderson, Perrine
Brighton
Atlas, Jaimie
US Telemark
Bahnsen, Erik
Jackson
Denton, Connie
Brighton
Erenstone, Deborah
Sundance
Eschholz, Erika
Jackson
Krumwiede, Pam
Pebble Creek
Meeboer, Ryan
US Telemark
Miamidian, Raymond
Park City
Raskin, Shaun
US Telemark
Reinfurt, Shara
Powder Mtn
Sattler, Natalie
Jackson
Stephens, Nathan
Targhee
Mastaglio, Anna
Quick, Nichole
Short, Greg
TRACK LEVEL 1
Clark, Lance
Demott, Kathryn
Hlavaty, Emily
Manwaring, Dustin
Nelson, Cody
Nunan, Todd
Mink Creek
Mink Creek
Mink Creek
Mink Creek
Mink Creek
Mink Creek
Adaptive
DOWNHILL LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
Hale, Layna
Tanner, Bridget
Sundance
Alta
Sundance
Snowbird
NAC
Acreditation Achievements
ACE I
Adams, Kay
Adams, Robb
Argentine, Michelle
Arnold, Meghan
Baldwin, Shane
Callman, Matthew
Cunningham, Carol
Dutson, David
Dutson, Derrick
Elliott, Jaimee
Erickson, Holly
Flaherty, Michael
Fox, Martin
Geier, Julia
Gillette, Russell
Halterman, Mark
Harding, Marissa
Hill, Donald
Kipp, Shannon
Lemaire, Daniel
Sundance
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
Alta
Snowbasin
Snowbird
Brianhead
Brianhead
Brianhead
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
Alta
Snowbird
Brianhead
Brianhead
Deer Valley
Snowbird
Alta
Malan, Jennifer
Snowbasin
Maslowski, Christina Deer Valley
McEntire, Mary
Non-affiliated
Milikan, Jr., Alfred
Deer Valley
Montoya, Nancy
Brianhead
Morales, Javi Susana Snowbird
Nelson, Kristy
Snowbasin
Nilson, Kai
Non-affiliated
Oman, Lizzette
Snowbasin
Oman, Rachele
Brianhead
Overson, Gary
Brianhead
Poast II, John
Brianhead
Quintana, Betsy
Deer Valley
Richards, Holley
Alta
Stam, Roy
Snowbasin
Stanley, Helen
Park City
Unrein, Arthur
Snowbasin
Wardrop, David
Snowbasin
Fitzgerald, Jaime
Snowbird
Warner, Dennis ScuzThe Canyons
Wilder, Amy
Brianhead
Zumaran, Jesus
Brianhead
ACE II
Eaves, Ronald
McCormick, Brent
Pangraze, Melissa
Parkinson, Rebecca
Shortsleeve, Jay
Deer Valley
Alta
Targhee
Targhee
Snowbird
Alpine Trainer
Lohn, John
Mackenzie, Debra
Moos, Matthias
Mosher III, George
Myers, Deborah
Reichert, Gage
Russell, Don
Seaborn, Roger
Stephens, Val
Jackson
Targhee
Snowbasin
Targhee
Brighton
Jackson
Deer Valley
The Canyons
Deer Valley
Snowboard
Fundamental
Conlon, Mark
Devlin, Jackie
Gidley, Lex
Heymering, Linda
Hudson, Nick
Johnson, Dana
Kerr, Stuart
Kruse, Frank
Park City
Snowbird
Sundance
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
Deer Valley
Park City
The Canyons
Freestyle
Kavanagh, Michael
McCarty, Paul
Snowbasin
Park City
INSTRUCTORS EDGE SPRING/SUMMER 2006 2006
12
Recognition
Awards
40 Year
Inst. of the Year
Christiansen, Robyn
AL3/AC3
Goldberg, Bill
AL3/NL3/NDH
Hartlmaier, Georg
A5
Raemer, John
AL2
Selvage, William
A9
A5/P
30 Year
Clapper, Frank
Daugherty, Steven
Fausold, Janie
Friedman, Pete
Fushimi, Carloyn
Fushimi, William
Greco, Vern
Hartlauer, Wally
Herron, Chip
Heymering, Linda
Kipp, Ron
LaMoure, Bob
Lee, Carrie
Menei, James
Miller, Pete
Olsen, R.K.
Pratt, Dori
Rissman, Scott
NL3/AL3
AL3
AL3
AL2
AL3/AC3
AL3
AL3/AO
AL3
AL3/AC3
AL3/AC3/AT
AL3
AL3
AL3
AL3
AL3
AL3, AC3
AL3
AL3
20 Year
Adams, Dana
AL3
Barthlome, Gregory
AL2
Battaglia, Mark
AL3
Burdett, Susan
AL2
Crane Jr., John
AL2
Davis, Robert
AL3
Griffin, Leslie
AL2
Hessler, Jeffrey
AL3
Jones, Michael
AL3
Keller, Bruce
AL3
Loiselle, Terry
AL3
Lowell, Ellen
AL3/NT1/ACE
Nyce, James
AL2
Sanders, NKO
AL2
Righter, Brian
AL3
Ritter, Anthony
AL3
Robinson, Lisa
AL3
Shawhan, Dub
AL3
Shepard, Ron
AL3/AT
Short, Gregory
AL3/SL2/NL2
Stewart, Lyle
AL3
Taylor, Helene
AL2
Urie, Clark
AL3
Walz, Stewart
AL2
Wright, Paul
AL3
Alta
Alpine
Part Time Alpine
Connie Knab
Robert Grant
Beaver Mountain
Snowboard
Cody Lundgren
Brian Head
Alpine
Marissa Harding
Brighton
Alpine
Sharon Gilbert
The Canyons
Alpine
Isla McNicoll
Snowboard
David Helgeson
Part Time Alpine Brenden Terry
Part Time Snowboard Kris Moors
Deer Valley
Alpine
Ryan Turner
Grand Targhee
Alpine
Snowboard
Michael Dronen
Daniel Lundquist
Great American
Snowboard
James Kennedy
Jackson
Alpine
Park City
Adult Alpine
Michael Wilwert
Children’s Alpine
Ron Blasé
Snowboard
Joseph Porter
Pebble Creek
Alpine
Pamela Krumwiede
Powder Mountain
Alpine
Snowboard
Larry Johnson
Jarom Jenks
Snowbasin
Alpine
Snowboard
Part Time Alpine
PT Snowboard
Art Unrein
Dave Johnson
Stan James
William Taylor
Snowbird
Alpine
Snowboard
Howard Wright
Gwen Rogers
Solitude
Snowboard
Paul Corrigan
Sundance
Alpine
Snowboard
Lindsay Hale
David Larsen
Wolf Mountain
Snowboard
Gayle Christensen
Rich Lee
Kelly Canyon
Alpine
Robert Carlson
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