First Chair meets Scott Valitchka, Nordic Mountain’s snow school trainer. Scott’s school received one of PSIA-AASI’s small school scholarships. He shared that the funds helped bring education to their team members who might never be able to invest in such education and training. Listen to the story of how Nordic Mountain’s seven new level I instructors will pay this investment forward by connecting with and teaching clients and guests in the coming ski seasons. 

Learn more about this scholarship opportunity: https://thesnowpros.org/education/scholarships/small-snowsports-school-scholarships/

06.27.23: How Nordic Mountain Snow School Used Their School Scholarship

First Chair catches up with Makayla Meixner, an AASI-certified Level I snowboard instructor, about nutrition. Makayla holds a master’s in nutrition and is a registered sports dietitian who works primarily with winter sports athletes. Listen in for tips on how to fuel yourself to sustain your energy AND perform your best. Eating well, and snacking throughout the day, will help you keep your energy levels high so you can perform and help your students excel. 

PSIA-AASI members: Access special members-only pricing from PSIA-AASI Official Supplier on PowerBar products on the Pro Offers page to get a great deal on bars: https://members.thesnowpros.org/products/pro-offers

07.11.23: Nutrition Tips: Fuel Your Energy for a Healthy Life

First Chair catches up with PSIA Alpine Team member Jonathan Ballou about his participation on the PSIA-AASI National Team. Jonathan talks about his decision not to seek another term in 2024 and what his next plan is. Listen in to learn more about Jonathon's experience with the PSIA-AASI National Team.

07.19.23: Chat With Jonathan Ballou on His Experience with the National Team

First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team Coach, Jeb Boyd. Jeb chats about the importance of lifelong learning and how continuing reading is beneficial to yourself. Jeb also shares how PSIA-AASI is working to improve the member and guest experience using this ideal. Jeb mentions how Interski is keeping education in the snowsports industry strong. People skills are one of the pillars of PSIA-AASI's education methods. 

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7.21.23: Lifelong Learning With Jeb Boyd, Head Coach of the PSIA-AASI National Team

First Chair podcast host George Thomas catches up with PSIA-AASI CEO Peggy Hiller, who's been meeting with regional PSIA-AASI Board of Directors members this month to learn about their interests and discuss ways to find alignment. Peggy also shares why July is a great month to reset, recharge and reconnect to your educational and training goals for the next season. Peggy shares some of her favorite summer activities as well as some things to look forward to this fall.

07.24.23: Recharging in July. A Snow Pros Update With PSIA-AASI CEO Peggy Hiller

PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast catches up with Kyle Wilson, the Snow School Director at Nordic Mountain in Wisconsin. Nordic Mountain was the recipient of the Small Snowsports School Scholarship for the 2022/23 season. Kyle talks about the culture of Nordic Mountain and the impact receiving the Small Snowsports School Scholarship provided. Kyle mentions how the operations of Nordic Mountain are in place to promote learning and teaching snowsports. Kyle goes on to talk about how Nordic Mountain is an important factor in training new snowsports instructors. Hear more on how the scholarship helped Nordic Mountain train students to PSIA-AASI Level I instructors. 

Learn more about PSIA-AASI scholarship opportunities: https://thesnowpros.org/education/scholarships/ 

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08.22.23: Catching Up with the Recipient of the Small Snowsports Schools Scholarship

First Chair Podcast Host George Thomas catches up with Dr. Leslie Desrosiers. Learn how to elevate your fitness routine with sport-specific preventative exercises that take performance and longevity to new heights. Find out how simple it can be to add game-changing neuromuscular control strategies to your workout and keep your knees stronger and healthier. Hear more about how keeping your ACL strong in the off-season will help you avoid injury while you're on the snow next season.

Learn more: bit.ly/3Pd3ZJm

08.23.23: Dr. Leslie Desrosiers on Keeping Your ACL Strong in the Off Season

First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Makayla Meixner on why being nutrient-conscious during recovery is important. Keeping up with your calorie intake and eating three meals a day plus a snack help your body recover quicker. Makayla is a health nutritionist and has been a guest on the First Chair pod before. Makayla details how to correctly

09.20.23: Keeping up With Good Nutrition During Recovery with Makayla Meixner

PSIA-AASI First Chair podcast host George Thomas catches up with Peggy Hiller, the CEO of PSIA-AASI. Earlier in 2023, PSIA-AASI sent out a member survey that included questions about how happy members are with their membership and asked several questions based on the individual's experience. It was shown that many members are happy with the organization but our net promoter school was a bit lower than previous years. Peggy discusses what that means and how PSIA-AASI is planning for the future.

8.29.2023: PSIA-AASI CEO Peggy Hiller Talks About the Member Survey and its Results

PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Andy Stein who is the Digital Marketing Manager for PSIA-AASI. Andy is also a degreed meteorologist with a decade of experience on local and national television. George and Andy talk about the upcoming El Niño winter and last winter's La Nina. They also go in-depth about what it's like to forecast and how far meteorology has come in recent decades. Andy wrote an article that you'll see in the Fall Issue of 32 Degrees magazine this fall.

10.12.23: And Now The Weather With Andy Stein

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