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ASIA has Programs for Intermediate to Advanced Skiers and Riders

Our mission is to provide you with programs which help you attain your alpine skiing, snowboarding riding and teaching goals. As an organization, we started out years ago running entry level ski instructor certification events. As we grew, the needs of our members grew also. We have taken steps to accommodate these needs by adding many exciting programs for your interest and enjoyment.

In today’s environment we look hard for value, price, performance, quality and long term enjoyment. Our programs offer this to you in an organized, professional manner. Let’s take a look at what programs may be offered at area events.

Alpine Clinics

Level I Teaching Certification

This 4 day program is for intermediate to advanced skiers who want to improve their personal skiing or learn to teach beginning skiing to others. Students receive four days of training in three areas: personal skiing skills development, learning basic teaching skills, and learning to demonstrate skiing to others. We teach you "how to" teach others to ski, and how to explain and demonstrate required maneuvers as a ski teacher. An on-snow evaluation is given on the fourth day to determine if you have learned what was presented and are qualified to help others learn to ski safely.

Level II Teaching Certification

This 6 day program is for Level I Certified skiers with one or more years of teaching experience who want to improve their personal skiing or learn to teach students from the wedge turn stage to open track parallel. Skiing, teaching, and demo skills are further refined, while the technical, and mechanical aspects of skiing are explored more fully. The skiing improvement portion is the refinement of the skills required at this level to ski comfortably on a variety of terrain and snow conditions. A one day on-snow evaluation is held on the sixth day to determine if candidates have acquired the skills to help students move toward the parallel phase of skiing. (Offered every other season.)

Skiing Improvement - Intermediate or Advanced

This program is aimed at improving your personal skiing skills whether you are moving from blue squares to easy black diamonds, or refining your skills on the most challenging trails on the mountain. It's a great way to find out about ASIA and its benefits, while tuning up your turns in an environment of fun and safety.

Groomed to Crud to Scraped - Intermediate or Advanced

This exciting clinic is designed to develop your carving skills at higher speeds on that great fresh groomed snow. As the snow gets cut and piled up, we'll work on the tactics and techniques for skiing bumps and crud. Finally, when it's all scraped off in the middle and icy underneath, we'll get some tips on how to hold on that shiny, challenging afternoon surface.

Steeps, Deeps, and Trees

This exciting clinic is for those advanced skiers who want to challenge all the glades, groomers, steeps, bumps, powder and crud conditions the mountain has to offer, with tips along the way. Bring your water and energy bars! There’s sure to be lots of fun. Our coaches know all the secret stashes and special places on the mountains!

Mogul Introduction

This two day program gets you off the groomed terrain and acquainted with mogul skiing. Moguls skied are on beginner to intermediate terrain and progressions provide a fun, easy approach to learning bump skiing. Short radius turning skills are helpful, and will be developed and refined in this clinic. It’s lots of fun and a great ski experience.

Mogul Improvement

This clinic covers two days of working on approaches to skiing better on steeper pitches and in varying snow conditions. This program will help you capture the thrill of skiing bumps to the fullest.


Snowboard Clinics

Snowboard Teaching Certification

Similar in focus to Alpine Teaching Certification, this 4 day program is for intermediate to advanced riders who want to improve their personal riding while learning to teach beginning snowboarding to others.

Students receive four days of training in three areas: personal riding skills development, learning basic teaching skills, and learning to demonstrate snowboarding to others. Candidates must be able to link turns in control on groomed blue to easy black diamond terrain. An on-snow evaluation is given on the fourth day to determine if you have acquired the skills to help teach beginners to ride safely. This program is offered at West Point Military Academy.

Snowboard Improvement

This program offers two days of personal riding skills development. Candidates must be able link skidded or carved turns and stop in control on groomed blue to easy black terrain. This program is offered at West Point Military Academy.

Our programs are one of the best buys in skiing today. Think about it - ASIA programs offer two full days of instruction by some of the top PSIA teaching professionals available in the East, for less than the cost of a two hour private lesson.

Come ski and ride with ASIA!

 

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