The Fundamentals Needed to Pass Your PSIA-AASI Level III Certification

PSIA-AASI values lifelong adventures through education for all and is committed to making snowsports more inclusive and welcoming for everyone. PSIA-AASI Official Supplier, @nordicavideo collaborated with a couple members of the PSIA-AASI National Team to produce this video. This video is focused on all the fundamentals needed to pass your Level II certifications. Learn more about how to become and work as an instructor and the criteria covered below.
THIS LEVEL 3 VIDEO IS FOCUSED ON ALL THE FUNDAMENTALS NEEDED TO PASS YOUR LEVEL 3 CERTIFICATIONS. THOSE CRITERIA COVERED ARE BELOW:
SHORT RADIUS BASIC PARALLEL ON UN-GROOMED TERRAIN:
The skier creates symmetrical turns with constant speed using the DIRT of the fundamentals to adapt to the terrain and snow conditions. Symmetrical turns are achieved through the proactive blending of edging and rotating the skis throughout the entire turn.
Variations - Steer the skis faster during initiation to shaping, then create higher edge angles, shaping to finish. - Progressively increase edge angles from initiation to shaping, with the highest edge angles during shaping phase, reducing edge angles to finish. - Use low edge angles and consistent steering of the ski to shape.
SHORT RADIUS PIVOT SLIP COMBO:
Dynamic short radius turns to pivot slips and back to dynamic short radius turns (repeat). The skier manages the integration of fundamentals from high edge angles and pressure to low edge angles and rotation and back again.
Variations - Higher or lower speeds. - Vary the steepness and fall-line of the terrain. - Vary the shape and size of the two types of turns. - Vary the intensity and where that intensity occurs in the turns.
DYNAMIC MEDIUM RADIUS TURNS IN BUMPS:
This task can be used to assess the proactive blending of all the fundamentals throughout all the turn phases. The blending of the fundamentals needs to allow for the skier to achieve dynamic medium radius turns consistently through the entire run of changing conditions and terrain. Variations - Intentional and proactive lane changes in the bumps. - Intentionally adjust to a specific size and shape of turn and maintain it while adapting to the small and large variations in terrain.
DYNAMIC SHORT RADIUS TURNS:
This task can be used to see how the skier generates forces through dynamics and speed and then how they manage those forces. Highest edge angle occurs in the shaping phase of the turn, while the edge angle is continuously increased and decreased throughout the turn.
Variations - “Reaching” short radius where legs move away from the body and deviate from a centerline. - Body stays on a centerline and feet and skis stay more under the body. - Intentionally change the highest edge angle to initiation, shaping, or finish
HOP TURNS:
The ability to change the usage and functionality of hop turns through varying snow conditions, corridors, and pitch. Hop turns in a corridor with difficult conditions on a double black are different than hop turns on a groomed black pitch on firm snow.
Variations - In a narrow corridor or chute. - Beginner off piste terrain. - Groomed black terrain. - Outside ski to outside ski. - Edge set to edge set.
ONE-SKI SKIING:
This task can be used to see how you can use all the fundamentals while skiing on one ski. Variations - Consistent turn size on both big toe and little toe side. - Speed control. - Turn shape symmetrical within the turn and from big toe to little toe side. - Ability to manage the fundamentals from a skidded to a carved turn.
FEATURING:
Michael Rogan - PSIA-AASI National Alpine Team Coach
Troy Walsh - PSIA-AASI National Alpine Team
Meagan Jones - Pacific Northwest Ski Examiner
More Info at:
www.nordica.com/usa/en/story/...
How to Become a Certified Instructor:
tiny.cc/PSIAAASICertHowTo
How to Work as an Instructor:
tiny.cc/workonsnow
Remember: Taking a lesson is the best way to learn how to ski and snowboard, so go with a pro!
Visit the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI) ‘Take a Lesson’ page at www.thesnowpros.org/takealesson or watch more videos at tiny.cc/GoWithAProVideos.
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