Maximizing Small School Resources
A centralized hub of tools, benefits, training, and opportunities for PSIA-AASI Eastern Member Schools.
Member School Benefits
Eastern Area Rep Program
Director Search & Roster Manager
“25 for 25” Education Bucks
Earn $25 for every 25 lift tickets used for Eastern events.
Digital Manuals & Resources
National Job Board
Junior Instructor Program
Progress Cards Toolkit
30% off bulk orders
For Member Schools: Use this to purchase resources for your staff
Member School Program
Eastern Member School Program
The Member School program is designed to support you — our important partners — the resorts and schools throughout the Eastern Region. As an Eastern Member School, you gain access to education, tools to recruit new instructors, and resources to train and retain your snowsports school instructors, helping you deliver great experiences for your guests.
MoreMember School Program (Tiers 2 & 3)
Snowsports Management Seminar / Trainer Academy Access
Receive one or two registrations to the Snowsports Management Seminar or Eastern Trainer Academy depending on your tier.
Member School Training Days
Schedule on-site training with Eastern Education Staff. Contact James (jfriedman@easternsnowpros.org).
Scholarships
Eastern Member School Scholarship
The Eastern Region recognizes the important role our resorts serve in introducing people to our beloved sports. The purpose of this scholarship is to support snowsports schools who may not have trainers or easy access to PSIA-AASI Education Staff.
By sending staff members to PSIA-AASI Eastern Region events or bringing Eastern Region Education staff to their resort to provide additional Member School Training Days, scholarship winners can use funds to help develop their staff, inspire future leaders, and create more exceptional experiences for their guests.
Deadline: Sunday, January 4, 2026
Apply
National Small School Scholarship
Up to $2,000 for schools with 150 or fewer staff members.
National Small School Scholarship - Deadline: November 1, 2025
New Hire/New Instructor Resources
Course for New Instructors
Whether you are interested in becoming an instructor or are just getting your teaching career started, this course is intended to give you basic information about what it means to be an instructor.
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Delivering the Beginner Experience
Whether you are interested in becoming an instructor or are just getting your teaching career started, this course is intended to give you basic information about what it means to be an instructor.
Alpine Cross Country Snowboard
Introduction to Working with Children
This course will teach you the concepts that can be applied to teaching scenarios presented when working with children at your resort. Broaden your knowledge and application of children’s development in teaching snowsports to be a more effective and successful snowsports instructor. This course is based on our Children’s Specialist program.
ExploreMountain Safety Awareness
Welcome to PSIA-AASI’s Mountain Safety Awareness course. By the end of this course you will have the knowledge to keep yourself and others safe on the mountain.
ExploreTeaching Adaptive Snowsports
This is a FREE course for instructors to enhance their toolkit. Teaching Adaptive Snowsports are courses where you will learn techniques and tools to help give your students a successful beginner experience.
Beginner Bi-Ski Beginner Mono-Ski Beginner Three-Track Beginner Four-TrackGuide for New Instructors
PDFEastern Certification and Professional Development Pathways
We have developed pathways for learning for each of the main disciplines and specialties. Choose a discipline to learn more about options for learning, whether you are looking to maintain your certification or earn a new one.
Education Pathways
Training & Podcasts
Rethinking New-Instructor Training
Rethinking New-Instructor Training: Telluride’s Constraints-Based Approach.
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The Real and Ideal in New Hire Training
If this is your first season out of the gates – or you have a training role within your ski or ride school – the following insights can help set the scene for your success.
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Fall Instructor Training Series
3-part audio series on Why Fall Instructor pre-season Training Matters.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast Library
The First Chair Podcast brings you inspirational stories and educational tips from the country's best ski, snowboard, Nordic, and adaptive instructors; including series like Fall Instructor Training, Boots on the Snow, Finding Your Why & The 5 Elements of Inspirational Snowsports Instruction
ListenEngage the PSIA-AASI National Team
Bring one (or several) National Team members to your ski area, Nordic center, or snowsports event!
Bring one (or several) National Team members to your ski area, Nordic center, or snowsports event! As ambassadors for the highest echelons of the snowsports instruction profession, they educate, inspire, uplift, and influence members of our community everywhere. Their skills and passion can elevate your next event, excite and inspire your staff, or provide instruction at the highest level. Contact ____
Equity & Inclusion
Equity and Inclusion in Snowsports
PSIA-AASI is committed to inclusion and helping everyone advance in the snowsports industry.
ReadCoaching HER
Resources for coaching girls with inclusivity. Coaching HER® is a transformative coaching resource designed to help sport coaches challenge conventional norms and rethink what it means to coach girls. Their mission is to reduce gender inequalities in sport by equipping coaches to lead with awareness, intention, and inclusivity.
LinkAdidas Breaking Barriers Academy
Interactive tools supporting women and girls in sport. You can access an extensive toolkit of interactive activities, theoretical frameworks, and exclusive insights from professional athletes and coaches to help break barriers for women and girls on and off the hill.
LinkBasecamp—Women’s Council Resources and Networking Hub
Basecamp—Women’s Council Resources and Networking Hub – please email Eastern Region Member Services (contact@easternsnowpros.org) and ask to be added to the Women’s Council Resources and Networking Hub
Outdoorist Oath
Outdoorist Oath: The Outdoorist Oath is a commitment to the planet, inclusion and adventure. They offer a free workshop to help shape the future of the outdoors.
Link2024 Snowsports Management Virtual Summit
2024 Snowsports Management Virtual Summit - Supporting Equity and Inclusion in Snowsports
LinkMentorship
Snowsports Management
Leadership and the Learning Connection Model
Join Jeb Boyd, PSIA-AASI National Team Head Coach, for a presentation about the Learning Connection Model (LCM) and understand why the LCM's focus on the People, Teaching, and Technical skills can help you AND your staff become great instructors.
WebinarSnowsports Management Virtual Summit Sessions
2024 Snowsports Management Virtual Summit - The Positive Impact Mentoring Programs Can Have on Your Snowsports School
Webinar2024 Snowsports Management Virtual Summit - The Positive Impact Mentoring Programs Can Have on Your Snowsports School
Webinar2024 Snowsports Management Virtual Summit - Key Leadership Principles & Strategies for Leading a Snowsports School
WebinarSnowsports Managers Summit 2023 – Staffing Your Snowsports School for Growth and Retention
WebinarArticle about new webinars about inclusion, leadership and the impact of mentorship
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