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Dates: Thursday, March 6, 2025 – Friday, March 7, 2025 from 8:45 am – 4:00 pm ET (2 Days)
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Location: Okemo (VT) (Plan to meet your group on snow at the starting time listed above, in front of the quad lifts at the clock tower base. If we are notified of any change, we will email and/or text updated information to you. – Outdoor Registration)
Event Code: 325FS0306H
Available Registration Packages (click for more info):
Event Registration:
– First Chair Rate: $250.00 (available through Sunday, February 9)
– Last Chair Rate: $275.00
– CEUs: 12
Spots Remaining: 16 (as of 40 minutes ago)
Event Prerequisite(s): Current PSIA-AASI Membership, Freestyle Specialist E-Learning Course for Snowboard or Alpine Track (links are in Course Description) , Minimum Level 2 Certification + must be able to ski or ride at current certification level. Or, have successfully completely FS1.
Registration Closes: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 11:59 pm ET
This is a highlighted event that is anticipated to be very popular.
Online Registration: Click here to register.
Offline Registration: Please call the Eastern office (518) 452-6095 during regular hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm EST
Course Description:
The Freestyle Specialist 2 (FS2) affirms that the instructor is qualified to teach through the intermediate to advanced zone and on intermediate (blue) terrain as well as extra small to medium terrain park features. Please reference the PSIA-AASI Freestyle Specialist National Standards for more information.
The Freestyle Specialist 2 is an assessment based certificate that provides instruction to aid participants in acquiring knowledge of teaching intermediate/advanced level Freestyle lessons AND evaluates the achievement of the intended learning outcomes. Certificates are awarded to those who meet the Specialist Standards.
Depending on registration levels, this assessment can be run with three different group types:
1. As a standalone FS2 with either an Alpine or Snowboard specific focus
2. As a standalone FS2 with a multi-discipline focus, combining both Alpine and Snowboard candidates
3. As a combined FS2/3 with either an Alpine or Snowboard specific focus
Upon registration, candidates will be asked to indicate which equipment they plan to participate on (Alpine or Snowboard). The candidate must remain on the declared equipment for the duration of the event. Ahead of the event, Administrators will reach out to provide more details.
The Freestyle Specialist E-Learning Course must be completed before registering for your on-snow event. This E-Learning Course is offered in a Snowboard or Skiing track, costs $20, and offers 1 CEU credit upon completion. You can access the course here:
- Freestyle Specialist E-Learning Course for Snowboard Track
- Freestyle Specialist E-Learning Course for Skiing Track
Learning Experiences:
Specific activities will vary depending on the group’s needs and environmental conditions and typically include:
• Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication to promote group dynamics, provide behavior-based feedback, and demonstrate active listening.
• Observing and managing instructor self-awareness and self-management in the freestyle learning environment in general and, specifically, for the learner through personal reflection of emotions and behavioral responses to emotions.
• Recognizing individual motivations and emotions, interpersonal challenges, and the role of social awareness in interpersonal and group dynamics among the group members.
• Planning intermediate-zone freestyle lessons, activities, and progressions.
• Implementing and adapting learning experiences in the intermediate-zone freestyle lesson environment.
• Helping students identify and understand performance changes in the intermediate freestyle environment
• Practicing the application of discipline-specific fundamentals in isolation and combination – in or on a variety of terrain and freestyle features.
• Varying tactics for speed, pop, spin, and line to develop the versatility required at the FS 2 level.
• Off-snow activities such as cross training to enhance agility, strength, and kinesthetic awareness.
• Group activities, with instructors performing various tasks and discussing the similarities and differences of each.
• Analyzing freestyle skiing/snowboarding to better understand practical applications of discipline-specific fundamentals.
• Exploring how to apply and adjust DIRT to discipline-specific fundamentals, based on the desired freestyle outcome
• Group activities, with instructors performing various tasks and discussing the similarities and differences of each.
• Analyzing efficient freestyle skiing/snowboarding to better understand practical applications of discipline-specific fundamentals.
• Exploring how to apply DIRT to discipline-specific fundamentals, based on the desired freestyle outcome.
• Using different types, sizes, adjustments, and purposes of gear in or on various terrain and freestyle features.
Learning Outcomes:
• Adapt verbal and non-verbal communication to support the emotional state of subsets within the group in the freestyle environment.
• Plans learning outcomes and progressive learning experiences and adapts to the changing needs of intermediate students in the freestyle environment.
• Facilitates learning experiences and adapts them as necessary to guide students toward agreed-upon outcomes and engage them in the process in the freestyle environment.
• Communicates performance changes that target the learning outcome to help students identify that a change has been made in the freestyle environment.
• Adapts discipline-specific fundamentals to demonstrate specific freestyle outcomes in beginner through advanced freestyle terrain, including extra small through medium features.
• Uses current PSIA-AASI resources to identify, describe, and evaluate personal performance; applying discipline-specific fundamentals and considering tactics and equipment choices.
• Articulates accurate cause-and-effect relationships of two or more discipline-specific fundamentals through all phases of ATML – taking equipment choices and stance setup into consideration – to offer an effective prescription for change for riders performing FS 2 activities.
Prerequisite(s): At minimum, must be a current PSIA-AASI-certified Level II (or equivalent) instructor, and be able to ski or ride at current certification level. Or, have successfully completely FS1.
Equipment/Materials Needed: Twin tip skis are highly recommended OR any board that feels comfortable to try freestyle maneuvers on.
See more information and details for the Freestyle Specialist available on the Eastern website at easternsnowpros.org/education/freestyle-specialist
Additional Event Details:
SPOT INSURANCE OFFER
$25k injury coverage. $0 deductible.
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For only $12.99 per day you’re covered while skiing or snowboarding at your event–no matter if you have health insurance or not.
Ready to ski or ride harder? Select “Choose” to add Spot below, then pay for your event like you normally would. A policy will be generated and someone from Spot will get in touch with more details.
Policy modifications and cancellations must be done at least five days before the start date of the event. The policy is fully refundable until that time and is non-refundable after.
Full coverage details found here: https://www.getspot.com/benefit-summary/psia-aasi-events
Spot also offers annual insurance to keep you covered anytime you’re skiing, riding, or mountain biking during the year for only $149.99. Learn more in your pro offer portal.
CANCEL/TRANSFER/NO SHOW POLICY FOR EVENTS:
IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL or TRANSFER from a 1-DAY EVENT:
> Up to 14 days prior to the event: $20.00 fee < During the two weeks prior to the event: $25.00 fee
IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL or TRANSFER from a 2-DAY or 3-DAY EVENT:
> Up to 14 days prior to the event: $20.00 fee < During the two weeks prior to the event: $50.00 fee
**NEW ** IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL or TRANSFER from an EVENT that is 4 or more days:
> Up to 21 days prior to the event: $20.00 fee < During the three weeks prior to the event: 50% of event fee paid
Notice to the office must be made no later than 4:30pm on last business day before the event.
IF YOU DO NOT SHOW AT YOUR EVENT AND DO NOT CONTACT US by 4:30pm on last business day before the event: No refund.
If purchased, Spot Insurance Policy cancellations must be done at least five days before the start date of the event. The policy is fully refundable until that time and is non-refundable after.
Event Registration
– First Chair Rate: $250.00 (available through Sunday, February 9)
– Last Chair Rate: $275.00
CEUs: 12
Event Prerequisite(s): Current PSIA-AASI Membership, Freestyle Specialist E-Learning Course for Snowboard or Alpine Track (links are in Course Description) , Minimum Level 2 Certification + must be able to ski or ride at current certification level. Or, have successfully completely FS1.
Registration Closes Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 11:59 pm ET
This package includes each of the following sections.
Spot Insurance Offer (see above for details) (Choose at least 0, and no more than 1 options):
– Would you like to add Spot Insurance for this event ($12.99 per day)? See above for details.
Alpine FS2 or Snowboard FS2 (Choose 1 option):
– Alpine Freestyle Specialist 2
March 6, 2025, 8:45 am to March 7, 2025, 4:00 pm ET (16 spots left) *
– Snowboard Freestyle Specialist 2
March 6, 2025, 8:45 am to March 7, 2025, 4:00 pm ET (16 spots left) *
* Information on number of spots remaining was last updated 40 minutes ago.