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Date: Monday, January 26, 2026 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm ET
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Location: Mount Sunapee (NH) (Plan to meet your group on snow at the starting time listed above, outside the sunapee lodge. If we are notified of any change, we will email and/or text updated information to you. – Outdoor Registration)
All participants in PSIA-AASI clinics at Vail Resorts are required to wear a helmet while sliding or riding. You can read the full Vail Resorts Helmet Policy here: https://easternsnowpros.org/knowledge-base/policies/vail-resort-helmet-policy/
Event Code: 326AD0126A
Registration Information:
– First Chair Rate: $143.00 (available through Tuesday, December 30)
– Last Chair Rate: $168.00
– CEUs: 6
– Spots Remaining: 10 (as of 44 minutes ago)
Event Prerequisite(s): None
Additional Fee for Non-Members: $25.00
Registration Closes: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 11:59 pm ET
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:
This one-day course is designed for trainers, supervisors, and experienced instructors who are responsible for coaching staff and volunteers within adaptive programs–and for those looking to continue their own development beyond Level I. Participants will apply the Learning Connection Model to support instructor growth through people, teaching, and technical skills, while also reflecting on how to use the model for self-coaching and long-term professional progress. The course provides the most up-to-date information on adaptive certification expectations, assessment activities, teaching methodologies, and best practices being used at leading programs across the country. Participants will explore strategies for building training plans, supporting instructors through challenges, maintaining motivation, and shifting from a single-lesson mindset to season-long development goals. The course also encourages participants to explore how the Learning Connection Model can be applied in the intermediate and novice zones. This course is open to all adaptive (downhill) disciplines- alpine, snowboard, adaptive, and telemark.
We recommend Level I Adaptive Certification (Alpine or Snowboard), or equivalent experience teaching adaptive students to attend this event.
Learning Experiences:
Specific activities will vary depending on group needs and conditions, and typically include:
• Review and discussion of updated certification materials and assessment forms.
• On-snow coaching focused on improving both others’ and your own teaching and sliding skills.
• Peer mentoring simulations using feedback aligned with performance guides
• Roundtable sharing of strategies, clinic designs, and staff development tools from different programs
• Self-assessment exercises and reflection on next steps for certification or personal development.
• Practice building individualized and program-wide training plans
• Exploration of how to apply the Learning Connection Model in both intermediate and novice zone lessons.
• Discussion of strategies to stay motivated, support resilience after unsuccessful assessments, and foster long-term growth beyond the lesson.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, successful participants will be able to:
• Apply the Learning Connection Model to guide the growth of instructors, volunteers, and themselves.
• Identify and explain current national standards, performance contributors, and assessment expectations.
• Create training plans that support season-long development and progression toward credentials.
• Use coaching strategies to help instructors overcome learning plateaus or unsuccessful assessments.
• Describe how the Learning Connection Model can enhance instruction in both the intermediate zone and the novice zone
• Reflect on personal coaching, motivation, and leadership strategies to build a more professional
and inclusive program culture
Prerequisite(s):
Registered Members
Recommended Learning Resources:
• PSIA-AASI Discipline Technical Manuals
• PSIA-AASI Teaching Skills Performance Guide
• PSIA-AASI Discipline Technical Manuals
Equipment/Materials Needed:
Recommended, but not required:
• Adaptive gear samples (outriggers, sit-skis, etc.)
• Clinic leader notes or facilitator toolkit
Additional Event Details:
All participants in PSIA-AASI clinics at Vail Resorts are required to wear a helmet while sliding or riding. You can read the full Vail Resorts Helmet Policy here: https://easternsnowpros.org/knowledge-base/policies/vail-resort-helmet-policy/
CANCEL/TRANSFER/NO SHOW POLICY FOR EASTERN EVENTS:
PLEASE NOTE: For the 2025-2026 season events, we have a new Unified Cancellation Policy.
IF YOU NEED TO TRANSFER or CANCEL: you can cancel your registration in your member portal at members.thesnowpros.org or call us at (518) 452-6095.
To transfer your registration to a different event, please cancel this registration and register for the new event.
If you need to cancel from an Eastern event:
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- Up to 3 weeks prior to the event start: Full refund of the cost of your event registration.
- Less than 3 weeks prior to the event start: 50% refund of the cost of your event registration.
- Less than one week prior to the start date and time of your event, event registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Certain premier regional and national events follow a cancellation policy different from the standard cancellation policy outlined above. Please refer to those events directly for the applicable event cancellation policies.
If you need to cancel an Eastern premier event (an event that is 4 or more days):
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- Up to 3 weeks prior to the event start: Full refund of the cost of your event registration.
- Less than 3 weeks prior to the event start: 50% refund of the cost of your event registration.
- IF YOU DO NOT SHOW AT EVENT REGISTRATION AND DO NOT CONTACT US by 4:30pm on last business day before the event: No refund.
Please note that no refunds will be issued for events once attended. We encourage members to review event details carefully before registering to ensure a satisfactory experience. Extenuating circumstances (medical or bereavement) will be considered for a refund if notification is given at the earliest opportunity, and the request is received within one week after the start of the event.
Our goal is to ensure all events run as scheduled; however, there are times, with very little notice, that we may have to cancel or move an event due to factors beyond our control. We encourage you to consider this possibility when making travel plans.