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Date: Friday, January 22, 2027 from 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
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Event Type: Education Clinic
Location: Sun Valley (Inside at River Run Lodge)
Please check the resort website for all parking information.
Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $115.00 (available through Thursday, January 7)
- Last Chair Rate: $140.00
- CEUs: 6
- Spots Remaining: 4 (as of 30 minutes ago)
Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership, Must hold an Alpine Level 2 certification or higher, Professional Membership Required
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 8, 2027, 11:59 pm
Online Registration: Click here to register.
Scholarships are available to current PSIA-AASI Intermountain members to help support their education.
Course Description:
Title: Alpine Steeps Clinic
Duration: 1 Day On Snow, 6 CEUs, Qualifies as Continuing Education
Learning Connection Highlight: Technical Skills Clinic
Description
This clinic is intended to improve skiing skills and confidence for skiing steeps. Participants should be able to safely navigate black and double black terrain. Participants will be tasked to ADAPT and BLEND the Technical Fundamentals to produce purposeful, coordinated, and efficient skiing. Participants will focus on developing Versatility in steeper terrain by actively managing turn shape, turn size, and line in possible un-groomed terrain. The group will focus on creating the tactical adjustments needed to handle variable snow, and changing conditions in steeper advanced zones.
Recommended Preparatory Learning:
Prerequisites: Alpine Level 2 Certification
Clinic Outcomes
By the end of the clinic, participants will:
-Have an understanding of the skills needed to navigate and ski steeper advanced zones.
-Reflect on their performance managing turn shape, turn size, and line off-piste when in challenging terrain and utilize skills on demand.
-Improved confidence and adaptability when tasked with steeper lines and tactics.
Clinic Experiences
-The participants will collaborate with the clinic leader to establish relevant goals related to the Versatility in steeper on and off-piste environments.
-The clinic leader will select a variety of challenges to enhance the group ability to managing turn shape, size, and line in steeper variable conditions.
-The clinic leader will facilitate discussions on tactical choices, line selection, and movement adaptations required in advanced steep zones.
-The participants will perform and practice steeps versatility tasks across varied terrain and conditions.
-The clinic leader will facilitate reflection related to performance and provide feedback for continued growth.
All PSIA-AASI members must follow the PSIA-AASI code of conduct.
All members participating in an Intermountain clinic or assessment must wear a helmet when sliding on snow using lift-accessed terrain.
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