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Alpine Level 3 Carving

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Date: Thursday, December 10, 2026 from 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
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Event Type: Prep Clinic

Location: Snowbird (Use Entry 1 (Creekside) Meet outside in the Gad Valley Mtn School meeting area, just west of Gad Zoom lift.)

Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $115.00 (available through Wednesday, November 25)
- Last Chair Rate: $140.00
- CEUs: 6
- Spots Remaining: 3 (as of 30 minutes ago)

Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership, Must have alpine level 2 to attend this prep clinic, Professional Membership Required

Registration Deadline: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 11:59 pm

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Scholarships are available to current PSIA-AASI Intermountain members to help support their education.

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Course Description:

Duration: 1 Day On Snow, 6 CEUs

Learning Connection Highlight: Technical Skills Clinic

Description: This clinic will prepare participants for dynamic on-piste skiing expected at the Level 3 standard on groomed intermediate and advanced terrain. Through the exploration of carved ski performance, participants will explore the requirements for building edge angles, generating forces, and bending the skis to create performance in their turns.

Recommended Preparatory Learning: Alpine Level 3 Movement Analysis: Applying Technical Understanding to Performance Skiing

Prerequisites: Alpine Level 2 Certification, Professional Membership

Clinic Outcomes: By the end of the event, Participants will:

• Understand and demonstrate key elements required for carving a turn in both medium and short radius turns.
• Identify and discuss the movement changes that contributed to accurate and aggressive ski performance.

Clinic Experiences:

• Participants will collaborate with each other and the clinic leader to establish a common goal centered around carving.
• Demonstrations of how to create a round turn utilizing the ski's design will be provided by the clinic leader.
• Participants will perform activities form the Level 3 Activity Guide to practice and develop understanding of carving concepts.
• The clinic leader will facilitate discussion on how to begin a turn with grip, build edge angles into the fall-line, and maximize redirection across the hill.
• Participants will have ample opportunity to practice the skills brought on through discussion and discovery.
• The clinic leader will facilitate reflection related to performance and provide feedback for continued growth.

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