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Alpine American Mountain Guide Association Skiing Improvement for Guides

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All Intermountain event times are in Mountain time.
Dates: Monday, February 9, 2026 - Wednesday, February 11, 2026 from 8:45 am - 4:00 pm (3 Days)
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Event Type: Education Clinic

Location: Powder Mountain (Inside Sundown Center)
Please check the resort website for all parking information.

Registration Information:
- First Chair Rate: $345.00 (available through Sunday, January 25)
- Last Chair Rate: $370.00
- CEUs: 18

Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership

Registration Deadline: Monday, January 26, 2026, 11:59 pm

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Online Registration: CLOSED

Late registration may be available with a $25 late fee. Contact the office at (303) 987-9390 or admin@psia-i.org for more information.

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Course Description:

Over three days, focus on improving your ski movement skills, as well as your ability to coach clients and make terrain decisions based on movement patterns. While the clinic will take place inbounds, the focus will be on skiing applications for guides in off-piste terrain and will consider factors such as equipment choice, backpacks, and snow variability. This clinic is appropriate for those trying to enter the Ski Guide Course, or for those working to pass their exams. Led by PSIA Examiners and PSIA-AASI National Team Members who are also AMGA members invested in the ski discipline.

You must be at least an upper intermediate skier (Level 7) who is comfortable in off-piste terrain and a member of PSIA-AASI Rocky Mountain or another Region.

- Learn about the 5 ski fundamentals outlined in PSIA and how

they relate to AMGA movement evaluation.

- Connect the PSIA ski fundamentals to SGC tasks, focusing on

body and ski performance

- Learn to adjust ski fundamentals in backcountry and variable

snow conditions

- Learn how ski fundamentals and performance change when

using a guide pack

- Get new tactics for skiing +/- 40* terrain

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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. 

If you are looking to carpool to one of our events, you may use this Google Sheet to help coordinate with other event attendees.

If you are looking to room share  for one of our events, you may use this Google Sheet to help coordinate with other event attendees.

Please be sure you are familiar with all of our Registration and Change/Cancellation Policies.

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