Contact:
303-987-9390
EMAIL: info@psia-c.org
Office Hours:
M-F: 9am- 5pm EST
Quick guide to getting started…
Visit the Membership page, check the Central Region membership map, and then click on “Join!” to create your account.
Just log in to your member portal! https://www.thesnowpros.org/
Begin by visiting the Education and Certification page for the discipline in which you are seeking certification.
Once there, start by viewing the Certification Pathway for that certification. This will list all of the steps and requirements required in total for obtaining the certification, including materials to study and online knowledge exams and elearning courses. Be sure to also read the detailed assessment descriptions on those pages.
Education and Certification pages begin here: https://psia-c.org/education/
Visit the Central Events Calendar to search for events. You can apply filters at the top of the events page to limit by discipline, if desired.
The events calendar includes both on-snow/in-person and online events. The core of the events calendar is typically built by October of each season, but events are added on a rolling basis, so be sure to check back frequently.
Be sure to register ASAP for your event, as that allows for a discounted rate and helps to ensure that events do not cancel due to low enrollment.
Once certified, members must renew their membership every season and maintain their educational credits(CEU’s).
Members may choose to either take 6 clinic hours every year or maintain 12 clinic hours every other year.
Similar to other professional associations, you must continue to receive on-going education to remain current in modern teaching concepts and sharpen your skills. If you do not pay your membership dues or maintain your education credits, you will loose your professional benefits. Please see the membership page for more information.
If your membership or educational credits have lapsed, you can complete the membership reinstatement application to become a current member again. The reinstatement form can be found by clicking here.
Log into your member portal in thesnowpros.org and click on “Education History.”
Pre-Event:
It is VERY important that you check your email (including spam folder) for a confirmation email that you are registered successfully for the event. This confirmation email may often contain information needed prior to the event (such as meeting time, lift tickets, prerequisites, etc.). You will likely also receive an email from the PSIA-AASI Event Coordinator or your event instructor closer to the time of the event — which includes more detailed information not included in the confirmation email. These emails may come from a staff member at @psia-c.org and/or directly from a clinic leaders personal email. Look carefully! (Note: some basic information can be found in the event calendar listing.)
****It is strongly recommended that you whitelist the emails and domains for PSIA-AASI Central and National, in order to avoid missing emails. Add the following: psia-c.org and thesnowpros.org.
If you need instructions, check this out: https://contenthacker.com/how-to-whitelist-in-gmail/
Certification
PSIA-AASI certification is recognized across the USA, and often can mean increased wages, additional benefits, recognition and more fun at your job!
Pro Deals
Registered and Certified members are also entitled to discounts on lift tickets at various ski resorts. PSIA-AASI members have access to the member accessories catalog which features “Pro Deals” on ski gear and accessories, including such names as Atomic, Bollé, Burton, Fischer, K2, Marker, Nordica, Patagonia, Rossignol, Subaru and more!
Publications
A subscription to the 32 Degrees magazine published by the National organization, the Central Line Divisional Newsletter, plus access to a wide range of manuals, videos, and other materials to support PSIA-AASI education programs.
Personal and Professional Development: Educational Programs and Conventions
PSIA-AASI Central Division clinics and events are held throughout the region each season. These are invaluable opportunities to improve your skills as a teaching professional.
Promoting the Association and You
PSIA-AASI cooperates with supporting sponsors and organization to promote the value of taking a lesson to the public. We also establish links with other snowsports organizations to strengthen the industry as a whole.
Our job is to certify and educate Snowsports Instructors. A certification (Level 1, 2 or 3) from our Association tells your employer or potential employer that you have achieved a high level of professionalism in this field. PSIA has a National headquarters in Lakewood, Co, that provides direction and collaboration with the eight separate Divisions (geographic regions) within the USA. PSIA-AASI Central services members who reside in MN, WI, MI, IA, IL, IN, OH, MO, KY, AR, TN, LA, MS, AL, ND, SD.
Once certified, members must renew their membership every season and maintain their educational credits(CEU’s).
Members may choose to either take 6 clinic hours every year or maintain 12 clinic hours every other year.
Similar to other professional associations, you must continue to receive on-going education to remain current in modern teaching concepts and sharpen your skills. If you do not pay your membership dues or maintain your education credits, you will loose your professional benefits. Please see the membership page for more information.
If your membership or educational credits have lapsed, you can complete the membership reinstatement application to become a current member again. The reinstatement form can be found by clicking here.
There are four classes of membership: Registered, Level 1 Certified, Level 2 Certified and Level 3 Certified, Alumni. You can get all the details about the membership classes here.
Watch this brief instructional video. https://vimeo.com/474215114
To avoid late fees, you must pay your renewal by June 30th. For renewal payments mailed to the office, this means that your payment must be received by June 30th, not just mailed by June 30th.
(Note: There is an option to sign up for quarterly automatic billing, to pay in installments throughout the year.)
If your renewal payment is made between July 1st and July 31st, the late fee is $25. $20 of that amount goes to the PSIA-AASI national organization and $5 to the Central Division.
If your renewal payment is made on or after August 1st, the late fee increases to $30. $20 of that amount goes to the PSIA-AASI national organization and $10 to the Central Division.
PSIA-AASI membership is made up of two components – membership in the PSIA-AASI national organization and membership in PSIA-AASI Central Division. While you make only a single payment, that payment is allocated between the two organizations.
Each organization acts independently in setting its dues rate based on its strategic plan and budget. For more information regarding the current dues rate increase, please get in touch with the office at info@psia-c.org.
Registered and certified members start with the same amount, but there are some discounts that may apply — check the Categories of Membership page for details.
A tribute gift is a gift made in recognition of a person or an event. At ASEA-CEF we use the term tribute gift to refer to both honor and memorial gifts. Memorial gifts are made in remembrance of someone who has passed away. All other types of tribute gifts, such as gifts made in celebration of special events or as expressions of gratitude for PSIA-AASI Central members, are referred to as honor gifts.
In the Central Line magazine, Tributes will be listed “in honor of” or “in memory of”, the person or event, and the name of the donor. Anonymous donors shall be so noted.
Checks must be made payable to “ASEA – Central Education Foundation” and sent to PSIA-AASI Central, PO Box 456, Highland, MI 48357. If you are making a Tribute donation, please send a completed tribute-giving form along with your check. You can also make a donation using our on-line donation form.
If you send one combined gift, ASEA-CEF will legally be able to provide only one tax receipt to just one legal donor. By asking others to give directly to ASEA-CEF, we will provide all donors with charitable giving receipts for their tax purposes. We will notify you when gifts are made.
You can ask to be notified. On request, ASEA-CEF will send a notification letter by your preferred method (postal mail or email).
Notification letters will provide the names and addresses (if available) of all individuals who make tribute gifts. To protect the privacy of our donors, we do not provide individual gift amounts. Upon request we will provide the total amount given by all donors.
Philanthropic gifts support ASEA-CEF’s research, education, scholarship, and community program efforts. When you give, you are helping to develop innovative programs and deliver high-quality instruction to instructors in the PSIA-AASI Central Division and across the Midwest. You are also contributing to making instruction affordable and available to all members and program participants.
To ensure that gifts are processed quickly and allocated appropriately and that timely gift receipts, acknowledgments and notifications can be sent, you should provide the following basic information to the PSIA-AASI Central Division office:
At this time, all Tribute and general donations go to the ASEA-CEF General Fund.
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