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Member School Benefits

Central and National – support for you and your team.
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Information, Benefits, Renewal

PSIA-AASI’s goal is to support you within your school, resort, and region by providing industry-leading education resources that help you and your staff deliver great guest experiences.

PSIA-AASI represents nationally-recognized credentials. Certified instructors mean higher performance, higher guest satisfaction, and stronger employee retention!

Help your guests experience more fun on the slopes this season. Turn them into repeat visitors by renewing your status as a PSIA-AASI member school today.

(Schools seeking membership who are not affiliated with a ski-resort must provide proof of permission to operate at their intended locations to achieve member-school designation.)

Member School Renewal

Existing Member Schools may now access and pay their membership invoices online!

Renewal invoices are typically sent out in mid-September.  Forgot your member school AMS Member Portal Login email/password? Contact us via info@psia-c.org or 231-335-4627

Member School Portal Tutorial Video

Benefits Unique to Central

Member schools can:
  • Directors Basecamp Communication Group
    Communicate with Central Administration and other Ski School Directors. Ask questions, stay abreast on all current offerings and events. (Contact the Central Office to join.)
  • Directors/Trainers Meetings: Collaborate and network each season through online and in-person meetings.  (Available for CEUs)
  • Request an Event in your area, tailored to your school’s needs, including in-house Level 1 Exams.
    (Check out our Unscheduled Event & Traveling Education Clinic Guidelines to see what kind of clinic could work for your School.)
  • Trainer/Director “National Standards” Review Webinars and Clinics – help your staff prepare for certification with a clear understanding of the standards.

  • Free! Adaptive Events:
    Member Schools are each invited to send one participant to attend a Central Adaptive event each season. It is our belief that every resort should have an adaptive certified instructor on staff, and this is our effort to make this a reality.

    Included Events:
    • Adaptive Webinars: Cognitive and Visual Impairments
    • Adaptive Assessment:  Cognitive and Visual Impairments  
      (Membership Required. Participant must have a Level I Certification, Alpine or Snowboard)

    ***Participants can register by having their Ski School Director contact us by email at info@psia-c.org

    Learn more about Central adaptive offerings.

  • Free! Professional Webinar Series:
    One free ski school member per event (Individual Membership not required.)
    Included events:
    • Train the Training Director
    • Frontline Management
    • Intro to Tourism
    • Leadership 101
    ***Participants can register by having their Ski School Director contact us by email at info@psia-c.org
  • Area Rep Program: Coming Soon— Fostering a communication rep at every member resort to serve as the voice of PSIA-AASI Central to your resort, and vice versa!

National Benefits

Member schools can:

To learn more about these PSIA-AASI Member School benefits, visit https://www.thesnowpros.org/membership/member-school-membership-benefits/ or contact memberservices@thesnowpros.org.

Benefits:

Member Schools

Member School Levels:

Certified School

What is a PSIA-AASI member school?

A member school promotes the current National Snowsports Education Standards of PSIA-AASI through education and support of certification. They subscribe to the organizations Code of Ethics. Each Member Snowsport School sends its Director to a Snowsport School Directors meeting at least bi-annually. Member Snowsports Schools pay an annual fee to the organization which supports training and research.

A “Certified” member school boasts a trainer or director who is at least LIII certified in one or more disciplines.

Gold Merit School (Discontinued)

Discontinued-

“Any Member Snowsport Schools may be deemed an “Gold Merit Snowsport School” by generally having 100 percent of the school’s Snowsports Instructors* become Certified Instructors with PSIA-AASI.

* by the end of the season in which the first 40 hours of teaching is completed.”

Adaptive Certified School

An adaptive Certified School has at least one adaptive certified member on staff. Adaptive Certifications vary, and include Cognitive, Visual, 3-4 Track, Slider, Bi- and Mono-Ski certifications. Contact the school for more information and availability of adaptive lessons.