Adaptive: Event Description

This is a one day clinic/exam where you will be coached and tested on your alpine skiing ability. Candidates will have a brief introduction, will take several warm-up runs, and will be told what the outline of the day will be. Candidates will perform free skiing, demonstrations, and tasks. Additional coaching will be provided as needed throughout the day. Adaptive LI skiing requirements/standards are the same as Alpine LI skiing standards. At the end of the day, candidates will know which standards they meet, which standards require more work, and suggested steps to improve. Passing this exam, or the Alpine Skiing LI Certification is required as well as one day of the Adaptive LI / II Teaching and Technical exam in order to achieve Adaptive Ski LI Certification.

This is a one day clinic/exam where you will be coached and tested on your alpine skiing ability. Candidates will have a brief introduction, will take several warm-up runs, and will be told what the outline of the day will be. Candidates will perform free skiing, demonstrations, and tasks. Additional coaching will be provided as needed throughout the day. Adaptive skiing LII requirements/standards are the same as Alpine skiing LII standards. At the end of the day, candidates will know which standards they meet, which standards require more work, and suggested steps to improve. Passing this exam, or the Alpine Skiing LII Certification is required as well as all three Adaptive Ski LI / II Teaching and Technical Modules in order to achieve Adaptive Ski LII Certification.

This is a two day clinic/exam where you will be coached and tested on your alpine skiing ability. Each day, candidates will have a brief introduction, will take several warm-up runs, and will be told what the outline of the day will be. Candidates will perform free skiing, demonstrations, and tasks. Additional coaching will be provided as needed throughout the day. Adaptive skiing LIII requirements/standards are the same as Alpine skiing LIII standards. At the end of the day, candidates will know which standards they meet, which standards require more work, and suggested steps to improve. Passing this exam, or the Alpine Skiing LIII Certification is required as well as the Adaptive Ski LIII Teaching and Technical Module in order to achieve Adaptive Ski LIII Certification.

This is a two day clinic/exam. One day spent on each discipline. . Each day, candidates will have a brief introduction, will take several warm-up runs, and will be told what the outline of the day will be. Candidates will be given teaching scenarios to perform on the snow, and will be coached and questioned to determine their knowledge and skill level. You will be coached and tested on your ability to teach skiers with cognitive impairments and low vision. You will be coached and tested on teaching skiers through open stance parallel. You will also be coached and tested on your functional skiing as it relates to adaptive ski teaching including, blind guiding skills, two point holds, skiing with bamboo aids, tethers and ski tip connectors. You will be coached on and by successfully completing these days, will have displayed an understanding of the disabilities and the medications you may encounter with skiers under these categories. Passing the level 1 ski module and one teaching technique (discipline) equates to an Adaptive Level 1 Certification. Passing all three teaching modules, with at least 1 module at Level 2 standards, and the level 2 ski module equates to an Adaptive Level 2 Certification.

This is a two day clinic/exam. One day spent on each discipline. You will be coached and tested on your ability to teach skiers who ski in a mono-ski and bi-ski. You will be coached and tested on teaching skiers through open stance parallel equivalents. You will also be coached and tested on your functional skiing as it relates to adaptive ski teaching including bucket assists, bi-ski tethering, emergency stops, chairlift loading and unloading of bi-skis and mono-skis. You will be coached on, and by successfully completing these days, will have displayed an understanding of the disabilities and the medications you may encounter with skiers under these categories. Passing the level 1 ski module and one teaching technique (discipline) equates to an Adaptive Level 1 Certification. Passing all three teaching modules, with at least 1 module at Level 2 standards, and the level 2 ski module equates to an Adaptive Level 2 Certification.

This is a two day clinic/exam. One day spent on each discipline. You will be coached and tested on your ability to teach skiers who three track and four track. You will be coached on and tested on teaching skiers through open stance parallel equivalent. You will also be coached and tested on your functional skiing as it relates to adaptive ski teaching, including skiing 3t and 4t on blue terrain. You will be coached on, and by successfully completing these days, will have displayed an understanding of the disabilities and the medications you may encounter with skiers under these categories. Passing the level 1 ski module and one teaching technique (discipline) equates to an Adaptive Level 1 Certification. Passing all three teaching modules, with at least 1 module at Level 2 standards, and the level 2 ski module equates to an Adaptive Level 2 Certification.

This is a two day clinic/exam where you will be coached and tested on your ability to teach skiers of all levels under all disciplines. (three track/four track/mono-ski/bi-ski/cognitive impairment/low vision) You will also be coached and tested on your functional skiing as it relates to adaptive ski teaching. You will be coached and tested on your ability to ski sit down equipment (bi-ski and mono-ski) on blue terrain. You will be coached on, and by successfully completing these days, will have displayed an understanding of the disabilities and the medications you may encounter with skiers under all these categories, including students with multiple disabilities. There is no partial pass, all disciplines must be successfully completed. Having passed the level 3 ski module and the level three teaching module will result in an Adaptive Level 3 Certification.

This is a PSIA/AASI-W Adaptive education event. It counts for continuing education credit. This event will include an introduction to and discussion of the Adaptive Ski and Snowboard certification process. Members will participate in skiing and riding, will be introduced to a sample of assists and will be given examples of exam teaching situations and on hill questioning. The clinic will be tailored to the needs of the participants. Feedback will be given to the extent possible on personal skiing or riding, knowledge of adaptive, and teaching ability. Depending on participation, ski and snowboard participants may ski and ride together. At the end of the clinic, participants will have an understanding of the adaptive exam process, how to prepare and what manuals and study guides are recommended. Participants will also have experienced a fun day of skiing or riding with other members.