Alpine In-House Level 1 Certification

Resort Trainers - Please download the Trainer's & Examiner's Manual for training details.

This program allows members who are actively instructing at a resort the opportunity to train for their Level I Certification with an In-House Resort Trainer. After all study sessions and on-hill trainings have finished, candidates will be validated by a PSIA/AASI-W Examiner - to assure they meet the National Level I Certification Standards. Candidates that meet these standards and are validated - pass their Level I Certification. Resort Training and the Validation Clinic is scheduled by your Resort Trainer. To register please complete the In-House Certification & Registration Membership form.

LEVEL I IN-HOUSE CERTIFICATION:	Training scheduled by resort trainer
	Validation clinic scheduled by resort trainer

How to get Started:

1. Check that your Snowsports School offers this option for Level I Certification.
2. Find out who your coordinates your resort training and let them know you are interested in joining an In-House Level I Certification program.
3. Become a Registered Member of PSIA/AASI-W and complete the PSIA/AASI-W In-House Level I Certification Application. [This fee includes a Portfolio that will guide you through your training]
4. Attend all the study sessions/on-hill trainings that your trainer schedules.
5. Once you have completed your portfolio and training, your trainer will schedule a validation clinic with a PSIA/AASI-W Examiner.
6. You will need to complete an Event Application to pay for the In-House Level I Certification Validation Clinic (this application must be received in the office 2 weeks prior to the validation date).
7. Upon successful completion of the Validation Clinic, candidates will be awarded their Level I Certification.

Prerequisites

• Must be at least 16 years old, and a Registered Member of PSIA/AASI - W.
• Participants must be capable of linking turns on blue intermediate terrain.
• Participants must read the Level I Study Guide

Participants are strongly encouraged to purchase education materials for their discipline:*

• AASI Snowboard Manual or the PSIA Alpine Technical Manual
• Core Concepts for Snowsports Instructors
• AASI-W Snowboard Certification Handbook (Included when you Register for the In-House program)
• PSIA Alpine Handbook (teaching exercises for adults)
• Children's Instruction Handbook: Alpine Skiing (teaching exercises for kids)

*All of these educational materials can be purchased from the Accessories Catalog