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First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast
Welcome to the First Chair Podcast—the official podcast of PSIA-AASI. Hosted by the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), First Chair features conversations with leading educators, instructors, coaches, and industry experts from across the snowsports community. Whether you're preparing for certification, refining your teaching skills, improving your movement analysis, or simply looking to become a better instructor, each…
Episodes
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast3.14.24: Catching Up with Mermer Blakeslee
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Mermer Blakeslee! Mermer shares how she got into snowsports instruction. Mermer is still…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast3.12.2024: Senior Editor of SAM, Level III Instructor, Alpine Examiner and new mom - Katie Brinton
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Katie Brinton. Katie is the Senior Editor for Ski Area Management (SAM) Magazine, . Katie…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast3.10.2024 Mt. Hood Meadows Training
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with instructors from Mt. Hood Meadows in Oregon on the process of Ed Staff training and tryouts…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast3.6.2024 | A Full 2024 Women's Summit Recap With Ying Liu
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Ying Liu who attended this year's Women's Summit in Solitude, Utah. Ying chats about how she…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast3.1.2024 | Highlights From the 2024 Women's Summit With Ying Liu
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas checks in with Ying Liu who is at the 2024 Women's Summit. Ying talks about her highlights from the Women's…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.28.2024 | Boots on the Snow | Providing Effective Feedback With Melodie Buell | Part 2
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Melodie Buell again and in this pod, they continue the chat about providing effective feedback…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.21.2024: PSIA-AASI Regional Trainings with Education Development Manager Angelo Ross
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with PSIA-AASI's Education Development Manager Angelo Ross. Angelo is a well-accredited instructor…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.19.2024: Boots On The Snow | Working With High-Need Students With Brian Donovan
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with National Team member Brian Donovan and chats about handling and working with high-need…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.16.2024: Freestyle Academy Part 3 With Tony Macri and Successful Freestyle Assessment Students
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with National Team member Tony Macri and a few successful FS candidates from the National Freestyle…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.14.2024: Freestyle Academy Part 2 With Ben Potts And Tony Macri
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with National Team members Ben Potts and Tony Macri who are at the National Freestyle Academy in…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.12.2024: National Freestyle Academy Part 1 With Ben Potts And Tony Macri
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with National Team members Tony Macri and Ben Potts. Tony and Ben are at the PSIA-AASI National…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.2.2024: Boots on the Snow | Psychological Splits During Lessons with Geoff Krill
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with PSIA-AASI Adaptive Coach Geoff Krill. George and Geoff chat about psychological splits among…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast2.1.2024: Boots On The Snow | Managing Class Splits With Brenna Kelleher
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team member Brenna Kelleher on managing class splits when giving lessons…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast1.24.2024: The [NEW] Children's Alpine Field Guide with Kevin Jordan, Mark Aiken and Ryan Ravinsky
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Kevin Jordan, Mark Aiken, and Ryan Ravinsky on the new Children's Alpine Field guide. Kevin is…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast1.23.2024: Boots on the Snow | Providing Effective Feedback With Melodie Buell | Part 1
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Northwest examiner Melodie Buell, the Education and Training manager for Oregon Adaptive…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast1.19.2023: Catching Up With Kyle Wilson From Nordic Mtn on the Small Snowsports School Scholarship
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up again with Kyle Wilson, the snowsports school director at Nordic Mountain in Wisconsin. Nordic…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast1.17.2024: 2024 Women's Summit with Ying Liu
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Ying Liu, a PSIA-AASI certified instructor and member of the PSIA-AASI Women's Advisory Group…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast1-11-2024: On The Snow With Randi Sidman-Moore
First Chair Podcast host Goerge Thomas catches up with Randi Sidman-Moore from OnTheSnow - a web and app-based platform that offers weather reports and…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast1.9.2024: Boots on the Snow | Class Management With National Team member Chris Rogers
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team member Chris Rogers. George is beginning a "boots on the snow" type…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.28.23: 2024 Slopes Challenge With Curtis Herbert from Slopes
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas chats with Curtis Herbert, the creative mind behind the Slopes App. Curtis chats how how Slopes started and…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.20.23: "How The Grinch Stole Christmas!" - Happy Holidays
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas brings you through the story of Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Happy Holidays from PSIA-AASI.
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12.19.23: Adaptive Update With Melodie Buell
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Melodie Buell from Oregon Adaptive Sports in Oregon. George and Melodie chat about why Melodie has such…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.14.23: Earn College Credit With Professional Snowsports Education Certificate
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Dr. Pete Allison - a professor at Penn State University. PSIA-AASI and PSU have been collaborating since…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.12.2023: Spreading the Message of the Importance of Examining Skills With Jeb Boyd
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with the PSIA-AASI National Team Head Coach, Jeb Boyd. George and Jeb talk about the consistent examing…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.9.2023: Learning About G3 Backcountry Gear With Duncan Pawson
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Duncan Pawson with G3. G3 is “Genuine Guide Gear” which focuses mostly on backcountry gear based in…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.8.23 - Peggy Hiller Member Survey Part 3 - the Premier Member Experience
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Peggy Hiller, CEO of PSIA-AASI. On this episode, George and Peggy talk about the member survey that was…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.6.23: Rocky Mountain Season Kickoff With Don Begley
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas talks with Don Begley who attended the Rocky Mountain Region Season Kickoff event in Breckenridge, CO. George and Don…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.4.23: Rocky Mountain Season Kickoff With Dave Speer
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Dave Speer. Dave talks about why coming back to the instruction industry and attending this event is the…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast12.1.23: Rocky Mountain Season Kickoff With Paul Roberts
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Paul Roberts. Paul is an instructor at Peak 8 in Breckenridge. Originally a ski instructor in Canada…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.25.2023: Catching Up With Carole Stecker, an Instructor at Keystone Resort
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Carol Stecker at the Rocky Mountain season kickoff event. Carol has been a Keystone instructor for a…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.24.2023: Catching up with Rob Crawford at the Rocky Mountain Region Season Kickoff Event
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Rob Crawford at the T-Bar on Breckenridge mountain. George and Rob talk about leading clinics and…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.22.2023: Catching Up with the Angel Fire Crew for the Member School Management Event
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with the Angel Fire crew from New Mexico. The team from Angel Fire joined in on the Member School Management…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.21.2023: Rocky Mountain Season Kickoff with Robin May
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas. You'll hear from Board President Robin May at the season kickoff event in the Rocky Mountain Region. The season is…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.17.23: Chatting with National Team member Brian Smith
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas chats with National Team member Brian Smith who is also a member of the Eastern Region Education staff. Brian…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.15.23: Catching up with National Team member Josh Fogg at Team Training
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Alpine Team member Josh Fogg at Team Training in Keystone, CO. George and Josh talk about the…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.13.2023: Catching up With National Team member Ryan Christofferson
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Alpine Team member Ryan Christofferson. George and Rayn catch up at Team Training which took place in…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.9.23: New from Faction Skis With Henrik Lampert
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Henrik Lampert from Factions Skis to chat all things new this year. The new skis this year are…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.7.2023: Catch up With PSIA Adaptive Team member Mike Ma
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Mike Ma who is a PSIA Adaptive Team member. Mike talks about his week at Team Training and what the…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.3.2023: Catching up With Brenna Kelleher, PSIA Alpine Team Member
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Brenna Kelleher. Brenna is on the PSIA National Team and talks about her time on the team and what the…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast11.2.2023: Team Training 2023 With Jeb Boyd, Head Coach of the PSIA-AASI National Team
First Chair podcast host George Thomas catches up with Jeb Boyd who is the Head Coach for the PSIA-AASI National Team. George and Jeb talk about Team Training…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast10.16.2023: Sue Kramer On Injury Prevention - Webinar Available
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Sue Kramer. Sue has created and hosts a webinar that is available to PSIA-AASI members. (see link that…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast10.12.23: And Now The Weather With Andy Stein
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Andy Stein who is the Digital Marketing Manager for PSIA-AASI. Andy is also a degreed…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast10.9.2023: Catching up with Rocky Mountain Region CEO, Dana Forbes - Community Mixdown
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Dana Forbes who is the CEO for the Rocky Mountain region. Dana and George chat about the…
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10.03.23: PSIA-AASI September Update with CEO Peggy Hiller - Member Survey Part II
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Peggy Hiller, CEO of PSIA-AASI. Peggy and Thomas discuss more details of the member survey…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast9.29.2023: Emily Lovett Talks Cross Country Academy
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with PSIA Cross Country Team Coach Emily Lovett. George and Emily chat about their summers and the upcoming…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast9.25.2023: Meet Gordon Garlock. A Longtime PSIA-AASI Member Who's Skied Every Month for 41 Years
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas interviews PSIA-AASI member Gordo Garlock. Gordo is on a 41-year streak where he has skied at least 1 day per month! As…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast09.20.23: Keeping up With Good Nutrition During Recovery with Makayla Meixner
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Makayla Meixner on why being nutrient-conscious during recovery is important. Keeping up with your…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast9.18.2023: Meet PSIA-AASI Official Supplier Pure Mountain Fun With Julie Gacnik
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Julie Gacnik who is the Brand Creator. Pure Mountain Fun is the newest Official Supplier for PSIA-AASI…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast9.14.2023: Inclusive Snowsports Group Facilitation with Ryan Latham and Kevin Jordan
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with Ryan Latham and Kevin Jordan from the Aspen Snowmass Snowsports Schools. Kevin and Ryan will…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast9.12.2023: Building Community: A Chat With Mt. Hood Meadows
First Chair Podcast host George Thomas catches up with the folks from Mt. Hood Meadows ski school in Oregon. George chats with Tyler Barnes, Jennifer Lockwood…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast9.6.2023: Catch up with Katie White In Portillo
PSIA-AASI First Chair podcast host George Thomas catches up with Katie White. Katie is the Scholarship Director for Women of Winter and the Ski School Director…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast8.29.2023: PSIA-AASI CEO Peggy Hiller Talks About the Member Survey and its Results
PSIA-AASI First Chair podcast host George Thomas catches up with Peggy Hiller, the CEO of PSIA-AASI. Earlier in 2023, PSIA-AASI sent out a member survey that…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast08.23.23: Dr. Leslie Desrosiers on Keeping Your ACL Strong in the Off Season
First Chair Podcast Host George Thomas catches up with Dr. Leslie Desrosiers. Learn how to elevate your fitness routine with sport-specific preventative…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast08.22.23: Catching Up with the Recipient of the Small Snowsports Schools Scholarship
PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast catches up with Kyle Wilson, the Snow School Director at Nordic Mountain in Wisconsin. Nordic Mountain was the recipient of the…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast08.04.23: Summer Mountain Biking With National Team member Kevin Jordan
First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team member Kevin Jordan. Kevin is on the PSIA-AASI Alpine Team but during the summer, Keving is a mountain bike…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast08.02.23: Hear from Hestra on Their Many Varieties of Glove Options
First Chair catches up with Steve Binns, Hestra's Marketing Manager for North America, about the diversity of gloves that are offered. Hestra believes they…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast07.24.23: Recharging in July. A Snow Pros Update With PSIA-AASI CEO Peggy Hiller
First Chair podcast host George Thomas catches up with PSIA-AASI CEO Peggy Hiller, who's been meeting with regional PSIA-AASI Board of Directors members this…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast7.21.23: Lifelong Learning With Jeb Boyd, Head Coach of the PSIA-AASI National Team
First Chair catches up with PSIA-AASI National Team Coach, Jeb Boyd. Jeb chats about the importance of lifelong learning and how continuing reading is…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast07.19.23: Chat With Jonathan Ballou on His Experience with the National Team
First Chair catches up with PSIA Alpine Team member Jonathan Ballou about his participation on the PSIA-AASI National Team. Jonathan talks about his decision…
First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast07.11.23: Nutrition Tips: Fuel Your Energy for a Healthy Life
First Chair catches up with Makayla Meixner, an AASI-certified Level I snowboard instructor, about nutrition. Makayla holds a master’s in nutrition and is a…