This spring is the 25th anniversary of Rider Rally, and we’re celebrating by bringing Rally to Copper Mountain in Colorado. This week, tune in as we welcome AASI National Team alumni Eric Sheckleton to the show. Eric is the President of Interski and has been involved in shaping much of the last 30 yeas of…

Files, Diamond Stones, and Waxing, oh my! In episode 40, Matt, Chris, and Brian dive into the wide world of snowboard care and tuning! Hear about their learnings and takeaways for maintaining gear.  This week’s hot take: Pros and Cons of Family Private Lessons! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned…

Can we give you some feedback? You definitely need to hear this episode on developing your people skills through tools for delivering and receiving feedback! We’ve highlighted elements of this topic in previous episodes on learning from failure, but this one gets into the nitty gritty of giving and receiving feedback. Tune in to hear…

There are many different ways to find success in the instruction industry. In a continuation from last week, this episode takes a deeper look at other pathways within the ski and snowboard industry. Tune in to hear more about how Matt’s dual careers as a nurse and snowboard instructor benefited both. Chris and Brian share…

There are many different ways to find success in the instruction industry. In this week’s episode we look at the paths of teacher, trainer, and examiner. What is the difference between teaching and training? How does that change as an examiner? Tune in to hear more about Matt, Chris, and Brian’s journey and how they…

In this episode, we connect with PSIA-AASI Snowboard Teammate Lyndsey Stevens on the topic of growth through failure. Lyndsey is a second-term national team member and shares some of the successes and failures she experienced along the way! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast…

In this episode, we follow up on Episode 33, answering a bunch of listener questions from that episode on commonly misunderstood terminology specific to the snowboard instruction vernacular. Flexing vs Extending Edge Change, Retraction, Up-Unweighting and Down-Unweighting, and Rad are all covered in this episode! This week’s hot take: What’s the deal with asymmetrical sidecut?…

In this episode, we delve into the heart of snowboard instruction, it’s not just teaching them how to snowboard, but how to be snowboarders. Join us as we discuss the significance of inviting others into our culture and lifestyle while teaching the skills needed to snowboard. What’s the difference between things that we do versus…

This week we’re joined by new PSIA-AASI Snowboard Team Member, Jesse Yedwab! Jesse is a Snowboard and Freestyle Examiner in the RM Region, and an experienced freestyle coach. We took this opportunity to dive into the sometimes confusing world of freestyle trick names, including the differences and similarities between frontside and backside for calling spins…

Sometimes exams don’t go the way we hope. In this episode, Matt, Chris, and Brian share their personal experiences and takeaways from failing exams as well as discuss mindsets and training plans while prepping for a re-sit. This episode features our first giveaway, courtesy of WSI Sports. Check the instagram to find out how you…