Chris and Nick are back from PSIA-AASI National Team Training, Fall Conference, and Rocky Mountain Ed Staff training with a new podcast sharing their top takeaways! Download this episode to hear about snowboard fundamentals, teaching and people skills, and what Nick and Chris are working on in their own development this season. As always, share…

In this episode, Nick and Chris share some of their top tips for rider improvement. Tune in to hear more about deep practice, movements vs outcomes, feedback, and more! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Nick Alfieri and…

In this episode, Chris and Nick share what they see as some of the common mistakes instructors make while teaching. Tune in to hear more! The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding is a weekly podcast with AASI Snowboard National Team Members Nick Alfieri and Chris Rogers. Tune in each…

One of the common episode requests we’ve received over the last few weeks has been about injuries and injury recovery in relation to the snowsports education career. While Nick and Chris have both had injuries, they thought it would be a good opportunity to add in AASI Teammate Tony Macri to learn more about his…

Last week Chris and Nick gave an overview of Emotional Intelligence and discussed why it’s one of the most important traits for instructors. This week, we go deeper into practical application share tips on how instructors can train and develop emotional intelligence skills. The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from…

What is Emotional Intelligence, and why does everyone keep talking about it? In this episode Nick and Chris head into soft skills territory to discuss Emotional Intelligence and why it’s one of the most important skills an instructor needs to have. This episode focuses on defining emotional intelligence in relationship to snowboard and ski instruction.…

In this episode Chris and Nick talk about why every instructor should do at least one back-to-back winter. They’ll share a little bit about why they choose to travel south in search of snow for the summer, as well as some of the benefits instructors receive from doubling up on winter. As US-based instructors in…

The snowboard podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding with Nick Alfieri and Chris Rogers. In this episode Chris and Nick talk about identifying and managing burnout in your career as an instructor. Burnout is something we all experience in different ways and at different points in our career, so tune…

The snowboarding podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding with Nick Alfieri and Chris Rogers. In this episode Chris and Nick discuss several career paths in the ski and snowboard instruction and snowsports industry, including career instructor, trainer, examiner, and management. They also highlight some pros and cons of several of…

The snowboarding podcast All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Snowboarding with Nick Alfieri and Chris Rogers. In this episode Nick and Chris discuss how they’ve experienced shame and embarrassment in their snowboard careers and share some ideas on ways to move through those emotions.