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Show INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCI~!ION Mr. Keith Lange President I.S.I.A. 4784 Annabow Circle Salt Lake City, Utah 84117 Dear Keith: January 23, 1973 Re: Special Meetin~ I.S.I.A. Board Of Directors In accordance with Article III, Section 5 of the I.S.I.A. By-Laws, we wish to call a special meeting of the Board of Directors. Would you please ask Ed Pond, Administrative Vice President, to give notice to the Board of Directors of the time, place and purpose of this meeting as follows: Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Bay View Motel, Brigham City, Utah Date: Saturday, February 3, 1973 Purpose: To discuss and consider amendments to the current "Examination Policy-Intermountain Ski Instructors Association". We would appreciate your prompt attention and co-operation in this regard. Sincerely, Bob Bybee John F. Colven Frank Gillette Phil Jones Lex Kunau Robin Locke Lou Lorenz Bob Parker Clark T. Parkinson DIRECTORS INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Eciw,tVL J. Po nd Admin...L6tfLatJ.ve Vic.e PJte.6iden.t AGENDA 7234 Jonathan C-ircle Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 Phone: (801) 278-0562 Intermountain Ski Instructors Board of Directors Meeting February 3, 1973 ORDER OF BUSINESS 1. Call to order 7:30 P.M. 2. Reading of t-iinutes 3. Credentials Committee 1. P.S.I.A. Recommendations 2. Spring Clinic Planning 3. Blood Bank Account 4. Certification Policy Discussion 5. Expense Approval 6. Adjournment MIN'l'UES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING The Annual Neeting for the Board of Directors was held at Snow Bird Resort;VUtah , on May 6, 1973, at the hour of 3:30 P.M. The following members wr,re in attendance: Keit~ Lange, Edwin Pond, Ray VanDong~ Fred Finl~on, Bob Bybee, Frank Gtl~ Clark Parkinson, Robin Locke, ~ 'fiezl1£:S, Phil Jones, and Bob Parker. l.aIJ. It>Rt~~ Those Directors who were absent were Max Lundberg, Al Ellis, and G):ne, /). Palmer. Guests present were Robin !ll:ClairI ~ Kristie Cooper,IF. fIrNIIV,J;..i I')(1/'\ 'ett""" ~..:. . (MSC: Parkinson, G~lltJ~)- that we approve mintues of our last meeting as printed md mailed to {he Board of Directors. President Lange welcomed the new members to the Board of Directors and then introduced the guests, Kristie Cooper and Robin Clair, as two of the members of our Association who are interested in ~ ladies' participation 4m a dem~ration team. Robin Clair read a prepared letter to the Board of Directors concerning ladies _n the dern~stration team and said report is incorporatTd~in these mintues and designated ~, ~hibit "A". (MSC: Pond, Hartl~~)- that we accept the letter read by Robin Clair and refer~ the matter to the ~rtification and ~chnical Vice Presidents as a committee along with Robin Clair and Kristie Cooper on said committee ~nd ask that that committee make a recommendation on how to imple~~the matter by our next Board meeting. The President then indicated;r~~~ report he'd given in the Rnnual Meeting and which is attached to th~se mintues wo~d consti~ue his report to the Board of Directors, also. Ih 'J~l'.b'J.-naddition~indicated that he had been elected the first Vice President of P.S.I.A.j That P.S.I.A. last year had made over $2,000.00 on the gloves~~had sponsored ~ planned to offer gloves in addition next year. , i~rk Parkinson then r.ead a letter ~ontaining his resign~tion as Ne8~-.;-" Letter Editor to take effect after tge next Newsletter is published ", c;Jld recommended that Richard Barnum-~eese be considered to be the,~~" ~itor of the newslette+. A copy of s~id letter is attached to these mintues and designated "~xhibi t "B". Edwin Pond then gi.I~~(i.~'~~/£lFt o~lIdministrative Vice presidentS-!)ff~~ce which consisted of three ~ reports designated as follows: ~ Report on Divisional's Sec~taries meeti~g held~pril 14, .~73, to designated «5 Iixhibit "C", a ~nsus and s.ertification ft.epore;>designate2Ct~xh:bPit "0", and a statement of disbusement to April 30, 1973, jiesginated J~xhibit "E". :::;'t~ ") Mr'~ffJ1d:i:t;1~icated that Marl~ne Larso~,·1.ileth Lash" ,John Harrington, Lee :...:.;eC:.1 :_'ifJ.;! ~d Carol GoodnlghtL.had'requested ret~rJ::l!!d status. [MSC: Parkinson, ~~i," - That the above named indivlIals be granted retired status and that retires pins be ordered and exchanged for old certification pins. Bob Bybee indicated khat t~.I.]1communications Vice President reportt,Fas fis contained in the «nnual ~eting and ~ out in detail on the ,nnual ftfIeeting min~f(es of yesterday. S r.f" ~SC: Parkinson, ~~~i;;t~~~>_k. That we approve the reports of officers. After discussion the administrative Vice President was directed to contact P.S.I.A. and ask that mintues of the P.S.I.A. Board of Directors meetings be mailed to the I.S.I.A. Board of Directors and Officers. (Clark's reSigna=t' on on newsletter should go Bere in the mintues) ~SC: Pond, Bybee - To accept Clark"Parkinson's report and resignation and extend him a ote of thanks. CMSC: Ji\i-J!j~15n., pon~ - That Richard Barn£i~~give us a cost breakdown on publishing the next issue of the news~letter and also on ~_salary estimate thi~he would require to take the job as newletter ~itor. Mr. Barntm~ being present indicated that he would comply with the motion. page 2 Mintues of Board of Director Meeting May 6, 1973 The President instructed the~dminstrative Vice President to send thank you letters to those members of our Association who advertised in the newsletter and that said letter should come from the Board of Directors. r~ \d ~Pres*-ent Lange presented a fac. simily of ctt awards pla4qsLthat he p~posed we give to life members and hon~ry members of the Association an 'aproximate cost of $10 to $12'.Q1sC:Lorenz, parkinson)- That we use such a Plafque and award it to our life and fte:RO~~Y members . President Lange then brought the question of the law suit between Bill tash and P.S.I.A./l"<-President reported on his efforts to get P.S.I.A. to pay the bill at the recent Board Meeting but indicated that the Board of P.S.I.A. had voted to ratify an earlier executive committee decis~on and not pay Bill Lash's claim. $, r/P"-. , ".It IA ....., Motion: That iF tb~ iiU:g,Q'lpt Haat I.S.I.A. with hold 1'-S.I.A. dues in the amount of Bill Lash's claim. The motion faile~ to carry (2 for~9 against). /..ov-el1-c..a- The Board Directed that Keith tange and Lou L~rep7~draft a letter to P.S.I.A. indicatang that the matter had geen discussed in our Board Meeting and that while ~ a motion made ~ Mr. I~!L8Ytie did not passJ that the feeling of the Board was that they would like to see P.S.I.A. work the matter out with Mr. Las~~ The President indicated that John Bartl£tthad presented a letter to the Board of Directors concerning his work with the industries and manufactur«s in his position as ski Industries Representative for the Association. A dissQussion was held concerning his report. 9.:\t:: l(.("l'l (MSC: Lorenz, Parkinson) That Mr. ~ make specific recommendations as to what the Board of Directors should do with regard to rnanufcatures and other matters concerning the ski industry area. ' i,' NEW BUSINESS The President then open~the meeting for nomination for election of a president for the Association. (MSC: Lorenz, Pond) Tha t ~h, Lange be elected by acclamation to be president of the Association. , !70 President Lange expressed his thanks to the Board of Dire~tors indicating his willingness to ~~and submitted to the Board the names of Edwin Pond as Administrative Vice President, Pepi Steliger as Technical Vice President, Max Lundberg as Certification Vice President, and Bob Bybee as Communication Vice President. (MSC: F!:iiIil~~'h, Gell~et) That we accept aBd approve the nominations of the Vice Pr~sidents ' named by the President. \,,, (MSC: Lorenz, Hartelmier) That President Keith Lange be desiganted as our P.S.I.A. Representative. A discussion was held concerning dues for registered members*i~ tJE!!'!ng Pointed out~for the 1974-75 season P.S.I.A. has raised the amount from • 1 $2.00 to $3.00. Each Board member was instructed to consider the matter further and the PREsident would see to it that it was on the adgenda in our next Board Meeting ~ a d6s~~iQR would be made. fI.,./'"' c: ,I·'" ",I', A discussion was then held concerning the certi~fcation of crosscountry or touring instructors. Phil Jones suggested that P.S.I.A. take care of the matter on a regional basis or any basis they weuld select. President Lange indicated that he would that at1heir next meeting. "" The mat1er of a proposed Divisional split of our Division was brought up and none of the members present were aware of any~actions currently ~e'sted in such a split. ) /:, t • • :.f1.:; p, .;,.) , A discussion w~~ ,h~~d concerning s]?ring f:f1~;~""t. requirements being filled by Ski School ~ similar to ~Nas been accepted in Sun Valley in the past number of years. After a lengthly discussion it was determined that the President ShOUl,~ put such matter on the next Board ,Meetings , agenda and tha,t: the M.(,\. ~rmination should ,_~_e_ m~~~ at tha_t~t_l_m_e~.~~~_ page 3 Mintues of Board of Directors Meeting May 6, 1973 The Matter of resiprocity was next brought up and a discussion was held. (MSC: POnd, Harrtelmier) That the Association recognize an~trans:fer in associates from other Divisions who are in good standing ~ other Divisions as we have done in the past with fully G~rtifiedjCn~tJructors. ~fJi Discussion was held concerning the new Utah Ski Association. ',i(MSC: Jones, Bybee) That we become a member of the Utah Ski Association and pay the fee in the approximate amount of $50. A discussion was then held concerning the life members of ,t~~~,Ap' sociation and Bob Bybee w~ directed to p~~q~ a re~um~ on ~tAnderson, K~ Smith, Ouf ;t:Rggn, Earl Miller;) . ill> ""o.""1l ~\\'o~. ~~,..,.tl<l'~'othat at the- next Board meeting a determination could be made ~~~~grd to making them life members. He also indicated that such a resume would be provided on our Honl~ry members . . ft.t) 6p'.t""/{·~ (MSC: Parkinson, Bybee) i1:::T,ha t we pay one-half of Junior 1\ P!:PI~[llJlt1~&DMQiS" personal bill on the CocRail party since ne s~o ~dS aQBis~e~~~~~ ~~rsQiR:jjh.l¥. J.... ~~ A:>L .. tt.,~.r,,,~\".;fA.~l,~t.d· , Phil Jones then brought up the £~r of credential checks and suggested that something be done to make that credentials were actually check~JAfter discussion it was determined that the Administrative Vice President should draft a letter to the Ski School Directors XM indicateng that he need$ a copy of the roster for last year and in the event a roster is not forth corning that he will consider all ~~bers of that Eki School not members of the A~~~ation and proceed~rorth wi th wIIiIIl a credentials check assuming\."1:~e not on the ski school roster.s.. The Board Directed that said letter should require return of rosters by July 1, 1973. ~, />"~\',, ."" (~C: Jones, Parkinson) That~Ski School Directors~made a determination of wh~e to be considered Ski School Directors with regard to the credentials matters. E~M~~ (MSC: Bybee, Parkinson) That the Board of Directors make a recommendation to the Awards co~ittee that future selections of ~Ski School Directors of the year should have as some of the cr~teria for such a selection whether or not the Ski School Director~ has been repponsive to Association business needs. The President instructed that the administrative Vice President write a letter of thank you from the Board of Birectors to Mil1r BeePS for his Mid II JiffCTlJr chairmanship of the Spring Cli~"; to Snooird in care of Ted Johnson for hos~tfing the Spring Clinf~and also one to Junior ~tre3Q; and one to Dr. ~rasier , 1I!!Ii'\!I!>M\. /l, ;}Y t There being no further business to upon motion duly madeJ..et seconded meeting was adjourned. corne before the EMXKg meeting, and unamiously carried the 'I' . \ J'ti 0 l(~\y 1\r;Ef\IDA I.S.T.A. 8D~rrl of Girectors ~~~tinQ Sn Dillb 5 r"'; iYl('l Y r-j, 1973 Call to Grrier Old Business 1. Readinq of minL!t8~i 2. l,\Jelcome of 08'11 goaI'd members Rnc q~ests 3, Reports - Officers COfflf11H,tees 4. Lash vs. PSIA suit 5. Ot he I' New Business 1. Election of orpic~rs '2 •. qeqistere'j dues structure (PSIA - ~3.0n) 3. Certification of cross-country ski instructors 4. Northern Oivision split S. Repeal of examiner requirements 6. Letters of appT'nciation a. Snowbirrl resb~t anc ski schoo] b. iJr, Ken+: Gr~;~itn"C:lnd Charles 'Ilard for market sturjy C. Manuf('lcturpI's d. Prize cnntr!~utors 7. Life me111bers ami nfc~W plaque a. Earl fY1111l?I' b. /\ 1 f Enq en c. K. Smith d. Woo~y Andsrson e. Junior Bounous 8. Ot her Adjournment INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION EdW(Vl J. Po nd Adm;YL~L~;tJi.at-<.ve. V-<'-c_e. PfLe.6I.de.Ylt CENSUS Fully Certified Associated Certified . Registered • . . Retired Honorary . Total CERTIFICATION 238 Candidates Took the Examination. Passed for Associate . . . Passed for Full Certified 7234 ,Jonathan C-iY'cle Salt Lake Cit!) .. Utah 84121 ~hone: (801) 278-0562 April 30 April 30 1972 1973 173 212 286 364 236 113 7 11 4 5 706 705 133 35 • 4 [VIa y 6 i 1 q 7 3 Old Busjnpss "1 I • 2, 3. ReClrlinq of !T'intlb)s I!JelcolTlfJ of f,r!,AI 808I'r. fTlernhE!r~) 8n~i O(,~,::,ts Reports - nprlcqrs Comrn1.i:t8cs 4. l.ash IJS, PST.~ S~!;t c; Gt hp r !\Iew Busi.r1ess 1. [ 1 r. C t. ion 0 f' c r P j~: f-' c ~3 ? • P '" il :i s t c r p d ,1 ,J ,? '3 S true t u 1' .. ' (r S T fl. - 11;:3. n n ) 3 • C 8 I' t i f ~ ~ a t ion 0 fer 0 S 3 - ~ CJ U;) ..... r" s k1 5(1 '3 t. T.' U c tor ,; 4, Northern ~ivision split ~. Rppea1 of 8X3~in~I' req~iremc~~s 6. Letters or ap~~8ciat!on ;} , S :l 0 I)J b j r ,..1 r ,~) ~; n :' r, ::1 r If-l s ~< 1 :: ': h ~) n 1 t~ • n L'" ~: r~ n t ~; ~.'~ n ? 'i. n () ;~~ r.: :: h ~:j r .~ ~:?~) " :1 r r~ f 0 t" rna rkr~ t sf:. UrJY c, !"'alilJr;1ct~jrc,::,s d. PT' 'ze cnn~:rl 'JlJtnrs 7, Life "lPlTlhprs ,':1'v1 nf:!'/: ~;};:F:!_;~J B, Earl fV:i::'le, b, {iJf Enq8n c. 1<. S'Tl~_th d ,I:! (1 () ·I~' A n de r son B, Junior 8r"Jnnu~ R, Ot her Adjournmen: INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Edt~)(Vt J. Pond t\drn{Jl;~~;tJ;a;t;,ve. V{C,C P'U25·ldr.l1l May 3, 1973 TO: FROM: Board of Directors Edwin J. Pond, Administrative Vice President 7234 Jonathan Ci.rcle Salt Lake Ci ty ~ Utah 84721 Phone: (801) 278-0562 RE: Divisional Secretaries Meeting April 14, 1973, at Denver Gentlemen: I attedned the above captioned meeting and am herewith reporting to you concerning the same. All divisions were represented by either Executive Secretaires or Administrative Vice Presidents at the meeting, it was my feeling that the meeting was quite productive. The recommendations that came from the divisional secretaries and staff people to be made in the form of recommendations to the PSIA Board of Directors and in addition to the Divisional Boards are as follows: 1. That the Divisions be encouraged to implement full reciprocity, i.e., that each Division recognize other Divisons' Certification status to the extent they have the same status. 2. That each Division notify PSIA prior to December of each year concerning the election of new officers and directors. 3. That each Division support PSIA in their program and not make gratis contributions of the rosters to Ski Manufactures and others but instead charge 40¢ per member for the roster. At the meeting each Division was given a comprehensive loseleaf binder containing the certification, by-laws, Articles, technical, and other information currently in print in each Division. This should prove helpfal to our Association in many ways in the future. There was some talk concerning a unified billing system amongt Divisions and the matter was referred for further study. Dennis Sanford of PSIA indicated they were comtemplating a change in the Ski Pro format and intend on going to regular news paper size leaving space for each division and thus if divisions were in accord, a division newsletter could be incorporated in a national newsletter. They estimated about 6 issues a year. Dennis Sanford also encouraged each division to form an educational foundation the advantage being a reduction in mailing costs to 1.7¢ when 200 or more items are mailed. May 3, 1973 page 2 INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Ec/W(ll J. Po I1d ,\dm{JL{6;fJia;f)ve V)c,e Pfl(6)dCJ1.t 7234 ,Tonathan Circle Salt Lake C1:ty~ Utah 84127 2hone: (801) 278-0562 Many other items were discussed of an administrative nature and one which seemed worthwile to your Administrative Vice President is to adopt a policy currently following many divisions of charging a flat $10 fee for transfer of memberships from other Divisions into ours. In the event the Board approves, this office will in the immediate future charge such a fee. As you probably already know, 01m Riley was elected PSIA President with Keith Lange of our Division as 1st Vice President and Jon Putnam as 2nd Vice PrGfident • .. , Sincerely, ~-, ',' \L-----' 6::/7 \;I?2'i' EdWin~t Pond Admi~ij.;ltra tive Vice Presidont EJP:snc STATEMENT OF DISPUSEMENT TO APRIL 30, 1973 P.S.I.A. Executive Secretary Salary Office Suuplies & Expense Postage Printing & Mailing ~rofessional Services Telephone Cost of Pin Sales Insurance Officers & Directors Spring Clinic Miscellaneous Clinic Miscellaneous Expense CERTIFICATION Examiner's Expense Examiner's Fees Examiner's Clinic TECHNICAL Demonstration Team General Clinic COMMUNICATIONS Awards Newsletter Printing Newsletter Postage Newsletter Photography Newsletter Miscellaneous Advertising & Public Rel Historian Photographer Dispursed 4,712.00 1,960.00 230.28 511.57 00.00 28.82 40.50 .60.00 64.88 15.50 48.63 95.02 00.00 0- i 58 • 57 ( '>. ( 12.03 ) .,.-- Budgeted 4,470.00 2,200.00 375.00 200.00 2,000.00 200.00 800.00 90.00 240.00 2,900.00 700.00 -0- 200.00 1,000.00 1,200.00 800.00 1,000.00 300.00 1,000.00 75.00 50.00 50.00 "S.T.A. Bo~rrl of Oirectors ~e8~inq S"o\IJbir~ fYlay 6,1973 Call to Oreler (lOld Business)') Rearjiflq 'liele ome Reports of minlJt.es nf new Board members and Quests - rJfficers Commit:tFes~ePtr'. , I-I/.., Lash vs. PSI.L\ s'JH. L-- ~s.-.d .,.c.caW\ a. ~ r-~. (It he r ' ~ A~rd~ ~ ~'II' .!'~"~ S fvt.A ~,.,~ <"New Busines~ A7SaMC2 ~I.J.~ ~c'e~ .. ~~~." Election of of'1"i::8(,5, / '" .., n B-b ~be~ ~ R e q is t e I' p'i due sst I' UC t U r e (p s r A - ~ ,) • ,J) ) ~ S ""S V ~ ..... , f;H• CnI'Jl oerr tthl fp irc nn t1'ji "o1 \Vn' "1. So ;f o. n cr~3 op s.l. .'1s~ C- c, ountr y ~ski inst rlJc Drs t!::J- 5IAtI S. Repeal Dr GXC)"nrl'3r r8q~lr8iTlf;nL) '11¥-1;. ~ Letterc: O~ approciation It,- .' ~ . . 1\ a. Snowhlrri T'FlSO;:-t. and ski schoo] -'r ~ .. . ~.I''','1'2J b. rJr, l{nr.t Cr"l!in and r~h8r]8s '\larri for ,.-r o market study c , Man u f act ur f) rs d. 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Explain Days Activities 2. Written Examination a. Three comprehensive technical questions to be prepared by chief examiner. These will be of the essay type. II. On The Hill (Not necessarily in the following order) 1. Warm Up Run 2. Demonstrations 3. Teaching Phases a. One Steered Maneuver b. One Christy Maneuver (These mat not necessarily be the same as the test 19ures and-the cand1date w1ll use his ski school sequence) 4. Free Skiing a. At least two preferably three runs under varying terrain & speed conditions. (These runs may take place anytime) III. Indoor Meeting 1. Examiners meet to select Oral candidates 2. Oral Examination (Attitude should be to help the candidate Pass) 3. Posting of Examination Results (This should be done following the orals by the back-up examiner). C E R T I F I CAT ION EXAMINATION POLICY - INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Plan for the Certification of Ski Teachers by the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. The following proposals are for the purpose of placing this system for certification of ski instructors into operation. They cover the problems of supervision and operation of Certification-Examination process. I DUTIES OF THE ISlA CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE The duties of the ISlA Certificatio9 Committee shall be as follows: A. Put this system into operation, maintain it, and supervise its operation. B. Perform such other duties as may be hereinafter referred to, or outlined in, the By-laws of the ISlA. II EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION A. Examiners: The examiners shall be appointed by the Certification Committee, ISlA, as stated in Article V of the By-laws. The Committee shall follow a program of qualifying, selecting, and traininq of competent examiners by appointing individuals who are above average in technical and mechanical knowledge of skiing and ski teachina. The committee shall use discretion in choosing examiners who are fully certified, mature, and not narrowly inciined concerning personalities or the merits of anyone ski school or system of ski teaching. The committee shall evaluate the results of the examination with reference to the performance of the joint examining board and each individual examiner. The results will be retained by the committee and used for fu~ure reference for the selection of examiners. Names of the examiners for each examination shall not be disclosed until the day of the examination unless otherwise directed by the committee. B. Compensation of Examiners: The examiners shall receive compensation for the expenses for each day spent as an examiner. Each examiner shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for incidental expensp.s directly related to the operation of the examination. The Certification Vice President in cooperation with the President and the Administrative Vice President, may at their discretion compensate examiners and other individuals for their expenses upon receipt of said expenses. -2- C. Examining Board: The examining board shall consist of at least three members. In the absence of the Chief Examiner, the Certification Vice President or his agent shall appoint one committee member to be in charge of the examination. Each examiner shall keep his own score of grades on all candidates examined. The examiner will be responsible to keep all scores in strict confidence. The examiners' findings shall be final. III PRELIMINARIES OF THE EXAMINATION A. Time and Place: The Certification Vice President in cooperation with the President of ISlA may schedule an examination at any date or place. The applications must be submitted to the Certification Committee Chairman at least twelve (12) days prior to the scheduled date for examination. The maximum size of a candidate group will be eight (8) candidates. On receipt of the application and fee, the Executive Secretary will confirm the date of examination to each individual candidate. B. Announcements: It will be the C. Oualifications of Candidates: A candidate must meet the following qualifications of the ISlA before he or she be allowed to take the exam: -3- 1. Candidates for examination for Associate Ski Instructor shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age on the date of the exam. Candidates for Certified Ski Instructor shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age and been associate certified in any recognized division no less than six (6) months. 2. All candidates shall have sufficient knowledge of the English language and have a high standard of personal ethics and character. 3. All non-member candidates shall be "registered" with ISlA. 4. All non-member candidates must hold a current advanced first aid card. 5. All non-member candidates must complete a written report. All Candidates shall be subject to approval by the Board of Directors. D. Registration: A non-member can make application for certification after he has completed registration and payment of registration fees. The term of registration will be until the following June 30 or on obtaining certification status. Forms for registration are available through ISlA Executive Secretary, Area Certification Representative, or Ski School Director. E. Exam Application: The candidate for Written Report: This report shall be a comprehensive research paper .on,the following subject matter. 1. Avalanche hazards, recognizing them, and avalanche rescue techniques, including winter first aid. -4- 2. Equipment ~nd clothing •• 3. Organization and history of Professional Ski Instruction. A. LS.LA. B. P.S.LA. As a basis for this report, the following references can be used: 1. Manual of Ski Mountaineering, Revised, David R. Brower, Editor, compiled under the auspices of the N.S.A., 2nd Edition, University of California Press. 2. Avalanche Handbook, U.S. Government Printing Office. 3. American Ski Technique, available through the Professional Ski Instructors of America. 4. Avalanche Enigma, Fraser, Colen, Rand McNalley, 1966. 5. Introduction to Mountaineering, Smith, George Alan. F. Term of Certification: The term of certification shall be for one year after which time the candidate may apply for renewal without examination provided he has met the requirements outlined in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of I.S.I.A. G. Fees: The fee for examination shall be determinen by The Board of Directors. H. Insignia: A ski teacher's pin will be issued to the successful applicant of the examination. The pin shall remain the property of the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. Additional pins may be obtained on deposit from the Executive Secretary of ISlA. On termination of certification, all pins shall be returned to the Executive Secretary of ISlA. All interested agencies (U.S. Forest Service, U.S.S.A., and P.S.I.A.) shall be notified by the Executive Secretary of ISlA. IV EXAMINATION The examination will be based on the Basic Principles of the current American Ski Technique. Candidates for examination for associate Ski Instructor shall exhibit proficiency in teaching through the basic christy phase and in demonstrating through parallel skiing. Candidates for examination for certified Ski Instructor shall exhibit proficiency in teaching and demonstrating through parallel skiing. The examination will consist of four parts. Demonstration Phase - within the discretion of the Examining Board, cand~dates may be called on to demonstrate a Steered turn, a basic Christy, and a Parallel turn. -5- Teaching Phase - the candidate shall be able to demonstrate and explain clearly and correctly each movement of an~ of the maneuvers listed under Part 1 above that are used in his Sk1 school sequence. He should be able to recognize any incorrectly executed maneuver and to discover, explain, and correct the fundamental errors involved. The candidate will also be expected to show his ability to demonstrate and apply the proper corrective exercises. He shall be able to select proper terrain for teaching various maneuvers, considering gradient, snow, and weather conditions, safety, etc. The candidate shall demonstrate abilities to lead a class from one maneuver to the next in a logical and continuous progression and according to various object1ves by use of aux1l1ary maneuvers. Free Skiin* Phase - during a free skiing period, the candidate shall d1splaY1s ab1lity to execute with a high degree of precision, steadiness, and control, and any of the maneuvers of his repertory of downhill skiing abilities, designated by the examining board. The examining board shall also designate the terrain, snow conditions, and the rate of speed. Oral and Written Phase - the candidate shall .be prepared to complete a short ser1es of quest10ns in writing concerning items pertinent tc the sport of skiing and be prepared for an oral examination. The oral portion will be subject to the discretion of the examining board. Exam Results: The Board of Examiners' final grades shall be the examination result. Failure to pass the teaching phase constitutes failure in the exam. Exam results will be posted at the exams conclusion. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIll.teTe·;· |