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Show GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 23 April 1966 Alta Inn - Alta, Utah President Lou Lorenz called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Secretary Bob Zeigler called the role. Lex Kunau assigned the member voting proxies. 8 proxies - unassigned Lex Kunau - 1 Richard Boyle - 1 Mike Wilson - 1 Kay Wade - 1 Craig Bennion - 2 Woody Anderson - 2 Max Lundberg - 3 Sandy Wade - 1 They were as follows: Junior Bounous - 1 Dennis Staley - 1 K. Smith - 2 Bob Zeigler - 1 Carrie Jensen - 1 Stan Fry - 1 Lloyd Frank - 1 Don Rhinehart - 51 Secretary Bob Zeigler proceeded to read minutes of the last General Meeting. Motion: to accept the minutes as mailed (Sohrweide - Jones) - Carried. Special Guest Speaker was Jimmy Johnston, Secretary of P.S.I.A. See Appendix A. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Lou Lorenz See Appendix B Motion: To accept the President's Report as read (Anderson - Segi1) - Carried. VICE PRESIDENT'S AND CERTIFICATION REPORT - Don Rhinehart See Appendix C Motion: To accept the report as read (Jones - T. Jacobsen) - Carried. SECRETARY'S REPORT - Bob Zeigler See Appendix D Motion: To accept the Secretary's report as read (Draper - Jones) - Carried. TREASURER'S REPORT - Craig Bennion See Appendix E Motion: To accept the Treasurer's Report as read (T. Jacobson - Jones) - Carried. Mr. Bennion asked the members if they would like their statements mailed to them again this year. Unanimous approval to mail statements to members. SKI SCHOOL DIRECTOR'S COMMITTEE REPORT - Junior Bounous Mr. Bounous said that the Committee is planning social events. They had a meeting ;> at Park City last Fall and held one at Alta, Friday, April 22, 1966. Twenty-five Directors were present at the meeting. Motion: To accept the report as presented (Draper - P10fchan) - Carried. General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 RACING & COACHING COMMITTEE REPORT - Jack Simpson See Appendix F Page #2 Motion: To accept Mr. Simpson's Racing and Coaching Report (P1ofchan-Hoffman)-Carried. HISTORICAL COMMITTEE REPORT - Bill Lash Mr. Lash reported that all he had added to the book was what he had cut out of the paper. Articles on K. Smith, Earl Miller, A1f Engen, etc. He said he would appreciate anything that anyone could send to him for this committee. He reported that he was in the process of writing a brief history of the ISlA but that the committee can only be of value if it records accurately what happens today. Motion: To approve report as given (Rhinehart-Zeigler) - Carried. ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Present members of the Board whose terms have expired are: Dave Parkinson Don Rhinehart Woody Anderson Lloyd Frank Lex Kunau Dr. Voorhees submitted a letter of resignation. See Appendix G. This leaves six seats to be fulfilled. Those above five expired terms will be elected for full three year terms. That seat vacated by Dr. Voorhees will be for the unexpired 2 years of his term. Those receiving the five highest number of votes will receive the three-year terms; the sixth highest will receive the two-year term. Those people nominated by the Nominating Committee are: Woody Anderson Lloyd Frank Lex Kunau Dave Parkinson Grant Beagley Glenn Evans Butch Hoffman Park City Solitude Pomerelle Park City Beaver Mtn. Skyline Snow Basin Those people nominated from the floor are: Neil Taylor Ed Pond Bi 11 Haskins Alta Alta Brighton Don Rhinehart Max Lundberg Phil Jones Ron Hill Wilbur Thomas Rene Moser Orval Baker Kirby Dawson Gene Huber Motion: That nominations be closed (Jacobson - Boyle) - Carried. Sun Valley Alta Park City Brighton Park City Sun Valley Solitude Kelly Canyon Alta The meeting continued while the Nominating Committee counted the votes., The results were posted. Those elected to the Board of Directors for three-year terms are: Don Rhinehart Kirby Dawson for a two-year term: Dave Parkinson Gene Huber Glenn Evans Woody Anderson Announcement by Mr. Jimmy Johnston. The big event to come about in the near future is the Interski in Aspen, Colorado in 1968. A considerable amount of work has been done on this event by PSIA. More information is forthcoming. Mr. Willy Schaeff1er is chairman of the Planning Committee with Herbert Schneider as his assistant. He informed the members that the Interski is par with the Olympics in Europe. ISIA is encouraged to support this project, as it will not be an easy one. -------------------.. -- - .. _-_ ... _----- ANNUAL CONVENTION REPORT - Adrien Segi1 General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page if3 Adrien thanked the leaders of the ski world for their time and effort and all they have done for skiing. He discussed Sunday's program, as to what course of action to take. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None. NEW BUSINESS Point of Inquiry - K. Smith - What is the position of the ex-officio member of the Board? First, identify their responsibility. Second, do they have voting privileges? President Lorenz told him that the ex-officio members were elected by the Board as Board Members. He said he could not define whether or not it was acceptable by the by-laws. Our two ex-officio members are Mr. Bill Lash and Mr. Claude Jones. Mr. Smith was told that the Board feels that the tremendous background that these people have in skiing, ski instruction, ski areas and ski politics is invaluable to the Board of Directors. The ex-officio members do have a valid vote. Dr. Voorhees said if there was any question, it should be researched later. Mr. Smith said it should be done now. Ed Pond wanted to know when the by-laws would be redone. Lou Lorenz told him that no definite date had been set but that they were in the process of going over them. He said that the updating of the by-laws had been put into a motion at the Jackson Board Meeting last October, but that business during the ski season had been important so that was why the project had not been completed. Mr. K. Smith added that directors were supposed to be representatives of the association. Motion: That the only people to vote for the conditions and the conduct of the Association should be duly elected Directors of the Board (K. Smith - J. Wood) - Carried unanimously. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT - Dick Boyle Resolutions for 1966 Annual Spring Clinic: Whereas, the ISlA Annual Spring Clinic is presently being conducted at Alta, be it here resolved that a vote of thanks be given by the ISlA to Adrien Segil, Clinic Chairman, and his committee; to the demonstrators, Phil Jones and Junior Bounous; to group leaders Tom Jacobson, Junior Bounous, Wilbur Thomas, Max Lundberg, Phil Jones, Jack Simpson, Glenn Evans, Rene Moser, Kirby Dawson, Bill Ashley, Dennis Staley and John Sohrweide and all others~helpin:gwitn!:he clini:c:'for <;loing an excellent job. Be it resolved that the ISlA extend a vote of appreciation to the lodges, ski lift operators, and the Alta Ski School for their fine cooperation and assistance; also to Dave Thurgood and the Lucky Distributing Co., Bob Smith and Stan Fry as the social hour committee; and the Ski School Directors sponsoring the social hour: Woody Anderson, Kirby Dawson, Alf Engen, Bill Lash, Lex Kunau, Sonya Redd, K. Smith, Dennis Staley, Bob Zeigler and Earl Miller And be it further resolved that the membership go on record as commending the Officers and Board of Directors of this Association for the time and effort they have given the ISlA during this past year; also to Jimmy Johnston for his remarks on PSIA. Motion: That the Resolutions Committee Report be accepted as read (Anderson-Jones) - Carried. Motion: To adjourn the meeting (Jacobson - Bingham) - Carried. ~bedbY \~ R.. ~er, Sec. Approved by Board of Directors Date /If". 15; /I'~ Date ___ _ / Lou Lorenz, President GUEST SPEAKER - MR. JIMMY JOHNSTON - Appendix A General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #4 Mr. Johnston was one of the originators of PSIA at Alta, Utah, in 1958. He told the Association that PSIA was first and foremost a fraternity of ski instructors. There are now almost 1,000 members in PSIA. Mr. Johnston was the chief examiner of the Central Division for 5 years. He stressed that certification was the most important part of an instructor association's work; that it should certainly be done by the divisions. Another important part is getting people qualified to become certified. PSIA is there to back up the eight divisions. He told us that if a person loses his standing within the division, he must reinstate or he no longer can be a member of PSIA. He thought the examiners ought to get together in one location to discuss problems between divisions or just to examine. Interchange of division examiners was also a good idea. We have not yet come to the point where there is one standard of certification. More than exchange between divisions, we need to bring examiners to gether in sort of a school. Mr. Johnston said the American Ski Technique was quite an involvement. PSIA makes no claim to its originality; but seven men sat in a hotel room for two days setting out the principles and defining the Finished Forms. We understand that the important thing is that we have a technique that we can teach together. He said that our competition is not the American Ski Technique but the American ability to teach. He said also that the Technical Coordinating Committee is a sounding board for new ideas and testing new ideas. He stressed the importance of teaching the American Technique for a year and then giving them your ideas. Mr. Johnston assured the members that the manual was not a Bible. Out of the first "Official American Ski Technique" will come a new one that is far better than the first one. With each correction, we are always combating problems and becoming more professional. Mr. Johnston told the Association about "Pro", the magazine put out by PSIA for its members. He stressed the fact that it will contain what we want to write, not articles from other points of view. He said that the "Pro" could also be useful in finding jobs for instructors around the country. In the field of promotion, PSIA,'s main reason and objective is to promote ski instruction. He said you cannot fool a skier if you do not know what you are teaching. What separates the men from the boys is seeing errors and then correcting them. He commented upon many of us wearing PSIA pins and patches versus division certification pins,and noted this was a sign of joining forces - both division and national. He said one is not held over the other. He noted that PSIA in its promotion efforts have sold posters and ski school student rating cards. PSIA Ski School Membership is open to any ski school where the director is a PSIA member. The PSIA has cooperated in National Ski Week; they have given talks at the National Recreation Association meetings. This is not done for PSIA but for the benefit of its members. They sent a demonstration team to Europe at great expense to show the Europeans what we are doing. He mentioned the National Coaches Associationfurmed in Denver and stressed the need for race coaches for young kids who need direction and supervision. He also told us of the need for these coaches to become first an instructor and then a coach. He mentioned PSIA's honorary members; men who have been a great part of ski instruction. Mr. Johnston got into the safety aspect of skiing, telling us of the many people who get on skis, go to the top of the lift, and have never skied before. Safety is one of the big problems in skiing; we must educate the public. Ski shops are working to improve people's attitudes toward taking lessons. Ski area response is rather poor. There has been little if any support from ski areas, either individually or as a group. He said that lessons will not necessarily prevent accidents, but people must have a basic knowledge of skiing. Jimmy Johnston (continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #5 In conclusion, Mr. Johnston noted that Don Rhinehart was one of the originators of PSIA along with Junior Bounous, a former Board member. He noted that Woody Anderson was former Certification Committee Chairman. He wanted to especially acknowledge the time and hard work Mr. Bill Lash has so unselfishly given to the organization, PRESIDENT'S REPORT - LOU LORENZ - Appendix B As you know, this year all of the officers in the association were new to their jobs. This could have been a trying year for everyone; however, I find that it has been a very easy and rewarding one for me. In spite of the geographical separation of the various functions of the associationg, there was very little interuption of activity and when there was a breakdown all concerned were quick to respond as gentlemen and repair the cause. Through the help and cooperation of Don Rhinehart, Bob Zeigler and Craig Bennion, the Board of Directors and all of the members, my job as president has been an enjoyable one. Since last year at this time: ISlA was well represented at the PSIA convention where our representatives were quite active, especially at the Certification Committee level, where many ISlA policies were adopted. ISlA officers met at Sun Valley in August to discuss and coordinate their methods of communication with each other for the coming year. This meeting was held in conjunction with the PSIA Board of Directors meeting at Sun Valley and at that time ISlA officers hosted a cocktail party for the PSIA BOD, key Sun Valley management, personnel and resident Sun Valley Ski School personnel. All persons felt that this was an excellent public relations gesture and it allowed us an opportunity to become better acquainted with these people. The BOD held their Annual Fall Meeting at Jackson, Wyoming this year. You have the minutes of that meeting. The Certification Committee sponsored the first Annual Examiner's Clinic at Park City in November. Services of the chairman of PSIA Technical Committee, Paul Valar, were enlisted for this clinic. Examiners and Ski School Directors alike felt that this meeting was the highlight of the year. In an effort to help keep instructors informed of latest advances, ISlA sponsored lectures by Bill Lash in Idaho Falls and in Salt Lake City. During the winter, your president visited Brian Head and Magic Mountain resorts. Both are small outlying areas that seem to have some different ski school situations. The most significant happening since our last meeting, is the change of U.S.F.S. policy concerning certification of ski teachers in their special use permit for ski schools. This change of policy affects us as an association and each of us as individuals. (For those of you who haven't been directly concerned and haven't seen the directive, let me read it to you --- letter from Edward P. Cliff, Chief Subject: Cooperation - PSIA. The letter states that the certification requirement has been dropped from the Forest Service requirements.) This is a direct result of a recommendation by PSIA to this effect, which was supported by a recommendation from ISlA. What does it mean? President's Report (continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #6 It means the U.S.F.S. is still very much concerned about the quality of ski instruction but will be placing the responsibility more on ski schools themselves to produce this quality. It means that ski schools now will be able to run their business in a logical, reasonable manner by using non-certified instructors at certain peak periods without going about it in a sneaky fashion. It means that they may also create apprentice training programs to anticipate future needs. To the Associations, it means they now will be able to keep their high standards and still allow ski schools to be adequately staffed. To us, as individuals, it means we now are members of a pro-organization which is standing on its own merits, and it is our responsibility to continue to do so. This is but one more step in the evolution of ski instructor organizations. Your BOD is aware of this and will strive to keep abreast of the changing demands of the fast growing industry. Respectfully submitted, Lou Lorenz, President, I.S.I.A. VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT - DON RHINEHART - Appendix C Since our meeting last spring, I have attended the PSIA at Mammoth Mountain, Calif. at which the National Certification Committee spent 26 hours of meetings. I feel this is a must for the person holding this position for the advancement of divisional certification. I also attended the National Coaches Clinic at Bend, Oregon in September, 1965. Bill Lash gave a lecture on ski mechanics and Dr. Dick Voorhees a lecture on bio-physics. I had the pleasure of demonstrating and explaining the American Technique. We were told later that the instructors part was well received. Later in the year, the same team, Lash, Voorhees and myself journeyed to Slide Mtn., at Reno, Nevada and presented a clinic to the FWSIA. We must have convinced or confused them fairly well as three schools started teaching the American Technique, including Squa~I./Valley. A great help at this clinic was Mr. Jim Winthers, President of .~. the Far West. Still later, in the fall of 1965, your certification committee held an Examiner's Clinic at Park City to stabalize examining procedure. This was a highly successful clinic with all ski school directors and assistants invited along with selected full certified instructors. Paul Valar traveled from the East to attend. He said the Intermountain ski instructors are some of the finest pros that he has seen. I also traveled to the PNSIA to clinic instructors there. Rene Moser went along for the same reason. I have put on 3 clinics in the Intermountain division this winter also. Your Certification Committee has held seventeen Boards of Examinations this winter at thirteen separate exams. I have attended ten of these and am well satisfied at the results we have witnessed. Our people have been for the main part - well prepared. I'm sure the Western half of our nation is aware of what we're doing in ISlA. During my exam, clinic, and rally attendance, I have traveled just a shade under 10,000 miles this fall, winter and spring to spread the word. I hate to hear how many my good friend, Bill Lash, has traveled for our cause. Without" the. help of people like Lou Lorenz, our President, Bill Lash, PSIA President, and the area operators, we would have had a rough time. The Certification Committee cannot express our thanks to everyone who has helped. Getting back to the seventeen Boards or exams, I'd like to let you know the results: Full Certified 28 Associate 59 Retain Associate 15 Fail 60 -- ---- -------- --------- Vice-President's Report (Continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #7 That's a total of 1962 candidates taking the ISLA Certification Exam with approximately 60% passing. -I wish to thank each one for his effort and interest. Without the following men, we might as well hang up the program. They have traveled late at night in all sorts of weather, given up their time at home without hesitation and for very little pay to get our people through these exams. My heart-felt thanks to Examiners -- Woody Anderson, Park City; Junior Bounous, Provo; Lloyd Frank, Solitude; Gene Huber, Alta; Phil Jones, Park City; Lou Lorenz, Solitude; Ed Morris, Alta; Rene Moser, Sun Valley; Harold Oglesbee, Sun Valley; John Sohrweide, Park City; Jack Simpson, Sun Valley; Dave Parkinson, Park City; Helmut Purrer, Sun Valley; Bill Thomas, Park City; and Bob Zeigler, Beaver Mountain. The people used as back-up examiners were as follows: Max Lundberg, Alta; Mike Wilson, Park City; Andy Shearer, Alta; Chuck Satterfield, Park City; Orville Baker, Solitude; Glen Evans, Skyline; Roger Roche, Skyline; Merlin Bingham, Snow Basin; Dennis Staley, Jackson; Bill Briggs, Teton Village; and Kirby Dawson, Kelly Canyon. Your Certification Committee: Don Rhinehart, Chairman Woody Anderson Harold Oglesbee Dave Parkinson Rene Moser Lou Lorenz SECRETARY'S REPORT - BOB ZEIGLER - Appendix D Respectfully submitted, Don Rhinehart, Vice President, ISlA During this year the secretary's office has had its normal laborious activities. We have had a 24% increase in membership from 240 at the beginning of the year to 299 at the present with 8 holding for payment of iniation fee and not including the results' of this past weekend's exam. At present we have 153 fully certified with 18 new full this year; 137 associates with 24 new. I would not hazard to guess how many pieces of correspondence we have handled. Jimmy Johnston of PSIA had 7,000 handled in his office and he had time to count them. As always we have the problems involving the membership. Those deserving mention are: 1. Please keep ISlA informed of your address changes and include your zip code. 2. Those who pass for Certified must exchange their blue pins for white ones. 3. Do not mail your pins in ordinary envelopes without having them boxed or padded - a package is actually best. I regret that I was not able to uphold one of my intentions that I had at the beginning of the year. That was to print a handbook which would include Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, and policy along with other informa~ion~,distribute it to the membership, especially to new members. This issu/ahct~f{lc~iTs"e"'Fhe Articles and, " By-laws need revision and updating and written policy needs to be generated. I feel this handbook is needed because the average member and especially the new member in this organization are not fully aware of the functions and requirements of ISLA. Presently when a new member joins the organization, he is sent an envelope full of papers. This normally consists of a membership roster, list of Board of Directors, and a set of By-laws. It was passed at the Fall Board of Directors meeting that persons passing the examination shall pay a $5.00 initiation fee. My interpretation of this motion is that anyone joining ISlA including transfers be required to pay the $5.00 initiation. This revenue is applied toward pin expenses and the setting up of an individual's files. I have done some investigation on the aspects of hiring an executive secretary. The amount of work required by the secretary and treasurer is much too great to be expected of any member without renumeration. To my knowledge, all other divisional instructors organizations have executive secretaries. The Executive Secretary would perform both the function of the secretary and the treasurer. This in itself would provide for a much morp pff;cien1:_~"L'\lstem. pliminatiDlz many ohonp calls and ]pttprs. Thp suooort of General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #8 Secretary's Report (continued) this office would undoubtedly strain the overall budget, however, present financial trends indicate that this office can be afforded in the not too distant future. There are many details to be worked out. I, therefore, would not recommend any action at this meeting, but suggest that the feasibility be persued and that a phasing in process be planned. It has been a pleasure being your secretary this past year. I do regret, however, that I haven't been able to get to know all of you personally. Respectfully submitted, Bob Zeigler, Secretary, I.S.I.A. TREASURER'S REPORT - CRAIG BENNION - Appendix E The treasurer passed out a Balance Sheet for the Association as of April 15, 1966. He read the sheet and explained all items contained on it. Mr. Bennion explained that the Treasure was going to withdraw $500.00 from the cash account ~nd place it in a reserve for Exam Expense. He explained that there was a gross income on examinations of $1,419.19; the net income was $990.58 after deductions of $428.61 exam-clinic expense. The pin net income was $41.80. Clinic income was $173.22 loss; administrative expense net $79.66 ~_/ ;/..k-c.? p/.<.,,-f 7 't- . £ /1 L: "7~</~.d/ ./ .""-<4/ -«, Mr. Bennion asked the membership for their approval on mailing of annual dues state":"I' /,,-'1::;;- ments. He received a unanimous vote of approval. ,~ RACING AND COACHING COMMITTEE REPORT - JACK SIMPSON - Appendix F Mr. Simpson reported that the ISA is again replacing its Executive Secretary. With reference to the racing season, it was his feeling being associated with the racing program, that it was highly successful. He was speaking of Junior'racing. It has been very successful for two or three individuals; one is Ray Miller, another Karen Budge. They were both very high in the National Junior standings. He had hoped ISA could do better in the Junior Nationals and hopes that we can do better next year. In reference to some of the training programs that were put on, the Fall training programs were advocated by the NSA. Some of the programs accomplished a great deal and other accomplished less than he had hoped. Respectfully submitted, Jack Simpson Appendix G Intermountain Ski Instructors Association Lou Lorenz, Board of Directors and General Membership: It is with great regret that I must herewith submit my resignation from the Board of Directors of Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. I am actively,engaged now in moving my practice from Salt Lake City to Seattle. The move will require about three months and, of course, at the end of that time, no longer living in this area, I would not be representative of the membership. I have, however, spoken with your president about maintaining a membership in ISlA and, if this is possible, I would like to do so. My membership in ISlA and on the Board has been an extremely satisfying experience. I would like to express appreciation for having served in this capacity as well as having served as your president. Sincerely, Richard L. Voorhees, M.D. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 23 April 1966 Alta Inn - Alta, Utah President Lou Lorenz called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Secretary Bob Zeigler called the role. Lex Kunau assigned the member voting proxies. 8 proxies - unassigned Lex Kunau - 1 Richard Boyle - 1 Mike Wilson - 1 Kay Wade - 1 Craig Bennion - 2 Woody Anderson - 2 Max Lundberg - 3 Sandy Wade - 1 They were as follows: Junior Bounous - 1 Dennis Staley - 1 K. Smith - 2 Bob Zeigler - 1 Carrie Jensen - 1 Stan Fry - 1 Lloyd Frank - 1 Don Rhinehart - 51 Secretary Bob Zeigler proceeded to read minutes of the last General Meeting. Motion: to accept the minutes as mailed (Sohrweide - Jones) - Carried. Special Guest Speaker was Jimmy Johnston, Secretary of P.S.I.A. See Appendix A. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Lou Lorenz See Appendix B Motion: To accept the President's Report as read (Anderson - Segi1) - Carried. VICE PRESIDENT'S AND CERTIFICATION REPORT - Don Rhinehart See Appendix C Motion: To accept the report as read (Jones - T. Jacobsen) - Carried. SECRETARY'S REPORT - Bob Zeigler See Appendix D Motion: To accept the Secretary's report as read (Draper - Jones) - Carried. TREASURER'S REPORT - Craig Bennion See Appendix E Motion: To accept the Treasurer's Report as read (T. Jacobson - Jones) - Carried. Mr. Bennion asked the members if they would like their statements mailed to them again this year. Unanimous approval to mail statements to members. SKI SCHOOL DIRECTOR'S COMMITTEE REPORT - Junior Bounous Mr. Bounous said that the Committee is planning social events. They had a meeting ;> at Park City last Fall and held one at Alta, Friday, April 22, 1966. Twenty-five Directors were present at the meeting. Motion: To accept the report as presented (Draper - P10fchan) - Carried. General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 RACING & COACHING COMMITTEE REPORT - Jack Simpson See Appendix F Page #2 Motion: To accept Mr. Simpson's Racing and Coaching Report (P1ofchan-Hoffman)-Carried. HISTORICAL COMMITTEE REPORT - Bill Lash Mr. Lash reported that all he had added to the book was what he had cut out of the paper. Articles on K. Smith, Earl Miller, A1f Engen, etc. He said he would appreciate anything that anyone could send to him for this committee. He reported that he was in the process of writing a brief history of the ISlA but that the committee can only be of value if it records accurately what happens today. Motion: To approve report as given (Rhinehart-Zeigler) - Carried. ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Present members of the Board whose terms have expired are: Dave Parkinson Don Rhinehart Woody Anderson Lloyd Frank Lex Kunau Dr. Voorhees submitted a letter of resignation. See Appendix G. This leaves six seats to be fulfilled. Those above five expired terms will be elected for full three year terms. That seat vacated by Dr. Voorhees will be for the unexpired 2 years of his term. Those receiving the five highest number of votes will receive the three-year terms; the sixth highest will receive the two-year term. Those people nominated by the Nominating Committee are: Woody Anderson Lloyd Frank Lex Kunau Dave Parkinson Grant Beagley Glenn Evans Butch Hoffman Park City Solitude Pomerelle Park City Beaver Mtn. Skyline Snow Basin Those people nominated from the floor are: Neil Taylor Ed Pond Bi 11 Haskins Alta Alta Brighton Don Rhinehart Max Lundberg Phil Jones Ron Hill Wilbur Thomas Rene Moser Orval Baker Kirby Dawson Gene Huber Motion: That nominations be closed (Jacobson - Boyle) - Carried. Sun Valley Alta Park City Brighton Park City Sun Valley Solitude Kelly Canyon Alta The meeting continued while the Nominating Committee counted the votes., The results were posted. Those elected to the Board of Directors for three-year terms are: Don Rhinehart Kirby Dawson for a two-year term: Dave Parkinson Gene Huber Glenn Evans Woody Anderson Announcement by Mr. Jimmy Johnston. The big event to come about in the near future is the Interski in Aspen, Colorado in 1968. A considerable amount of work has been done on this event by PSIA. More information is forthcoming. Mr. Willy Schaeff1er is chairman of the Planning Committee with Herbert Schneider as his assistant. He informed the members that the Interski is par with the Olympics in Europe. ISIA is encouraged to support this project, as it will not be an easy one. -------------------.. -- - .. _-_ ... _----- ANNUAL CONVENTION REPORT - Adrien Segi1 General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page if3 Adrien thanked the leaders of the ski world for their time and effort and all they have done for skiing. He discussed Sunday's program, as to what course of action to take. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None. NEW BUSINESS Point of Inquiry - K. Smith - What is the position of the ex-officio member of the Board? First, identify their responsibility. Second, do they have voting privileges? President Lorenz told him that the ex-officio members were elected by the Board as Board Members. He said he could not define whether or not it was acceptable by the by-laws. Our two ex-officio members are Mr. Bill Lash and Mr. Claude Jones. Mr. Smith was told that the Board feels that the tremendous background that these people have in skiing, ski instruction, ski areas and ski politics is invaluable to the Board of Directors. The ex-officio members do have a valid vote. Dr. Voorhees said if there was any question, it should be researched later. Mr. Smith said it should be done now. Ed Pond wanted to know when the by-laws would be redone. Lou Lorenz told him that no definite date had been set but that they were in the process of going over them. He said that the updating of the by-laws had been put into a motion at the Jackson Board Meeting last October, but that business during the ski season had been important so that was why the project had not been completed. Mr. K. Smith added that directors were supposed to be representatives of the association. Motion: That the only people to vote for the conditions and the conduct of the Association should be duly elected Directors of the Board (K. Smith - J. Wood) - Carried unanimously. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT - Dick Boyle Resolutions for 1966 Annual Spring Clinic: Whereas, the ISlA Annual Spring Clinic is presently being conducted at Alta, be it here resolved that a vote of thanks be given by the ISlA to Adrien Segil, Clinic Chairman, and his committee; to the demonstrators, Phil Jones and Junior Bounous; to group leaders Tom Jacobson, Junior Bounous, Wilbur Thomas, Max Lundberg, Phil Jones, Jack Simpson, Glenn Evans, Rene Moser, Kirby Dawson, Bill Ashley, Dennis Staley and John Sohrweide and all others~helpin:gwitn!:he clini:c:'for <;loing an excellent job. Be it resolved that the ISlA extend a vote of appreciation to the lodges, ski lift operators, and the Alta Ski School for their fine cooperation and assistance; also to Dave Thurgood and the Lucky Distributing Co., Bob Smith and Stan Fry as the social hour committee; and the Ski School Directors sponsoring the social hour: Woody Anderson, Kirby Dawson, Alf Engen, Bill Lash, Lex Kunau, Sonya Redd, K. Smith, Dennis Staley, Bob Zeigler and Earl Miller And be it further resolved that the membership go on record as commending the Officers and Board of Directors of this Association for the time and effort they have given the ISlA during this past year; also to Jimmy Johnston for his remarks on PSIA. Motion: That the Resolutions Committee Report be accepted as read (Anderson-Jones) - Carried. Motion: To adjourn the meeting (Jacobson - Bingham) - Carried. ~bedbY \~ R.. ~er, Sec. Approved by Board of Directors Date /If". 15; /I'~ Date ___ _ / Lou Lorenz, President GUEST SPEAKER - MR. JIMMY JOHNSTON - Appendix A General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #4 Mr. Johnston was one of the originators of PSIA at Alta, Utah, in 1958. He told the Association that PSIA was first and foremost a fraternity of ski instructors. There are now almost 1,000 members in PSIA. Mr. Johnston was the chief examiner of the Central Division for 5 years. He stressed that certification was the most important part of an instructor association's work; that it should certainly be done by the divisions. Another important part is getting people qualified to become certified. PSIA is there to back up the eight divisions. He told us that if a person loses his standing within the division, he must reinstate or he no longer can be a member of PSIA. He thought the examiners ought to get together in one location to discuss problems between divisions or just to examine. Interchange of division examiners was also a good idea. We have not yet come to the point where there is one standard of certification. More than exchange between divisions, we need to bring examiners to gether in sort of a school. Mr. Johnston said the American Ski Technique was quite an involvement. PSIA makes no claim to its originality; but seven men sat in a hotel room for two days setting out the principles and defining the Finished Forms. We understand that the important thing is that we have a technique that we can teach together. He said that our competition is not the American Ski Technique but the American ability to teach. He said also that the Technical Coordinating Committee is a sounding board for new ideas and testing new ideas. He stressed the importance of teaching the American Technique for a year and then giving them your ideas. Mr. Johnston assured the members that the manual was not a Bible. Out of the first "Official American Ski Technique" will come a new one that is far better than the first one. With each correction, we are always combating problems and becoming more professional. Mr. Johnston told the Association about "Pro", the magazine put out by PSIA for its members. He stressed the fact that it will contain what we want to write, not articles from other points of view. He said that the "Pro" could also be useful in finding jobs for instructors around the country. In the field of promotion, PSIA,'s main reason and objective is to promote ski instruction. He said you cannot fool a skier if you do not know what you are teaching. What separates the men from the boys is seeing errors and then correcting them. He commented upon many of us wearing PSIA pins and patches versus division certification pins,and noted this was a sign of joining forces - both division and national. He said one is not held over the other. He noted that PSIA in its promotion efforts have sold posters and ski school student rating cards. PSIA Ski School Membership is open to any ski school where the director is a PSIA member. The PSIA has cooperated in National Ski Week; they have given talks at the National Recreation Association meetings. This is not done for PSIA but for the benefit of its members. They sent a demonstration team to Europe at great expense to show the Europeans what we are doing. He mentioned the National Coaches Associationfurmed in Denver and stressed the need for race coaches for young kids who need direction and supervision. He also told us of the need for these coaches to become first an instructor and then a coach. He mentioned PSIA's honorary members; men who have been a great part of ski instruction. Mr. Johnston got into the safety aspect of skiing, telling us of the many people who get on skis, go to the top of the lift, and have never skied before. Safety is one of the big problems in skiing; we must educate the public. Ski shops are working to improve people's attitudes toward taking lessons. Ski area response is rather poor. There has been little if any support from ski areas, either individually or as a group. He said that lessons will not necessarily prevent accidents, but people must have a basic knowledge of skiing. Jimmy Johnston (continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #5 In conclusion, Mr. Johnston noted that Don Rhinehart was one of the originators of PSIA along with Junior Bounous, a former Board member. He noted that Woody Anderson was former Certification Committee Chairman. He wanted to especially acknowledge the time and hard work Mr. Bill Lash has so unselfishly given to the organization, PRESIDENT'S REPORT - LOU LORENZ - Appendix B As you know, this year all of the officers in the association were new to their jobs. This could have been a trying year for everyone; however, I find that it has been a very easy and rewarding one for me. In spite of the geographical separation of the various functions of the associationg, there was very little interuption of activity and when there was a breakdown all concerned were quick to respond as gentlemen and repair the cause. Through the help and cooperation of Don Rhinehart, Bob Zeigler and Craig Bennion, the Board of Directors and all of the members, my job as president has been an enjoyable one. Since last year at this time: ISlA was well represented at the PSIA convention where our representatives were quite active, especially at the Certification Committee level, where many ISlA policies were adopted. ISlA officers met at Sun Valley in August to discuss and coordinate their methods of communication with each other for the coming year. This meeting was held in conjunction with the PSIA Board of Directors meeting at Sun Valley and at that time ISlA officers hosted a cocktail party for the PSIA BOD, key Sun Valley management, personnel and resident Sun Valley Ski School personnel. All persons felt that this was an excellent public relations gesture and it allowed us an opportunity to become better acquainted with these people. The BOD held their Annual Fall Meeting at Jackson, Wyoming this year. You have the minutes of that meeting. The Certification Committee sponsored the first Annual Examiner's Clinic at Park City in November. Services of the chairman of PSIA Technical Committee, Paul Valar, were enlisted for this clinic. Examiners and Ski School Directors alike felt that this meeting was the highlight of the year. In an effort to help keep instructors informed of latest advances, ISlA sponsored lectures by Bill Lash in Idaho Falls and in Salt Lake City. During the winter, your president visited Brian Head and Magic Mountain resorts. Both are small outlying areas that seem to have some different ski school situations. The most significant happening since our last meeting, is the change of U.S.F.S. policy concerning certification of ski teachers in their special use permit for ski schools. This change of policy affects us as an association and each of us as individuals. (For those of you who haven't been directly concerned and haven't seen the directive, let me read it to you --- letter from Edward P. Cliff, Chief Subject: Cooperation - PSIA. The letter states that the certification requirement has been dropped from the Forest Service requirements.) This is a direct result of a recommendation by PSIA to this effect, which was supported by a recommendation from ISlA. What does it mean? President's Report (continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #6 It means the U.S.F.S. is still very much concerned about the quality of ski instruction but will be placing the responsibility more on ski schools themselves to produce this quality. It means that ski schools now will be able to run their business in a logical, reasonable manner by using non-certified instructors at certain peak periods without going about it in a sneaky fashion. It means that they may also create apprentice training programs to anticipate future needs. To the Associations, it means they now will be able to keep their high standards and still allow ski schools to be adequately staffed. To us, as individuals, it means we now are members of a pro-organization which is standing on its own merits, and it is our responsibility to continue to do so. This is but one more step in the evolution of ski instructor organizations. Your BOD is aware of this and will strive to keep abreast of the changing demands of the fast growing industry. Respectfully submitted, Lou Lorenz, President, I.S.I.A. VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT - DON RHINEHART - Appendix C Since our meeting last spring, I have attended the PSIA at Mammoth Mountain, Calif. at which the National Certification Committee spent 26 hours of meetings. I feel this is a must for the person holding this position for the advancement of divisional certification. I also attended the National Coaches Clinic at Bend, Oregon in September, 1965. Bill Lash gave a lecture on ski mechanics and Dr. Dick Voorhees a lecture on bio-physics. I had the pleasure of demonstrating and explaining the American Technique. We were told later that the instructors part was well received. Later in the year, the same team, Lash, Voorhees and myself journeyed to Slide Mtn., at Reno, Nevada and presented a clinic to the FWSIA. We must have convinced or confused them fairly well as three schools started teaching the American Technique, including Squa~I./Valley. A great help at this clinic was Mr. Jim Winthers, President of .~. the Far West. Still later, in the fall of 1965, your certification committee held an Examiner's Clinic at Park City to stabalize examining procedure. This was a highly successful clinic with all ski school directors and assistants invited along with selected full certified instructors. Paul Valar traveled from the East to attend. He said the Intermountain ski instructors are some of the finest pros that he has seen. I also traveled to the PNSIA to clinic instructors there. Rene Moser went along for the same reason. I have put on 3 clinics in the Intermountain division this winter also. Your Certification Committee has held seventeen Boards of Examinations this winter at thirteen separate exams. I have attended ten of these and am well satisfied at the results we have witnessed. Our people have been for the main part - well prepared. I'm sure the Western half of our nation is aware of what we're doing in ISlA. During my exam, clinic, and rally attendance, I have traveled just a shade under 10,000 miles this fall, winter and spring to spread the word. I hate to hear how many my good friend, Bill Lash, has traveled for our cause. Without" the. help of people like Lou Lorenz, our President, Bill Lash, PSIA President, and the area operators, we would have had a rough time. The Certification Committee cannot express our thanks to everyone who has helped. Getting back to the seventeen Boards or exams, I'd like to let you know the results: Full Certified 28 Associate 59 Retain Associate 15 Fail 60 -- ---- -------- --------- Vice-President's Report (Continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #7 That's a total of 1962 candidates taking the ISLA Certification Exam with approximately 60% passing. -I wish to thank each one for his effort and interest. Without the following men, we might as well hang up the program. They have traveled late at night in all sorts of weather, given up their time at home without hesitation and for very little pay to get our people through these exams. My heart-felt thanks to Examiners -- Woody Anderson, Park City; Junior Bounous, Provo; Lloyd Frank, Solitude; Gene Huber, Alta; Phil Jones, Park City; Lou Lorenz, Solitude; Ed Morris, Alta; Rene Moser, Sun Valley; Harold Oglesbee, Sun Valley; John Sohrweide, Park City; Jack Simpson, Sun Valley; Dave Parkinson, Park City; Helmut Purrer, Sun Valley; Bill Thomas, Park City; and Bob Zeigler, Beaver Mountain. The people used as back-up examiners were as follows: Max Lundberg, Alta; Mike Wilson, Park City; Andy Shearer, Alta; Chuck Satterfield, Park City; Orville Baker, Solitude; Glen Evans, Skyline; Roger Roche, Skyline; Merlin Bingham, Snow Basin; Dennis Staley, Jackson; Bill Briggs, Teton Village; and Kirby Dawson, Kelly Canyon. Your Certification Committee: Don Rhinehart, Chairman Woody Anderson Harold Oglesbee Dave Parkinson Rene Moser Lou Lorenz SECRETARY'S REPORT - BOB ZEIGLER - Appendix D Respectfully submitted, Don Rhinehart, Vice President, ISlA During this year the secretary's office has had its normal laborious activities. We have had a 24% increase in membership from 240 at the beginning of the year to 299 at the present with 8 holding for payment of iniation fee and not including the results' of this past weekend's exam. At present we have 153 fully certified with 18 new full this year; 137 associates with 24 new. I would not hazard to guess how many pieces of correspondence we have handled. Jimmy Johnston of PSIA had 7,000 handled in his office and he had time to count them. As always we have the problems involving the membership. Those deserving mention are: 1. Please keep ISlA informed of your address changes and include your zip code. 2. Those who pass for Certified must exchange their blue pins for white ones. 3. Do not mail your pins in ordinary envelopes without having them boxed or padded - a package is actually best. I regret that I was not able to uphold one of my intentions that I had at the beginning of the year. That was to print a handbook which would include Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, and policy along with other informa~ion~,distribute it to the membership, especially to new members. This issu/ahct~f{lc~iTs"e"'Fhe Articles and, " By-laws need revision and updating and written policy needs to be generated. I feel this handbook is needed because the average member and especially the new member in this organization are not fully aware of the functions and requirements of ISLA. Presently when a new member joins the organization, he is sent an envelope full of papers. This normally consists of a membership roster, list of Board of Directors, and a set of By-laws. It was passed at the Fall Board of Directors meeting that persons passing the examination shall pay a $5.00 initiation fee. My interpretation of this motion is that anyone joining ISlA including transfers be required to pay the $5.00 initiation. This revenue is applied toward pin expenses and the setting up of an individual's files. I have done some investigation on the aspects of hiring an executive secretary. The amount of work required by the secretary and treasurer is much too great to be expected of any member without renumeration. To my knowledge, all other divisional instructors organizations have executive secretaries. The Executive Secretary would perform both the function of the secretary and the treasurer. This in itself would provide for a much morp pff;cien1:_~"L'\lstem. pliminatiDlz many ohonp calls and ]pttprs. Thp suooort of General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #8 Secretary's Report (continued) this office would undoubtedly strain the overall budget, however, present financial trends indicate that this office can be afforded in the not too distant future. There are many details to be worked out. I, therefore, would not recommend any action at this meeting, but suggest that the feasibility be persued and that a phasing in process be planned. It has been a pleasure being your secretary this past year. I do regret, however, that I haven't been able to get to know all of you personally. Respectfully submitted, Bob Zeigler, Secretary, I.S.I.A. TREASURER'S REPORT - CRAIG BENNION - Appendix E The treasurer passed out a Balance Sheet for the Association as of April 15, 1966. He read the sheet and explained all items contained on it. Mr. Bennion explained that the Treasure was going to withdraw $500.00 from the cash account ~nd place it in a reserve for Exam Expense. He explained that there was a gross income on examinations of $1,419.19; the net income was $990.58 after deductions of $428.61 exam-clinic expense. The pin net income was $41.80. Clinic income was $173.22 loss; administrative expense net $79.66 ~_/ ;/..k-c.? p/.<.,,-f 7 't- . £ /1 L: "7~</~.d/ ./ .""-<4/ -«, Mr. Bennion asked the membership for their approval on mailing of annual dues state":"I' /,,-'1::;;- ments. He received a unanimous vote of approval. ,~ RACING AND COACHING COMMITTEE REPORT - JACK SIMPSON - Appendix F Mr. Simpson reported that the ISA is again replacing its Executive Secretary. With reference to the racing season, it was his feeling being associated with the racing program, that it was highly successful. He was speaking of Junior'racing. It has been very successful for two or three individuals; one is Ray Miller, another Karen Budge. They were both very high in the National Junior standings. He had hoped ISA could do better in the Junior Nationals and hopes that we can do better next year. In reference to some of the training programs that were put on, the Fall training programs were advocated by the NSA. Some of the programs accomplished a great deal and other accomplished less than he had hoped. Respectfully submitted, Jack Simpson Appendix G Intermountain Ski Instructors Association Lou Lorenz, Board of Directors and General Membership: It is with great regret that I must herewith submit my resignation from the Board of Directors of Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. I am actively,engaged now in moving my practice from Salt Lake City to Seattle. The move will require about three months and, of course, at the end of that time, no longer living in this area, I would not be representative of the membership. I have, however, spoken with your president about maintaining a membership in ISlA and, if this is possible, I would like to do so. My membership in ISlA and on the Board has been an extremely satisfying experience. I would like to express appreciation for having served in this capacity as well as having served as your president. Sincerely, Richard L. Voorhees, M.D. CERTIFIED SKI TEACHER I INTERMOUNTAIN SKI ASSOCIATION INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 23 April 1966 Alta Inn - Alta, Utah President Lou Lorenz called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Secretary Bob Zeigler called the role. Lex Kunau assigned the member voting proxies. 8 proxies - unassigned Lex Kunau - 1 Richard Boyle - 1 Mike Wilson - 1 Kay Wade - 1 Craig Bennion - 2 Woody Anderson - 2 Max Lundberg - 3 Sandy Wade - 1 They were as follows: Junior Bounous - 1 Dennis Staley - 1 K. Smith - 2 Bob Zeigler - 1 Carrie Jensen - 1 Stan Fry - 1 Lloyd Frank - 1 Don Rhinehart - 51 Secret.ary Bob Zeigler proceeded to read minutes of the last General Meeting. Motion: to accept the minutes as mailed (Sohrweide - Jones) - Carried. Special Guest Speaker was Jimmy Johnston, Secretary of P.S.I.A. See Appendix A. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Lou Lorenz See Appendix B Motion: To accept the President's Report as read (Anderson - Segil) - Carried. VICE PRESIDENT'S AND CERTIFICATION REPORT - Don Rhinehart See Appendix C Motion: To accept the report as read (Jones - T. Jacobsen) - Carried. SECRETARY1S REPORT - Bob Zeigler See Appendix D Motion: To accept the Secretary's report as read (Draper - Jones) - Carried. TREASURER'S REPORT - Craig Bennion See Appendix E Motion: To accept the Treasurer's Report as read (T. Jacobson - Jones) - Carried. Mr. Bennion asked the members if they would like their statements mailed to them again this year. Unanimous approval to mail statements to members. SKI SCHOOL DIRECTOR'S COMMITTEE REPORT - Junior Bounous Mr. Bounous said that the Committee is planning social events. They had a meeting at Park City last Fall and held one at Alta, Friday, April 22, 1966. Twenty-five Directors were present at the meeting. Motion: To accept the report as presented (Draper - Plofchan) - Carried. General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 RACING & COACHING COMMITTEE REPORT - Jack Simpson See Appendix F Page in Motion: To accept Mr. Simpson's Racing and Coaching Report (Plofchan-Hoffman)-Carried. HISTORICAL COMMITTEE REPORT - Bill Lash Mr. Lash reported that all he had added to the book was what he had cut out of the paper. Articles on K. Smith, Earl Miller, Alf Engen, etc. He said he would appreciate anything that anyone could send to him for this committee. He reported that he was in the process of writing a brief history of the ISIA but that the committee can only be of value if it records accurately what happens today. Motion: To approve report as given (Rhinehart-Zeigler) - Carried. ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Present members of the Board whose terms have expired are: Dave Parkinson Don Rhinehart Woody Anderson Lloyd Frank Lex Kunau Dr. Voorhees submitted a letter of resignation. See Appendix G. This leaves six seats to be fulfilled. Those above five expired terms will be elected for full three year terms. That seat vacated by Dr. Voorhees will be for the unexpired 2 years of his term. Those receiving the five highest number of votes will receive the three-year terms; the sixth highest will receive the two-year term. Those people nominated by the Nominating Committee are: Woody Anderson Lloyd Frank Lex Kunau Dave Parkinson Grant Beagley Glenn Evans Butch Hoffman Park City Solitude Pomerelle Park City Beaver Mtn. Skyline Snow Basin Those people nominated from the floor are: Neil Taylor Ed Pond Bi 11 Haskins Alta Alta Brighton Don Rhinehart Max Lundberg Phil Jones Ron Hill Wilbur Thomas Rene Moser Orval Baker Kirby Dawson Gene Huber Motion: That nominations be closed (Jacobson - Boyle) - Carried. Sun Valley Alta Park City Brighton Park City Sun Valley Solitude Kelly Canyon Alta The meeting continued while the Nominating Committee counted the votes. The results were posted. Those elected to the Board of Directors for three-year terms are: Don Rhinehart Kirby Dawson for a two-year term: Dave Parkinson Gene Huber Glenn Evans Woody Anderson Announcement by Mr. Jimmy Johnston. The big event to come about in the near future is the Interski in Aspen, Colorado in 1968. A considerable amount of work has been done on this event by PSIA. More information is forthcoming. Mr. Willy Schaeffler is chairman of the Planning Committee with Herbert Schneider as his assistant. He informed the members that the Interski is par with the Olympics in Europe. ISIA is encouraged to support this project, as it will not be an easy one. ANNUAL CONVENTION REPORT ~ Adrien Segil General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page 113 Adrien thanked the leaders of the ski world for their time and effort and all they have done for skiing. He discussed Sundayis program, as to what course of action to take. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ~ None. NEW BUSINESS Point of Inquiry - K. Smith - What is the position of the ex-officio member of the Board? First, identify their responsibility. Second, do they have voting privileges? President Lorenz told him that the ex-officio members were elected by the Board as Board Members. He said he could not define whether or not it was acceptable by the by-laws. Our two ex-officio members are Mr. Bill Lash and Mr. Claude Jones. Mr. Smith was told that the Board feels that the tremendous background that these people have in skiing, ski instruction, ski areas and ski politics is invaluable to the Board of Directors. The ex-officio members do have a valid vote. Dr. Voorhees said if there was any question, it should be researched, later. Mr. Smith said it should be done now. Ed Pond wanted to know when the by-laws would be redone. Lou Lorenz told him that no definite date had been set but that they were in the process of going over them. He said that the updating of the by-laws had been put into a motion at the Jackson Board Meeting last October, but that business during the ski season had been important so that was why the project had not been completed. Mr. K. Smith added that directors were supposed to be representatives of the association. Motion: That the only people to vote for the conditions and the conduct of the Association should be duly elected Directors of the Board (K. Smith - J. Wood) - Carried unanimously. RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT - Dick Boyle Resolutions for 1966 Annual Spring Clinic: Whereas, the ISlA Annual Spring Clinic is presently being conducted at Alta, be it here resolved that a vote of than~s be given by the ISlA to. Adrien Segil, Clinic Chairman, and his committee; to the demonstrators, Phil Jones and Junior Bounous; to group leaders Tom Jacobson, Junior Bounous, Wilbur Thomas, Max Lundberg, Phil Jones, Jack Simpson, Glenn Evans, Rene Moser, Kirby Dawson, Bill Ashley, Dennis Staley and John Sohrweide and all others~helping witntheclinic:for doing an excellent jobo Be it resolved that the ISIA extend a vote of appreciation to the lodges, ski lift operators, and the Alta Ski School for their fine cooperation and assistance; also to Dave Thurgood and the Lucky Distributing Co., Bob Smith and Stan Fry as the social hour committee; and the Ski School Directors sponsoring the social hour: Woody Anderson, Kirby Dawson, Alf Engen, Bill Lash, Lex Kunau, Sonya Redd, K. Smith, Dennis Staley, Bob Zeigler and Earl Miller And be it further resolved that the membership go on record as commending the Officers and Board of Directors of this Association for the time and effort they have given the ISlA during this past year; also to Jimmy Johnston for his remarks on PSIA. Motion: That the Resolutions Committee Report be accepted as read (Anderson-Jones) - Carried. Motion: To adjourn the meeting (Jacobson - Bingham) - Carried. As transcribed by Approved by Board of Directors __________ ~------------- Date ___________ __ R. F. Zeigler, Sec. Lou Lorenz, President Date ______ _ GUEST SPEAKER - MR. JIMMY JOHNSTON - Appendix A General Membership 23 April 1966 Page #4 Meeting Mr. Johnston was one of the originators of PSIA at Alta, Utah, in 1958. He told the Association that PSIA was first and foremost a fraternity of ski instructors. There are now almost 1,000 members in PSIA. Mr. Johnston was the chief examiner of the Central Division for 5 years. He stressed that certification was the most important part of an instructor association's work; that it should certainly be done by the divisions. Another important part is getting people qualified to become certified. PSIA is there to back up the eight divisions. He told us that if a person loses his standing within the division, he must reinstate or he no longer can be a member of PSIA. He thought the examiners ought to get together in one location to discuss problems between divisions or just to examine. Interchange of division examiners was also a good idea. We have not yet come to the point where there is one standard of certification. More than exchange between divisions, we need to bring examiners to gether in sort of a school. Mr. Johnston said the American Ski Technique was quite an involvement. PSIA makes no claim to its originality; but seven men sat in a hotel room for two days setting out the principles and defining the Finished Forms. We understand that the important thing is that we have a technique that we can teach together. He said that our competition is not the American Ski Technique but the American ability to teach. He said also that the Technical Coordinating Committee is a sounding board for new ideas and testing new ideas. He stressed the importance of teaching the American Technique for a year and then giving them your ideas. Mr. Johnston assured the members that the manual was not a Bible. Out of the first "Official American Ski Technique" will come a new one that is far better than the first one. With each correction, we are always combating problems and becoming more professional. Mr. Johnston told the Association about "Pro", the magazine put out by PSIA for its members. He stressed the fact that it will contain what we want to write, not articles from other points of view. He said that the "Pro" could also be useful in finding jobs for instructors around the country. In the field of promotion, PSIA's main reason and objective is to promote ski instruction. He said you cannot fool a skier if you do not know what you are teaching. What separates the men from the boys is seeing errors and then correcting them. He commented upon many of us wearing PSIA pins and patches versus division certification pins,and noted this was a sign of joining forces - both division and national. He said one is not held over the other. He noted that PSIA in its promotion efforts have sold posters and ski school student rating cards. PSIA Ski School Membership is open to any ski school where the director is a PSIA member. The PSIA has cooperated in National Ski Week; they have given talks at the National Recreation Association meetings. This is not done for PSIA but for the benefit of its members. They sent a demonstration team to Europe at great expense to show the Europeans what we are doing. He mentioned the National Coaches Associationfurmed in Denver and stressed the need for race coaches for young kids who need direction and supervision. He also told us of the need for these coaches to become first an instructor and then a coach. He mentioned PSIA's honorary members; men who have been a great part of ski instruction. Mr. Johnston got into the safety aspect of skiing, telling us of the many people who get on skis, go to the top of the lift, and have never skied before. Safety is one of the big problems in skiing; we must educate the public. Ski shops are working to improve people's attitudes toward taking lessons. Ski area response is rather poor. There has been little if any support from ski areas, either individually or as a group. He said that lessons will not necessarily prevent accidents, but people must have a basic knowledge of skiing. Jimmy Johnston (continued) General Membership Me.eting 23 April 1966 Page ifoS In conclusion, Mr. Johnston noted that Don Rhinehart was one of the originators of PSIA along with Junior Bounous, a former Board member. He noted that Woody Anderson was former Certification Committee Chairman. He wanted to especially acknowledge the time and hard work Mr. Bill Lash has so unselfishly given to the organization. PRESIDENT'S REPORT - LOU LORENZ - Appendix B As you know, this year all of the officers in the association were new to their jobs. This could have been a trying year for everyone; however, I find that it has been a very easy and rewarding one for me. In spite of the geographical separation of the various functions of the associationg» there was very little interuption of activity and when there was a breakdown all concerned were quick to respond as gentlemen and repair the cause. Through the help and cooperation of Don Rhinehart, Bob Zeigler and Craig Bennion, the Board of Directors and all of the members, my job as president has been an enjoyable one. Since last year at this time: ISlA was well represented at the PSIA convention where our representatives were quite active, especially at the Certification Committee level, where many ISlA policies were adopted. ISlA officers met at Sun Valley in August to discuss and coordinate their methods of communication with each other for the coming year. This meeting was held in conjunction with the PSIA Board of Directors meeting at Sun Valley and at that time ISlA officers hosted a cocktail party for the PSIA BOD» key Sun Valley management, personnel and resident Sun Valley Ski School personnel. All persons felt that this was an excellent public relations gesture and it allowed us an opportunity to become better acquainted with these people. The BOD held their Annual Fall Meeting at Jackson, Wyoming this year. You have the minutes of that meeting. The Certification Committee sponsored the first Annual Examiner's Clinic at Park City in November. Services of the chairman of PSIA Technical Committee, Paul Valar, were enlisted for this clinic. Examiners and Ski School Directors alike felt that this meeting was the highlight of the year. In an effort to help keep instructors informed of latest advances, ISlA sponsored lectures by Bill Lash in Idaho Falls and in Salt Lake City. During the winter, your president visited Brian Head and Magic Mountain resorts. Both are small outlying areas that seem to have some different ski school situations. The most significant happening since our last meeting, is the change of UoS.F.So policy concerning certification of ski teachers in their special use permit for ski schools. This change of policy affects us as an association and each of us as individuals. (For those of you who haven't been directly concerned and haven't seen the directive, let me read it to you --- letter from Edward P. Cliff, Chief Subject: Cooperation - PSIA. The letter states that the certification requirement has been dropped from the Forest Service requirements,) This is a direct result of a recommendation by PSIA to this effect9 which was supported by a recommendation from ISlA. What does it mean? General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #6 President's Report (continued) It means the U.S.F.S. is still very much concerned about the quality of ski instruction but will be placing the responsibility more on ski schools themselves to produce this quality. It means that ski schools now will be able to run their business in a logical, reasonable manner by using non-certified instructors at certain peak periods without going about it in a sneaky fashion. It means that they may also create apprentice training programs to anticipate future needs. To the Associations, it means they now will be able to keep their high standards and still allow ski schools to be adequately staffed. To us, as individuals, it means we now are members of a pro-organization which is standing on its own merits, and it is our responsibility to continue to do so. This is but one more step in the evolution of ski instructor organizations. BOD is aware of this and will strive to keep abreast of the changing demands fast growing industry. Respectfully submitted, Your of the Lou Lorenz, President, I.S.I.A. VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT - DON RHINEHART - Appendix C Since our meeting last spring, I have attended the PSIA at Mammoth Mountain, Calif. at which the National Certification Committee spent 26 hours of meetings. I feel this is a must for the person holding this position for the advancement of divisional certification. I also attended the National Coaches Clinic at Bend, Oregon in September, 1965. Bill Lash gave a lecture on ski mechanics and Dr. Dick Voorhees a lecture on bio-physics. I had the pleasure of demonstrating and explaining the American Technique. We were told later that the instructors part was well received. Later in the year, the same team, Lash, Voorhees and myself journeyed to Slide Mtn., at Reno, Nevada and presented a clinic to the FWSIA. We must have convinced or confused them fairly well as three schools started teaching the American Technique, including Squae Valley. A great help at this clinic was Mr. Jim Winthers, President of the Far West. Still later, in the fall of 1965, your certification committee held an Examiner's Clinic at Park City to stabalize examining procedure. This was a highly successful clinic with all ski school directors and assistants' invited along with selected full certified instructors. Paul Valar traveled from the East to attend. He said the Intermountain ski instructors are some of the finest pros that he has seen. I also traveled to the PNSIA to clinic instructors there. Rene Moser went along for the same reason. I have put on 3 clinics in the Intermountain division this winter also. Your Certification Committee has held seventeen Boards of Examinations this winter at thirteen separate exams. I have attended ten of these and am well satisfied at the results we have witnessed. Our people have been for the main part - well prepared. Ifm sure the Western half of our nation is aware of what werre doing in ISlA. During my exam, clinic, and rally attendance, I have traveled just a shade under 10,000 miles this fall, winter and spring to spread the word. I hate to hear how many my good friend, Bill Lash, has traveled for our cause. Without'the help of people like Lou Lorenz, our President, Bill Lash, PSIA President, and the area operators, we would have had a rough time. The Certification Committee cannot express our thanks to everyone who has helped. Getting back to the seventeen Boards or exams, I'd like to let you know the results: Full Certified 28 Associate 59 Retain Associate 15 Fail 60 Vice-President's Report (Continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #7 That's a total of 1962 candidates taking the ISIA Certification Exam with approximately 60% passing. I wish to thank each one for his effort and interest. Without the following men, we might as well hang up the program. They have traveled late at night in all sorts of weather, given up their time at home without hesitation and for very little pay to get our people through these exams. My heart-felt thanks to Examiners -- Woody Anderson, Park City; Junior Bounous, Provo; Lloyd Frank, Solitude; Gene Huber, Alta; Phil Jones, Park City; Lou Lorenz, Solitude; Ed Morris, Alta; Rene Moser, Sun Valley; Harold Oglesbee, Sun Valley; John Sohrweide, Park City; Jack Simpson, Sun Valley; Dave Parkinson, Park City; Helmut Purrer, Sun Valley; Bill Thomas, Park City; and Bob Zeigler, Beaver Mountain. The people used as back-up examiners were as follows: Max Lundberg, Alta; Mike Wilson, Park City; Andy Shearer, Alta; Chuck Satterfield, Park City; Orville Baker, Solitude; Glen Evans, Skyline; Roger Roche, Skyline; Merlin Bingham, Snow Basin; De.nnis Staley, Jackson; Bill Briggs, Teton Village; and Kirby Dawson, Kelly Canyon. Your Certification Committee: Don Rhinehart, Chairman Woody Anderson Harold Oglesbee Dave Parkinson Rene Moser Lou Lorenz SECRETARY'S REPORT - BOB ZEIGLER - Appendix D Respectfully submitted, Don Rhinehart, Vice President, ISlA During this year the secretary's office has had its normal laborious activities. We have had a 24% increase in membership from 240 at the beginning of the year to 299 at the present with 8 holding for payment of iniation fee and not including the results of this past weekend I s exam. At present we have 153 fully certified wi th 18 new full this year; 137 associates with 24 new. I would not hazard to guess how many pieces of correspondence we have handled. Jimmy Johnston of PSIA had 7,000 handled in his office and he had time to count them. As always we have the problems involving the membership. Those deserving mention are: 1. Please keep ISlA informed of your address changes and include your zip code. 2. Those who pass for Certified must exchange their blue pins for white ones. 3. Do not mail your pins in ordinary envelopes without having them boxed or padded - a package is actually best. I regret that I was not able to uphold one of my intentions that I had at the beginning of the year. That was to print a handbook which would include Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, and policy along with other information and distribute it to the membership, especially to new members. This issuance because the Articles and By-laws need revision and updating and written policy needs to be generated. I feel this handbook is needed because the average member and especially the new member in this organization are not fully aware of the functions and requirements of ISIA. Presently when a new member joins the organization, he is sent an envelope full of papers. This normally consists of a membership roster, list of Board of Directors, and a set \ of By-laws. It was passed at the Fall Board of Directors meeting that persons passing the examination shall pay a $5.00 initiation fee. My interpretation of this motion is that anyone joining ISlA including transfers be required to pay the $5.00 initiation. This revenue is applied toward pin expenses and the setting up of an individual's files. I have done some investigation on the aspects of hiring an executive secretary. The amount of work required by the secretary and treasurer is much too great to be expected of any member without renumeration. To my knowledge, all other divisional instructors organizations have executive secretaries. The Executive Secretary would perform both the function of the secretary and the treasurer. This in itself would provide for a much more efficienL_Bystem. eHlninatiJ1~ln~ny_~11Qnecalls and lett~rs. The. support of Secretary's Report (continued) General Membership Meeting 23 April 1966 Page #8 this office would undoubtedly strain the overall budget, however, present financial trends indicate that this office can be afforded in the not too distant future. There are many details to be worked out. I, therefore, would not recommend any action at this meeting, but suggest that the feasibility be persued and that a phasing in process be planned. It has been a pleasure being your secretary this past year. I do regret, however, that I haven't been able to get to know all of you personally. Respectfully submitted, Bob Zeigler, Secretary, I.S.I.A. TREASURER'S REPORT - CRAIG BENNION - Appendix E The treasurer passed out a Balance Sheet for the Association as of April 15, 1966. He read the sheet and explained all items contained on it. Mr. Bennion explained that the Treasure was going to withdraw $500.00 from the cash account and place it in a reserve for Exam Expense. He explained that there was a gross income on examinations of $1,419.19; the net income was $990.58 after deductions of $428.61 exam-clinic expense. The pin net income was $41.80. Clinic income was $173.22 loss; administrative expense net $79.66 Mr. Bennion asked the membership for their approval on mailing of annual dues statements. He received a unanimous vote of approval. RACING AND COACHING COMMITTEE REPORT - JACK SIMPSON - Appendix F Mr. Simpson reported that the ISA is again replacing its Executive Secretary. With reference to the 'racing season, it was his feeling being associated with the racing program, that it was highly successful. He was speaking of Junior racing. It has been very successful for two or three individuals; one is Ray Miller, another Karen Budge. They were both very high in the National Junior standings. He had hoped ISA could do better in the Junior Nationals and hopes that we can do better next year. In reference to some of the training programs that were put on, the Fall training programs were advocated by the NSA. Some of the programs accomplished a great deal and other accomplished less than he had hoped. Respectfully submitted, Jack Simpson Appendix G Intermountain Ski Instructors Association Lou Lorenz, Board of Directors and General Membership: It is with great regret that I must herewith submit my resignation from the Board of Directors of Intermountain Ski Instructors Association. I am actively engaged now in moving my practice from Salt Lake City to Seattle. The move will require about three months and, of course, at the end of that time, no longer living in this area, I would not be representative of the membership. I have, however, spoken with your president about maintaining a membership in ISlA and, if this is possible, I would like to do so. My membership in ISlA and on the Board has been an extremely satisfying experience. I would like to express appreciation for having served in this capacity as well as having served as your president. Sincerely, Richard L. Voorhees, M.D. |
