Miscellaneous

AP_Misc1971_Part1

" .. ~hU~~~#~ INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION 1 .. '>.1.1\. U I Nil: I~\I)I~N:;I: . .': lit' ( . I DATB CLINIC IIBLD EXPENSES CLINIC FEE GAS FOOD LODGING OTHER TOTAL $30.00 /( Lj'6 / J?:; -?J<4 ~9r~}:'" k o~~ /1 ;;3 Xx SH~N/\ I'lJlU -IV/+-fJlE- './~{/ (0-/ I -/ f¥k~~ /I K-"-o~"/ ~:J~ 71 ~~~/ '( J?tL0 12-~£-'&'~ J?<-:j )/~:Wo JCL1-;; IId~ /dtUL d~<­j? rf-- #v?/: /J~ ' 4 )J[. ,~tt:c~?( iA-~~ jic~~ J~ V£rPk JI£~fi g ~L6V #'-Wt<V i(~~ ~ £~ t/~>A&7~/ .. L(J~7J '1~.J~ The Directors Intermountain SId In.<;truet.or.<; Associat.ion c/o Clark Parkinson, l'rl"l':;l(ifmt. 224<; (!Ileidy stroet Salt Lake City, Utah RI~10q Dear Sirs: Box 24, Jackson, WYoming 8)001 Januar,y 24, 1971 There are many instructors in thFl 1.;].l.A. who have for many years acted as coaches for ski euh~s ... ~('hool fl around the Intermountain Division. Each of us annually join th :3A rOlll';h our own local club for several reasons. . ,.-'". First, joining through our own clubs gives us a voting voice in our own local organization. Second, many of us have attended the Board of Directors and Annual Meetings of the ISA as representatives of our local ski clubs. This has allowed us to air our own local area's concerns. I am opposed to an increase in the ISlA dues with one exception: that the money donated be authorized for the pleasure skiers and young racers, not for the administration of the ISA. Many of us have watched the ISA's concern for the pleasure skier diminish over the years. Since the emphasis is almost soley on racing, an organization such as the ISlA might not want to become associated with it as a club, but rather let the members join through their own local clubs. The ISA also has marry incongruous si~uations which have led a good portion of its funds away from the young racers and recreational skiers. Some of these si tua Uml.:> a !~t'i (18fini tely against the ISLA's objectives and philosophies. I would be happy to furnish you with additional information concerning these situations on your request. INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION I ,s. I ./\ . CLINIC l!XI'I~NSH SII('(' I DATE CLINIC HELD /\Rb\ ('lIN 1(' Ill'(]) GENERAL COfl,lMENTS ~ EXPENSES CLINIC FEE $30.00 GAS FOOD LODGING OTHER TOTAL ) I I I ) I { I l ( { t' I I I ( t I l I (' INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION DATE CLINIC HELD AREA CLINIC IIELD NmmER OF PARTICIPANTS PHASES OF SKIING COVERED GENERAL COMMENTS; EXPENSES CLINIC FEE GAS fOOD LODGING OTHER TUT/II. $30.00 -- I. S. 1 .A. eLf N 1 C EXP JJNSE Sheet 13 srATOS cEer ASS. "747" Champion Poles A) ~T Salomon S-505 Ski Bindings PROFESSIONAL SKIERS ORDER FORM 1970-71 PROGRAM ENDS JAN. 31, 1971 We are pleased to offer these courtesy prices to instructors and to paid professional ski patrolmen. Full-time, paid instructors and paid professional patrolmen are eligible to purchase Salomon bindings and A&T quality ski poles at the prices in column "A". Part-time instructors who have taught for a minimum of three years in a recognized ski school may purchase the items at the prices in column "B". This offer is limited to two sets of bindings and 1 pair of poles, and is subject to the availability of the merchandise. All forms must be authorized by your ski school director or ski patrol leader, which­ever applies. Only orders submitted on original forms, properly and completely filled in will be accepted, all others will be considered invalid. Please issue separate checks for bindings and poles to speed up delivery. NAME _____________________________________ ___ ADDRESS ___________________________________ __ CITY _______________________________________ _ STATE ________________________ ZIP _________ _ "A" Full-time paid instructors and full-time paid ITEM ski patrolmen 6020 Salomon S-505 $50 Retail $18.00 4020 A&T 747 Poles $25 Retail 10.00 Sizes 46 to 58 available MAKE SEPARATE CHECKS FOR EACH ITEM Ski School Ski School or Pro Patrol Director's Signature Ski Area Certification Number "B" Part-time paid instructors who have taught for at least 3 yea rs in a recognized ski school $24.00 12.00 Two pairs of bindings and 1 pair of poles maximum may be ordered SIZE ORDERED AMOUNT Washington residents add 5% sales tax on both checks TOTAL _____ _ Send your order to the A&T Ski Co. office in your area EAST 6 Brook Road Needham Heights, Mass. 02194 MIDWEST 1100 No. Irwin Green Bay, Wis. 54302 WEST 1725 Westlake Ave. No. Seattle, Wash. 98109 --~--~------------- ---~----- ~---- CERTIFIED SKI TEACHER I. S. I. A. Tile. ISlA Vemon6.{:fLCdiOfl Team: M cef_i_il, Ge.o'lg H(l·~ U'.ma-i C~, Robif/ Le,d:r, ,1.i<c'lV CeweLI. Roqe-~ ROcJIC .• Kr_LUl LClII<]c. Rd: ( Wcu,llb((~J!, Vecl: N('.{('~CII, ]01111 ]Clllz-ZIM, G(,fll' ('11'li ~ ti(lll~CII, (lild /.111\ LlIIldbc!lq, Team 11I,lf1d,ll''I (bll'l'till~ll. . Vol. III No.1 I.S.I.A. Demonstration Team Chosen Park City hosted the tryouts for the 1970-71 Intermountain Ski Instructors Association Demonstration Team on Satur­day, December 5. There were sixteen candidates trying out for the nine positions on the tram. Ski School rep­resented were: Park City, Park City West, Rri:lltill·"d, Beaver Mountain, Skyline and Alta. The only require­ments to be a candidate are that one be a fully certi­fied member of the ISlA in good standing and be abl~ to answer questions and demonstrate all phases of skiing. The candidates started in the morning with a written exam testing various knowledge of ski technique. They then moved on to the on-the-hill session which lasted the rest of the day. Maneuvers demonstrated were: Stem Turn, Forward Sideslip, Stem Christy, Long Swing Parallel, Short Swing, Off Trail Skiing, High Sp",'d Turm; ill bUlT1ps, High Speed Turns on Smooth Terrain, CClInpl'lll'Lte (sk,,(c­pole G.S. turns), Short radius turns in bumps Oil steep terrain. The examining staff this year was made up of some of the best skiing talent in the country. From our ar"a ther" was Max Lundberg, member of the 9th Interski Ameri~an Demonstration Team; Bob Autry, Uirector ot Park City Viest Ski School; Andy Shearer, Chairman of both ISlA and NASIC Technical committees; Ed Pond, Secretary of ISlA; and in an effort to bring in people who are in touch with ski-ing outside our area and ski internationally, Pepi Steig1," from Jackson Hole and Corky Fowler from Sun Valley came in to help examine. Also included on the examining staff wac a newcom"r to (Jur :n":l Rruc(' Morn,'. flruce j H I iv i ng j II l''Ilk Clly :iftcr rll()Villf~ 11('1:(' ir"n1 1h'llvcr, Colorado, wh"lt· he was a Senior A racer for Denver University and actively involved in coaching junior racing programs in the Denver area. Choosing the team memhers was not e;Jsy. All the examin­ers Wl're impressed with the c'lp.lbilities l,f ,Ill the can­didates. The on the hill score averages were very close, only hundredths of a point separating some. After sev­eral hours of deliberation, Max Lundberg announced the team members and altern<ltes. They we're: Gene Christian- ~.;!'n, ~l;lrv C::l~;I'Y, KI,j III 1,;1IlFJ'1 HldJill 1,111 \'f't Jnhn 'f'Tll{ll1r~, Sid Jl'Il~-;l'lI, (lick Nil'l:.('ll, I{l\~~l'l Rllt_ilt' .Ind H,lk \.Jd~,hbllll\. Altern:ltl'" I,'er,': G"[lrg 11;lrt1m.li('r .llld At Ellis. The Demonstration Team will travel around the Inter­muuntain "rea, sometimes as a group :Ind sornetim"s only s"lectc,d me-mbers, to d('monstrat" :It clillics and other functions. The team may also be invited to present a program ::It the North American Ski Instructors 'Con­gress this spring, but no plans have been made as yet, He have a very good Demonstration Team this year «nd are inlh-bted to th"s,' "ho p;lrticipatL'd in the tryouts. The President's Report CERTIFICATION - In the last two years, Certification has lagged behind previous years. During the 1967-68 ski season, 151 candidates took a certification exam compared with only 74 last year -- a 100% decrease. This quite obviously means a decrease in the number of new Associate members and a very minimal growth in the ISlA. With the sport of skiing growing rapidly, our organization is not keeping pace with the dramatic increase in the number of skiers who need "qualified and competent" ski instruction from certified ski teachers. Why the drop in the number of candidates? Many rea­sons have been suggested to me: Lack of support of the Certification Program from some of the Ski Schuol Directors, overall lack of confidence by the members of the program, 'the bigger schools have all the certi­fied people they need and are not concentrating on cer­tification as heavily now as in the past, the exam pro­cedure is not revelent and instructors are just refus­ing to take an exam and the Ski Schuol Directors are not preparing their instructurs for exams and there­fore, the individuals are not confident enough to at­tempt an exam. Whatev~r the reasons, it is obvious that we do have a problem. The Certification Committee last year and most importantly this year have made definite changes in the program to improve certification and attempt to gain support of the program from past critics. At the Exam­iners' Clinic in Park City, the Certification Committee presenteJ a program which was enthusiastically accepted by the members attending. The changes outlined will, I'm sure, make for a much improved program this year. It should be kept in mind, however, that changrs in our prograrc simp ly for "change sake" wi 11 not neces­sarily improve the program and that any changes must be accomplished by carefully analyzing "controlled" experimenting in a particular exam. It is my hope that this year registered apprentice in­structors and Associate members will be encouraged by their Ski School Directors to prepare for certifica­tion and have the exam be the culmination of their training program. It is ISlA's primary responsibility to certify ski teachers; everything else we do is secondary to this responsibi lity tu t;'l' skiing public to provide safe, competent and proficienl ski teachers for them. The certification exam, I feel, is a learning exper­ience. As a result of preparing for certification, the instructor will become a more capable and profi­cient ski teacher. He will give a better lesson and as a result his students will learn how to ski safely and \,i 11 be able to enjoy skiing in ski school. The satisfied student will return to ski school adding in­come to himself, his director and area operator. The successful ski schools in our area haven proven this to be true. ( 2 Tlte. Ilelc' ISIA 06~ic.n6. lei h'IleI, SCC.'lCtl1'!y; IJIH'l' L(~~l'I:, 1 'll',:.I!I'll''l; Pili[ J(,I/l'~, Vll',' "';"\(,1,'1'1; l·(ll';/.: Pa1il2{IIM!II, 1)'1, '>lrl"'II. Outstanding MemiJers Receil'e AU'ltrcis 1-l'~ml'~ ')'~t'~id~)llt, '!d\ I:u'dt',";,j ·:(,C~'(~\'.\ 'lill~l ~'l1'1\1 /1(') .~'\"l" .\.\,"'. l'( ;-;'1 1""'·i.:~,'I' Kc(,tll L([lId~ 'l~c.,'i\'".\ ,/C\',I",! <'if"" p.~ e,~ i ri ~ /I t - r In !: ( i: :"c , .. OUR STAFF Edituri,ll Directi,'n C!.,rk P,nkin'cli1 Euilur ;11,,1 Art lli r," C"r Photography Contributors I)"", i d Chap Ii 11 R. Leon Dean Luu Lor l'nz Sl"t t Buyer Phi I ]e··nl's ,·\1 Elli­Fr",," Ci lid t t' Ed P"Il" Stt'''"gr:<phy ~I., rv F I I ,'1\ I'll k i 1\ '" '11 Certification Changes The ISlA Certific<ltion CommiLtel' h",; 111;"\" SPill" lh:lTlP,l'S in the Certification Policy which will h,' vll,'cLive for the coming 1970-71 season. The number of c,ll1did"tPs IH'r l'X'lIn will n<,w \", ,'igllt In­stead of the "at least eight but not Ill,lr,' th,lll tl'n" num­ber used for the last few years. This ch>1lH.\e ",ill ,11- low the candidate more time with the examining board. The fee for examination has been changed from $25,00 to $30.00. This I']ill keep the income "[ the exams un an even keel with previous years even though the number of candidates has been dropped to eight, The exam will be based un the Basic Principl.,s of the Offici"l American Ski Technique, no", revised edition 1970. Previously, the basis for certification lEIS been the Official American Ski Technique manual itself. This change it is felt will broaden the exam and allm'] for individual ski school differences. In the teaching phase, the examiners will be looking for a logical and continuous progression in the various teaching maneUVl'rs. In othl'r words, the C,llldi,!:Jtl' n);IY teach up-unweighting or down-unweighting, rotation or counter-rotation or anything as long as it has a logical and continuous progression. This will allow the candi­date to be examined on the methods he uses in his own ski school. In the free skiing phase of the exam, the candidate will be asked to display his ability to execute with a high degree of precision, stectdiness, and control any of the maneuvers of his repertory of downhill skiing ability. The ex.;trnilli[li~ h\...),lrd ~h:l11 ~lls() dl'S1.l',tl;lt(· !.ht,' tf'rrnin, SIll'\\' cll nditi()l1S, ;lIH.I lil<' r"ll(' (,f .';p"ld. !hi· (b.ll1'.',1 h'ill dl' ,lh"l)" h'llh thl' l'~'tlHlh.'nl~· .1~kl',1 qUt':,t j,'11 lIt tlh'h.ll sh,111 I d,. [,'t- my (rcl' ~ki run:" These changes it is hoped will put more emphasis on the teaching phase of the exam and also allow for the various methods of the different ski schools. We should all read the revised Certification P"licy [or a complete and clear picture of the certificatiun program. Listed below is a list of ISlA Certification Area Rep­resentatives. Any questions concerning certification in your area should be directed to these people: Park City Hosts Annual Exaluiners Clinic Ski School Directors, Supervisors, Assistant Directors and members who had previously examined were guests of the Certification Committee at Park City on Sunday, 1December 6, This year was rather unique in that the Clinic was free: And according to K. Smith: "That's great." Sunday morning,after the Ski School Directors meeting, everyone met at the Treasure Hountain Center. The Cer­tification Committee presented a program which was gen­" 1';11 Iy r('gilrr\,'d as h"inf\ hri('[ :lnd to tllf' point {lnd \11'1 Y J \11 (1111l;} t j VI'. Phil Jones, Certification Chairman, welcomed everyone nnd introduc('d two special guests: Serg Couttet, Ski Sl'h,,,,1 illl"'I,t<'1' ilt 1.",,{'L1Illl \lil~dn, (:,>11'" 111t'11I\I,,\ "I IUISIA BOD, Cl,t'tilic.ltilln Committee ~kmlll'r, and J.lck \~('ig.rl1d, Certificatic)n Ch3irman PI'SI,\. Both I'f thl's,' individuals were sent by their respective divisions to observe our clinic. The mL>l-ning pro[-;ralTl c"'lsisted of tIll' C"lTllTlitt".,'" pre­selltill~, basic changl's in this year's prugLllll. Phi I .'xpl:1IIl,~d thl' Cll'lllf',l'S in lite eX,lm procedure'; ~"lX LUlld­hcq, revi"",,'d till' ""p,'rillll'1115 th'lt 1,111 h., tt'I"d Ihl:: year; JUllior B(lUIlUUS, d 11(,\0) Illl'lllbl'r this ye,lr, l'l'vil'\.. ., 1(.'d the new "Basic Principles of the American Technique" 3S outlined in the third edition of the PSIA American Technique Hanual. Clark Parkinson reviewed quickly the "paper work" Ichich l>'ith <l [el,l minor changes will remain the same, Phil finished up the sessions by outlining the critique b~lch will he used tL> inform the candidate of the results of his exam, Aftl'r the ro"l"llinV, ';"';Silll1, rh<' RHSTA T"t'hnic:l I Hllvil' ""', ',h"",". Sj)(JI";,,rl'd j,y " 1)(,lIv!.'r b,lIlk, lIlI' I I I,,, ';\lIlW" through demonstrations the Rocky Hountain's ski tech­nique. A free buffet lunch was served and then every­one finally got to go skiing. The sun l.Jas bright and the snow was fantastic. It took some time to gather all the free skiers together to I,]cltch the Demonstration TealTl "'hleh hold been selected thl' 1"-"\'i"llS d"y dCllll'n­strate several finished forms. The purpuse of this part of the program was to attempt to define what was acceptable in a delllonstr3tion. Phil made comments on the d~~()s and answered questions from the group. Most ~"/'J"I('Tlf' "Fll'f·rI 1111 Ihr :l~r('f't:lhilif'{ flf thl" "C'ln'l~ :Jl·~ tilllU~',\\ {Ill' ((',\11\ lllt'lII\'t'l:. \','I(:llnl" Ilidll1t tll,I\, t·~.\ltl\' :Illkl~. 1'I11'1t.' \,',1:; ~;l\lIll' I,\thl'r \'I.'l',11 lli~;~;t,,,t in tilt' upper ph;lse deillos by Sid Jl'IlSl'll will) I .. lt tll:lt til •.' short swing demos were not realistic and too hard to do or teach to a student. The afternoon session end­ed with the Deroo Team free skiing for the group as a candidate would in an exam. Overall, tIll' progr<1m W:1S short, ('(Inc 1'>1' :tTltl w<'11 run. The food was good and lor the must part the Ski Sclto,ul Directors seemed happy with the direction the program is taking this year. Is I.S.I.A. the Ugly Duckling? Lou. Lottenz As most of you are aware, for the past 16 months P.S.I.A. has been in a status of complete disorganization while in the process of reorganization. During this time, I.S.I.A. has elected to stay clear of the problems and take a wait-and-see attitude. Recall that as a result of a membership poll in late 1969, your BOD decided to ratify new P.S.I.A. by-laws and join P.S.I.A. as R division. Later, upun finding that the by-laws presented there were fictitious, your BOD rescinded the ratification. At the direction of the P.S.I.A. Board, their office was moved from Salt Lake to Denver and in September '70 started to issue some communications. At a meeting on September 19 and 20 in Denver, \,hich was not attended by an I.S.I.A. rep, all divisions except ISlA Rnd USEA ioin­ed. At a meeting December 1 and 2, 1970 at Vail, Coio. USEA joined leaving ISlA the only holdout. Max Lundberg attended this Vail meeting as ISlA rep. At that meeting, and until April 1971, ISlA will be allowed a PSIA Board member with a full vote. At the in~truc­tion of President Parkinson, Max asked PSIA to send a rep to our BOD meeting December 5 and 6 to explain the PSIA situation to us. Mr. Hank Emery, Denver office manager and Director of PSIA reported to our BOD: *That PSIA WRS now finRncLllly Rolvent with All oh­ligations paid in full and a cash surplus. *That the Interski program was progressing finan­cially independent of PSIA general fund and will be able to send a team to Europe. When questioned as to future plans, Hank informed us that there were no plans other than lnterski & Nasie II. At the Vail meet, Willy Schaeffler resigned and Judge Jimmy Johnston was elected interim President until the next general meeting in April 1971. Hank further ex­plained that when a new President is elected, some new programming would probably be started. Your BOD is constantly .. ware that we are facing a prob­lem of whether to participate as a division or nOlo Your President has appointed a special study group to keep the BOD informed of latest developments in the PSIA situation. Time will tell whether we are wise to sit out. We may continue to be an ugly duckling but we may evolve into a beautiful snow white swan som~ thousands of dollars richer. If you have some feelings regarding ISlA's position would you please discuss it with any Officer or BOD member. He will welcome your views. -- Lou Lorenz 4 ISlA Booth a): the SaLt Lake S/U al1d W-tl'ltett SpoJt.U SilOlA', maimed by MMV Cao ey and lkLt HM /Uno • Ski School Dircctol'.'i join Certification Committee ) WUOft BoUl1Ou.,-" Cett;t'[ 6tcat-lo 11 Conlllu.liee MembeJt. JllTlior HtlllTlCl1l'l, ~;111Hl;ltl< 1'1 {Illd Df'.'lll H(lhf'rl ,r.. ,(~(ll t tlldr, are nuW rnemht'r'~ o{ till' Ct·rtttlcdtltHI ('I,I!lwlllt't·, f\tllh c)f lh,·s(' dir{'cl.i'l'. itr.· 101(·11 rl'·;p'·'l.·tI "nd .,ill cc,ntri­bule ""urmuw;\y II) til(' C,,",,"\ll."'. Phil Jones, Certification Chairman, appointed Dean and Junior in the hope that in addition to providing exper­ienced council to certification, they would open a ch nel of communication to the Ski School Directors Comm; tee. Junior is Chai (man of the Ski Schuol Directors Committee and his dual responsibility should benefit both committees. Both Dean and Junior have examined for years. Junior is a "technical contrihuting editor" to one of the national ski magazines. Buth are active in the Jun­ior racing programs and Dean just returned from Vail from the N,1slar P.1cesetlor Rilles. 1.S. LA. Board of Directors Meet On December 5th and 6th, 1970, your Board of Directors met and transacted business that will be of interest to all of you. Although you will receive copies of lhl' minutes of that meeting, let me highlight for you the proceedings of the meetings. All of you will be happy to learn that after an inves­tigation of credentials, Pepi Steigler, Director of the Ski School at Jackson Hole has become a member of our Association. Pepi has shown a willingness to use his talents and time on behalf of the Association by parti­cipation in past clinics as well as serving as one of the selectors for the demonstration team picked on December 5th. The Board of Directors felt it expedient to pny the out­of- pocket expenses for Max, Lundberg's participation in lnterski in the event the American tenm's budget does not cover them. Max was further presented with nn award of a past President's ring for his service as President of the Association for the past two years. The Board anticipates that a past President's ring, identical to the rings nOl, worn by Lou Lorenz and }lax Lundberg, will be presented to future Presidents of I.S.I.A. upon their retirement as President. A special plaque was given to Keith Lange of our Asso­ciation for his long service in and for the Association. Keith has been a member of the Board of Directors for 12 years and his date of certification goes way back to the early days of certification in our Association. Your secretary does not remember an award of this nature having been given in the Association in the past and feels that Keith is a deserving recipient of such an award. The Board of Directors and the membership of the Association will continue to look to Kl'ilh for com­ment and help in the matters of the Association. To facilitate the new policy of direct mail election of Directors of the Association, a standing cdmmittee of elections and nominations has been set up with Lou Lor­enz as Chairman. An old committee, known in the Asso­ciation as the publicity committee, I"ill now also be re-vamped and referred to as the communications commit­tee and will ~e under the chairmanship of Dave Chaplin. This years clinic committee intends to hold three or a maximum of four I.S.I.A. sponsored clinics in smallpr outlaying areas. Individual Ski Schools should r('quest who they would like to have conduct such a clinic and also specify the place and time. There will be no charge for these clinics nnd the clinic co~niltee will make every effort to put on clinics as specified by the individual Ski Schools. Hank Emery from P.S.I.A., also attended the ISlA Board meeting and discussed the present status of P.S.I.A. and answered questions from the Board. Your Secretary is currently Chairman of the P.S.I.A. study group nnd woul~ I"elcome any comments the mcmberO'hip mav howe re­gardlng our adoption of P.S.I.A. by-laws. It is my understanding at this time that all of the Ski Instruc­tor Divisions have joined P.S.I.A. with the exception of Intermountain. The Demonstration Team try-outs on Saturdny were a great succ('~s Alld the selecti,'n wns very difficult to Illakl' l'l'n~ld('rl1\g Ih(' ('II 11 hi'" (>I tlkl(,rt! willi 11'1.,,, pul. The examiners clinic held on Sunday evidenced some im­portant changes in the certification policy for the coming year. Your area representatives have been sen! the written changes in the policy and it is the ~iew , your Secretary that while certification is relying Of' past experience for stability, it is changing with th times. See you on the hill. Edwin J. Pond, Secretary ISlA Night Skiing Party in February Next Februnry 5, the ISlA \"ill hold a night skiing party for all Certified and Registered mcniliprs and their partnc'fs. "''hat docs thl' AS';(lciatiun do for me? HOI" about a party? Corky Fowler, Pepi Steigler and Bruce Morse are Guest Demo Team Judges These three men, who have in their three different ways established themselves as outstanding skiing personalities were invited to Park City as judges for the ISlA Demonstration Team tryouts. It was my pleas­ure to talk to each of them about what they thought of skiing and ski teaching. Corky Fowler, a very young looking but hard skiing man was the first to talk with me. Corky is 26 ytars old, and in that short time has come to the attention of the "In-Skiing" world, primarily by virtue of his mem­bership on the Hart Demonstration Team. At the age of 15, Corky explained, he d~cided to be­come a professional skier. Corky di~ not go the usual­ly spectacular route toward this goal - through racing­but began as a ski teacher finally teaching for 5 years at Sun Valley. Corky is now living in Sun Valley, building a house, and is engaged as Winter Sports Director for the Calico Resort Hotel on the Warm Springs side of Sun Valley's ski complex. Corky's iderts on skiing came pouring forth wh"n I !l~;k('d him ",hat he thought of the skiing of th,· [1I'.trIlLt',r:; trying out for the team. Among his many ideas about what skiing is was his comment that, first, you learn to get do~n the mountain, then you lc.lrll 'l~~ to ski. Th;ll a skier's "form" derives from Ivhat he is doing, not from an externally imposed set of standards. That a minimum of energy should be expended in skiing. "If you can accomplish a maneuver without nn up or down, h'hy not?" Individualism is " trait of the ,kicr h'hich Corky holds in very high r('sard. Pepi Steigler, currently the Ski School Director at Teton Village in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is a name fAm­iliar to most members of the ISlA. Pepi has been our guest 3t Alta Spring Clinics. He is a Cold Hedal l.Jin­ner and is one of the most spectacular skiers in the Intermountain area. 6 When asked what he thought of our Demonstration Team idea, he rcspoJl(lcd th;lt he considered it a good pro­gram, particularly in that it gives the young ski in­structor something to point toward - a goal. He also suggested that the quality of skiing demonstrated by all the aspirants was very good. It is always a privil~ge to hav~ a skier of Pepi's statur~ involved in our activities. Bruce Horse may not be a familiar name to all, but thi young (23 years old) man has a very complete backgroul' in the ski world. Bruce is oriKinally from New Hamp­" hlrt·, fnllil which h,' :rll'vt·d ((I fl"lIvt', whl'''' I", "1"'IIt seVl'n ye;trs. I,ll i 1(' in Denver he ski cd Ull the 1ll'lIVl'r University Ski Team coached by Willy Schacffler. BrucI still holds a Class A racer's card. For four seasons Bruce ski patroled in Portillo, Chill He has alsC) skied Idth Othmar Schneider and Egan Zimml man in r3ee progclIns. Bruce is currently living in Park City, and is workin" as a representative for Lange/Dynamic, Like Pepi, Dru thinks that 'JlI" oj' lit,· 0\:' j()r 1)(,t1<'fit~; of lh" lSI/I TI'''''' II: t f ) ).',1'/1' 1111 tH""jrllilll,'. ilr~~llItllf,r r:fJlfI(,'hlflfl. }".,:I,),'I c.erlificaLiull tl, .",pin,' to, Bruce hilS :-.I'\"l' \'('1 y eli i"l'ct d!ld llldilt ('d rt·nl.lrk~. dbptlt skiillb in bl'I1L'Lll ,111d ~ki in~truL'tl'r~r skiing. SutLi, it to say that he would encuurage a greater degree of variety in skiing - more life in ski turns. It \,'as most l'lIjc\·.l1de to tdk t(1 tht"(' l'xct'ption;ll ski('r~. Thl'ir ldl',l.'" .1I"t.' ~~ll:l11'tltil1g h'hich I belic've h'l' ski instructors sl1l'ulu Ilcllr :1I1U sharL', and perh3ps il should not go without suggesting th3t we might have something of interest fur them. Th.'llk you Gentlemen. Dave Chaplin Skyline Ski School News Skyline Ski School Director, E. Glenn Evans, reports on a few decisions made during the school's fall business meeting: The old lodge at Skyline Ski Area has been turned over to the ski school and the ski patrol. A partition has been installed to separate the two. The possibility of hiring a receptionist [or the school was discussed. Assistant Directors appointed for the season are: Roger Roche, Eldon Scott and Darrell Scott, with Al Ellis as Publicity Director. Roger Roche will head the Instructors Training Program, which will get under way on December 17th. Darrell Scott will head the 15th annual Pocatello Ski Association, Learn-to-Ski Program. This is the 7th consecutive year in which Skyline Ski School has direc­ted the program. Eldon Scott will handle the Idaho State University Ski Program. This will begin at the start of the second semester and will be available to rank beginners and up, through the I.S.U, racing class. Roger Roche and Al Ellis will start a new program called the Ski Masters, which will be open to anyone interested in ski competition; but not at hair-raising speeds. It is hoped that teams will be formed in the areas of Idaho, Wyoming and Utah and that these teams will compete in ski school maneuvers, up through "trick-skiing" (similar­to figure skating competition). -- Al Ellis CERTIFIED "COUPLES" TEACH AT BEAVER MOUNTAIN From left to right: Frank Gillette, Director, Lorna Gillette, Bill Nash, Assistant Director, Lois Nash, Bette Kotter, Dave Kotter, Lydill Undc'rwcood ilnd Gl'np Underwood are the married couples working for Frank Gillette at Beaver Mountain. Not only is Frank's ski school noted for married coup­les but of the 35 instructors teaching at Beaver, 26 are certified. Frank has done an outstanding job in training his instructors for certification and has to­day one of the largest number of certified ski teachers in his ski school in the Association. Frank has just recently been elected to the ISlA BOD and has been appointed to the post o! Awards Committee Chair­man. Frank presented to ~he BOD a program which would award to a Ski School Director who this season certifies and registers the most individuals in his school, the award of ';Ski School Director of the Year." The propo­sal was adopted, and Ski School Directors watch out! Frank just might win his own award!!! 7 Dave ChapUn, I ('('1111/11111 (l',t (i "I/,~ I'//o( ( '1Il1otl/. COlnmunication Chair'man New Comnlittee ~ New Chairman Dave Chaplln til b"'ck ,,~,:!ln ,1fl YUlJr ll':wtll"tter EdllrJ[. The job is now a different situation than it was be­fore. It has become ~ part of the Communications Com­mittee. This committee is a new development of the Associadon. ISlA President, Clark Parkinson suggested to the Board of Directors at their last meeting that the new commit­tee be created to replace the Publicity Committee (of which Dave has been the chairman since September's sem­inar in Burley) and the Newsletter Committee. The rea­sons for which these conwittees were brought together are these: 1. The Publicity Committee was charged with the respon­sibility of communicating "'ith both the general ski­ing public and with the ISlA membership. 2. David Chaplin has held the responsibility of News­letter Editor in the past. He was the first News­letter Editor when the Newsletter was inaugurated in the fall of 1967. 3. The Newslettpr has bpcn for spvpral months without 1111 Ed I tor. It seemed, therefore, in light of Dave's ilssignmcnt and experience in thc arCil of cOOlolUnic<ltion, art pro­duction dnd the Associiltion, that thc two jobs should be brought together. Aside from the newsletter type of communication, some of the plans developed for the nCIJ committec ;]re in the form of publicizing the ISlA and what certified ski instruction means to the general skiing public. The first effort in this direction was the booth at the Salt Lnke Ski <lnd Wlntf'r Sport" SlH'w, mlll1lH'd hy members o[ the ISlA, '1'111' IH'Xt p,,!>i(lvl' !1(I'1' '''Willd Ilof""lOl"f', th" I,,,hll(' (01 ISlA activities, was thc filmed report on lelevision of the tryouts of the ISlA Demonstration Team. The production of posters (which were designed by Dave) will be the next item for promoting the ISlA. These posters which will tell skiers to "Look for the Badge" will be placed in selected ski shops and other busi­nesses which might be considered il good plilce to show them. Dave says, "We have a number of other idcils to bring the message of certified ski lessons to the public, and to bring interesting and meaningful Association news to the membership. One of the most often men­tioned needs of the Association has been better com­munication. I think that we can, with the help of the great people in all the ski schools of the Associntion, spread and sha rl' the word." IC ER TlFIE-ID. S.S KI. I AT. EACHER I has passed the tests and requirements to be a FULL CERTIFIED SKI INSTRllCTOR of the INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Cf'rtlfiution Chairman PrHilWnt Certification Certificates Need something to hang next to your high school or college Diploma? Well, how about a Certification Cer­tificate? Signed and sealed by the President and Cer­tification Chairman at the time you passed your exam, the certificate would have your name hand lettered and dated. ISlA's official golf seal will he affixed and it is official. How do you get one? Easy, write or call Phil Jones, 2956 Mountain View Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 278-7788. Oh by the way -- it's free (don't ever say you don't get anything for your dues). CERTIFICATION COHHITTEE: J. Phil Jones, Chairman Woody Anderson Jack Colven E. Glenn Evans Lou Lorenz Max Lundberg Clark Parkinson Dave Parkinson Junior Bounous Dean Roberts ISlA SkI School Certification RepresentatIve ALTA - Bill Haskins BEAR GULCH - Wes Deist BEAVER MOUNTAIN - Frank Gillette BLIZZARD MOUNTAIN - Dr. Hollen Hiller BLUE HOUNTAIN - Sonya Redd BRIAN HEAD - Georg Hartlmaier BRIGHTON - K. Smith BURLEY - Lex Kun,lu GORGOZA - Gene Bernson GRAND TARGHEE - Gene Palmer KELLY C~~YON - Aris Boyle KIFI - N. D. Andersen HAGIC HOUNTAIN - James Olson PARK CITY - Dick Nielsen PARK CITY WEST - Bob Autry PINEDALE - Rohert Skinner PINE BASIN - Merle Jacobsen SKYLINE - Glenn Evans SNOH BASIN - Tom Low SNOW KING - Bill Briggs SOLDIER MOUNTAIN - George Varin SOLITUDE - Craig Bennion SUNDANCE - Junior Bounous SUN VALLEY - Jack Colven TAYLOR ~IOUNTAIN - Bob Pollock '!T'In\' "TTl l.r:r- - P"fli ~t('ipl('r Alta Area Additions Alt" h"" itl~;t;i1Il'd " n,'w l'h:t!tllft tId" Y":lt. It I" call1'd thl' Sunnyside LUt and it paralleln till' present Albion lift. It serves the same area as the Albion liil but it should lighten the load on Albion experienced in the morning because of long groups taking beginning Ie. sons and skiers going to Sugarloaf that must use AlbiOle 'I'll.' All 1-:11)",'11 ~;kl ~;.h,\tli '" ;11,1., ~,I'I\JII\)!" ,,,ltllll)1, ;1{) II<"' apprentice instructors to Lheir teaching statl. The apprentice program has been intensified this year with more formal clinics and training sessions in an effort to certify as many instructors as possible their first year. They have their own parkas this year, blue with a red stripe and receive the familiar red parkas with blue stripes upon certification. Four instructors from the Alf Engen Ski School have be, named to the ISlA Demonstration Team fur the 1970-7L season. Th('y are: G"nc Chrl"tL1n,. ... n. Sid .l('n"!.'Il. Milr Casc·y ;lflt! Kl'ith Lange. Change of Address and Informal ion Card Has ISlA lc1st y(1l1~ Have yl1U paid Y"lIl' dues? \~hy didl1' yoU'\get an expiration sticker? All of these questions can be allswered by our Executive Secretary. Each Ski School Director and Certification Area Rep hn' received a small green self-addressed card - addressed to Hary Ellen Pa rki nson, wh ich on the back has severa 1 boxes which when checked and mailed will give Mary Ellen an opportunity to solve your particular problem. If you have moved [rom your summer address, get a card and let liS know, By BOD action the following members were dropped for delinquent dues: Wally Abersold Danny Cameron Wi lliam Go ldberg Robert Jacobson Fredrick Keller Rene LaFleur Trini Martinez Gordon 11cC I (';111 Merlin Nichol William Selvage Robert Lutz Hermann Primus Robert Skinner Kenneth Zimmerman Muffy Corhet Willi"rn M('ck('rn R(Jt)('r t t. ~~rlll t h there is any question ahout th!.'s(' Coming Events INTERSKI - C"rmi sch-Pilrtt'lIkl r("IIl'11 (;l.'rm;IIIY January 16-23, 1971 NASIC II - At Vail - April 13-18, 1971 I ( i" I f INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Mr. Dave Kadleck Sports Department DESERET NEI'[S 34 East 1st South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Dear Mr. Kadleck: February 17, 1971 please refer to your article "1.0. Ski Growth Noted" in the Deseret News, February 9, 1971. I would like to inform you that the Intermountain Ski Instructors Association has not "recently announced a three-year agreement" with the I.S.A. "wherein a $3.00 fee would be charged for memberships." The information contained in your article is not ttue. No arrangements or agreements have been made with I.S.A., nor have we obligated any money for this membership year or any years in the future. I.S.I.A. has not agreed to pay $1.50 next year and the year following. In December of last year, our Board of Directors considered joining I.S.A. on the basis of $1.00 per member. Our B.O.D. passed a motion that we would poll our members to see if they would agree to an increase in their dues to join I.S.A. Since that time, discussions have been held with Mr. Earl Walters, Membership Chairman of I.S.A., regarding the arrangements mentioned in your article, however, our B.O.D. has not met since the December meeting and has not approved or agreed to any membership relationship with I.S.A. I respectfully request that you print a retraction in your newspaper re­garding this matter and explain what exactly has transpired between the two organizations. If you have been following Grant Messerly's editorials in The Salt Lake Tribune, you should be aware of the fact that I.S.A. offered a free membership to the instructors for the membership year 1970-71 and that it was accepted by us and that no donations have been made to I.S.A., nor have we obligated any money to them. I am quite frankly surprised that no one from the paper contacted our organization to verify the info~ation received from Mr. Walters. CTP: Id cc: I.S.I.A. B.O.D. I.S.A. B.O.D. Jim Gaddis Mike Hilson Terry Morris Chuck Satterfield Butch Hoffman Mary Ellen Parkinson Sincerely, Jld1)/~~/4~j Clark T. Parkinson President FeLluary 9, 1971 .- ----------------- -~---',,", SPORTS (BRIEFLY) ! I.D. Ski Growth Noteci' t_ .. _____ . ______ _ A progressive membership rlrive of the United States Ski A~sn., Intermounta.in Division, could surpass all others, it was reported Tuesday by 1. D. membershp chairman Earl D. Walters. Walters said 1. D. member­ship is nearing the 10,000 mark (9.730) and that the 1968 high of 11,007 is the figure the division is shooting for. Intermountain, ratio-wisp. is one of the large~t in the Unit­ed States. Skiers from Utah, Idaho and Wyoming comprise mem­bership. Progressive thinklllg by 111- tE'rmoUlliain has been helpful. Intermountain and the Inter­, mountain Ski Instructors Assn., recently announced a three-year agreement· was made wherein a $Z fee would be charged for memberships. "They (ISlA) agreeq to pay $1.50 next year and the year following in the agreement. "We designed this align­ment after several that are being used by other divisions throughout the country," Wal­ters said. Interested non-members can apply for membership at In­termountain Division head­quarters, 3584 South West Temple. Additional informa­tion is available -at 266-0236. A coupon book with over $40 in ski passes goes with _eac~J~ mernbersh...:ipc;.. ___ _ INTEPIlJOUNTAIN SKi INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION FEBRUARY 19, 1971 ---------------OOM'AlHCATlOtdS OOWrrrE REPORT---------­TO THE OOARD OF DI REcroRS SINOE THE LA8T SoAN) OV D,RE.TORS MEETt"a DEGElIDE" ""6, 1910, THE FOLLOWING HAl IEEN A8GOUPLISHED BY TN,. eOUUI1'TEEI 1. AN I SSUE OF Tft: I SI A N8fJSl..ETTER WAS PUB­LISHED AI\JD DISTRIBUTED TO Ttt: MOOERiH1P. 2. A POSTER \'JAS ProDUCED TO PROi.OTE THE I S' A AND CERTI F I ED SK I I NSTRUCT tON. 3. THE f 51 A FREE PARTY \'JAS HELD AT SOL I TUDE ON fEBRUARY S, 1971. THI S CO{,1MITTEE CooSI STS Of DAVID CHAPLIN, CHAIRMAN R.. LEON DEAN M. 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Coming Together At Garmisch - Partenkirchen - Held triannually, the INTERSKI con­gresses assemble ski instructors from the entire skiing world to an international forum on the technique, methods, and theory of ski instruction. This year's INTERSKI was the 9th, and was held in Garmisch - Partenkirchen, site of the 1936 Winter Olympics in German Ba­varia near th(~ Austrian border from January l6 through 23. Skiers' Gazette man-on-the-spo! found three main themes at the 9th I !'iTERSKI: ter::hn ique~ are getting les~ stylized and more uniform. GL\1 instruction is here to stay, and \or­die skiing is gaining in world-wide popu­larity. This is his report. by M. Michael Brady Loaded with arrays of cameras, the Japanese spectators looked like walking photo shops. The taciturn Austrians carefully recorded every move, especially the French ones. The host Germans out­manned and out-clowned everyone. Judging by its skiers, the thousand-foot-long T-bar hill on Mr. Adam's Meadow in Bavaria must have been a good place to ski. While racing teams searched Europe for snow, top instructors from twenty-two countries kept the hill packers busy on the Meadow and in a stadium in the valley below. From January 16 through 23; some three thousand of them started at 9:00 a.m. every morning and often finished between 10: 00 and 11: 00 in the evening, demonstrating, lecturing, discussing, and dissecting every conceivable phase of ski instruction, from teaching pre­school tots to ski to the intricacies of biomechanics. The 9th triannual INTERSKI was on in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The INTERSKI - or International Ski Instruction Congresses - are unique and have no exact parallel in other sports. They assemble academicians, instructors, coaches, ski school directors - all involved in recreational skiing. In short, INTERSKI ostensibly does for skiing what international competition does not: it provides an impartial, non-competi ti ve interna tional forum for exchanging information, experience, and technique. However, with technique innovations helping balance national tourism budgets as much as major Olympic wins. the giants were battling it out in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, each striving to present something newer. The cash value of an INTERSKI first is not peanuts: at the second INTERSKI in Davos in 1953. Prof. Kruckenhauser's carefully-schooled team knocked the pillars out from under the citadel of rotation with reverse shoulder and wedeln - boons to the Austrian tourist economy for a decade. And at the 1970 INTERSKI, venerable Kruckenhauser poignantly commented: "Wedeln is not dead! Wedeln has united us! Long live Wedeln! " Although rival France sometimes argued for individuality and many proported to have unique and superior techniques, the results on the slope were sometimes undiscernable. The prophet, not in his own country. was with honor. The relative isolation and restricted clientele that had permitted major technique differences at the first INTERSKI in prop-age 1951 seemed things of the past in jet-age 1971. Whenever the instructors mixed - as in the opening day Alpine team show or on Karl Killer's "Devii's Run," it was hard to tell who was whom. It was like a giant Matisse mural­lots of different shapes and colors, but only one basic brush stroke. Facing the intentional destruction and unintentional crumbling of the icons of instructional differences, the program of and delega tes to the 9th fNTERSKI admitted to two other major onslaughts on what had been skiing's limbo: GLM teaching and unified Nordic instruction. Once ridiculed as the province of isolated skiing gurus, GLM - graduated length method­came into its own. The Germans, Swiss, and Americans all put on convincing GLM demonstrations- and the French snuck one in by starting their Alpine demonstration on short skis. GLM is at least half American­it was if apple pie had suddenly appeared on the menu at Maxim's. The traditional Nordic giants. Norway and Sweden. .•., ;".-.-...! ,\ 9. INTER SKI ~'<Y~ ';"; The American team. B February 2. 1971 skiers' gazette What's the Difference? v , ''"': ":' eI.:r.1 , demonstrated ski jumping and high­mountain touring - leaving the instructional reality of booming touring skiing to the Germans and the Czechs. When they get together, instructors like nothing better than a fun race - and the 9th INTERSKI ended with a fun race: a 15- kilometer cross-country with 900 starters. Once the poor child ignored by INTERSKI. "\·1"'\ ." rl ; r· """ ,.; " 'T 1,. \ il,' ,",,'" ('I t, '" . l, ...... , t 1., {\ '. 7. • Switzerland This type of logic and careful observations of racers have dealt a final blow to one of the long-questioned dogma of instruction: racing and recreational skiing had unlike goals and thus required different techniques. The 7th INTERSKI in Badgastein in 1965 had demonstrations of these "differences." But at the 9th INTERSKI, there was no talk of differences. only of similarities. The 'I r r: ." . t t"; .,.-., ~r I' I ' ~, ..... ; .""" ,. ~l ,'~ f f h ( ! f)'- " • '~ r ,~ Swiss ski school head Karl Gamma gav the interpreters a break and spoke in fou languages (French, German, and Engli~ - the official INTERSKI trio, and ltaliar to present the new Swiss "O.K." (fc "Oberschenkel-Knie" or "Thigh-Knee T~hnique. Stressing leg playas much J Kruckenhauser. Gamma described the O.r-. Technique as being where "the thigr· ~,.; .-, ~." .; ~ "~" ..... 1, Alpine Demonstrations "Bend, stretch! Bend, turn, and stretch!" thundered Prof. Kruckenhauser from the speaker's rostrum in explaining the Austrian retraction technique. And in their demonstration. the Austrian team dutifully followed their master's maxim by bending more than even Joubert has advocated in explaining avalement. "It may look extreme" admitted Kruckenhauser. "but please don't say that we Austrians are extremists - we show you extremes to illustrate a point: leg play is the future of skiing." France's Rene Sulpice reinforced Kruckenhauser by noting that the emphasis on upper body positions really had very little to do with the basic problem at hand: counteracting an unbalance of forces between skis and snow. He reported proudly that "in recent years, experts have more or less realized this. At least at the beginner's level, instructors have been less concerned about the movements of the arms, shoulders, chest and hips than with the movements of the legs, knees, and feet." Because retraction is most easily illustrated by leg and ankle bending to absorb a bump. series of moguls or alternating bumps and dips, or "snow­waves" were used to explain the technique. The Austrians term advanced retraction as "wave technique." To drive the point even further home, Kitzbuhel ski-school director Karl Koller set up his "Devil's run" - a tortuous slalom through and around bumps and dips, and invited all teams to run. Retraction can be described as a simultaneous bending and turning of the legs and a turning back again through stretching. Although easily illustrated on moguls. it can be used on mogul-free slopes. and Kruckenhauser contends. it is excellent for deep-snow skiing. The down-up-down movement of many parallel techniques is absent in retraction: the sequence is bend to start the skis turning and stretch to finish the turn. Thus the jet christie can be regarded as a part of retraction technique. Retraction is specifically characterized by its rotary heel thrust produced by the leg stretching movement. The simplest illustration is a standard uphill christie from a traverse. If a stretch produces an uphill christie, then all christies should end with a stretch, reasoned Kruckenhauser. Austrians proported a cont-i~~r~ -i'~ technique and the French implied a first in unification, the Italians were the ones to illustrate the similarities. Once labeled as the disciples of the French, the Italians improved their 1965 INTERSKI racer-vs­instructor demonstration by running top slalom racers and instructors on parallel courses. the racer running a slalom course, the instructor skiing free. The differences, if any, were discernable only to the eyes of the some thirty slow-motion cameras clustered around the hill. Racing-recreational technique similarity is the thing of the 1970's: Mt. Hood Meadows Ski School director and U.S. INTERSKI team coach Rene Farwig defined the purpose of teaching progression for advanced skiing as being "to provide a transition from the level ~ ... -.-- of the recreational skier to that of a competitive racer." France's Rene Sulpice further observed that "in France, we have tried to establish a logical link between the technique for beginners and that of champions. And, to establish this connection, we have tried to illustrate not one, but rather several ways, so that each student in the ski schools of our country can progress according to his abilities. Our hope is that one day it will be the same for all skiers throughout the world." And in their demonstration, the French stressed the ski-snow contact problem as the major one in all ski instruction, noting that previous difficulties with and differences in instructional techniques were chiefly concerned with upper body positions. The French technique now starts with straight downhill running and a wide-track hockey stop (also part of the American Phase II technique). The progression then goes through the stem, of first the uphill and then the downhill ski. The snowplow is reserved for the end of the beginning French teaching progression. Like the Austrians, the French consider "wave technique" or "Avalement" the ultimate, and term it "the technique of the future." Ul vue, J. L to; 1 ':i . ;:, Wit Z e rid n (.\ .... i , demonstrated their GLM approach and tht' unique "Monoski" (single ski with pIa tform for two parallel bindings) f1 advanced skiing instruction. Gamrr concluded by putting in a strong plea f, international standardization, if for no oth1 reason than Switzerland is critical dependent on international skiers in the winter resorts. While pedagogy seemed to rule or lUi behind the scenes in most of the offici European techniques, the non-Europeal seemed to sometimes adopt the opposi approach. If anything, the Americans h" more fun on the hill than anyone els, Lacking the drill-sergeant commands USt between skiers in staging the otht demonstrations, the Americans staYE loose: they started their demonstration t jumping the fence at the top of the hill ar whooped like cowboys as they skied dow "Amazing!" commented a German tea member from the sidelines. "the. choreography is flawless!" With no specifi dogma to follow, the Americans showe wide-track and close parallel. standarr length and GLM approaches, up- and dowl unweighting. Not to be outdone. Norther neighbor Canadians put on a demonstratIL of both wide- and close-track parallel th;: brought comments of "more French tha the French" from some French spectators. Having imported skiing from Austria 1911, the Japanese had always been tn; disciples: at the 1965 INTER SKI the showed little, if any differences from the former teachers. But in Garmisc~ Partenkirchen, the superbly schoole Japanese team was as international as an and had an artistic flair of their own. Teal' leader Takazumi Fukuoka commented '·th· Japanese always have attached mor importance to the aesthetical refinement u skiing than to its enjoyment on the slopes. And it was the wily Japanese wh demonstrated the 9th INTERSKI's onlv ne" turn: a parallel Christie initiated by iiftin: the tips of both skis with a small hop. With million skiers (as compared to about million in the U.S.), 300 resorts. and 2- thousand instructors, the Japanese ha v[ become one of the mose ski consciou. populations in the world. Perfectionists in every detail. the hos' Germans climaxed the "I:\fTERSKI alpir., Canada demonstrations with an impressive display concentra ting on rhythm (they skied to dccordion music) in leg-play technique. Like the Austrians and the French, the Germ:ms stressed retraction, terming it "Absorpt. '"In Technique." Unlike the French, they start their progression with a snowplow and concentrate on orogressive reduction of the " skiers' gazette February 2, 1971 9 ;~~~~E~·:.~~·~ ~·";';t~ . ,, 1;,. ...III,' ~~,',--A-- '.. .-: -.,,,.'1~- "',. L1.'2 ;-"" .."4i'~~ " ~~• f: '. _.",;. ,_ "iW' .. GLM Ski teaching using short skis of progressive lengths - or GLM (Graduated Length Method) as it was named by SKI Magazine's General Editor Morten Lund in 1964, has been around for some time. Short­ski teaching methods were demonstrated at the second INTERSKI in Davos in 1953, but were studiously ignored by most ski schools and by INTERSKI itself for over a decade. Only a few renegades - like Cliff Taylor in the U.S. or Karl Koller of Kitzbuhel - seemed to care. But at the 1970 INTERSKI, the short-ski had come of age: one entire lecture evening, one complete demonstration session, and one working session were devoted to GLM teaching methods. Germany, Switzerland, and the U.S. put on short-ski teaching demonstrations. and France included a GLM introduction in their demonstration. Karl Koller of Kitzbuhel has taught short­ski technique since 1952 using 150 cm and 170 cm skis. Pierre Gruneberg of Couchevel and Robert Blanc of Les Arcs in France have developed the short-ski "Ski Evolutif" technique using 100 cm, 130 cm, and 160 cm skis. Forty French ski schools have followed suit and now offer short-ski instruction. Ski school director Paltrinieri has introduced short-ski teaching in Sestriere. Italy. Martin Puchtler of the Bischofsgrun ski school in Germany has been teaching a GLM progression using 65 cm, 100 cm, 130 cm and 160 cm skis for the last four seasons. In Davos, Switzerland, nearly all beginners are started on 100 cm short skis. Last season, Davos gave 15 thousand half­day short-ski lessons, or about ten percent of the season total. About half of Switzerland's 160 ski schools offer short ski instruction. In 1959 Cliff Tavlor started the first short­ski lessons in the ·U.S. in Hogback Mountain, Vermont. Taylor had first started cutting down skis in 1948 at Mad River Glen to help skiers parallel quicker. By 1959, wedeln had gained popularity in the U.S. and Taylor cut his short skis to 83 cm to help skiers wedel sooner. The system now comprises 85 cm, 120 cm, and 150 cm short skis. Three other .-\.merican systems have evolved from Taylor's basic GLM work: the Head Way System, the Wide-Track System. and the ronservative GL:'-I System. Fortv US, ski .... -~"~ .r : ~.~1Ji' '" --. ...~. -ti"''' "__\t ", rt "lf' , .-. J~~.,. : _ -- \ ~. ~-~ Norwegian jumping demonstration. / .-;0.." "'" -P,~ Czech cross·country skier jumping on c-c skis. Skiing "Devil's Run." .... , Austrians dE'mo"~trrJtinr, '''I'' wide-track retraction lIow ma- ard older "down"_:::·:!own" technique. k"Liili-'b Plv<,_ -_ .. _- Taylor has shown that GLM allows beginners to make the transition from short skis to full-length standard skis within a one­to- three-week period depending on their athletic abilitv. Intermediate stem skiers can profit t.hfougb GLM by putting their standard skis aside and using short skis to develop parallel. More advanced skiers can use short skis to practice timing, rhythm, and balance at moderate speeds. Furthermore Taylor points out that short skis. because of their being lighter than standard skis and because they turn easier, allow students a freedom of motion conducive to developing confidence, timing, balance, rhythm and coordination requisite to successful parallel skiing more quickly than had the\" started on standard skis. Germany's short-ski analyst. Dr. Hans­Joachim Unger. agreed with Taylor's views but pointed out that differences do exist in short-ski teaching methods. These differences are. he feels. basically due to differences in basic methodology of approach or economic and organizational problems in supplying enough skis for 2, 3, or 4-stage GLI\1 teaching. Nonetheless, Unger pointed out that all the present short-ski systems are successful in that they imbue parallel ability far faster in beginners than were the V to have followed the older standard-length approaches. Helmut Sigl of the Bavarian School System described the use of "mini-skis" in teaching 13 through 17-year-olds during the past three seasons. Sigl described a 3- to 4- step GLM system similar to Taylor's. The cost of equipping a class with ten sets of four pairs each with bindings mounted is about $1100. Sigl feels that GLM is still useful even if the school can't afford the full four-pair sets. It is then best to buy the 160 cm skis first and the shorter lengths later, he argues. The reason is that he feels that 120 cm or shorter skis can present limitations in that they are more difficult to use in powder or soft snow. Taylor's approach disagrees: an 8-year-old Warren Miller movie shows Taylor skiing powder on 8S-cm skis. But whatever the disagreements may be, GLM is here to stay and is growing. Judging from the skis available - eight different makes were used in the INTERSKI ':::'1 ~v. , ~ .. last barfler to universal GLM teaclll~g. Nordic Skiing- Increasing Popularity In 1936 Norwegian Jumping ace Birger Ruud won the Olympic jumping in Garmisch­Partenkirchen. In the 1970 INTERSKI at the age of 59, he was the last of the six-man Norwegian jumping demonstration team to jump in the Olympic stadium where he had taken gold 34 years earlier. It was a popular trump card for the Norwegians and, as the first major INTERSKI jumping demonstration, was indicative of growing Nordic popularity. The German team, led by Olympic combined champ Georg Thoma, concentrated on a careful progression to spell out the basics of Nordic touring for the recreational skier. Starting with a simple walking step. they built up through a series of exercises to the basic touring diagonal stride, double-poling, and skating strides. Like the Alpine demonstrations, they stressed the similarity between the energy­conserving technique of the racer and the relaxed technique of the touring skier. Pole­less skiing. once held to be necessary for developing the touring "kick," was held to be a thing of the past, for it does not develop the necessary arm movements. The Germans did demonstrate pole-less skiing, but for quite a different reason: an exercise for pupils who have difficulty mastering arm-leg coordination. With a six-boy team only a quarter the size of the German team, the Czechs convincingly advocated light touring equipment as a universal introduction to skiing. All the touring strides, stem and parallel downhill turns, and jumping are possible on touring skis. As a finale, the young Czechs did wedeln - on the outrun of the Olympic ski jump: the boys from Harrachov-Krkonose were, commented leader Lenemayer, "careful about their balance. " The Nordic demonstrations opened the 9th INTERSKI - and a IS-kilometer "Volkslanglauf" race closed the congress a week later. After a week of spring-like weather melting the little snow there was, 900 skiers showed up to start in four groups at IS-minute intervals. The Finns and the Swedes had had to leave for home the day behind Ger~ans and Czechs. "We note trom our Wax sales" said a German ski wax maker, "that touring is the fastest growing form of skiing in Germany." And, as US Director for Citizen Skiing (an FIS committee) John Day had remarked a week earlier, in the U.S., the 1970's may be the decade of touring. And at the 9th INTERSKI congress hall, Plenk, the German fiberglass touring - and cross-country ski manufacturer, had the largest single commercial display. Touring is also part of "the future of skiing." The Monoski i' "":~,, ,,~ .. '~'., "", ~""~~'-', .,':{."...: -4 . !!15f!JIi£2¥A1f.a ( • ~ .. f • ! ........ ,¥ INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Mr. Grant Messerly THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Sports Department 143 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Dear Grant: February 2, 1971 Please refer to your editorial in The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday, January 31, 1971. I was surprised to learn that the Intermountain Ski Instructors Associa­tion had donated $500 to the Intermountain Division of the U.S.S.A. Your statement in the editorial is incorrect. The I.S.I.A. did not donate $500 to I.S.A., and in no way have we obligated ourselves to donate any money for the fiscal year 1970-71 to I.S.A. I don't know what or who your source of information was, and I am quite frankly surprised that you did not contact me personally or another officer to confirm the facta. I have attached a letter dated January 7, 1971, which was sent to our general membership indicating that a free membership had been received from I.S.A. and that: "It is hoped that next year all instructors will join I.S.A. and support the efforts of the U.S.S.A. We hope to arrange with I.S.A. to have our Association join in mass on a more favorable basis than the club rate." Our B.O.D. in December passed a motion to poll our entire membership by mail and ask them if they would be in favor of joining I.S.A. in mass. In the same motion, it was determined that if a majority of those members responding indicated that they would join on that basis, then we intended to pursue this with I.S.A. We were then offered a free membership for the 1970-71 membership year on the basis that we pursue an in mass membership in 1971-72, and we accepted. Our Executive Committee met last evening on this subject, and I was instructed to ask you to print in your editorial this coming Sunday a retraction and an explanation of what has transpired. I would appreciate Hr. Messerly 2 2-2-71 very much your confioning with me that this retraction will be printed. CTP:ld Attachment cc: I.S.A. B.O.D. I.S.I.A. B.O.D. John Mooney Sincerely, .llCbL,6J. /:l~ t~n,~-{1/>:~ Clark T. Parkinson President THE SALT LME TRIBUNE January 31, 1971 Here 'n' There by Grant Messerly : ',,"hy ~ot Lei Ski Haec.·s Have Say I On Division t:olnpetilioll Pancl~ I There are about a thousand ski racers registered I with the Intermountain Division of the U.S. Ski I Assn. this season, from 5 and 6-year-old peewees to i "aging" seniors and veterans. 'I· And while they represent a sizable percentage of the division's membership, these racers have little i 01' no say about the rules and regulations which gov­I ern them during the race season. The division's racing program is. ostensibly, I guided by the competition committee. This commit­I tee. in tum, answers to the division's board of direc­i tors. I The competition committee is for the most part I made up of ski coaches and ski racing parents. This : panel formulates rules and regulations :wd arbitrates I disputes in addition to other duties. I ! : \Vhy Not Why, the question has been asked, shouldn't the l'acers be represented directly on this committee. and have their say regarding racing ules and regula­tions? Many of the racers arc mature, intelligent, seri­ous young men and women who could contribute agreat deal to the thinking of their elders. and at the very least could carry "th~ word" back to their peers. Now the division is apparently moving in just such a direction. And it's a welcome move. Jim Roch­ford, Jackson, Wyo., the division's competition direc­tor, said such a move has been suggested and ap­proved by the competition committee. The names of a young man and woman were suggested for the posts and sent upstairs for an okay. "I think the idea of including the kids might prove to be a very valuable addition to the program," Hochford said. Many of the coaches and kids agree with him. '1'00 often in the past young skiers have been asked, ('ven forced, to accept rules and policy changes with­out adequate explanation. The inClusion of the young representatives on the competition committee should qelp. Let's hope that whoever has to make the final decisii,m (l11 this matter will consider it soon. _, .. _I_t's an e-xce~~~~!.~':~~l~_s_h(~ul_~e t~~~_,,_~~ $1 lUclnherships, Anymore? Speaking of the IntermountainDivi~ion. the membership of the organization has increased dra­matically again this y~ar. SQP1ethilli over 10,000 memberships have been sold already; . . .,' .. .: A coupon book which' offf!.r!'I~rytc~ and. mer­chandise free or at a discounfMak, ~ ~mem~ ship attractive. ' 'I; i;~>. '>,~ . . J'~Y But if you thil1k that's. bargdih~ cori.ider tw., the Intermountai~ 8~ instl11<\tojs got ~! eaIile Dle~:,. bership and the same 'coupoQ, book tor one ~I:!k~~ Aetually, the membel'1lhips didn't c~ the ,In­structors anything pirectly, the'ski instiuctOr's ,,0- ciation eontributed $500 to the Internt~unta.in .~. ~ion, and in return the 'division ,ave tbe Jaatructdn . 500 memberships. , . ,'. ,';"}. f'· ." . "That makes :f~Uf Iptpn:n~JUntain I1lvis1P,h meI\< ~erships for me this yeat'~" lISughed one ,ski ih~truC','jj ~or. "I have a mem~rsh~p ;through mvr~nl{,.ctu:P"" another throug-h myski· ... elilQ •. still IUlOU\er. thtyup'n the Utah Ski Racers' Fou~~ation, and n'iHi,..· ' ..... th.e 'se..f. i'f : '~ structors." . , .' ',,"-' 'll1"\& , ' .... ';', ,;.;.''.' , .::':; .''W':. I wonder if that's a ~C()rd? AnYq~~~,lse'." more than four divi~~onp~emgerships t~year1 '. \" , Several other, instrtlCtprs ~ave alread'y)eh.i~ In with the infor.q1ai:!on that they haVffat~lUIt ~~ inembershi~s .. " ".' '.': 'I,:;. ' J ~r,.; ',: ~;.,-" . If the division's aim II to increase -bert a\. any price, why not sell $1 mePll:!ePQipi tp every~~:: , The move brings UP some very. intereeti{1' q~­tiona. Like, will the insrtuctors be entitled to 13 or 14 delegate votes at the IDUSSA conveIlqon,·til Ma.y? People ar~ still remembering 'the' hust minute "purchase" of memberships by the division a couple of years ago in order to boost the nurnl)ll.r of Inter­mountain delegates at the national conveption. Let's not get in to that again. I'll admit, $500 is $500. But that should have bought 100 memberships, not 500. Don't you think? L S. I. A. SKI S C H 0 0 L QUE S T ION N A IRE Ski School BRIGHTON SKI SCHOOL Director (s) K. Smith Assistant Director(s) ~D~ua~n~e~V~i~g.o~.~ _______________________________________ _ PRESENT NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS: ESTIMATES FOR 1970-71 SEASON Full Certified 3 Estimated: Associate Certified 6 1. Number of certification exams 1 maybe 2 Registered 8 2. Number of candidates for Full 4 Non-Registered 8 3. Number of candidates for Associate 7 4. Total number of candidates 11 5. Number of new Registered 8 Approximate Dates: 1. Mar. 7 2. Mar. 28? 3. _____ _ QUESTION Will there be any instructors who are not members and who will not be registered with the Association? iii YES D NO If "Yes", how many? ~4~ __ No ben fit from last 7ears registeration Signed ------~----rr-------------------- ._---------------------------------------------------------~?- ~~----------------------------- CLINIC 1970-71 og I would like an I.S.I.A. sponsored clinic in my area on ______ ~~F~.~b~.~2&Q~------- (Date) a. Approximate number participating __ ~2~O ________ _ b. The clinic should be on: [it Certification ~ Teaching Methods D Skiing o Demons tra tions 0 Other ________________ _ c. The Clinic should be conducted by: ~ Certification Committee Members ~ Ski School Directors c=J Other ______________________________________________ __ [J I would NOT like an I.S.I.A. sponsored clinic in my area. INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION February 8, 1971 TO: I.S.I.A. Board of Directors FROM: Clark T. Parkinson, President SUBJECT: Grant Messerly's Article Dear Member: In case you did not read Grant Messerly's article in The Salt Lake Tribune, I have attached a copy. I feel in light of the difficulties that I.S.A. apparently has in communicating to one another and in light of the publicity surrounding our free memberships, that we not poll our membership regarding a blanket $1.00 per member membership and that we send a resolution to the I.S.A. B.O.D. to the effect that we will support and encourage individual memberships in I.S.A. among the instrUctors. CTP: ld Attachment cc: Mary Ellen Parkinson L~ .. __ . __ .~ __ Sincerely, . . jJ~{:<-Jfl Clark T. Parkinson President TIlE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE February 7, 1971 Here 'n' There by ,j) Grant Messerly 1\1 y Apologies to Ski Instructors;' They Didn~t Buy MClnhersbips , It seems that lowe an apology to the Inter­mQuntain Ski Instructors Assn., and at the same time the Intermountain Division of the U.S. Ski Assn. owes an explanation to its membershin. - Last weekI reported that the ISlA had donated ~500 to the Intermountain Divisi.on. and in return re­teived 500 memberships in the division. It W2.S bad information, ann~rently. It turns out tht the instmctors didn't 1!et 500 member!"hins for $500. The~' got them for nothing. Clark Parki!lSOn, president of the ISlA writes. "I was surprised to lillrn that the IptprmountHin ~ki Instructors ftflflociation p<:>d 00n2,teri ~~I)O to th~ In­termountain Divj~ion of the US~A. -Vour ~lttement . .. is incorrect. The If-1IA did hot dOTlate~500 to the 18A (Intermountain Division). and in no way h:we w."obligaterl ourselve3 tn donat.e any money for tbe fboaf year 1970-71 to 18A .... ::t~ "I have attached a letter dated January 7, 1971. ~ich was sent to our gener::>.1. membe~hin jndicllting that a free membershin had bren receIved from the I~A ... ," Parkinson's letter said. . ~ ;'(:onnon Booklet. l\Ja!Yazil1c ,~ ,. . ~.- The letter sent to the instructors told them: "~c?r Members: You'll find in th.is m~i~i~g- a mem­l\~' 3hi1) card in the Intermountp"lll DIVIS!OJl. of the 11Pitcd Rtatcs Ski A;;sociation mad" out III your lKnllC. This membership entitles you to the enclosed edrmonbooklf't and sUbscriution to Snow magazine publi~hed bY USSA. ;'. "ISA has "'iven all members 'of the ISlA a 'free' .. b mtmbershiJ) for the 19~0-~1. Reason. :'hese mE'mber­Fhi" Js sell for $4 on an mdlvldua] baSIS and ~3 Oll a c~b basiR. It i3 honed that next "e::'lT all instrllr>t Ol'S wIll ioin ISA and SUl')l)ort thl" e4'forts of the U:::C:A. ~ nOlle to arrfln<T(, with ISA to h?vE' 01'1' a"sof'iation jQaIl in rna!"!! nll II morE' favorl'blf' h?i"il'l th~.11 thr club " the lett"r said. : Oka~·. 30 with th:lt behind us. how man'i .ot]:1,~r frtQ memhershi1)(I! are li,,~ed 0'1 the Il1:terlllo\f~aIn ])i. vi,ion rolls th!sSf'aSOll?,A ffl;~ q'Q~stion. 1 think. I'nd p¥ticularl~' fll.;1' for a'1Y'cI,UD or PToun that Ihelled 1 0m h?rr'l-eaTPl'd r3.Rh for mem1)er\1"h"l~.' .' . ,: WiU the instfllctors join the ,pivi.fiiQn as a gro\w. 'J1~t year? That remain~ fa ~be ,.see!!:. but e~'t.li the~ do it will be scant justifieaV.on fOrthelre~ me~r stlips..: '; f' ! "'j ,.;,. " ~L:-\..t..~ : The' Intermountain. ·Ji>jttsion ,is apfiare~tl~·; 4(.,( c~sh program to"build m8Ip~rsl$· th~tyear:~:.rq,~ wtat reasons? We can0n.1Y guess. 'Qut'~u'eap brt that' wh€'n the.: nnal 'nle'l1bershib . firrflreS. are adnounced for tlti.sie~Ollf,. they. will.be,opcn f(),.j)leD,~ ty..of question. ",,",\.'J,' AjII~ :" .~ . . . , .. co.·, ~ '": f AI"J }', I ~ • ,Ive,: eJl1i . wav~: .~; .1 ' ""'1).-, le~, ~ .• , r -t ,'1" ......... ,," ">, -i''''': • ... ~"(~'" .'~ If th~ figures don.'t"rea.Ch:eipecti.tI.~;,l.,,~gh., ~~re's a precedent lor~ivi.t.la" p.,"\¥,~ {;~ hlwlr'ef;; o~ a few thousa~d -;- -mot. 'mfmbefsbipS. Right?; OJ, tKa t failing, the 'division'~a'h~lwaya . dip' Irtt,tt" ~ oWn fulJds and "buy" Ble~pet:s~im', ~~d,iv~ ~,tlt!:\ll;L. "deserving" peopJe. That'. ~ doue. befQ~ ; too, ~ Y~ recall. . ." .. '.' ' .• ,10' "', .,. ~, ,Perha.ps nexty,ear,lptel'U¥>u.Pta.ia. Di~Qn>JlJer. sQrmel ought to be'tationed at Salt Lalf,e Inter~ n~ionaI Airport to hand. out hire, melUbertb~ \0 every person wl,1.qwallAers through the tel/U~' : Think of tlie good win it ,~oti1d prO~ote,;:roo$e p~ple would go hom, ,JI.ncfenC?urag.e .i~ ~¥ir]'nendS tOit join the Inte~~ou.n~ •. ' ~b~tt ,aefiIdet tha~ 'if t~t was done, the Intermouity.in ~ould undouQtedly, he: the largest division in the nation. ': Then think of the power it would l1ave.. i :~ And there woulq ahviysbe' the people who, for whatever reason, d~c~ded .to 'pay for their. member­R~ pS. They just might even prod\lce enough reven.ue to; keep the division afloat. , ' : " INTERMOUNTAIN SKI INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION Mal"eh 31, 1971 TO: Board of Directors FROM: Clark T. Parkinson, President SUBJECT: P.S.I.A. Membership Dear Member: Our push for 100% membership in P.S.I.A. on an individual basis has been disappointing. We have sent a postcard to all Fully Certified members reminding them of our Board's action and requesting that they send to Lou Lorenz their applications and checks. Only four members of the B.O.D. have sent in their checks for 1970-71 P.S.I.A. dues. Lou and I feel that the I.S.I.A. B.O.D. should at least be 100% members of P.S.I.A., so we would appreciate very much your sending to Lou your check as soon as possible. If you are currently a member of P.S.I.A., we need your check for next year's dues to take to N.A.S.I.C. CTP:ld Sincerely, £LcJ Clark T. Parkinson President 1\ . - ~~- ----.-~---~~--. ~------- March 31, 19'11 TO: P.S.I.A. Office FROM: Edwin J. ~ond, Secr8tary I.S.I.A, Subject: Numb0'!r ()f p-::'rSO!1'3 that are me.mbers of P.S. f .~. At this point in Lime, we are not able to make an accurate guess of how ~\aDi ::nembf::rs in our associFltio r-belong to P.S.I.A. je have mailings planned to encour~J~ membemelllip:)n an individuCll ba:3is in P.S.I.i\. and mid­way through i\'p.I.'il we expect to have increased member;,hip. At that point in time, we also anticipate having a better idea of how many members we have and will so notify you. EJP/bp EDWIN .. T. k-C,W SECRETARY i.S.'.~. TO: Division Secretaries FROt-I: PSIA Office prof""lol1lli ,l"J,'j in . ..;tnl('t()r ...... of enil'l ;('(,'. ;:,'(' 1801 vorl, sl',',,! elf'lil'!! (~I/(Ir(/dll ,-":U:'()f; I/:,.::ru_ .::.'2 (i()I! SUBJECT: Number of persons that arc' ',F"'l'rs of I ,-;T;\ Because we have recently cOlilpuLcrizpcl out' llIailjl1~.T; l:ist, we are trying to verify the number or 111('lliI)(:'rs ill ['(Jell cLivisioll. To llel}) us to achieve this end, would YOIl pl caSl' S('llrJ U~ YULIr most reCl~llt l'Ol1I1t of your division members that 110W Ill,l(llI;', tu l':-;Jl\. This count will also be very important to yuur cl i vi si Ull lJc('ausei t willi nfluence your voting privilege at the amlllCll i;Il"('tj!I'-';. II possible, please reply by April 1, 1971. l 1 I i ,I , , • I r PLASTIC PRODUCTS A DIVISION OF RUDOR CORPORATION 1701 MAGNOLIA AVENUE • LONG BEACH, CALIF. 90813 • (213) 435·4881 9, 1971 MANUFACTURERS OF: • Badges For Every Requirement: Industry Business Markets Dept. Stores Disc. Stores Clubs Associations Societies Institutions Service Groups Etc. • Portable Plastic Laminator OTHER SERVICES • Plastic Laminating • Laminating Supplies • Engraved Badges, Signs, Nameplates & Holders • Buttons • Ribbons & Rosettes .Plaquing: Diplomas Degrees Awards Photographs Certificates Etc. Intermountain Ski Instructors, Assoc. c/o Mr. Clark T. Parkinson President 2245 Oneida St. Salt Lake City, Utah 84011 Dear Mr. Parkinson: Thank you very much for your inquiry regarding our Western Plastic Badges. We are happy to send the samples, prices and related information which you requested on March 9. You will find that organizations, industry, clubs, associations, etc., allover the country ••• large and small ••• have selected our modern, colorful, top-quality badges above all others • Mr. Parkinson, you do not buy these badges sight unseenl A finished badge will be made to your specifications with out any obligation on your part. Your club's name and insignia or emblem will make excellent material for us to use in preparing it. These deSigns can be taken from cards, news­paper advertisements, letterheads, etc. Attractive badges can also be made from printing alone. If you do not have a design, but would like one made up, our Art Department provides excellent service at a very nominal cost. Your slogan, if you use one, might be used to advantage. Just send us your seal, emblem, trade-mark or insignia, slogan and other information you would like to use in your badge design, using the "Instructions for Designing" folder as a guide. From this material, we'll prepare a finished badge for your inspection and approval • We are looking forward to being of further service to you. Meanwhile, thank you for your interest in our products.. pJ~ Yours very truly, ~ /' fo~ . ~ <I O--l~ rJr WESTERN PLASTIC PROD~~TS ~~ p~ 73 7f'~~) ~ft, Il.l!:- 300 qt1.$"-L Raymond F. DuGuay General Manager RFD:miv Encl. Hr. Wes Debt, President U.S.S.A.--Intermountain Division 154 East 24th Street Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Dear Wes: Harch 2, 1971 Appreciate your giving me the opportunity last night in the 8.0.D. meeting to present to the B.O.D. the instructors' story regardina our membership problems in your Association. I deeply regret havina to do verual battle with Earl \.fa!terl>. I felt all along and atUI do that he and I had the same objective and probably still do and that is that the instructors would be the most effective tool to present to the skiing public the Intermountain Division's membership program, amana other things. Hopefully, sometime in the future, some sort of relationship can be worked out, whereby, all of the instructors are members of the Intermountain Division. With regard to the free memberships for this year, I would appreciate if the status of our memberships be held in abeyance with reference to f'unaffiliated"--"club" until 1 can discuss the matter with our B.O.D. at our next meeting at our Spring Clinic. As 1 recall, in our discussion last night. Margo Walters indicated that it had been set up on an ffunaff1liatedfl basis but that it could be, at our option, set up on a ffclub" basis. I will be looking forward to seeing you at the next B.OeD. meeting, and again, 1 would like to pled~e my support to your Association and the complete cooperation of our B.O.D. in any activities that might promote the sport of skiing and our two orgmlizations. CTP.ld eel I.S.I.A. B.C.D. be: Mike Wilson Jim Gaddis Butch Hoffman Terry Hines Chuck Satterfield Sine.rely, Clark T. Parkinson President WOLVERINE SKI DIVISION Ski Instructor-Ski Patrol Professional Sales Program Wolverine Ski Division Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Box 202, Professional Sales Department Rockford, Michigan 49341 Gentlemen: Please enter my Professional Ski Instructor! Ski Patrol order as shown below. I understand that this order will be accepted according to the terms shown on the reverse side of this order form and I hereby certify that I am eligible to purchase the items ordered below according to those terms. Signature _________ _ Date ____________ My weight ___ lbs. SHIP TO: SKIS WILL BE SHIPPED TO ROSSIGNOL DEALER WHO Name . nn~""'TT"'''''' ,"TT'" ........... , .cu ...... \.v,J.:OV .LUJ.:o rv ... u·, ~ddress ZIP ~KI SCHOOL DIRECTOR/SKI PATROL MANAGER ~PPROVAL ~ignature Ski Area Address ZIP_ ___ __ I ~KI DEALER APPROVAL ~ignature Dealer Name ~ddress ZIP _C>SS.c:;. ........ C>L lIiS Maximum Professional purchase - one pair each of two different models. NOTE: Professional Ski Instructor !Ski Patrol skis are matched at the factory and checked before shipping. Size Model Trade-in Price Total S(1TR8A0.T1O9 01.0129 5C.O2M00PE.2T0IT7I.O2N1 0.215 cm) $25.00 $92.50 ALLAIS MAJOR Giant Slalom (190.195.200.205.210.215 cm) 20.00 77.50 ALLAIS MAJOR Oownhill (210.215.220 cm) 20.00 77.50 STRATIX 112 (180.185.190.195.200.205.210 cm) 20.00 77.50 TAAPPEUA SlIi'DDa Maximum Professional purchase - one pair. Medium and Wide widths; 6, 6~, 7, 7~, 8, 8~, 9,9~,10, 10~,11,11~,12,12~,13 Size Model Price Total TRAPPEUR PRO $74.50 TRAPPEUR SLALOM 56.50 KlIy lHi GlDUIS Maximum Professional purchase-one pair. Available only when purchased with skis, ski boots, or after-ski boots. Sizes: Small, Medium, Large Size Model Price Total 00768 glove $13.50 00766 glove 11.50 KlIy RPP89-IHi BDDGB Maximum Professional purchase - one pair. Medium and Wide widths; 6, 6~, 7, 7~, 8, 8~, 9, 9~, 10, 1 O~, 11, 12, 1 3 Size Model Price Total 00620 "Le Cowboy" black $20.50 00622 "Le Cowboy" tan 20.50 00685 35.50 c----- 00686 35.50 OTAL YOUR ORDER HERE OTAL PURCHASE SALES TAX (4% Michigan Sales Tax or 4X% Utah Sales Tax-see other side) OTAL AMOUNT OF ORDER ENCLOSE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER The Wolverine Ski Division products shown on the face of this order form are available at the special Professional Sales Program prices only to full-time Professional Ski Instructors and full-time Professional Ski Patrolmen. Full-time professionals are those instructors and patrolmen who work at a recognized ski area a minimum of five full days per week throughout the season on a paid basis. We regret that this program cannot be extended to part-time and volunteer instructors and patrolmen. Orders will be accepted only on this special order form and each order must be verified by the Ski School Director or Ski Patrol Manager and a qualified Wolverine Ski Products dealer. Purchases under the Professional Sales Program are limited to one pair each of two different models of Rossignol skis, one pair of Trappeur ski boots, one pair of Killy ski gloves, and one pair of Killy after-ski boots each season. Wolverine Ski Products purchased through this program are for the personal use of the purchaser. Only skis purchased through this program will be accepted as trade-ins. Trade-in skis must be clearly marked 'Trade-Ins" and returned prepaid to the Wolverine Ski Service Center nearest you at the time your trade-in order is sent to the Professional Sales Department. In the event of shortages we may find it necessary to ship skis and lor ski boots with minor cosmetic blemishes. However, Wolverine guarantees that these skis and lor ski boots will be of superior quality. The regular Rossignol and Trappeur one-year guarantees apply to skis and ski boots shipped through the Professional Sales Program. Guarantee forms must be completed and returned immediately upon receipt of the skis and lor ski boots. The closing date for acceptance of orders under the Professional Sales Program is April 1, 1971. Wolverine Ski Products to be shipped to Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and all states East will be shipped from Rockford, Michigan and are subject to Michigan Sales Tax of 4% which must accompany order. Products to be shipped to North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and all states West will be shipped from Clearfield, Utah and are subject to Utah Sales Tax of 4%% which must accompany order. Check or Money Order for the full amount of the order including sales tax must accompany each order. All items will be shipped to you prepaid. Mail all orders to Wolverine Ski Division, Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Box 202, Professional Sales Department, Rocldord, Michigan 49341 SKI DIVISION WOLVERINE '\IV""'''''' WORLD WIDE