Alpine Level III

You are required to take Alpine Level III prep clinics before attempting this assessment:
Attend any 2 of the below 4 options below within a 3-season period before attending the assessment (they can be done in any order):
Teach/People Prep – 2 days
Ski Performance Prep – 2 days (same as Tech/People prep just new name)
Movement Analysis/Tech Understanding Prep- 2 days
Mock Assessment Prep – 2 days

**NOTE: If a candidate is unsuccessful at one or more modules of the on-snow assessment, they must attend one of the prep clinics before attempting any of the modules again.**

***NOTE: If you took the preps last season (2023-24) with the title “Tech/People prep,” that is essentially the same as the “Ski Performance” prep and counts toward your required two preps to attend the exam. ***

If the above description is sufficient for your understanding, feel free to stop reading here!

Here are some quick descriptions of the four choices of on-snow prep courses:

The Teaching and People Prep clinic focuses on teaching and people skills. It entails allowing attendees to teach to their peers, incorporate feedback, and enhance the understanding and application of the Teaching and People Skills Fundamentals and the assessment criteria.

The Skiing Performance Prep clinic focuses on demonstration skiing as well as performing skill blends to display versatility and command of skiing skills at the level specified.

The Movement Analysis/Technical Understanding Prep (Ma/Tech prep) clinic focuses on performing MA on both your peers and yourself, technical knowledge questioning, and demonstration.

The Mock Assessment Prep clinic is a 2-day mock assessment with just one education staff member. The clinic will be set up like an assessment but in a condensed format. This prep is focused on giving feedback relative to the candidate’s performance as if the assessment were that day. The mock assessment will provide those who want/need the exposure and experience of the assessment environment, though it is not an actual assessment. Please note because of the shorter timeframe and group size that, you may not receive as many opportunities to perform specific module pieces as many times as you may be able to in the actual assessment.

The Alpine Level III Professional Knowledge Exam is now handled on the PSIA-AASI website. You will then see the exams that you are eligible to take. Remember that professional knowledge exams must be completed successfully before signing up for any on-snow exam.

The on-snow assessment consists of three modules, typically, all three modules are scheduled in three consecutive day blocks. The modules are Ski Performance, Movement Analysis/ Technical Understanding, and Teaching/People Skills.

This process is done for the flexibility of the candidates. The candidate can take all three modules across the block of consecutive days, take any two or just one module at a time.

When a candidate passes a module/s, that module/s is completed and recorded to their profile (the passed modules are “banked” saved to your profile). The candidate does not need to attend the passed module again to retake any failed module/s.

If a candidate does not pass one or more modules, they are required to take their choice of one of the prep clinic offerings before retaking the failed module/s. They are only required to take one of the prep clinic offerings even if they fail multiple modules. The candidate is encouraged to take the prep/s in line with the failed module/s, but not a requirement.

To attain Alpine Level III, a candidate must pass all three modules: “Ski Performance,” “Movement Analysis/Technical Understanding,” and “Teaching/People Skills”.

NOTE** To maintain “banked” or passed modules, the candidate must maintain an active membership with PSIA-AASI. If the candidate exceeds a year of inactive membership, their “banked” modules will be forfeited, and they will need to retake any previously “banked” modules.**