Frequently Asked Questions

All of the information regarding transferring into the Northern Rocky Mountain Region can be found on the Region Transfer page.

We’re excited that you’d like to be a ski instructor; it’s an amazing way to spend your winters. All of the information you need can be found on this page.

Head on over to our New Member Guide; all of the information you need can be found there.

The following reinstatement process gives former PSIA-AASI members a path to return to active certified membership. This process outlines how to re-activate your certification and is applicable for all regions across the country. The reinstatement process can occur at any time during the year and is standardized for all disciplines.

This process is not required if educational units are current at the time of reinstatement. Members also have the option of going through the certification process if they would like another way to become an active certified member.

Reactivation:

1-Year Membership Lapse

• Members who have missed a year of membership dues will be required to pay last year’s membership dues (+ late fee) as well as the current year’s membership dues and continue to follow CEU requirements.

2-4 Year Membership Lapse

• Members will be required to pay a $200 reinstatement fee as well as the current year’s dues.
• Members will be required to earn 6 CEUs for each year they have not paid dues.
• Members who wish to become an inactive certified member must fulfill guidelines for inactive members.
• The person’s membership card will indicate updated status.

Recertification:

5 Years or More Lapsed Membership:

• Members will be required to pay a $300 reinstatement fee as well as the current year’s dues.
• Members will be required to earn 24 CEUs within two seasons. Members will be responsible for working with – and getting approval from – their region for their personal recertification plan.
• The person’s membership card will show inactive certified status until their personal recertification plan is complete.

*Individuals wishing to re-join PSIA-AASI can do so as an Alumni member if they meet qualifications or as a Registered member.

Detailed information on the certification process is available on each discipline’s page:
– Adaptive
– Alpine
– Cross Country
– Snowboard
– Telemark

Assessment-based certificates are also available in the following disciplines; more information can be found on these pages:
– Children’s Specialist
– Freestyle
– Senior Teaching

You must be employed by a PSIA-AASI Member School in order to receive a Level I certification in any discipline.

If you wish to take a certification assessment or certificate program in a region other than Northern Rocky Mountain, you will need to contact the NRM region office first. The other regions may charge different amounts for dues, clinics, and certification assessment events, and may also impose different requirements/processes for certification.

All of the requirements to maintain your certification can be found on the Certification page.

If an event fills, a waitlist may be available to allow further registrations in case any participants cancel. To inquire about the possibility of being added to the waitlist for an event, please contact the NRM Region office via this form, email or phone.

The most important thing is to make sure to fulfill the continuing education requirements in order to maintain your certification. A full catalog of our clinics for you to browse can be found on each discipline’s page.

All of our policies regarding changing or cancelling an event registration can be found on this page.

On the registration deadline (generally one week prior to an event), we look at the number of people signed up for an event and determine if there are enough people to move forward with this event or if we have to cancel the event due to lack of registrants. We need at least six people registered for any one clinic for it to run.

Yes, you can take clinics in other PSIA-AASI regions, and the credits transfer between regions. It is the responsibility of the region where the clinic is offered to notify your member region that you’ve taken a clinic in another region. If you want to take a certification assessment event in another region, you need to have a permission letter sent to that region from your home region. Whether a particular out-of-region clinic qualifies as a prerequisite will be determined on a case by case basis. Please contact the NRM Region office to help you decide on whether to register for the clinic.

You may receive up to 12 CEUs every four seasons for qualifying educational events taken outside of PSIA-AASI. In order to obtain credit, please fill out this form and send it to the NRM region office at info@psia-nrm.org. Events are subject to approval by the executive director and the appropriate discipline chair, and a $50 processing fee will apply.

1. Sign on to the national website, using your current username (usually your email address) and your current password (typically your ID number).
2. Once it greets you as successfully signed in, go to “My Profile” in the upper right corner of the page.
3. On the right side of this page is an option to “Change My Password.”

All of the PSIA-AASI Pro Deals are handled through the National Office. Check out the Accessories Catalog and the Sponsors & Partners pages on the National website.