Accredited Senior Evaluator Candidate Study Materials

Required:

1. Central Division Senior Manual
2. Central Division Policies and Procedures
3. Central Division Senior Alpine Score Card

Recommended:

1. Core Concepts, For Snow Sports Instructors, published by PSIA/AASI
2. Alpine Technical Manual, Skiing and Teaching Skills (second edition), published by PSIA/AASI
3. Tactics for All-Mountain Skiing, by Chris Fellows, published by PSIA/AASI
4. Snowboard Instructors Guide, published by PSIA/AASI
5. Educational web links for mostly free information
   • PSIA/AASI – Central Division web site: http://www.psia-c.org/
   • PSIA/AASI – National web site: http://www.thesnowpros.org/
   • PSIA/AASI Alpine Study Guide – Level 1: https://psia- c.org/forms/level1_studyGuide.pdf
   • Level II and Level III – Please see the PSIA-C Portfolio for information. AP 202 and 303 Courses are recommended prior to the Level II and III exam
   • PSIA/AASI Alpine Portfolio Guide – Level 1: https://www.psia- c.org/forms/alpine_level1.pdf
   • PSIA/AASI Alpine Portfolio Guide – Level 2: https://www.psia- c.org/forms/alpine_level2.pdf
   • PSIA/AASI Alpine Portfolio Guide – Level 3: https://www.psia- c.org/forms/alpine_level3.pdf
   • PSIA/AASI Movement Matrix – Available to members at a cost: http://www.thesnowpros.org/PublicationsVideosResources/MovementMatrix.aspx
   • PSIA/AASI Movement Matrix – Available to members at a cost: http://www.thesnowpros.org/PublicationsVideosResources/MovementMatrix.aspx
6. Skiers Edge by Ron LeMaster
7. Skiing and the Art of Carving, by Ellen Post Foster
8. The Athletic Skier, by Warren Witherell & David Evrard
9. The Yikes Zone, by M. Blakely