Anyone have a level II PSIA certification? Should I go for mine?
Will it help me get the chics on the ski school?
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Anyone have a level II PSIA certification? Should I go for mine?
Will it help me get the chics on the ski school?
LOL
As to getting the chicks, might actually do the opposite, and drive them away. My full cert pin went in the river just outside Vail, an hour after I got it. I wasn't very fond of the system, but did it to get the pay raise, then tossed it..lol
Good luck.
PSIA is teh gay.
So, yes. YOU should.
Q: how do you know if there is a ski instructor at a party?
A: Dont worry, he will tell you.
Does anyone have some good tips on maintaining an equal weight distribution when exiting a wide radius turn?
this is soooo goodQuote:
Originally Posted by edmoloco
chicks dig poodles
more cert = more pay + more opportunities
Only if they give you a Subaru with a bunch of PSIA sticker all over it.
MF
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Originally Posted by edmoloco
awesome!
your a pretty horrid troll.Quote:
Originally Posted by The word Gaper is overused
love it. get it if you get a good raise.Quote:
Originally Posted by edmoloco
come on you know you want to answer the question ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BushwackerinPA
To the OP
You get paid more that in itself is worth it. I'm going for my level two this year too. Sure I'll feel like a fag for half a day doing drills on groomers (I had to take my level one the afternoon of a pow day - while they made me sit inside and do bullshit paperwork I seriously considered saying fuck this instruction bullshit and going skiing, but alas I heldout) but hopefully the pay/benifts will be worth it. Hopefully
now my signature on epicski.Quote:
Originally Posted by edmoloco
I don't think it matters what 'level' you are-I doubt they will follow you up on the roof.Quote:
Originally Posted by The word Gaper is overused
Pay raises are good, but on the whole, the PSIA thing is pretty freaking gestapo.
Nanuq
gaper overused= iskibc??
^^^^ that, or that's what who the alias is trying to impersonate.
I will think about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by The word Gaper is overused
I bought ski instructers book read mostly maybe O.K. helps in communicating if you can not only ski but know how to transfer the knowledge and make people understand.
As you leave the turn you might go with an inclination to the hill.We say "Bergski" and "Talski" that is the one beiing higher is "Berg-" variety.
You must not keep equal extension on both skis, rather Bergski is in front ( I do it intuitivly ), so you donßt cross skis over due to teh tip fo the lower ski beiing not crossable.
It ´s like with a motorcycle you get centrifugal force in a curve and when you exit the curve it stops - then the force that kept you in the curve will throw you down if you don´t delete it as the centrifugal force is now gone.
Whatever technique you used to counteract the centrifugal force you must now cancel at the speed it takes to get from curve to exit of curve - this cancelling effort can throw you down so sometimes it makes sense to reduce curving till you go straight reasonably slowly within a second maybe or two not within a very short time.
Then you start going faster as the curve created friction energy stealing speed so you have to move your point of gravity forwards or fall onto your back ( happens all the time reson I am injured I went into 60 % or 50 % steep fallline and "took off" till I fell on my back cracking the knee ).
Imagine your point of gravity - if you were attracted to a gravitational field earth or sun then what point given the weight you have in that dot your material beiing millions of times as heavy as steel would represent you ? UU
This point must be pulled down so you keep standing to counteract gravity while the POG must also be moved sideways to counteract the centrifugal force.This is beeing done wrong even in Championships where it leads to falls.
much more to be said ... DD
Going down makes is possible to keep point further inwards so less inclination is needed ... you can delegate movement to moving more sideways or down dependend on your muscle strength.After moguls you might be so tired you just keep standing and lean into the curves more ... see how you optimise it so you dont drop down in fatigue at any point. UU DD
If you go down and up towards end of curve you can cancel changing centrifugal pull by moving from curving to straight by moving up, as then the POG goes up and centrifugal outwards force rises as it attacks the skiier at a higher angle.
The skieer with UU will be able to take a less steep curve, but the one with DD more steep (or at higher speed).
But in another technique you go down in the middle quickly relieving the ski of pressure to better turn while your body contracts.What seems like going down is de facto a pulling ski off the ground to turn faster.
^^^Gee Thanks! I'll take this advice onto the hill.
To all the retards who think I'm a troll impersonating people, check my join date!
we had a random party at my house a few days ago, and out of nowhere some kid comes rushing out of my room yelling about who has all the fat skis and the DH bike, I try to explain to him that none of my skis are fat(explosives) and he proceeds to try to give me a speech on how is volkl 5 stars are the greatest thing ever in powder and I should sell all my other skis to buy a pair (I have 4 pair of 190 explosives and some iggys in the room). He starts to mention how he is an instructor and is going for his level 2 certification, mid sentence, I pick up my jug of carlo rossi and go drink in the basement, fucking ski instructors.
Idiot seriousally many ski instructor have a fat ski phobia because stuff like explosives arent viewed as "high performance ski" they view on skiing is pretty closed minded.Quote:
Originally Posted by soul_skier
What sad is this year my thugs will more than likely be the fattest ski in the locker room at snowbird.
Get if you are pursuing this as a career. Most "high end" ski instructor jobs require either a level II or III to be considered. And your pay will go up. If you are just screwing around for a couple winters or doing it for a free pass, it's not worth it.
PushwackerinPA - I am almost sure Franz,Kev and Dean will have you beat as they have been on the fat ski trend for longer that your vast 2-3 years at the Bird.P.S.I.A = Probably Stay Inside Anyways - Sorry for the reality check but please I'm almost sure more than one pair of Thugs will be at the Bird let alone in the locker room.
Preetty Silly Isn't Anyway - well I can comment becuse I have a pins for boarding and tele - and the east coast crews for tele (Mickey Stone)and boards (Tom Vickery and Holly) are great. I have learned a lot and met some great people. I have heard the the alpine is far more rigid than the other sports. Remeber 1/2 the level 3 in tele is off piste! pretty good for east coast. They even got me into the jump pools at Lake Placid!
Yes as a 2 or 3 you get better job offers, more $ and better pro-forms (thanks Burton). Just because you met a few tools, does not mean they are all worthless. Go for it - you get out what you put in. The 2 exam does suck but you will learn tons and be a better what ever you ride for it.
I'll save you the trouble - just study up on this I got from 0 BernardFranz and you can say you've got a POBFSI Level II certification, should be good for BIG tips.
VIEW REFERENCES TO the EFFECTIVE SKIING updated 2005? The entire body is involved and participates to adjust on? Bending of activity results from the knoecheln and from the knees, the hips and the unterere back is supported? The hips centered during the revolution and forward to promote a movement by the end and into the new revolution? The internal leg shortens, while the outside leg extends and sets up adjustment and balance with weight on the outside ski? The upper body remains more vertically as the unterere body during the forming and termination phases of the revolution and causes body angles, which align balance over the outside ski? The internal hand, the shoulder and the hip line by the forming and termination phases, resulting in a contradicted relationship between the upper and untereren body (the degree of the cost counter is connected with revolution size and form). ? The hands skiers are before the body to support to the balance. Edge movements: Edge lets that refer to skis the skis to tax revolution radius, form and speed. The edges are released in a frictionless motion and reset? Both skis tilt the same quantity early in the revolution, if the strongest angles develop inside or approach the drop line? _ the shins form forward of and lateral contact with the loading stulpen as the ski role the ski on the new edge? Tension of the internal leg assistance maintain adjustment. Bend of the internal knoechels refers movement forward and laterally for edge angle adjustments. Rotating motion: Rotating motion refers also to turn any part of the body in relation to other parts. Does direction combine more efficiently change with other abilities, does let rotating motion skis? The legs skiers turn assistance under a strong/stable Torso to the leader the skis by the revolution? _ ski and leg turn together during parallel revolution, with D femurs turn in D hip verge (in place of D entirely hip come around). ? The skis are tilted and a suitable quantity turned, in order to manufacture a smooth, C-formed elbow? Trick (steer) movements, which readdress, the skis at the revolution introduction are brought together in the TIMING and in the intensity, by sharpening the skis, in order to prepare for the increased forces, which are caused by edge obligation? Rotating motion should, except which athletic movements progressively its, which are needed, in order to recover balance. Pressure control movements: Pressure control supplies the element of the note, which promotes a smooth travel on each possible level of ski engineer? The skis flow evenly and smoothly over the area, supported by the connections skiers, which work together, in order to handle ski snow interaction. This requires effective pressure management, including application and release of the pressure (sometimes, having the consequence that one or both skis are away from the snow? The skis bend gradually during the revolution, if the entire length is engaged? The quantity of the bend and the extension of the legs skiers changes in retort on the area and the clock period of the upward gradient? Pressure adjustments during the revolution change the TIMING, the intensity and the quantity of pressure redistribution along the skis and from foot to foot? The post note or the post enterprise nzt the revolution ergae? The upper body skiers remains peace and disciplined. Direction movements: Direction movement has as a consequence to move toward for new revolution with the force of gravity and the ski? Skis extends in the direction of the new revolution toward change edges? The skis continue moving forward along their edges during the revolution? Skis drives forward away to move with the skis during the revolution? The knoechel, the knees and the hips roll forward and to move into the new revolution laterally? The skis Unterhaelte its or sight forward, looking in the intended direction of the clearance? The post swings smoothly in the direction of the clearance. VIEW REFERENCES TO the UNSUCCESSFUL SKIING balance and the position: Lack of correct balance and position forms it with difficulty to make other abilities accessible and learn new movements? Some the connections skiers bend too much and other not to enough. E.G. too does little Knoechelflex start the hips to remain behind the knees (the weight too far back) while too much Knoechelflex starts skis, far forward to be too? The upper body is sharpened to inside during the revolution? The internal ski bends more than the outside ski? Skis is rigid or Static and receives around by the area to that the hands and the hips skiers are struck behind the feet. Edge movements: Without suitable edge abilities not capable, the radius, of steering the form or the speed of the revolution skis is? The skis tilt on an edge late in the revolution (in or after the drop line) over and cause a fast and heavy edge set at the end of the revolution? The skis of locations straight above before into the revolution move it back, or push above and in place of inside a diagonal direction toward for new revolution? The extra movements skis of the use, how raising of the internal ski or stopping, in order to change edges? Skis over+bend the hips or the knees know, in order to sharpen the skis on an edge? The movement skiers into the revolution is inaccurate and causes loss of the adjustment and the balance. Rotating motion: Without correct rotating motion control in the difficult area worsens, because that cannot use skis correctly the legs? The shoulders and/or the Torso introduce the rotation of the skis? Trunks or steps with skis to begin to the revolution? The skis swivel or slip during the revolution and cause a z-formed revolution? The skis turn too fast and cause the Overtuning, or do not turn not fast enough and cause the Underturning. Pressure control movements: When does pressure control, which skis of views, lack, as if they or it fight, which areas work instead of with it? The skis and skis keep struck around by the area? Skis is mostly on the back or front from the skis during the revolution instead of in the middle in the skis balanced? The legs do not issue bend and extension in retort on changes in the area? The legs do not issue bend and extension in retort on forces in the revolution? The post enterprise is erratisch in the TIMING and in the direction? The upper body is threshing and undisciplined. Direction movements: Skis who direction movements do not use can, moved against the force of gravity or away by the revolution? The skis movements vertically, upward before moving into the new revolution? The skis swivel or slip, while they move by the revolution? The outside (sloping) the hand skiers, the shoulder and the hip line during the revolution? Skis directly sight regards on the ski points or down the snow and limits? Post rockers also near at the point of the ski or too far behind the foot in place of in of the direction of the new revolution one refers.
That's not level II, only a level III cert could stand on the hill, in a driving snow storm, and blab that long with out his face going numb.
Q: What is the difference between God and ski instructors?
A: God doesn't think he is a ski instructor.
Seriously though, go for it if it's your thing.
Depending on the resort, the pay raise may make it worthwhile. Where I've found that a certification is really useful is in moving to a new resort. If you want to change resorts, having a Level 2 makes it easy to get a job. It tells the resort that you have some sort of skiing and communications skill.
While any idiot can earn a Level 1, the Level 2 exams have a pretty low pass rate (during my first attempt only 20% of the candidates passed, and during my second attempt it was closer to 50%). Passing the exam is basically an indicator that you aren't just any idiot (although you might be a close-minded idiot who thinks that Volkl Karmas are too fat and straight to be skis).