North American Ski Training Center – Tahoe, CA

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  • NISEKO, JAPAN Jan 2028

    NISEKO, JAPAN Jan 2028

    Includes 7 nights lodging, 3 dinners, 6 days lift tickets (let us know if you have IKON), small group instruction all 6 days at 4 different mountains, RT bus Sapporo-Niseko-Sapporo, trip organization). Flight to Sapporo not included. Single upgrades available for approx $750/week.
     
    IN A WORD: From the west coast this is about like going to Europe mid season for a week, the travel is NOT that hard! We stay in a lovely hotel and enjoy the BEST cuisine. We work with locals who take us the BEST places. Our hotel is very close to the mountain, making everything convenient. We recommend you stay a night or two after the ski week to explore nearby Sapporo, a beautiful city, home of both the beer and the Olympics!
    This is NASTC’s 6th visit to this land of the rising sun and endless pow….a perfect training venue for you. Advanced intermediate, advanced, and expert skiers welcome!

    Niseko is truly THE powder skier’s paradise.  Niseko may as well be a synonym for snow, as it never stops snowing here.  Niseko is located in Hokkaido, the northern most island of Japan and it lies just southwest of the city of Sapporo.  Niseko’s fortunate location allows it to receive the winter storms blowing off the Siberian plateau yielding some of the most abundant yearly snowfall in the world (600 inches and more per year!) Niseko consistently has some of the deepest powder snow you will ever ski.  The ski areas are actually 4 resorts:  Annupuri, Niseko Village (Higashiyama), Hanazono and Hirafu.  All are accessible with the same lift ticket.  These resorts have something for every skier (except the fair weather ones): wide open powder fields, immaculately groomed runs, exciting tree skiing and an abundance of off-piste terrain and backcountry skiing.  This area of Japan’s amazing skiing is most famous for its pillows of snow that you can explode through, trails of white smoke following your every turn and face shots that go over your head.

    We stay at one of several beautiful hotels very close to the resort base. Breakfast is included and there are Onsen baths at Niseko so bring your suit!  During the week you will be treated to a variety of restaurants, sampling all sorts of Japanese cuisine and experiences.

    Japan doesn’t do anything half way, the lift system is modern with lots of gondolas and covered chairlifts to keep you warm on those ever-present snowy days.  Imagine a day of ripping through fresh snow, followed by a soak in a traditional onsen (hot spring bath) watching the steam rise as snowflakes fall gently around you and dinner in a cozy traditional Japanese restaurant with sushi, steamy bowls of ramen, Japanese mixed grill and sake to fill your belly.  If Japanese food is not your thing, don’t fret as there are many different restaurants to choose from and offer a variety of international food. English is spoken widely throughout the Niseko area and the villagers are very welcoming and friendly.  Views of Mt. Yotei (the Mt. Fuji of Hokkaido), a perfect conical shaped volcano will greet you just about everywhere you go.

    NASTC will be your guide as you take in this extraordinary skiing adventure.  You will learn how to adapt your skiing to the variety of terrain and snow conditions, maximize ski design for more efficient and fluid skiing and master powder and soft snow skiing skills.  This trip will combine a unique cultural experience with an exhilarating ski adventure.  Round out your adventure ski training vacation with a side trip to Kyoto or Tokyo.  You will fly into Hong Kong or Kyoto and then connect via a short flight to Sapporo.  From Sapporo it is a short ride from the airport through the Hokkaido countryside to Niseko.  The week will be full of great skiing, coaching and fun cultural experiences.  This will be another great NASTC adventure and one that is for sure to stick out in the memory books.

    Itinerary:

    Friday – Depart United States for Japan

    Saturday – Arrive into Tokyo and connect to Sapporo – Chitose, shuttle to Niseko (approx. 2.5hrs)

    Sunday-Friday – ski at all 4 mountains (6 days of skiing):  Niseko Village, Annupuri, Hirafu and Hanazono

    Saturday – departure day, land home same day

     

    SAMPLE ITINERARY (changes will be made as needed)

    Day 1 (Sunday) – Ski at Hirafu resort.  Warm up into your week of skiing, your trainers will assess your skiing skills as you take your warm up runs and determine which group will best suit your skill base and goals.  Skiing focus for this day will be centered on achieving a better centered stance, the foundation for good skiing and skill blending.  You will go through some drills and exercises to help you find a better balanced position over your skis.  You will ski a variety of turns throughout the day to help recognize and maintain this ideal centered position.

    Evening activity:  Review the video footage shot from earlier in the day followed by dinner in town.

    Day 2 – Ski at Hanazono resort.  Skiing focus will be geared towards maintaining lateral balance throughout the turn with specific attention focused on the transition.  You will run through a series of exercises that will target this area of your skill set specifically.  You will continue to develop lateral balance skills through application in various types of terrain and turns.

    Evening activity:  Traditional Japanese Dinner at Abucha

    Day 3 – Ski at Annupuri resort.  Briefly revisit skiing concepts from the previous day and move towards working on rotary skills.  You will go through drills and exercises that will target areas of weakness in your rotary control movements.  Reinforce rotary skill development and balancing concepts through terrain exploration.

    Evening activity:  Review video footage from earlier in the day

    Day 4– Ski at Niseko.  Skiing focus is targeted towards developing tactics for more successful off-piste skiing by improving skill blending abilities.  Drills and exercises will be set up to build and develop skill blending capabilities and identifying tactical choices. Explore the exhilarating powder and “Juhyo” – “ice trees” in Miharashi.

    Evening activity:  Traditional Japanese Bath House

    Day 5 – Ski at Hanazono.  Skiing focus will be on recognizing appropriate tactics and skill blending adjustments needed for the terrain and conditions.

    Evening activity:  Review video footage taken from the last few days, followed by dinner in town.

    Day 6 – Ski at Niseko.  Skiing focus will be on integrating lessons learned and personal feedback.  Explore “Little Jackson” a portion of the hundreds of acres of gated side-country terrain.

    Evening activity: Dinner at RIN, Yakatori style restaurant

    Day 7 (Saturday Jan 25) – departure day

    Lodging for the week:  one of several great choices, we are currently booking.

    Our hotel choices are equipped with indoor and outdoor hot spring baths (“Onsen”).  Breakfast is included daily and includes a buffet of Western and Japanese selections.

    Trip Extensions:

    Japan has so much to offer with regards to cultural variety, architecture and natural beauty.  Other destinations that might be of interest to you to visit while in Japan are: Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Lake Toya and more.

  • FEBRUARY NEWS

    AVY CLASS ADDED MARCH 15-17
    Because these have been so popular, we’ve added a final set of dates until next December. Space is limited and will go fast, sign up as soon as you can. The AIARE curriculum is a 3-day intensive seminar designed to give you an understanding of avalanche formation, “nature’s billboard” observation skills, the ability to use an avalanche transceiver and probe and how to dig a snow study pit.  This is a minimum amount of know-how if you want to travel, ski or ride in the backcountry or sidecountry safely.  There is time spent in the classroom and lots in the field.

    ALL CONDITIONS/ TERRAIN at SQUAW MARCH 2-4
    SQUAW CLINIC MORE INFO
    The All Conditions/Terrain course is NASTC’s popular full immersion course designed to get you off that intermediate or advanced plateau. Our highly experienced coaches will help you make the changes you need to meet your skiing goals. Your goals are our goals. Through a successful methodology including breaking down your skiing to its fundamentals, reviewing the building blocks of high-level skiing, video, equipment discussions, fitness recommendations, practical technique/tactics, and lots and lots of mileage, these top trainers will guide you in groups of 5 or fewer through our step-by-step progression towards total skiing mastery. Price range from $995-$1595 dep on lift tix and lodging (Instruction, tech talks, dinner incl)

    PORTILLO, CHILE AUGUST 7-16
    PORTILLO ADVENTURE MORE INFO
    Portillo is unlike any other resort in the world. Its majestic Andean setting is weaved with Incan folklore and the ultimate in skiing culture and history. The incredible setting and atmosphere of Portillo will lift your soul and capture your heart. Portillo offers its guests world class skiing, dining and lodging. Gastronomy and hospitality are held to the highest standards and the terrain is legendary. Portillo has its own gymnasium, fitness gym, swimming pool, spa, movie theatre and nightclub. You don’t have to leave this Andean paradise for anything; in fact you may never want to leave. You will encounter great camaraderie during your stay and can expect to make lifelong friends as you live, laugh and ski side by side in this Andean treasure.

    ST ANTON
    MARCH 7-14
    ST ANTON MORE INFO

    AND FINALLY A BIG WELCOME HOME
    TO OUR KICKING HORSE GROUP!
    A huge thank you to our Sponsors: Rossignol, Hestra Gloves, Patagonia, Smith Optics, Clif Bar, LEKI, BCA, Black Diamond, and the Cedar House Sport Hotel
    Thank you also to PSIA-AASI, AIARE, CSIA, AMGA, and the Tahoe National Forest

  • Happy 2020! Don’t Miss The Chance To Improve Your Skiing And Get Avy Savvy
    We hope you had a great holiday season and that your 2020 will include lots of skiing and adventuring! And we hope to be a part of that! Join us in Kicking Horse, St Anton, Squaw, or Portillo! Or take an Avalanche Course. Hire one of our guides for a backcountry tour. Come catskiing with us at Homewood! Let us know anytime how we can help make your alpine skiing, adventure travel, backcountry skiing, and rock climbing dreams come true!

    SNOWSHOE THOMPSON HAD TO BE THE MOST BADASS BACKCOUNTRY SKIING MAILMAN EVER

    Today the high Sierra is renowned for its massive snowpack, often more than 20 feet in a winter season that stretches six or seven months…In the mid-1800s, snows routinely closed the passes for months, leaving settlers and miners in what is now eastern Nevada completely isolated from the outside world.

    The mail simply couldn’t get through, until Norwegian-born John Thompson agreed to carry it 90 miles each way through the Sierra Nevada, from Placerville, CA to Mormon Station, UT (now Genoa, Nevada). He showed up for the job carrying a pair of 10-foot oak planks, what we would call skis today. Thompson called them snowshoes.

    For the next 20 years, he would make the 180-mile round-trip twice each month…carrying an 80-pound mailbag and little else. No blankets or tent, no map or compass, only matches and…
    CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS GREAT ARTICLE

    ST ANTON SKI ADVENTURE IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS MARCH 7-14
    The most legendary ski resort in the world…a total of 88 cable cars and lifts…305 km of marked ski runs, and 200 km of off-piste and challenging steep slopes and deep-snow ski runs. This Tyrolean village in the heart of the Austrian Alps knows how to win over skiers, and its a big change from your typical U.S. resort experience. Envision leaving your own tracks in fresh powder as you ski a line from high up on the mountain down into one of the neighboring villages. At day’s end decompress at one of St Anton’s many vibrant apres ski spots that range from warming huttes on the side of the run to bustling bars and fancy cafes in town!
    LEARN MORE ABOUT SKIING ST ANTON (4 spots left)

    NEW! SKI FITNESS BOOK $19.95
    This helpful book by Chris Fellows and Doug Kechijian includes a comprehensive lineup of exercises that will help you improve your individual fitness so you can build greater endurance and strength. This guide is perfect for you if you’re seeking a solid, skiing-specific workout regimen.
    ORDER TODAY, WE’LL SHIP TOMORROW

    GREAT PAWS CAUSE TO SUPPORT

    The Alpine Avalanche Rescue Foundation was formed to raise funds to support avalanche safety and education for professional rescuers and public throughout California. These dogs are awesome! Check out their photo gallery!
    LEARN MORE AND SEE THEIR CUTE PHOTOS

    AIARE AVALANCHE CLASSES
    Comprehensive, entry-level, 3-day AIARE avalanche class held indoors and out, designed for those with basic ski/snowboard touring experience. You should be an intermediate skier/rider at least; no other prerequisites to take this course. Jan 31-Feb 2 and Feb 15-17.
    LEARN MORE & REGISTER TODAY (2 classes)

    KICKING HORSE, BC FEB 2-8
    The dream trip and ski clinic for every serious skier and powderhound! Kicking Horse is one of those destinations that is talked about in hushed whispers because those that have been there can’t contain their excitement, yet don’t want to spread the word too far!
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  • Happy 2020! Don’t Miss The Chance To Improve Your Skiing And Get Avy Savvy
    We hope you had a great holiday season and that your 2020 will include lots of skiing and adventuring! And we hope to be a part of that! Join us in Kicking Horse, St Anton, Squaw, or Portillo! Or take an Avalanche Course. Hire one of our guides for a backcountry tour. Come catskiing with us at Homewood! Let us know anytime how we can help make your alpine skiing, adventure travel, backcountry skiing, and rock climbing dreams come true!

    SNOWSHOE THOMPSON HAD TO BE THE MOST BADASS BACKCOUNTRY SKIING MAILMAN EVER

    Today the high Sierra is renowned for its massive snowpack, often more than 20 feet in a winter season that stretches six or seven months…In the mid-1800s, snows routinely closed the passes for months, leaving settlers and miners in what is now eastern Nevada completely isolated from the outside world.

    The mail simply couldn’t get through, until Norwegian-born John Thompson agreed to carry it 90 miles each way through the Sierra Nevada, from Placerville, CA to Mormon Station, UT (now Genoa, Nevada). He showed up for the job carrying a pair of 10-foot oak planks, what we would call skis today. Thompson called them snowshoes.

    For the next 20 years, he would make the 180-mile round-trip twice each month…carrying an 80-pound mailbag and little else. No blankets or tent, no map or compass, only matches and…
    CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS GREAT ARTICLE

    ST ANTON SKI ADVENTURE IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS MARCH 7-14
    The most legendary ski resort in the world…a total of 88 cable cars and lifts…305 km of marked ski runs, and 200 km of off-piste and challenging steep slopes and deep-snow ski runs. This Tyrolean village in the heart of the Austrian Alps knows how to win over skiers, and its a big change from your typical U.S. resort experience. Envision leaving your own tracks in fresh powder as you ski a line from high up on the mountain down into one of the neighboring villages. At day’s end decompress at one of St Anton’s many vibrant apres ski spots that range from warming huttes on the side of the run to bustling bars and fancy cafes in town!
    LEARN MORE ABOUT SKIING ST ANTON (4 spots left)

    NEW! SKI FITNESS BOOK $19.95
    This helpful book by Chris Fellows and Doug Kechijian includes a comprehensive lineup of exercises that will help you improve your individual fitness so you can build greater endurance and strength. This guide is perfect for you if you’re seeking a solid, skiing-specific workout regimen.
    ORDER TODAY, WE’LL SHIP TOMORROW

    GREAT PAWS CAUSE TO SUPPORT

    The Alpine Avalanche Rescue Foundation was formed to raise funds to support avalanche safety and education for professional rescuers and public throughout California. These dogs are awesome! Check out their photo gallery!
    LEARN MORE AND SEE THEIR CUTE PHOTOS

    AIARE AVALANCHE CLASSES
    Comprehensive, entry-level, 3-day AIARE avalanche class held indoors and out, designed for those with basic ski/snowboard touring experience. You should be an intermediate skier/rider at least; no other prerequisites to take this course. Jan 31-Feb 2 and Feb 15-17.
    LEARN MORE & REGISTER TODAY (2 classes)

    KICKING HORSE, BC FEB 2-8
    The dream trip and ski clinic for every serious skier and powderhound! Kicking Horse is one of those destinations that is talked about in hushed whispers because those that have been there can’t contain their excitement, yet don’t want to spread the word too far!
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  • Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding Book

    Authors interview and podcast link:

    The new Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding book is now available for free to members as a digital edition. Print copies of the book will be available in November.

    This brand new resource, written by former PSIA Alpine Team member Chris Fellows and Douglas Kechijian, offers guidance for a fitness training regimen that promotes improved movement and body longevity for snowsports instructors.

    Having technical expertise combined with physical preparation opens up new possibilities for skiers and riders.

    Here, Fellows discusses the idea for the book, and how it can help professional instructors and their students:

    Where did you get the idea for this book?

    During a NASTC camp in Portillo in 2017 (PSIA-AASI CEO) Nick Herrin, Doug and I dreamt up the concept. It was the first powder day of the week and we were skiing nonstop runs down Plateau and Garganta, also known by the gringo name…Gargantua. We were amazed at how many good skiers and riders there were, although not abnormal for Portillo. We knew that to ride continuous runs at speed all morning there was a level of fitness beyond the norm. We said, imagine if everyone could be this fit. That moment started us working on the book.

    How will it benefit ski and snowboard instructors?

    It won’t, unless they make a lifestyle choice to incorporate the concepts into their regimen and teaching. Then they will see increased performance and body durability. They will also experience a long, injury free season.

    What new information does it contain, and how does it speak to current fitness trends?

    Nothing new. Just well thought through exercises and drills that address the physical preparation needs of all skiers and riders. Don’t expect the hot new drill or exercise that you see your favorite snow sports athlete doing on YouTube. These are tried and true drills that will create solid foundations for athletic movement on snow.

    How will this book help instructors prepare for the season, and stay healthier during the winter?

    By giving them a physical fitness recipe with the proper ingredients that they can mix and match to meet their specific needs. By building this early season program they will segue into the season being stronger, more mobile and with better endurance. This will set up a good starting point for a fun and challenging season.

    Why is it such a timely release?

    There is no time like the present to get started on a fitness regime. As Warren Miller said, “If you don’t start now, you will be one year older when you do.

    This book is being billed as a resource that can also benefit students. How?

    Everyone can use this information to improve. Students have always looked to instructors to provide them with information that they have used to get better. Now instructors can link this information to the student and the student can do research and get the information direct and ultimately be linked into the PSIA-AASI world. It’s a great way to cast a wider net for future instructors as well as future students.

    Get your free digital copy of Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding (you must log in to access the manual).

    Listen to Chris and Doug on the First Chair Podcast:

  • THANK YOU for skiing & climbing with us 25 Years! ❄
    THANK YOU for being part of the NASTC family all these years! It has been 25 years since we started NASTC in 1994, and we are grateful for almost 3 decades of skiing, climbing, and adventuring with you.The dream to start NASTC came from Chris and Jenny Fellows and the late Mike Sodergren. The idea was a total immersion ski school along the lines of the great Austrian and French Ski Instructor Academies where students immersed themselves for multiple days.

    We started NASTC with 6 courses at 3 ski areas: Donner Ski Ranch, Sugar Bowl, and Whistler. Next we added Portillo and Kirkwood. With the help of countless individuals we kept trying to create the best high-performance ski school where true “students of the sport” could get the advanced training they sought and have the opportunity to experience greater adventure and excitement at mt ranges around the world. Mike lived to help plant the seeds, but tragically died with 17 others including his wife Mariam – another beloved Tahoe ski instructor – in a landslide in Thredbo, Australia in 1997.

    In 2002 we founded our rock climbing school as well, with a mission to offer all ages and abilities climbers a fun chance to climb with the best guides on Donner Summit.  Rock climbing is the great equalizer: when you’re up off the ground, whether 5′ or 500′ of air beneath you, you have to be in the moment, you can neither look back nor forward. Kids are especially natural at climbing, both physically and mentally. Climbing is a great activity for parent/child, colleagues, or as an event activity.

    NASTC now offers a rotation of 28 courses at 16 world-class resorts worldwide.  We draw from the top guns in the world of ski instruction – the teachers of teachers – the PhDs of ski pros.  We are so incredibly lucky to count these instructors and guides as our friends and colleagues. They’ve made a career teaching skiing and helping people truly improve and further enjoy their sport.

    When you come to NASTC you don’t just “take a clinic” and leave.  You become part of a family, truly improve, and leave with a road towards further improvement.  You make life-long skiing friends who enjoy great camaraderie and stay in touch long after the course ends. Heck, we even take partial credit for a few marriages…love birds who met at NASTC!

    So, again, our heartfelt thanks to you for being with us all these years. You are why we do what we do, and we hope to see you soon! Here’s to another 25 years of adventuring together!

    ENJOY A LAUGH WITH THIS FANTASTIC SHORT FILM
    A hilarious 6-min animated film about
    SEARCH AND RESCUE GONE WRONG 

    JOIN US IN BIG SKY, MT DEC 9-11
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    NEW! SKI FITNESS BOOK $19.95

    BY CHRIS FELLOWS & DOUG KECHIJIAN
    Hardcover copies of Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding are available now! This helpful book includes a comprehensive lineup of exercises that will help you improve your individual fitness so you can build greater endurance and strength – which means longer and healthier seasons! Written by former PSIA Alpine Team member Chris Fellows (NASTC) and Doug Kechijian (Resilient Performance), who has a PhD in physical therapy from Columbia University, this guide is perfect for professional instructors or goal-oriented recreational skiers who seek a solid, snowsports-specific workout regimen. It is available now through NASTC and PSIA.
    ORDER TODAY, WE’LL SHIP TOMORROW

    2019.20 NASTC COURSE CALENDAR
    Dec 7 | AIARE Rescue Course in Truckee
    Dec 8-10 | AIARE L2 in Truckee
    Dec 9-11 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Big Sky
    Dec 9-10 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Squaw Valley
    Dec 13-15 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Jan 18-19 | Backcountry Basics at Homewood
    Jan 18-20 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Jan 31-Feb 2 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Feb 2-8 | All Mountain & Heli Skiing in Kicking Horse
    Feb 8-9 | Backcountry Basics at Homewood
    Feb 15-17 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Mar 2-4 | All Conditions All Terrain at Squaw Valley
    Mar 7 | AIARE Rescue Course in Truckee
    Mar 7-14 | All Mountain Adventure in St Anton, Austria
    Mar 8-10 | AIARE L2 in Truckee
    Mar 15-17 | Catskiing Guide Course at Homewood

    Guided backcountry skiing for individuals or groups, and resort private lessons also available – Text or call 530-386-2102.
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    DEC-FEB AVALANCHE CLASSES

    MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BEFORE THEY FILL UP!
    Dec 13-15 & Jan 18-20 & Jan 31-Feb 2 & Feb 15-17
    This course is a comprehensive, entry-level avalanche class designed for those with basic ski/snowboard touring experience. You should be an intermediate skier/rider at least, but there are no other prerequisites to take this course. Everyone should take this before heading out into the backcountry. All of our avalanche courses are based on the AIARE program curriculum.
    REGISTER TODAY

    KICKING HORSE, BC FEB 2-8
    The dream trip and ski clinic for every serious skier and powderhound! Kicking Horse is one of those destinations that is talked about in hushed whispers because those that have been there can’t contain their excitement, yet don’t want to spread the word too far!
    LEARN MORE
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    CONTACT US:
    P.O. Box 9119
    Truckee CA 96162
    (530) 386-2102

  • NEW Fitness Book by Chris&Doug

    https://www.thesnowpros.org/news/id/2398/new-free-digital-resource-fitness-for-skiing-and-snowboarding

  • 10.29.19 Blog/Eblast

    2019.20 NASTC COURSE CALENDAR
    Dec 7 | AIARE Rescue Course in Truckee
    Dec 8-10 | AIARE L2 in Truckee
    Dec 9-11 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Big Sky
    Dec 9-10 | Jumpstart your Skiing at Squaw Valley
    Dec 13-15 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Jan 18-19 | Backcountry Basics at Homewood
    Jan 18-20 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Jan 31-Feb 2 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Feb 2-8 | All Mountain & Heli Skiing in Kicking Horse
    Feb 8-9 | Backcountry Basics at Homewood
    Feb 15-17 | AIARE L1 in Truckee
    Mar 2-4 | All Conditions All Terrain at Squaw Valley
    Mar 7 | AIARE Rescue Course in Truckee
    Mar 7-14 | All Mountain Adventure in St Anton, Austria
    Mar 8-10 | AIARE L2 in Truckee
    Mar 15-17 | Catskiing Guide Course at HomewoodGuided backcountry skiing for individuals or groups, and resort private lessons also available – Text or call 530-386-2102.
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    JOIN US IN BIG SKY, MONTANA

    JUMPSTART YOUR SKI SEASON | DECEMBER 9-11
    Big Sky has the best snow in the country right now with more on the way. This annual camp is the best way to get lots of early season mileage and coaching. Enjoy three days focused on you in small groups on a massive mountain!
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    NEW! SKI FITNESS BOOK

    BY CHRIS FELLOWS & DOUG KECHIJIAN

    If you’re a PSIA instructor then you have just received a fantastic new digital resource created just for you, and – best of all – absolutely free to PSIA-AASI members. Fitness for Skiing and Snowboarding, which includes a comprehensive lineup of exercises that will help you improve your individual fitness so you can build greater endurance and strength – which means longer and healthier seasons! Written by former PSIA Alpine Team member Chris Fellows (NASTC) and Doug Kechijian (Resilient Performance), who has a PhD in physical therapy from Columbia University, this guide is perfect for professional instructors or goal-oriented recreational skiers who seek a solid, snowsports-specific workout regimen. It is available now through the Snow Pro Library app. A print version will be available for purchase next month!

    SAVE 10% OFF YOUR EARLY PRINT VERSION!
    PREORDER TODAY

    AIARE AVALANCHE CLASSES

    MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BEFORE THEY FILL UP!
    This course is a comprehensive, entry-level avalanche class designed for those with basic ski/snowboard touring experience. You should be an intermediate skier/rider at least, but there are no other prerequisites to take this course. Everyone should take this before heading out into the backcountry.

    All of our avalanche courses are based on the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) program curriculum. NASTC’s avalanche school is based at the beautiful Cedar House Sport Hotel. Our professional instructors and guides lead you through the classroom portion of the curriculum and then head to the field for hands-on learning, instruction, scenarios, and step-by-step decision-making.
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    JOIN US IN KICKING HORSE, BC

    POWDER & STEEP SKIING | FEBRUARY 2-8
    The dream trip and ski clinic for every serious skier and powderhound! Kicking Horse is one of those destinations that is talked about in hushed whispers because those that have been there can’t contain their excitement, yet don’t want to spread the word too far! You will stay in a beautiful home at the base of the resort, a short walk to the lift, and enjoy daily breakfast, lunch, dinner and aprés ski catered by a private chef.
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    SOELDEN WORLD CUP OPENER

    KIWI SKIER, ALICE ROBINSON, WINS WORLD CUP OPENER ON OCTOBER 26 IN SOELDEN
    On Saturday Oct 26, seventeen-year old Alice Robinson became the youngest Soelden World Cup winner EVER, and the youngest WC winner since Mikaela Schiffrin nearly 7 years ago. With an incredible second run, she edged Schiffrin and Tessa Worley out for the win. It was only her 11th start.

    “It’s nice to start off quite well, but I just got to keep building and hopefully keep it up,” said Robinson, who plans to start in her first World Cup speed event at a super-G in St. Moritz in December.

    Robinson moved to Queenstown from Australia at age four and learned skiing at Coronet Peak. A local coach, Tim Cafe, led her through the international youth ranks but the pair went separate ways after Robinson joined Chris Knight’s International Ski Racing Academy in the Italian Dolomites, with Val di Fassa and San Pellegrino as main training venues. She also trained in the past at Sugar Bowl Academy, CA.  We’ve known awesome Alice and her wonderful family for many years and can’t wait to watch her bright future!
    SEE ALICE’S WINNING RUN

    FROG LAKE UPDATE

    TRUCKEE DONNER LAND TRUST MEETING
    Last week Chris went with Truckee Donner Land Trust Executive Director, Perry Norris, out to Frog Lake to get a look at this incredible 600-acre new acquisition that will provide fantastic backcountry skiing, secluded summer rock climbing, and future hiking and biking trails. This is the type of location we want to take you to! The campaign to conserve Frog Lake, Red Mountain & Carpenter Ridge ties into other conserved landscapes like Lower Carpenter Valley and Independence Lake, and gives a sneak peak at potential trails that will open up these incredible places to the public. Please respect the current property owners and wait to explore these in 2020 when we complete the acquisition.
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  • SNOWCAT SKIING (TAHOE/TRUCKEE)

    SNOWCAT SKIING (TAHOE/TRUCKEE)

    PRIVATE CATSKIING GROUPS

    Call our office to book your groups’ day at beautiful Homewood Mountain Resort on Lake Tahoe and enjoy early access to reservations on the cat. Groups of up to 8. Price varies based on your group size. You will enjoy over 750 acres of backcountry terrain on the flanks of Ellis Peak, above the resort’s ski area boundary, including a wide variety of options from perfectly-spaced tree runs to steeps, powder bowls and intermediate-level glades all leading guests back to the in-bounds terrain at the resort. Participants enjoy laps with 1,824′ vertical from the top of Ellis Peak – where panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and the Desolation Wilderness await – to the bottom of the Old Homewood Express chairlift.

    2024 Dates and Pricing: call the NASTC office 530-386-2102 or [email protected]

     


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  • Event Calendar

    Event Calendar

    Dec 9-11 Jumpstart your Ski Season at Big Sky MT
    Dec 9-10 Jumpstart your Ski Season at Squaw Valley, CA
    Dec 7 AIARE Rescue Course
    Dec 8-10 AIARE L2
    Dec 13-15 AIARE L1
    Jan 18-19 Backcountry Basics at Homewood, CA
    Jan 18-20 AIARE L1
    Jan 31-Feb 2 AIARE L1
    Feb 2-8 Kicking Horse, British Columbia (almost sold out)
    Feb 8-9 Backcountry Basics at Homewood, CA
    Feb 15-17 AIARE L1
    March 2-4 All Conditions All Terrain at Squaw Valley, CA
    March 7 AIARE Rescue Course
    March 8-10 AIARE L2
    March 7-14 St Anton, Austria
    March 15-17 Guide Course at Homewood, CA
    Guided backcountry skiing for individuals or groups, and resort private lessons also available. Text or call 530-386-2102.