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 LEARN MORE (2 spots left)! 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. LEARN MORE 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 Copyright © *|NASTC|* *|2019|*, All rights reserved. CONTACT US: P.O. Box 9119 Truckee CA 96162 (530) 386-2102