First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast

About First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast

Welcome to the First Chair Podcast—the official podcast of PSIA-AASI. Hosted by the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), First Chair features conversations with leading educators, instructors, coaches, and industry experts from across the snowsports community. Whether you're preparing for certification, refining your teaching skills, improving your movement analysis, or simply looking to become a better instructor, each episode offers practical insights and real conversations you can take to the hill. Subscribe for new episodes every week throughout the winter season. Learn more about PSIA-AASI and membership: https://www.thesnowpros.org Connect with us to learn more: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesnowpros Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesnowpros YouTube: @thesnowpros

Publisher

PSIA-AASI First Chair Podcast

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 May 2018

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 of 622 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Case Study on New Hire Training w/ Rick Rauch from Telluride

   Rick Rauch, Telluride Ski Area's training manager, shares Telluride's innovative approach to new hire instructor training, fostering discovery and confidence through ecological dynamics and constraints-based learning in this interview.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   DNA Vibe for Snowsports Instructors: Recovery On and Off Snow

   Host George Thomas interviews DNA Vibe founder and CEO Perry Kamel about the Jazz Band wearable and its recovery benefits for snowsports instructors.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Beyond Mechanics | Movement analysis, a tool for connection + Confidence with josh smith

   Host George Thomas interviews PSIA-AASI National Team member Josh Smith on using movement analysis to build trust and confidence with students.

Inside a recent episode

A Case Study on New Hire Training w/ Rick Rauch from Telluride

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And with new higher instructors, you actually start your article talking about this We're expecting a lot out of these new hires really pretty quickly. I mean, we don't have a whole lot of time between training somebody and getting them ready for some of our busiest times of the year, which are the winter break. Right. You know, in our case, we open typically right at Thanksgiving time, hopefully. And so we get the new hires on snow the first week of December. And on the 26th or 27th of December, the entire world converges on the resort, and it's very busy. All the instructors are working. There has to be some level of confidence and competence for the instructors to go out and feel good about doing it. […]

Who has been a guest on First Chair: PSIA-AASI Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rick Rauch
• Perry Kamel
• Josh Smith
• Paul Geoghegan
• Peter Novom

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

4,938,358

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

59 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

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Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

92

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