Here is a great article that sums up the Portillo experience albeit it was written a few years ago. The essence of what it is like to visit Portillo is difficult to capture as Portillo “hits” everyone differently. http://www.everettpotter.com/2006/07/summer_skiing_i/
PSIA-Western Divison will be holding it’s annual convention at Mammoth April 29th to May 1st. Chris Fellows will be heading down there to present Total Skiing to the membership. Convention is an education event, where instructors from all over the state of California will assemble and participate in on-snow clinics for three days. It’s a great event, because the energy his high, everyone is game to learn and ski and you see familiar faces that you might not get to…
Congratulations to the following NASTC trainers for making the 2011 Western Regional Team: Mike Costello, Elianne Furtney, Heidi Ettlinger, Kim Mann and Mark Palamaras. These individuals will train together as a team in preparation for the 2012 PSIA National Alpine Team Tryouts. They represent the best of the Western Division.
Daron Rahlves’ Banzai Tour (sponsored by Sugar Bowl Resort) and the NASTC All Conditions/All Terrain course are both taking place at Alpine Meadows on January 23rd! What a sweet “two for one” deal, an opportunity to get great coaching from the top instructors in the country, ski a great mountain and witness a one-of-a-kind event that incorporates the disciplines of big mountain skiing, downhill racing and skier-cross – guess that makes a “three for one” deal. Alpine Meadows is the first…
