The PSIA XC Team wrap up of Interski 2015 in Ushuaia, Argentina written and compiled by David Lawrence, 2015 PSIA representative for cross country skiing. Read the Interski 2015 nordic cross country skiing wrap-up from PSIA/AASI U.S. team member David Lawrence. Countries represented in this report: Italy, USA, Finland, Denmark, Swiss, Australia, Canada, Argentina.
I just returned from PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America) all teams Fall Workshop, what we call Team Training. Team Training represents the major, annual focal point of the 30 member, multidiscipline snow-sports team, a collection of the best US ski instructors from Alpine, Snowboard, Adaptive, Telemark and Cross Country. There's a LOT of stuff in this report. Give the article a quick scroll and dive into what interests YOU the most!
In this video, David Lawrence describes PSIA's new XC Technical Model. The model was developed by PSIA, in conjunction with USSA, for cross country skiing, both skate skiing and classic skiing and for coaches and instructors. The model combines USSA's Sports Performance Triangle with PSIA's XC Skills Concept.
Check out this quick video and article about how I got ski ready in six roller ski sessions using agility drills sprinkled throughout my 8 mile roller ski.