Pro Days - Pro Days Camps - Pro Sessions

The CSIA is excited to offer you customizable training opportunities with Pro Days, Pro Days Camps, and Pro Sessions!

Pro Days offer full day (4.5 hours on snow) training opportunities for advancement of your skiing and teaching skills based on your personal aspirations and where you are in your own journey. Looking for some guidance as you set your sights on your next Level of certification? Need help brushing up your demonstration skills? Want to train alongside your ski school peers? There is a Pro Day for you.

Enhance your training experience with multi-day Pro Days Camps of 2 or more consecutive days, for an even deeper focus and access to exclusive training topics!

Pro Days, Sessions and Camps are open to all Regular and Affiliate members in good standing and qualify for Membership Recall.

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Pro Day Short Turns
(Join an Intro or Advanced session, for a customized experience based on your skills and experience!)

Our Pro Day Short Turns offers both introductory and advanced sessions. Develop your short turn skills to expand your terrain options or fine-tune your skills for greater speed and performance.  Learn how to effectively incorporate short turns into your skiing toolbox. We'll guide you through the essential skills needed to execute them and break down the differences between intermediate, advanced, and expert-level short turns. Tailored to your ability, this program provides the tools and tactics to help you develop and refine your short-turn technique, regardless of your experience level.

Intro session is recommended for Level 1 instructors training for Level 2 or Level 2 instructors who are looking to build confidence with their short turn demonstrations or teaching tactics. Advanced session is recommended for Level 2 instructors training for Level 3 or Level 3 instructors looking to increase their ski performance on steeper terrain and learn advanced teaching strategies.

OBJECTIVES 

• A basic understanding of assessment and development strategies for short turns. 
• Controlled speed 
• Perform controlled, linked short turns on blue-to-black terrain 

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

• Understanding the short turn. Be able to answer, what is a short turn? 
• Knowing when, where why and how we use short turns
• Recognize what skills are required to perform a short turn
• Understand the difference between Intermediate, Advanced and Expert short turns (depending on your audience) 
• Receive the tools and tactics to help develop short turn skills 

Pro Day Bumps
(Join an Intro or Advanced session, for a customized experience based on your skills and experience!)

Offered in both introductory and advanced sessions, showing you how to develop the skills needed to navigate bumps. These full-day sessions will help you elevate your bump skiing. The sessions have been designed to help you develop the fundamentals of navigating moguls and uneven terrain. You'll learn different approaches and lines through the bumps, including how to read and react to the structure of moguls to maintain balance and control. From intermediate to expert-level bump skiing, we’ll break down the key skills required for each level, providing tailored tools and tactics to help you improve. By the end of the day, you’ll confidently ski bumps with controlled turns, manage speed, and have a deeper understanding of strategies to safely assess and tackle ungroomed terrain.

Intro session is recommended for instructors who have limited experience skiing or teaching in bumps. Terrain choices will be appropriate for learning new skills and tactics while increasing confidence. Advanced session is recommended for instructors who are already comfortable skiing intermediate bumps and are ready to increase the challenge level with speed or terrain. This is a great session for those looking to explore advanced teaching strategies and tactics.

OBJECTIVES 

• Safety - ski in the bumps safely. Ability to pick a safe line 
• Controlled linked turns on ungroomed terrain (ability and skier level dependent)   

• Control of speed  

• A basic understanding of assessment and development strategies for bumps 

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

• Understanding bump skiing fundamentals   

• Different approaches/lines to skiing bumps and the structure of different bumps (e.g., face, trough, tail)  

• Recognizing how to use terrain to assist turning and remaining balanced   

• Knowledge of the 5 skills required to ski in the bumps or broken terrain  

• Difference between Intermediate, Advanced and Expert Bump skiing (depending on your audience)  

• Tools and tactics to help develop bump skiing  

Pro Day Women In Skiing
(taught by Women, for Women!)
Open to members who identify as female of all ages, abilities and perspectives, this program is offered in two different formats:

Pro Day Women In Skiing (1-day)
The Pro Day - WIS is for all those that identify as female to come and join in on a day not just for ski improvement (we’ll do that of course!) but also for something else. There is just something special that happens when a group of women ski together. The support and encouragement to expand your comfort zone results in a super fun day that leaves you with new friends, mentors, and a feeling of accomplishment. Women of all levels are welcomed, and an effort will be made to form groups of similar ability levels or interests. Themes that are explored are potential gender differences, motivation and leadership. Please come join us and see why a WIS day is so impactful and inspiring.

Pro Day Camp – Women in Skiing Summit (3-day Camp)
All the WIS Pro Day offers and more! 3 days with a group and coach that will inspire you to reach your next goal. Whether it is to gain more confidence off piste, increase speed and performance, learn from a coach that moves more like you, or simply just meet an amazing group of people, the WIS camp will exceed your expectations in all areas. Camps typically include ski improvement on and off piste, optional brush training, speakers, and social events where possible. All ages, all abilities welcome. Do this for you. You deserve it!

Objectives :

• Provide a unique opportunity for those that identify as women to ski together and learn in a supportive, inspiring atmosphere.
• Provide the environment to create friendships and mentoring opportunities in our membership.

Pro Day Custom
Pro Day Custom fully adapts to you and Snow School’s needs! Most sessions will be delivered in collaboration with the Snow Schools, based on a specific topic. All details available in your local Pro room!

Pro Day Custom may also include special regional programming, or open training at smaller resorts.

Pro Session Custom

Pro Sessions are a “half day” (2.5 hours on snow) providing a quick hit of ski specific training in a shorter time frame, if the full day Pro Day doesn’t fit your regular schedule. Watch for AM and PM sessions as well as evening training opportunities where night skiing is available!  (not available in all regions).

Pro Days Race

Coming in 2025 to select locations across the country! Keep an eye out for the official launch!