National Team Tryouts

[Tricia]

We have more than a few friends who are trying out for the National Demo Team.
Here is the list of those who are moving into the last day of tryouts

 

[KevinF]

No Mike Rogan?

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Mike is head coach or something so doesn't tryout this year. Same for Jeb Boyd. I know Mike would rather be trying out than not if he had the choice.

 

[Tricia]

This is the post on Facebook of one of the candidates

Last day of PSIA-AASI National Team Tryouts. This group of outstanding #snowpros has been selected to continue to the final round of an extremely fun and definitively torturous tasks created by Michael Rogan . Cograts to all! I am extremely honored, humbled and excited to ski with this group of rockstar skiers and teachers!

 

[James]

Hiked and skied with Bob Barnes and Jennifer Simpson at Aspen Highlands Bowl last year. Also Brian Smith that day but he had to leave before the bowl.

 

[Bob Barnes]

...and you outskied everyone, James--and I have the video to prove it!



Best regards,
Bob

 

[Jilly]

Looks like the PSIA has similar issues that the CSIA has with the women. 6/25!! Will any of them make the team?

 

[Tricia]

Looks like the PSIA has similar issues that the CSIA has with the women. 6/25!! Will any of them make the team?

Absolutely there will be women on the team.
I think the ratio 6/25 is great, considering how many women/men ski, especially at that level

 

[KevinF]

Looks like the PSIA has similar issues that the CSIA has with the women. 6/25!! Will any of them make the team?

Robin Barnes has been on the team for years...

 

[Kneale Brownson]

Same for Jennifer Simpson.

The list doesn't include the snowboarders. Or the freestylers.

Breck still has three cut survivors.

 

[James]

We skied with Robin at Big Sky! Nearly gave her a heart attack by almost landing on @bud heishman when the earth disappeared. But that's another story.

 

[Tricia]

Its understandable that there is an attrition rate for female/male instructors before they get to that level of skiing or instructing.

As an example, we are friends with a couple that are both L2 instructors. Both thinking about their L3. If she gets pregnant, he'll go on merrily to get his L3 Pin and likely continue to move up in the ski instruction world, while she'll direct her goals to kids and other such mom aspects. She'll likely continue to instruct and will definitely continue to be passionate about skiing but her emphasis will likely change.

This is not a bad thing, its just something that happens in the flow of life.

Another example of gender and skiing is the unofficial GTG that we had for season end for the shop we work at. Of all the staff, 4 of us showed up for a ski day at Heavenly. I was the only girl. Close to the same ratio of the Tryout list above.
While we were at Heavenly, we met up with a couple other guys - @Bobalooski @spencer, which threw the ratio more to the male side.
We also met up with @4ster who was skiing with some other folks - IIRC there were two women in that group with some men (I'm not sure how many of the folks standing there were actually with 4ster's group)

Considering the ratio of female/male skiers who are passionate enough to ski this late in the season, the ratio that made that tryout list is pretty good.

 

[Josh Matta]

I think women are too smart to take this job all that seriously most of them are my students(or their kids are my students) and they make far more money than me.

 

[Philpug]

I think women are too smart to take this job all that seriously most of them are my students(or their kids are my students) and they make far more money than me.

Post of the day.

 

[Jilly]

CSIA Interski demo team had 2 women on it last September. I think that's one more than usual.

 

[4ster]

Looks like the PSIA has similar issues that the CSIA has with the women. 6/25!! Will any of them make the team?

My friend Steve (I introduced @Philpug to him Wednesday at Heavenly) who has been to 4 national team tryouts, works with Rachel Bauer & seems to think she really has the chops to make the final team.
I believe Michael Rogan has been appointed as coach for the next term.

Good luck to all the participants!

 

[4ster]

This just in:

The 2016-2020 PSIA/AASI National Teams

Alpine

Robin Barnes
Heidi Ettlinger
Jonathan Ballou
Josh Fogg
Dusty dyer
Eric Lipton
Matt boyd
Dave Lyon
Ann Schorling
Brenna keleher
Jennifer Simpson
Stephen helfenbeim
Brian smith

Freestyle
Ryan christoff

Snowboard
Brendan Metzler
Chris Rodgers
Amy ganz
Nick elferie
Eric rolls
Toni macro

Adaptive
Josh Spoelstra

Nordic
Tele grant bishop
Greg Dixon
Nordic Greg rose
Emily Lovett

 

[TPJ]

Nice! I am friends with Ann Shorling and Grant Bishop. I think both of them are good enough to make the national team in alpine and tele. Ann is an examineer in both disciplines and Grant probably could be if he liked alpine more. I have trained with both of them in alpine and tele, they are some of the best!

 

[Mike King]

Congrats to all of the new members and those who were selected to tryout for the team! I have had the privilege of skiing with several of the new team members: Brian Smith (who was my examiner for Level 2), Jonathan Ballou, Jennifer Simpson, and Robin Barnes (when I observed James launch towards Bud and shed gear for a good ways down Big Rock Tongue!). All great skiers and instructors.

Mike

 

[Tricia]

This just in:

The 2016-2020 PSIA/AASI National Teams

Alpine

Robin Barnes
Heidi Ettlinger
Jonathan Ballou
Josh Fogg
Dusty dyer
Eric Lipton
Matt boyd
Dave Lyon
Ann Schorling
Brenna keleher
Jennifer Simpson
Stephen helfenbeim
Brian smith

Freestyle
Ryan christoff

Snowboard
Brendan Metzler
Chris Rodgers
Amy ganz
Nick elferie
Eric rolls
Toni macro

Adaptive
Josh Spoelstra

Nordic
Tele grant bishop
Greg Dixon
Nordic Greg rose
Emily Lovett

For the Alpine Team -
5 of the 6 women got in
8 of the 19 guys got in
Way to go!