PSIA-NRM Nordic

Fall 2011 NRM Nordic Education Committee Report

By Stew Chumbley, NRM Nordic Chair

Finishing up a busy summer off snow PSIA-NRM Nordic got off on the right foot with a
great committee meeting in September. Events and staffing were decided. NRM-Nordic
has moved many of its certification and education events away from normal venues to
smaller resorts. This year we will try to host a Level 2-3 Telemark at Lost Trail. We
continue to have cross-country growth in the northwest primarily from the efforts of
Brenda Winkler. With Herb Davis changing jobs Moonlight Basin we will try out
different venues for our cross-country exams and education here in southwest Montana.
We are speaking with the Yellowstone Club about hosting cross-country events.

The nordic committee had excellent conversations regarding the direction of the SEP. It
was our conclusion that and examiners college is desperately needed to aid in this
process. Unfortunately, this was not approved by the board for this fiscal year. We hope
to see it in the near future to help share exam process, terminology and have discussions
for how we can share across divisions for the future. Many of our NES staff are going to
make the effort to head down to Intermountain this season to shadow events.

Nordic is going to try to hold a pre-academy education event at the end of the season at
Big Sky. Details are being worked out at this point. It is very exciting the National
Nordic Academy is going to happen again this season at A-basin prior to team tryouts.

We have added the expertise of Mary Marshall to our NES group. She brings her
background of a practicing physical therapist. Look for her biomechanics of skiing
clinics offered as electives at Fall Fest for all skiers.