AASI-NRM:
Know your DCEs

Chad Jones : Rock Reman : Eric Sheckleton
Chris Kronebusch : Stephen Craig : Jim Driver

Name:Chad Jones aka: Hambone
Age:31
Marital status? Nope
Number of kids? 0 Number of grandkids? 0
Age you started riding? 17, but skied since I was 3
Goofy or regular? regular
Do you ski? yes
Where were you born? West by God Virginia
Where do you live? Missoula
Mountain you teach out of? Big Sky
Years experience teaching? 10
When you became a Clinician/Examiner? 1999 or 2000
What you love about being a clinician/examiner? Getting out, meeting people and learning from them, and getting to ride other places aroud the country.
What you hate about being a clinician/examiner? Nothing,maybe all the fame and fortune.
What type of snowboard do you ride? Volkl
What type of car do you drive? 1996 Subaru GT
Favorite turn? Turn 6 at Leguna Seca
What would we be surprised to find out about you? Nothing, I carry no secrets
What song title best describes your first snowboard lesson? 
What is your favorite type of music? Rock n roll, punk rock and ska
Hobbies? Outdoor activites and motorcycles and vepsa scooters
What do you want to be when you grow up? Movie maker/producer
Describe your best day ever on snow: Pow, bluebird skies and my friends laughing and hanging out

Name: Rock Reman
Age: 50
Marital status?  yes
Number of kids?  1 Number of grandkids?  3
Age you started riding?  40
Goofy or regular?  Regular
Do you ski?  You betcha.
Where were you born?   Deadwood, SD
Where do you live?  Whitewood, SD
Mountain you teach out of?  Terry Peak, SD
Years experience teaching?  17
When you became a Clinician/Examiner?  4 or 5
What you love about being a clinician/examiner?  Teaching upper end riders and learning from them.
What you hate about being a clinician/examiner?  Having to fail people!
What type of snowboard do you ride?  Mostly Volkl, Freeride, all mountain and alpine.
What type of car do you drive?  Jeep
Favorite turn?  GS carve
What would we be surprised to find out about you?  That I like motorcycles.
What song title best describes your first snowboard lesson? Help me Rhonda!
What is your favorite type of music?  Classic Rock.
Hobbies?  Playing music and riding motorcycles!
What do you want to be when you grow up?  Healthy
Describe your best day ever on snow :  Wow!

Name: Eric Sheckleton
Age: 36
Marital status? Married and lovin' it.
Number of kids? 2 and no more. Number of grandkids? Better not for at least 30 years.
Age you started riding? 16
Goofy or regular? It depends on before or after bar time. Usually Goofy.
Do you ski? I keep trying
Where were you born? The once great city of New Orleans
Where do you live? Billings
Mountain you teach out of? Red Lodge
Years experience teaching? 12
When you became a Clinician/Examiner? 1997
What you love about being a clinician/examiner? I love giving clinics when we are all there to ride and have fun.  Seeing a break-thru happen with a fellow instructor is great.  I love it even more when it happens in an exam because it destroys that horrible pressure that comes with exams.
What you hate about being a clinician/examiner? I hate the pressure that comes with exams, but I can't think of much I dislike about clinics.
What type of snowboard do you ride? Volkl Wall Pro
What type of car do you drive? Nissan X-Cab truck in town and Subaru Outback to the mountains.
Favorite turn? They are all fun, unless they end in a slam.
What would we be surprised to find out about you? That I am actually a caring, sensitive individual under this tough manly shell.
What song title best describes your first snowboard lesson? Got Me Under Pressure by ZZ Top
What is your favorite type of music? 60's folk/rock.  You know, hippie music.
Hobbies? Rock climbing and doing whatever comes to mind with my family.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Rich and retired so I can go back to teaching skiing/snowboarding full-time and driving a red tour bus in Glacier in the summers.
Describe your best day ever on snow : Deep and soft with time to free-ride in the morning then a chance to ski with my 3 year-old Liberty in the afternoon.

Name:  Chris Kronebusch
Age:  Born in 77
Marital status?  All but married
Number of kids?  0 Number of grandkids?  0
Age you started riding?  15
Goofy or regular?  Reg
Do you ski?  Yes, and Tele
Where were you born?  Conrad, MT
Where do you live?  Bozeman, MT
Mountain you teach out of?  Big Sky, MT
Years experience teaching?  7
When you became a Clinician/Examiner?  3rd year teaching
What you love about being a clinician/examiner? Meeting new people & sharing ideas
What you hate about being a clinician/examiner?  Not passing a cadidate at an Exam
What type of snowboard do you ride?  Freestyle
What type of car do you drive?  Subaru WRX
Favorite turn?  Powder
What would we be surprised to find out about you?  I do like to have fun
What song title best describes your first snowboard lesson?  Don't go away mad, just go away.  Just kidding :)
What is your favorite type of music?  Rock and Roll
Hobbies?  T-Boarding, Golf, Playing games, Driving, Shooting
Describe your best day ever on snow : Any day I am on snow and not working

Name: Stephen Craig
Age: 41.5
Marital status? Married (2nd and last time)
Number of kids? 2 Number of grandkids? 0
Age you started riding? 19
Goofy or regular? Goofy
Do you ski? Yes, skate
Where were you born? Grinnell, Iowa
Where do you live? Bozeman, Montana- in a metal barn
Mountain you teach out of? Bridger Bowl
Years experience teaching? 13
When you became a Clinician/Examiner? 1999
What you love about being a clinician/examiner? Interacting with enthused students and coworkers.
What you hate about being a clinician/examiner? Breaking the news and explaining why a candidate didn't pass their level 2 or 3.
What type of snowboard do you ride? Rossignol RS 167+
What type of car do you drive? '92 Camry
Favorite turn? Backcountry north of Bridger Bowl, deep and frigid.
What would we be surprised to find out about you? I'm bald(ing)
What song title best describes your first snowboard lesson?  "50 ways to leave your lover"
What is your favorite type of music? 80's new wave and ska
Hobbies? scrapbooking and knitting
What do you want to be when you grow up? A door-to-door velvet toilet seat salesman.
Describe your best day ever on snow : See above

Name: Jim Driver
Age: 31
Marital status? Single
Number of kids? 150 Number of grandkids? 0
Age you started riding? 24
Goofy or regular? Goofy
Do you ski? Yeah, pretty ain't the word though.
Where were you born? Atherton, NQ, 'straylya
Where do you live? Big Sky
Mountain you teach out of? Big Sky. Previously Bridger, Showdown
Years experience teaching? 5
When you became a Clinician/Examiner? I'm a DCE-IT, began in 04/05
What you love about being a clinician/examiner? Riding with mates
What you hate about being a clinician/examiner? Seeing good instructors fail due to inadequate prep
What type of snowboard do you ride? RAD-AIR 177 wide, Never Summer Legacy 166 wide
What type of car do you drive? '94 Suburban, '99 Kenworth Lowboy
Favorite turn? Toe side retraction
What would we be surprised to find out about you? ...isn't that the surprise?
What song title best describes your first snowboard lesson? The whisky ain't working anymore/ My head's in Tennessee
What is your favorite type of music? Shit-kicker
Hobbies? Still Snowboarding, going into the mountains for anything - folf, hiking, hunting, biking, drinking
What do you want to be when you grow up? A little wealthier and wiser
Describe your best day ever on snow: The best of many probably involved several good mates on a day off, lapping off the tram at Big Sky, no people, blue sky, recent 10" of medium dense powder, stopping only for a beer at lunch and riding 'til too powd out then heading in for a few brews, then bed.