What Is PSIA-RM and Who Does It Serve?

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PSIA-RM is the Rocky Mountain Region of PSIA-AASI, the professional association for ski and snowboard instructors. It serves individual instructors and snowsports schools across seven states—Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming—with a membership base of more than 7,500 individuals and 60+ school members. Its home base is in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

What PSIA-RM actually is

PSIA-RM is a regional division of the Professional Ski Instructors of America | American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI). Where the national organization sets certification standards and the broader professional framework, the regional body is the layer instructors interact with day to day: membership administration, events, and discipline-specific programming.

The organization's stated purpose is captured in its tagline, "inspiring you to inspire others"—framing its role as supporting the people who teach snowsports rather than the snowsports public directly.

Key facts at a glance

Attribute Detail
Full name PSIA-AASI Rocky Mountain Region (PSIA-RM)
Parent organization PSIA-AASI (national)
Members 7,500+ individuals, 60+ school members
Geographic coverage AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX, WY
Home base Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Leadership named on site Dana Forbes (CEO), Carissa Cahill (Director of Operations)

Who it serves

The membership splits into two broad groups:

  • Individual members — ski and snowboard instructors, including those pursuing or holding PSIA-AASI certifications.
  • School members — snowsports schools operating within the region, which join as organizational members.

If you teach skiing or snowboarding at a school in any of the seven states listed, PSIA-RM is the regional body your membership and certification activity would run through. If you are a school considering organizational membership, the same regional structure applies.

What the site offers members

The public-facing site is organized around a few core functions:

  • Membership information — joining and member resources.
  • Event calendar — a consolidated listing of regional events, with an event poster available for download.
  • Disciplines — programming organized by discipline (ski, snowboard, and related areas).
  • About us — organizational background and contact details.

The event calendar is the most practically useful entry point for a current or prospective member: it is where regional clinics, exams, and gatherings are consolidated in one place.

How to decide if it's relevant to you

  • You are an instructor in the region → PSIA-RM is your regional membership and event hub; start with the membership and event calendar sections.
  • You run a snowsports school in one of the seven states → school membership runs through this region.
  • You are outside the region → you would belong to a different PSIA-AASI region; this site's events and membership details would not apply.
  • You are a member of the public looking for lessons → PSIA-RM represents instructors, not lesson bookings; contact a school directly instead.

For specifics on dues, certification requirements, or event registration, the site's membership and event calendar pages are the authoritative sources, and the named leadership—CEO Dana Forbes and Director of Operations Carissa Cahill—are the listed contacts.