The Fall Line: With Chaos and Co.
Episodes
Season 2, Episode 8: "He's Back", Alpine Team Coach Michael Rogan, Part 1
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from PSIA/AASI Team training, Alpine Coach Michael Rogan joins Dave and Angelo to talk about the team's focus and the onboarding of new team mem...
Season 2, Episode 9: "He's Back", Alpine Team Coach, Michael Rogan, Part 2
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Rogan explains the new national certification standards and the rollout to the membership. Great discussion on technical aspects of mode...
Season 2, Episode 7: Leslie Baker-Brown, Global Leader of Women 2 Women Project
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to 3 time All American and Middlebury College 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee, Leslie Baker-Brown as she discusses the Women 2 Women Project and her...
Season 2, Episode 6: "Teaching Children Snowsports" with Mark Aiken and Kevin Jordan
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Aiken and Kevin Jordan chat with Chaos and Co. about the new PSIA/AASI "Teaching Children Snowsports" manual. They give the low down on the proce...
Season 2, Episode 5: Creating Magic Moments, Brenna Kelleher and Kili Weibel
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brenna Kelleher, PSIA/AASI Alpine Team member and Swiss Snow Demo Team member, Kili Weibel. This is a DO NOT miss episode. Learn about the...
Season 2, Episode 4: Coach Dave Wenn
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coach Wenn, PSIA-E Alpine Ed Staff Member, talks about his early days blending ski instruction with coaching athletes in the race world. The imp...
Season 2, Episode 3: Bootfitter Nick Blaylock
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Blaylock from Nick's Bootfitting, in West Dover, Vermont sits down with Dave and Angelo. Nick talks about how he got the bug and how he lea...
Season 2, Episode 2: With T-Bar, Terry Barbour
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Angelo and Dave chat with T-Bar about his start in skiing and his journey to the PSIA Alpine Team. T-Bar discusses his thoughts on an active lif...
Season 2, Episode 1: Sue Kramer, Author of "Be Fit to Ski"
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo talk with Sue Kramer about the importance of getting fit prior to the ski season. She discusses periodization and the phases of ...
Episode 27: Persistence Pays Off: Kevin Jordan, PSIA/AASI Alpine Team Member
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin talks with Dave and Angelo about his journey from childhood to becoming an Alpine Team Member. His persistence and never give up attitude ...
Episode 26: Rollerblade With Ed. Staff Member Billy Shreve
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chaos and Co. talk to Billy Shreve about how getting on Rollerblades works on your skiing during the off season. Discussion includes how to get ...
Episode 25: Battleship Mouth, Canoe Ass, Troy Walsh Part 2
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Troy talks about being in tune, being able to adapt, being able to evolve, and accepting those challenges. He talks with Dave and Angelo about t...
Episode 24: Master Coach
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo discuss Angelo's new business venture, MasterCoach, which provides customized training workshops for professional educators, instructo...
Episode 23: Troy Walsh, New Alpine Team Member, Part 1
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Troy talks about his early days of skiing and his journey to the PSIA/AASI Alpine Team. He shares stories about why he became a ski instructor a...
Episode 22: Robin Barnes, "Yes, There is Going to be Effort Involved"
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
PSIA/AASI Apline Team Member Robin Barnes talks about having grit, skiing strong, skiing with determination, leaning into things that are uncomfortabl...
Episode 21: "Carving With a Badass Chick", Alpine Team Member Brenna Kelleher
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alpine Team member Brenna Kelleher talks about her early beginnings in skiing, her influencers, and learning by experiences. She discusses being...
Episode 20: Talk Less, Listen More and Allow Yourself Time to Learn
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo chat about coaching and how to let people learn. They discuss their thoughts on how they approach their own learning and coachin...
Episode 19: Hey, Don't Do That?
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo talk about "unlearning". Why would you want to take away a skill? You should just want to add to their skill developm...
Episode 18: Crawling Out of the Mud and the Learning Connection
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo reflect on their teaching strategies so far this season. They talk about how they utilize activities to help their students conn...
Episode 17: Karen Haringa and Leigh Pierini "Women Belong On The Mountain"
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo talk with Karen and Leigh about the upcoming PSIA/AASI Women's Virtual Summit and the "Women Belong on the Mountain" report from...
Episode 16: Michael Rogan, "Unfinished Business Page 46", Part 3
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Rogan sits down for a third time with Chaos and Co. In this episode Michael talks about pole usage and how the environment, the situatio...
Episode 15: Michael Rogan, "Keep the Water Calm", Part 2
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Michael talks about what he is currently working on in the ski industry. Michael also talks about how to teach success, the impo...
Episode 14: Michael Rogan "The Evolution", Part 1
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
PSIA longtime National Team member and current Alpine Team Coach Michael Rogan chats with Dave and Angelo. Listen to Michael's personal evolutio...
What's Bugging Angelo? What Are We Not Teaching?
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo talk about what are we not teaching due to what we are teaching. What skills and movements are we not letting our students exper...
Episode 13: The Gauntlet with "Coach" Sue Kramer, Part 2
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, PSIA-E Alpine Examiner Coach, former ACE Team Coach, and Author of "Be Fit to Ski", Sue Kramer throws down the gauntlet against Eric ...
What's Bugging Angelo?: Right or Wrong
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a right or a wrong in skiing? Angelo and Dave discuss the need to include more variety of movements and tactics in students learning. &...
Episode 12: PSIA-E "Coach" Sue Kramer, Part 1
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1, listen to Dave and Angelo talk with Sue Kramer, PSIA-E Alpine Examiner, current PSIA-E Alpine Examiner Coach, USSS Clinician and Leve...
What's Bugging Angelo?: Over "Terraining"
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo give some thoughts about giving your students the tools needed before exploring more challenging terrain. This is a one cocktail...
Episode 11: Eric Lipton Talks Skiing
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Current 3-term member of the PSIA-AASI National Alpine team, Eric Lipton talks about skiing as a "lifestyle". Learn how an 8 year old gets free ...
Episode 10: Part 2, With the Boyd Brothers
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo talk with Jeb Boyd the PSIA/AASI Head Coach of the National Team and Matt Boyd, Alpine Assistant and Development Coach for the PSIA Na...
Episode 9: Part 1, With the Boyd Brothers
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave and Angelo talk with Jeb Boyd the PSIA/AASI Head Coach of the National Team and Matt Boyd, Alpine Assistant and Development Coach for the PSIA Na...
Episode 8: The Fundamentals Can't Be Checked Off the Bucket List
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There isn't a start or an end point when it comes to the fundamentals of skiing. They consist of a lifetime of learning. Don't expect inst...
Episode 7: The Key to Success, Be a Good Learner
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why are some people successful and others are not. Is being a good learner a function of success? Are you able to accept feedback and are you wi...
Episode 6: Chris Ericson, Part 2
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave, Angelo, and Chris talk about their evolution thru PSIA. How it all started and the people and places along the way.
Episode 5: Part 2 With Pete Allison
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Allison talks about his role in helping PSIA/AASI increase the quality of snow sports education by creating common vocabulary in our standards. &...
Episode 4: Part 1, Guest Pete Allison, PhD, Associate Professor, Penn State
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1, Guest Pete Allison of Penn State talks about his background in experiential learning. How creating quality experiences creates values...
Episode 3: Chris Ericson talks childhood ski memories
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to Guest Chris Ericson, Dave and Angelo reminisce about their childhood memories of skiing. Great perspectives on skiing little hills in ...
Episode 2: Prepping for the Upcoming Teaching Season
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you prep for the teaching part of your ski lessons? Are you part oriented, do you focus on the technical content, how do you set up the l...
The Fall Line with Chaos and Co.: Pilot Episode
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know how PSIA-E Education Staff members get ready for their ski season? In this episode join Dave Capron and Angelo Ross as they talk ab...