IASI Snowsports
December Newsletter - Merry Christmas from IASI!
Latest news
It’s been a busy end of year for IASI – read on for all the latest developments in the last newsletter of 2025.
Save the date! IASI's next webinar set for 20th January
Trigger Warning
How and why avalanches are (not) triggered
6pm Irish/UK time / 7pm CET
Register here.
Special guest Henry Schniewind (of Henry’s Avalanche Talks) will be hosting his second IASI webinar on avalanche safety. The webinar is open to anyone, but designed to be particularly relevant for those who have had some previous avalanche education and training. Sign up in advance with Eventbritefor your tickets.
Website update
Check out the latest updates of our website:
The Course Calendar, which has a new home in the ‘IASI Courses’ tab, and is now being much more promptly updated when new courses are arranged or changes made. There’s also a handy link to download a pdf version
The News page, which replaces the old ‘Blog’ page, and brings together all of IASI’s communications in one place. You’ll find all the most recent newsletters, member communications and issues of Inside Edge – all now easily searchable
We are also planning a new Jobs page, where job ads can be posted. If you have a snowsports job you’d like to advertise, please contact Blue directly to discuss
Snowboard Educator Team
We would like to give a shout-out to IASI’s snowboard educator team, which has undergone a huge transformation during the past year or so. It now consists of six educators – five new educators have joined Tom Pilling, and we’d like to formally welcome Phil Mills, James Sinclair, Cameron Luke Wilson, Jels Pittevils and Lucas Vanlouwe to the team.
Board update
Members' Charter
You will all have received a notification that the new IASI Members’ Charter has been published and is now in force for all members. If you haven’t already, please take the time to read it here.
ISIA snowboard recognition
The Board is delighted to announce that after a lengthy process, ISIA has formally recognised IASI’s L3 and L4 snowboard qualifications at the ISIA Stamp level. Further work remains to enable L4 Snowboard to be recognised at the ISIA Card level, but discussions are ongoing. If you hold a L3 or L4 Snowboard qualification with IASI and need any assistance with your ISIA recognition, please contact Sinéad directly.
Complaints committee
The board is discussing the idea of setting up a sub-committee to deal with complaints made to the board in a more independent, timely and effective way. If you would be interested in sitting on this committee, please contact Ianto express your interest.
Would you like to contribute to IASI's future development?
The IASI Board would like to get back to full strength and are looking for the right candidates. In particular, we are seeking someone to take on the role of LCP Liaison. This person would ideally have commercial experience beyond snowsports, including dealing with contracts and HR. If you think you’ve got something to contribute, please contact Blue or any member of the board to discuss.
If you’re not keen on a board position, but have a skill and would be keen to contribute as a volunteer, please let us know too!
January Courses
Plenty of courses available next month – including in Pila – a new location for IASI. Check out the below, and click here for access to the Plenty of courses available next month – including in Pila – a new location for IASI. Check out the below.
IASI kit - new and improved range
Our range now includes new items, casual wear and women-specific styles.
