Profile
| Full Name: | Maria Armstrong |
| Nick Name: | Ridie |
| Gender: | Female |
| Base Mountain: | Aspen Mountain |
| Hometown: | Whitefish, Montana |
| Skiing Certification: | PSIA Level III, PSIA Trainer, Kids Accreditation, Level II USSA Coach |
| Years Teaching: | 25 |
| Languages Spoken: | English, Spanish |
Bio
Why I do this!
Joy is connecting with others through skiing and the art of ski instructing!
Favorite Ski Quote
"My mom? ...is a ski instructor too?!" -daughter at age 3, now a USSA J2 ski racer.
Feeding the passion!
Integration of Life Coaching Principles into Ski Instruction and completion of Newfield Foundatons Life Coaching Course; Boulder, CO, 2009.
The Rest of the Time (2.7%)
Business Entrepreneur, Writer
Certified E Level Soccer Coach and player
Avid Road and Mountain Biker
Love of the Performing Arts
Skills
- Aspen/Snowmass Ski & Snowboard Schools Instructor / Trainer
- PSIA-RM Instructor's Trainer
- Accredited Children's Instructor
- Staff Instructor for Tom Crum's Magic of Skiing Weeks, integrating mind, body, spirit with skiing
- Professional Ski Patroller, Whitfish MT and Cardrona, New Zealand, 1984-1990
- Top 100 Ski Instructors, Skiing Magazine, 1996
- Attended all Mammoth Ski Race Camps in Mammoth, CA, since 2001
Gear
NORDICA Skis and Boots and Durrance Sports
