Ski instruction in California, Lake Tahoe, training, adventure, backcountry skiing trips vacations

Come improve your skiing with NASTC! Call (530) 582-4772, or email us at ski@skiNASTC.com

Our exceptional teaching staff are members of the US or Canadian Demonstration Teams, Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) Examiners/Clinicians, or American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)/UIAGM-certified ski mountaineering guides. The PSIA's elite Demonstration Team is comprised of the nation's top 15 ski instructors, selected every 4 years. You will have a lot of fun skiing at new levels
while led by these quintessential pros.

Jenny Fellows, Director & Chief Logistician
Co-founder of NASTC in 1994 with Chris; ex-collegiate ski racer; has skied and climbed all over the world; level II ski instructor; started teaching skiing at Squaw Valley in 1990; coached and taught at Squaw Valley Academy 1990-1996. Mother of two.

Chris Fellows, Director& Trainer
Director and founder of NASTC. 22-year ski teaching professional; PSIA National Demo Team member 2000-now; Level III ski instructor/trainer/clinician, Education VP for PSIA-W 1998-2000, PSIA-W Board of Directors since 1995; has been a ski school trainer at Squaw Valley, Mt. Rose, and Heavenly

Michael Rogan, NASTC TRAINER:
Michael grew up in Rhinebeck, NY and has been teaching skiing since 1985. He is the Director of Skiing at Portillo, Chile in the summer and a Trainer/Instructor at Heavenly Valley CA during our winters. He has been
on the National Demonstration Team since 1996 and the Nordica Factory Team
since 2000.

Victor Gerdin, NASTC Trainer
A former member of PSIA's Alpine Demonstration Team, Victor Gerdin is the chairperson of PSIA/AASI's Steering Committee. He is an instructor and trainer at Colorado's Ski and Snowboard Schools of Aspen and a trainer at the North American Ski Training Center.

Mike Hafer, NASTC Trainer
Mike has been with NASTC since 1998. He is a top-notch instructor and excellent all-mountain skier. He is a member of the PSIA Western Demonstration Team and part of the Western division examining squad. He is a staff trainer and instructor at a Alpine Meadows, in charge of training the level III's.

Kevin Mitchell, NASTC Trainer
Kevin Mitchell has been a member of the National Demonstration Team since 2000. He has been a NASTC Trainer since 2000 also. He is the Director of Children's Skiing at Northstar-at-Tahoe. He has his Level III Alpine as well as a Level I Nordic and is a Snowboard Examiner with AASI. He spent
several off-seasons teaching at Coronet Peak/Remarkables in New Zealand.

John Cleary, NASTC Guide
John Cleary has been climbing since 1968 and guiding professionally since 1985. He has climbed in Alaska, Colorado, California, New England, Wyoming, the Swiss Alps, and the Himalaya. He is a certified Level II AMGA Rock Guide and was awarded Life Membership in the AMGA for service as President of the association (1995-1997).

Tim Villanueva, NASTC Guide
Tim Villanueva has been a professional guide for sixteen years. He has guided ski trips in Europe, So. America, Canada, and all over the western U.S.. He has taken the National Avalanche School's Levels I and II courses, the AMGA's Level III course, and the Canadian Avalanche Assoc.'s Level III
course. He is an AMGA certifed guide and a certified ski instructor with PSIA.

Steve Smart, NASTC Trainer
Experience: Ski Instructor, Skiing Demonstrator, Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance Level IV Examiner (9 yrs), Canadian Demo-Team member (since 1989), top Canadian skier in the 1996 World Technical Skiing Championships. Steve now runs his Ski Training Center at Big White, B.C.