Hal Alter

• Safe, fun and, success oriented ski instruction for skiers from beginner, intermediate, and beginning advanced levels.
• Create group splits for lessons based on existing skills, pace, terrain, and learning needs.
• Use movement analysis and interview to develop lesson objectives. Use appropriate fundamental as a focus for lesson.
• Teach family or group lesson splits as appropriate discussing approach and receiving buy in from students.
• Use lift time to discuss background, needs, answer questions, and provide technical explanation.
• Demonstrate appropriate progressions to teach "new" ski movements. Allow students to observe demonstration from behind side and approach.
• Show tactical approaches as opportunities present for students to gain more confidence when encountering more difficult terrain.
• Remind students of key safety elements such as merges, off piste skiers, looking uphill, loading lifts safely etc, during course of lessons.
• Monitor student progress and providing feedback and encouragement to enhance skills.
• Provide adequate time for guided practice focusing on lesson goals and building success.
• Review lesson progress and suggest next steps for future instruction and practice focus. Invite students for additional instruction.
• Suggest non ski recommendation for out of town visitors etc. designed to make clients vacation memorable.
• Arrived as Cert 1 after teaching prior season at Sierra at Tahoe. Passed PSIA level 2 first season, PSIA level 2 teach second season, Western Division PSIA Senior Cert. 2.
• Assigned primarily to adult groups but would take on privates during peak periods as well as many requests.
• Would also teach advanced kids primarily 7-14 when, adjusting approach with a simple skill focus in am and taking that skill to more challenging on terrain in pm. Focus on safety, skill, mileage, friendship, and fun.
• Took advantage of awesome resort trainers at Heavenly continuing to improve personal skiing and teaching skills well beyond receiving PSIA Alpine 2.
• Collaborate with other instructors both experienced and new to discuss teaching approaches, ski skills, daily terrain conditions and appropriate teaching areas etc.

Beginning ski instructor learning to teach levels 1 through 3 while also earning PSIA Alpine 1.

Taught both children and adult groups part time.

Career focused on real estate portfolio managment, real estate transactions, property management, construction management.

Assembled and led project teams of lawyers, finance, architects, and constructors and real estate marketing and sales agents for development of office buildings, and resort properties, property management.

Complete financial analysis of project feasibility including cost, schedule, and budget among competing alternatives, present to senior management for approval, and implement projects according to plan.

Led direct and indirect reporting teams of up to 30 people, and taking responsibility for motivation, performance, customer service, employee reward and advancement, and overall results.

Fun projects included large office buildings with Verizon and ski and golf course resort development with International Paper.

Retired from both International Paper Company and Verizon Communications.