• Term: December to April
• Hours: 1 day (7 hours) per week
• Meeting Locations: Carleton Lodge Patio

Description:

The U19 Freeride program is designed for youth who want to improve their skiing abilities and optionally participant in race programs. The goal of the program is to improve basic skills in all terrain, to teach teamwork, and to gain confidence. The program runs on Saturdays during the winter from 8:30am-3:00pm. A typical day consists of 6-8 runs on intermediate to advanced groomed runs, with a 1 hour lunch break.

Responsibilities:

• Skiing as a tail guide to make sure no one falls behind
• Ensuring participants safely cross traffic or intersections
• Helping participants with equipment problems or if they need a break
• Riding the chair with athletes to ensure safety on the lifts
• Help participants get lunch in the lodge
• Support the head coach in any other tasks they may request

Requirements of the Role:

• Have your own ski equipment
• Fitness and ability to ski green, blue and easy black runs for 5 hours
• Adequate knowledge of the mountains
• Satisfactory criminal record check

Training:

• Required: CADS
• CASI, CSCF, CSIA and Canada Snowboard certifications are an asset but not required

Conditionals Based on Population:

• PTSD, understanding of triggers and trauma sensitivity
• Children,  youth, and individuals with sensory disabilities require additional teaching skills and training courses.