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Kalispell Ski Club "Learn to Ski" January 2012
Welcome to another season with Kalispell Ski Club’s Learn to Ski program. We are looking forward to another exciting year of introducing your children to the wonderful world of skiing. Times & Places: Kalispell Ski Club classes begin Saturday, January 14, 2012 @ 9:30 and Sunday January 15, 2012 @ 1:30. Last day of lessons will be March 17 and 18, 2011. Plan to have your children at class by 15 minutes early and pick them their class flag. We will not teach on February 18 and 19, 2012, President’s Day Weekend. Classes begin and end outside the Base Lodge at the bottom of Chair 6. Drive up Big Mtn Rd. and turn right on Glades Drive and proceed to the lower parking areas. Please note, there is no longer drop off in front of the Base Lodge. There is a drop off area just as you enter the lower parking lot. You may drop your children off in this area or park your vehicle in one of the designated parking areas and walk your children to their destination	Parents *must* be at their child’s class flag at the end of class. *Please do not leave volunteer instructors to wait on your arrival. Many of them have to pick up their own children.* Class Assignments: Class assignments are found on the following pages. All Classes will meet along the tree line north of the Base Lodge. Class numbers will be posted on Kalispell Ski Club banners. If your child's name is not on the list, give us a call or plan to arrive a few minutes early the first day and we will make class assignments at that time. Important Note on Class Assignments: Parents may NOT reassign their children to a higher/lower level class without talking to their current instructor or the KSC Learn to Ski Director. Attendance is taken each class and children will be placed in their assigned classes unless otherwise recommended by an instructor. Equipment: All children must have all of their ski equipment with them at the beginning of class. The Base Lodge has season rentals. For pricing information contact Retail/Rental Whitefish Mountain Resort, 862-2953	The Sportsman Ski Haus has kid’s packages for rent. Packages can be purchased and traded in with growth. . Important: If you rent from the Base Lodge, please arrive early so that your child can be equipped and at class on time. Make rental arrangements in advance of the first lesson day. It is impossible to do rental fitting on the day of lessons and make it to class on time. Helpful hints for the instructors and your child: Please label your child’s equipment. Use some tape between the ski bindings and write the child’s name. This way your child and instructor will know what equipment goes with what child. Tickets: Note: Chair 6 is no longer a free lift. Unless your child is a first time skier they must have a pass or ticket every lesson. Students who have NO skiing experience, classes 1, 2, 3 and 6, will not need to purchase tickets on January 14^th and 15^th. However, they may need a ticket after the first week of lessons. Please check with your child’s instructor to ask if they require a ticket for the next lesson.

Tots six and under can get a season pass for free. Children without the proper tickets will be asked to wait in the Base Lodge during lesson times. Tickets can be purchased at the Base Lodge. Passes & Frequent Skier Cards must be picked up before the first class day. Otherwise kids end up missing their classes. Kalispell Ski Club does not provide ski tickets or passes. Weather: Weather changes constantly on the Mountain. Please layer clothing on your child and prepare them for extremes. KIDS NEED GOOD QUALITY SOCKS, GLOVES, GOGGLES & WARM HEAD GEAR. Kalispell Ski Club strongly recommends (but does not require) helmets. Skiing is a winter sport, please be prepared. Cold kids are not going to have fun. Kids without appropriate clothing will be asked to wait in the Base Lodge during lessons. Extreme Weather: Often we cannot determine weather extremes until we arrive on the mountain to check first hand. We reserve the right to cancel classes at any time to insure child safety. Repairs and Adjustments: Instructors will not make binding adjustments. The Base Lodge Ski Shop may adjust bindings if they are not too busy. Safety: If your child has faulty equipment, is too old for safety or has a similar problem, the instructor may have him/her wait for you in the Base Lodge. A KSC Learn to Ski Director will usually be available.	We ask that parents of young children plan to be in the Base Lodge area to handle normal childhood trials and traumas. We ask that parents of older children be on the mountain or available by phone should an emergency arise. Medical Cards: These will be available the first day of class. Please fill these out for your children and place them in each child’s ski parka before their first lesson. *Questions & Answers:* Many questions may be addressed on our web site at www.kalispellskiclub.com. This is a fun and information rich source. Your child may be photographed with his/her class. These photos may appear on the web site. If you prefer your child’s photo not be displayed, please let us know. If your child is not listed in a class, or you suspect that they are in the same class as last year, please call ASAP. We will make sure they get in the correct class. Instructor Information: All instructors must sign in with a director in the Base Lodge. We have no other way to know if each class has the necessary instructors. Please know where you are taking your class for the day. You will be asked every week. Class Leaders are responsible for picking up and returning class packets each week and for handing out maps, class lists, emergency information, name tags, etc. Instructors are responsible for reassigning kids to upper or lower	classes. Please do this in writing on the assignment cards in your packets so we can compute new lists by the following week. We will not remember verbal changes. Instructors, please explain changes to the children and parents since they may believe you are the only teacher for them. Please let a director know a week in advance, in writing, if you are going to miss a weekend, so we have appropriate time to assign a substitute for your class. All floaters should try to check with us before buying a pass to see if unexpected vacancies need to be filled. We will try our best to assign every available instructor to a class. We love volunteers! See you on the mountain! Chris and Leisa, Learn To Ski Directors