WELCOME TO SKI BUS 2018-19
- Where: The Summit at Snoqualmie: Alpental Ski Area
- Who can participate: Open to ALL school age Students & Parishioners
- How: 4th grade and up can go unchaperoned on SKI BUS. Riding the ski bus is optional, some families with younger participants drive up in their own car.
- When: 6 Fridays beginning on January 11th, 2019(January 11th, 18th, 25th; February 1st, 8th & 22nd). The first 5
Fridays will include lessons, while the final Friday will be an evening
of free ski and fun!
Open thru December 1st ($50 late fee after this date).
Each participant must purchase lessons and a pass.
Each participant must sign & complete a Release & Agreement Form :
Program Meeting Dates:
- Q&A opportunity & Equipment Swap
November 7th @ 6:30pm in cafeteria
-Mandatory Meeting for All
December 5th @ 6:30pm in cafeteria - student participants, parents, and Snow Sports volunteers are to attend.
SIGN UP:
LINK TO SIGN UP FOR PROGRAM :
Group Name: OLF
Password: POWDER
(Case sensitive)
Here is what you will see once you logon:
You will need to purchase a ski pass, either limited or unlimted:
Unlimited Ski pass options:
Limited Ski Pass options:
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
- ALL students are required to participate in ski/board lessons. Upon
registration, a skill level is specified and the Summit at Snoqualmie
Ski School organizes the kids into appropriate classes. If changes are
required, the ski school coordinators will work with the OLF team to
insure all kids are in the proper class.
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Program registration and discounted student pass purchase are available online.
Deadline for registration is 12/01/2018. Deadline for online pass purchase is 12/15/2018.
- ALL students are required to purchase a Summit at Snoqualmie
ski/board pass. Summit at Snoqualmie offers a discounted pass to
SnowSports participants that can be utilized not only for the lessons,
but also the entire season at all Summit at Snoqualmie Ski Areas.
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Program
participants may purchase a student discounted Summit Season Pass from a
range of available products. The available Summit
Season Passes are valid for the 2018-19 season. Students wishing to
purchase a Summit Season Pass not available through your group
login and password will need to visit the online store at www.summitatsnoqualmie.com (pricing subject to the current, publicly advertised rate).
Some passes may not be available with a student discount.
- Ski lessons are held each of the first 5 Fridays from 5:15 PM to 7:15 PM, FREE SKI on the last Friday.
Ski Bus Details: (not required for transport, but open to ALL participants)
- The ski bus departs from OLF at 3:30 PM following school each Friday
and departs from Alpental at 9:15PM for a return to OLF at
approximately 10:30- 10:45 PM.
- NO TECHNOLOGY ON THE BUS
- Following ski lessons, all students are required to check in with
his/her chaperone prior to free ski until 9:00 PM. During free ski,
students MUST ski with a buddy at ALL times. Students are not to go on any lift they did not ski on during lessons.
- All students younger than 4th grade must be accompanied by a parent. Parents riding the bus with the kids are welcome to ski or just ride the bus and hang out in the lodge while the kids ski. The cost for this additional parent seat is $115 in advance via website or $30 per week.
- A parent for each ski bus participant is required to chaperone for
at least one week. Chaperones are welcome to ski but not required to
ski. They assist the kids in getting ready, checking in after lessons
and onto the bus to return home
SKI RENTAL OPTIONS:
Logistically the Alpental rental shop has logistical challenges if
you expect to use their services the night of, this is not
recommended for our program's use.
!!!Take Home Rental options is available through these LOCAL retailers!!
ALPINE HUT - 2215 15th Ave West (206)284-3575
SEATTLE SKI - 14915 Aurora Ave (206)548-1000
REI- multiple locations
Contacts:
Dan Zinsmeyer (cell) 206.910.2840 and Mark MacGillivray (cell) 206.251.1970
