P.O. BOX 171 GRAFTON, WI 53024 262-242-0002 snowstar@sbcglobal.net |
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Our Regular Season Teaching Trips Are Now Finished Thank You for a wonderful season. Visit our website often for the latest updates. |
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A TYPICAL DAY WITH SNOWSTAR | |||
The typical day of a Snowstar member begins at home. Make sure you get a good night sleep before a Snowstar trip. Also have a good breakfast for energy to get through the first class session. A Few Simple Rules Be respectful and you will be respected. Bad language will not be tolerated. Damage to bus or others equipment will not be tolerated. Please place any waste in the proper receptacle. Listen to instructors, if you have questions, please ask. Obey your parents. Eat all of your vegetables. Do your homework on time. Don't wash your white socks with your red t shirt.
Layers! Check the weather and always start with a good base layer. That's right, long underwear. If you think it's not cool to wear them, don't worry, no one will see them. Next, an insulation layer. Stay away from 100% cotton because if it gets wet, it will stay wet and you'll be cold. Polartek or similar materials make a nice insulation layer. Wool ski sweaters are coming back in style and also make a nice insulation layer. For an outer layer, a water resistant material for a jacket and pants. If you are unsure what to wear, ask at any local ski and snowboard shop. Also, check out the pictures throughout this website to see what the other kids are wearing. Helmets are not required but are warmer than hats and provide protection. You'll notice many of our members and instructors wear helmets. For information on helmets and safety take a look at the "Lids On Kids" website. We also suggest wrist guards for snowboarders. Broken wrists are the most common snowboarding injury. Unfortunately, kids don't like to wear the wrist guards until it's too late. There are snowboarding gloves with the guards built in. Wear your ski and snowboard boots from home, you'll have less to carry and you won't have to worry about losing your shoes. Many kids bring backpacks to keep extra items and lunches. We do have shelves in our area to put them but don't keep valuables in them. We suggest that you don't bring Ipods, video games or other expensive items. Some kids do bring them but at their own risk. With 300 to 400 kids on a trip, we can't watch everybody's individual stuff. Where Are We Going This Week? Take a look at the Trip Calendar in your membership manual or on this website. Head For The Bus If you're not sure where to get the bus or when the bus leaves and returns, look for the Bus Schedule in your membership manual or on this website. Please arrive at the bus stop at least 10 minutes prior to departure to allow time for loading. We leave promptly at the scheduled times. If you want to wait for a friend, try carpooling with your friends so you arrive at the same time. Bring your membership card on all Snowstar trips. Bring your Trip Fee in the form of cash or check. Zip it into your jacket pocket so you don't lose it. It will be collected on the bus. Also bring whatever extra money you will need if you are buying a drink or lunch or treat. A typical lunch at a ski area will cost between 5 and 10 dollars. Kids usually like to buy a treat for themselves on the ride home. Please keep track of your cash and zip it in a pocket at all times.
Find an empty seat, we sit two to a seat. Your equipment, snowboard, skis and poles, go with you but next to the window. If you need help, just ask an instructor. You must sit in the same seat on the way home. Once the bus starts rolling, an instructor will come down the aisle and ask for your membership card and trip fee. The instructor will write your name and membership number on a seating chart and will make a note of how you paid. If you forgot your money for the trip, the instructor will fill out a green charge form for the amount needed. That green card will go back to the office and we will send you a copy in the mail so that you can then send us a check. If you have a season pass for Sunburst you will be issued a special pass that you will take to the Snowstar Table, after the first class session for your rebate. When the seating chart is finished you will receive your lift ticket for the day. Your bus number is written on your ticket so you can find your bus at the end of the day. The instructor will read any important announcements including the class schedule and bus loading times for the return home. If you don't hear the information, please ask the instructor to repeat it for you. If you brought a bag lunch, you can either keep it in your backpack or the instructor will collect lunches in a special bag with your bus stop written on it. On Arrival At The Ski Area Take all of your stuff with you. Do not leave anything on the bus. If you are unsure of where to go, an instructor will take you on a tour to familiarize you with the area. Park your snowboard or skis in one of the many racks available outside and take the rest of your stuff to the Snowstar Table area. At Sunburst we are in the Yurt (round tent-like building). If you need rental equipment, there will be a person to help you fill out the proper information and collect your rental fee. You will then be taken to the rental area to be fitted for equipment. If your first lesson is during the first class session, head to the class meeting area right away. If you're getting rentals, don't worry, we'll wait for you. At the class meeting area, you will be assigned an instructor and off you go. All beginner classes meet at all three class sessions for at least the first two trips. If you don't have a lesson until the second or third class session, go have some fun and practice, practice, practice.
Time to refuel. If you brought a lunch and it's in your back pack, go find it. If you put it in the bus lunch bag, go to the Snowstar Table and ask for it. Please be patient it can be crowded at the Snowstar Table at lunch time. If you are going to buy lunch at the hill, go to the cafeteria. Sometimes it's fun to eat outside when the weather is nice and sunny. Beginners can eat with their group. 2nd And 3rd Class Sessions These classes usually meet at 12:30 and 2:15. If in doubt, ask. Remember, if you aren't in a lesson, practice what you've already learned. At the end of each class, your instructor will punch your lesson card to signify that you took that lesson. If you don't have a lesson card yet, your instructor will give you one. In the lower levels, your instructor will determine if you can perform the proper skills to move up to the next level and will issue the next level lesson card to you. At the upper levels, your instructor will determine if you have the proper skills to move up and will punch the Test square on your card. If you have test punched on your card, on the next trip go to the test flag at the second class session and you will be tested by a senior instructor. Departure From The Ski Area Don't be late for the bus! We don't leave until we have accounted for everybody. If you are being picked up early from the ski hill, make sure you are checked out by your parent at the Snowstar Table. If a friend of the family is picking you up, you must have a note from your parents stating who will be picking you up. We require a picture ID of the parent or person picking you up. If you don't check out with us, we will assume you are still at the hill somewhere and we will search for you and call every emergency phone number from your application until we locate you. We haven't lost anyone yet. If you forgot the bus loading time from the announcements in the morning on the bus, check at the Snowstar Table. We have a sign there with the loading time. If in doubt, ask any Snowstar Instructor. On the bus ride home, you can bring snacks. Please help keep the busses clean. They are equipped with waste baskets and that is where your waste must go. If we find garbage on the floor, those sitting in that area will stay on the bus and clean up. Arrival At Your Bus Stop Make sure your parents arrive to pick you up at least 10 minutes prior to arrival. Sometimes we arrive a little early. Check the Bus Schedule for times. When we come home it is dark and can be quite cold. At most stops, a bus will wait until all are picked up so you can stay warm. An instructor will also wait until all are picked up. Make sure you tell your parents about your day, especially if you passed to the next level. They like that stuff. Questions? If you have questions before your first Snowstar Trip or at any time, you can call us or send an email. 262-242-0002 snowstar@sbcglobal.net We like to hear good things but please let us know if you ever have any problems so we can fix them. |
