Like most activities, skiing or boarding is learned best when it is learned right. You progress faster, it's easier, it's safer and you don't pick up bad habits. SNOWSTAR members will have the best instruction available from our own qualified professionally trained ski & snowboard instructors.

WHO CAN JOIN?
The club is open to young people ages 7 thru 18. The SNOWSTAR SNOW SPORTS SCHOOL presents a well-rounded teaching and recreational program stressing SAFETY, FUN and LEARNING.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
The program consists of weekly one day, Saturday or Sunday, trips to various local ski areas complete with transportation, lessons and supervision. Members may choose either the Saturday program or the Sunday program. They have the option of switching days, just make your reservation for the date you wish to attend.
After completing a membership application and paying the annual Tuition Fee, members receive monthly pre-season newsletters along with ski shop discount coupons and information about sales and specials.
Starting in November, members receive a membership packet which includes an electronic Membership Manual (on our website), ID card, Equipment ID Stickers and more.

TRIP RESERVATIONS POLICY
All trip space is reserved and paid in advance on our website. You can sign up and pay for as many trips as you like. You can also pay as far in advance as you like and up until Thursday at midnight before a trip.
Please keep in mind that we cannot refund the entire amount of trip fees if canceled after the Thursday night deadline. We will refund all except the bus fees if the trip is run. If we cancel a trip due to inclement weather, we will refund the entire amount.

We have a form on our website for you to fill out in the event your member cannot make it on a trip you have already signed up and paid for. The form must be filled out before the trip is run to receive a refund. We will not refund if the form is filled out after the trip is run.

THE SNOWSTAR PROGRAM OFFERS

• Professional ski and snowboard instruction on all
  Saturday and Sunday regular teaching trips. See the Trip Calendar for non-teaching trips.
• Regular members receive a 1-1/2 hour lesson on each teaching trip. Beginning skiers and snowboarders remain in lessons for all 3 class periods on each trip until specific skills are mastered.
• Guest days
• Weekend Family Trip to Indianhead Mountain.
• Week Long Spring Western Family trip
• Junior instructor training
• Individualized special instruction
• Lessons for parents.

INSTRUCTION
Instruction is provided by SNOWSTAR'S professionally trained ski and snowboard instructors. Classes range from beginner to expert and members progress to more advanced classes as their skills improve. Classes are limited to 6 to 8 students per instructor. Beginner students will remain in lessons for all 3 class periods on each trip until they show that they are able to achieve the next skill level.

TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is by chartered school buses to Sunburst and Little Switzerland and by chartered coach buses to Devil's Head and Cascade. Buses pick up members at convenient pick-up locations around the metro area in the morning and return them to the same spot that evening. Bus schedules can be found here and in your Membership Manual and do not change in time or place throughout the season except for special trips as indicated. Pick up locations may be added or deleted during the season as membership warrants.

BUS PICK-UP LOCATIONS
Bus departures are conveniently located only minutes from your home.

SUPERVISION
Each bus is manned by our instructors who travel with the bus and are on duty at the ski area to lend a helping hand, maintain decorum and assist, especially the beginners. The SNOWSTAR Table is located in each ski area's chalet. Any member that has a problem during the trip should go to the supervisor in the chalet and assistance will be given there.

WHAT DOES IT COST?
When you join you pay an annual Tuition Fee.

On each weekly trip you pay a trip fee.

CLICK HERE to see this season's tuition and trip fees.

Here are some useful links for more information:

Your Responsibility Code

Trip Calendar

Bus Schedule

Forms to Download

Junior Instructor Training Information

Snowstar Ability Levels

Ski Area Links

Local Ski Store Links