Ski Club / How It Works
How a Ski Club Friday works.
Gear drop in the morning, on the mountain by five, lessons at 5:30, home around 9:45. Here is the whole evening, step by step.
Logistics
The evening, start to finish.
Here is a typical Friday. Times can shift with traffic and weather.
Gear drop
Students drop labeled ski gear at the Parish Hall in the morning. It stays locked there through the school day.
Early dismissal
Students are released through the school's regular process. Ski Club sends the school a list of that week's participants, and each family gives the school written notice of the early dismissals and keeps anyone other than a parent who collects their child on the approved pickup list (details). Backpacks and school clothes are then stored and locked in the Parish Hall, and students change into ski clothes.
Bus departs — pizza on board
The bus loads immediately after dismissal. Pizza and water are available on the way up, so students arrive fed rather than losing mountain time to a dinner break.
Arrive at Whitetail
Rentals happen first — boots, skis or board, helmet. This takes a while on the first trip and gets much faster after that. Chaperones help with fitting.
Lessons
An hour of instruction with Whitetail's ski and ride school, grouped by ability. Instructors assign the groups, not parents. Students stay with their group until the instructor dismisses them.
Free ski
Most students stay on the two beginner runs. Stronger skiers can go further with a buddy. No child skis alone, and this period is not directly supervised the way a lesson is.
Back at the bus
Everyone must be at the bus by 8:10 PM. Cookies and snacks for the ride home.
Home at St. Bart's
Parents get an emailed arrival estimate as the bus leaves the mountain. Timing shifts with traffic and weather.