PROGRAM DETAILS

• Weekly classes for the 2008/2009 ski season begin on Saturday, January 3rd and continue for 8 weeks. Classes do not meet during President's Week, February 14th to 20th. If snow conditions are favorable a 4 week spring skiing session will be offered, beginning Saturday, March 7th.

• Nice Turns ski classes meet once a week, weekdays or weekends. Morning classes are from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. class is available on Wednesdays and Fridays. Classes include occasional lunch sessions during which ski videos are reviewed or technical discussions are held.
• Blackout days due to weather are unavoidable and occur only when lifts aren't running. Attendance during bad weather days is at the discretion of the class members and absence does not warrent a make up class.
• Missed lessons, if unavaoidable, can be made up by joining another class of comparable level only if space is available.

• The price for the eight week program is $245/individual or $465/domestic couple.
• Full tuition is payable by check, cash or credit card at the Schweitzer Snow Sports School Office, 255-3070, before December 20, 2008.
• Refunds are available and are based on the percentage of the total season skied and apply only to any unforeseen circumstances such as injury, prolonged illness or change of residence.

• Classes are generally limited to 5 or less students per class. This allows for individual as well as group instruction.
• Students are grouped according to their current skiing ability, speed, and common goals for improvement as well as their desire for skiing and teaching conditions. Emphasis is made on keeping students within their comfort zone while still offering challenges which create new levels of competency. Classes from intermediate level to advanced are available with appropriate instructional models and terrain choices for each class skill level. Advanced classes focus on all mountain skiing in all snow and weather conditions, including steeps, crud, bumps and trees while more intermediate classes utilize groomed and more gentle terrain. Even though the primary focus for advanced classes is primarily off piste skiing, groomed runs are also used to develop and perfect necessary advanced skills.
• If a student's skill level becomes incompatible with their assigned class they can be moved to a more appropriate group with skills comparable to their own.

• Because of the advantage of classes meeting weekly for successive weeks, progressive improvement occurs through building on learned skills. Students are expected to practice the weekly drills which are presented in order to create "muscle memory" by repetition of movement patterns.
• A "Simple to Complex" model is utilized where basic skills are mastered before adding more complex skills. The complex skills are mastered on easier terrain and snow conditions before advancing to more difficult conditions.
• The class group stucture allows students to learn from and to encourage each other during and after the classes.
• Videos are taken of students skiing with review and analysis during the lunch periods.