Snowboarding

INTRODUCTION

These resources are designed to aid you in the establishment of a snowboarding program for youth. This guide is intended for people who want to lead a beginners program at a ski resort, with adequate equipment, and supervision. A good relationship with a resort and rental shop will streamline both your logistics and the task of finding appropriate equipment. This is the first step to establishing a program. The guides, templates, and sample documents will help you to further plan your program.

GUIDE Introduction and Overview – Snowboarding with Youth

This guide is an introduction to the qualifications and knowledge needed to run a resort based and youth-focused Snowboarding program.

REQUIRED RESOURCES AND PLANNING

This section will help you to develop a logistical plan for a day of snowboarding instruction. Use the Day Planner to modify the Day-at-a-Glance to produce a portable logistics summary for the day.

GUIDE Snowboarding Day Planner

This guide is an in-depth plan for a day of snowboarding with youth, including a suggested lesson plan. Use this in advance of a trip to plan out the details of your snowboarding trip.

TEMPLATE Snowboarding Day at a Glance

This template gives you a sample of how a day might run in terms of timing, logistics, and instruction. Use it in combination with the Day Planner to create your own itinerary and timeline.

DOCUMENTATION

Use these templates to create a Local Operations Plan and Trip Log, to efficiently organize information about your trip into a portable resource. You can use the Snowboarding Checklist below to make sure you have all the gear and supplies you need.