Skills Guide Before You Apply

To determine if your child is ready you should be able to confidently answer YES to all of these questions:

• Your child is a strong skier for their age
• They can link short radius turns continuously down a run such as The Cut, without stopping, at a consistent moderate speed.
• They should be comfortable skiing down green and (easier groomed) blue runs.
• Your skier should have participated in an introductory structured ski program and ski with parents as often as possible to increase

IS MY FAMILY THE RIGHT FIT?

As we are primarily volunteer driven, we also look for families with the following traits:

• a passion for skiing and ski racing
• enthusiasm and willingness to engage in the club and support it
• willingness to volunteer a minimum of 8 days per year
• a desire to live our Tyee values

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

For the minimum ski requirement for U8 admission, please refer to the videos below which outline the acceptable bronze level.

Video one goes here

Video two goes here

The skills required for U10 are harder to define, but athletes should be confident skiing black diamond terrain, able to ski at higher speeds, and maintain both form and control. This ensures they can safely learn and progress in a race environment.

To see if your child is ready, please refer to the video below.

Video 1 U10 goes here