First Tracks – Alpine PAID

First Tracks Training is a fast, fun, early-morning on-snow clinic designed to sharpen teaching and technical skills in just 45 minutes. Offered every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday throughout the training season, these focused sessions take advantage of fresh corduroy and first tracks to kick-start your teaching day.

Each clinic includes a few purposeful laps on Buttercup Run with high-level trainers. The learning focus is shared at the top of the chairlift, followed by a full-run task and a ride-up discussion topic to reflect, connect, and refine. Instructors leave with practical takeaways and clear focus points they can continue to practice for the rest of the day—starting their day confident, engaged, and ready to teach.

SIGN UP THE EVENING PRIOR BY 6:00PM!  No walk ups will be allowed.

Assignments for the day:

• Adult or Children’s for the day – you are approved to miss the morning meeting scheduled at 8:30am; you are responsible for learning the information shared at the morning meeting.
• PROGRAMS you are NOT able to attend an Early Load Clinic and MUST be at the 8:30am meeting.
• First Tracks clinics DO NOT take precedence over setup or other opening duties.

SNOWCATS HAVE THE RIGHT AWAY!  When you hear a snowcat approaching, GET OUT OF THE WAY & STOP!  Allow the snowcat to pass.

7:45 AM SHARP! Booted & Suited.  Meet at Adult Lineup Corral

• 7:45 AM Carry skis/boards from Program Rentals to Program Corral (Dynamic Warm Up0
• 7:50-7:55 AM Trainer will request early load from lift ops; slide as group to base of Buttercup
• 8:00am Load Buttercup as a group with a trainer the LEAD.

8:00 AM Load Buttercup

• Upon arrival at Buttercup, TRAINER will ask for verbal approval to load lift.
• Trainer & Instructors MUST load the lift at the same time.
• Wait for instructions from your trainer at the top of Buttercup.

8:45 AM Wrap UP

MUST BE SIGNED UP THE NIGHT BEFORE.

NO LATE ARRIVALS.

PAID Clinic.

Must be in UNIFORM to participate in this clinic.

If you are assigned to morning setup, you must get that covered by someone else and approved by a supervisor. Early load clinics DO NOT take precedence over setup or other opening duties.