How does the free ski / snowboard period work?
The Snowhawks Raven free period is a chance for our members to garner some independence and mileage in a less structured environment. It is, however, restricted to those on the “Hawks” Mt. St. Louis Traveller and the “Raven” Blue Mountain Traveller and to grade 7 and up on our Christmas and Spring programs. Our kids are buddied up with friends or others from their group and they are then allowed to free ski/snowboard. We use a buddy system though kids can form groups of two, three or whatever number they desire. The rule, however, is that everyone must be with at least one other person. In addition, buddies have to stay within sight of each other at all times. If one has to go in for whatever reason, their buddy must go in as well. For those that don’t have a buddy, or if their buddy is away on that day, we have a “Need A Buddy” sign. The director will assign buddies to those requiring such at that time. It should also be noted that our chaperons and instructors are watching out for al
