Before and After Lessons

Before Lessons:
  • Be sure to pay attention to announcements from chaperones when you reach the parking lot. Be sure you know when to return to the bus.
  • Wait until the bus is parked to put on your gear.
  • If you have a problem (missing pass, forgot boots, etc) be sure to tell your chaperone or look for a Ski School Director in the parking lot or outside Pacific Crest Lodge.
  • You can rent lockers in any lodge to store your belongings.
  • Lessons start at 4 pm. Arrive by 3:45 - otherwise your whole class ends up waiting for you.  There will be an orientation to skiing/boarding for the beginners the first one or two weeks, prior to the start of lessons @1200.
  • Always wear your helmet, stay in bounds, and ski/ride with a buddy.
Before and After Lessons:
  • After your lesson be sure to ask your instructor to suggests some other runs for you to try.
  • You'll need to store your equipment while you are in the lodge. You have two options for storing your equipment:
    Option one - put it with everyone else's and hope it doesn't get stolen. Equipment theft is rare but does happen.
    Option two - pay for Equipment Check when you register and leave you skis/board in a secure area. Note: only your skis/board can be stored here - not your back pack.
  • If you choose to go with Option one (most people do) you should consider either using a cable lock, or splitting up you ski by putting each one on a different rack.
  • There are three lodges where you can purchase food: Tye Creek, Granite Peak, and Pacific Crest.  Most of the ski school kids congregate at the Pacific Crest Lodge.
  • If you brought your lunch, you can pick it up from one of the sleds outside of Pacific Crest lodge. The bus drivers sit in the upstairs of Pacific Crest or Tye Creek Lodge.
  • When not in a lesson, you are on your own to practice what you have learned in lessons. Remember to stay on maintained runs, ski with a buddy, wear your helmet, and ski/ride only terrain with which you are familiar.
  • Always stay within bounds! Going out of bounds can get you kicked out of Ski School.
  • Give yourself plenty of time to get back to the bus before the announced return time (usually 7:00 pm)
  • Don't go back to the bus too early. You can't get on until the chaperones arrive.
  • Go to the bathroom! It's a long way from the pass to the ferry dock. Also, don't chug a bunch of liquids right before you leave, or you'll regret it before we reach Edmonds.