U6 (Mini) GKHAT

The focus of Mini GKHAT is to establish a foundation of strong skiing skills, teach young athletes how to ski safely on the mountain, ski as part of a group, and most importantly to have lots of FUN while exploring the mountain. We use a combination of all mountain and racing environments to develop skillful young skiers.

Please Read the GKHAT Parent Handbook carefully before registering. 

As a prerequisite, skiers must be able to ski confidently and independently on easy terrain (i.e. from Catamount top down, easiest way down from Gondola).  Beginner skiing programs are offered by the Winter Sport school at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Feel free to contact us to help decide what is the right program for your young skier.

Our target skier:coach ratio is 4:1 or less. Parents are required to sign up for a limited number of days as tail-gunners with the group throughout the season. Please refer to the parent handbook on the website for the volunteer requirements of the Mini GKHAT program. 

Mini GKHAT begins the first weekend of January - see registration pages for exact dates.
 

Volunteering

Our U6 program requires a high commitment of on snow participation. Because our U6 athletes are young, small, and new to skiing, they require more hands-on participation from parents. We rely heavily on the parents of athletes in this program to tail-gun (ski and ride chairlift with). You can expect at U6 to be tail-gunning with your skier for all three club events in the season to create 1:1 ratio for riding the chairlifts. For safety reasons, our U6 athletes cannot participate in our club events without the help of their parent/guardian. The Club asks all U6 parents to be prepared to volunteer to ski with their athlete anytime extra supervision is required. Please ensure the volunteer nature of this program works with your availability.

Volunteer Positions for U6 parents:

• Tail-gunning at GKHAT events
• Tail-gunning during training if/when necessary
• Supplying lunches/treats for volunteers
• Sorting/Organizing bibs
• Making Goody Bags

Financial Assistance

Please contact financialassistance@gkhat.ca for income support if cost of the program is a barrier to your family participating.

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