Sky Tavern volunteers are teaching junior skiers and snowboarders to break the boundaries of expectations while learning to carve their way down the mountain.Â
"This is our first open weekend. We have all the students up here, members are up here having fun and skiing, we're training people and we're having fun. There is adult classes- and we can still take people right now," shared Eric Ruud, Snow Sports Director at Sky Tavern.Â
Ruud says Sky Tavern is a main training facility for many western ski resorts.He also says Sky Tavern is a trains skiers, snowboarders, ski patrol and even snow machine and lift operators. There have even been Olympic skiers, like David Wise, who earned their roots at Sky Tavern
"We also take kids who are about 13-years-old and we train them to be ski instructors, so we have some of the youngest ski instructors," says Ruud.
There is also an Adaptive Ski Program for children with mental and physical disabilities. Instructors teach students to confront what could hold them back, and help them find their way down the mountain.
"Face those challenges, get back up, go again and keep learning no matter what you're doing. Keep moving forward." Concludes Ruud.
To learn more about Sky Tavern Junior Ski Program and the Adaptive Ski Program, click here.
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