Year 9 & 10 Falls Creek Alpine Camps

Information for Families:

Dates:

Year 10 – Monday 18 – Friday 22 August

Year 9 – Monday 1 – Friday 5 September

Whilst August and September may still seem a while off, in the next few weeks we will be beginning the preparations for Ski Camp with all Year 9 and 10 Students.

Students will have an information session in Assembly in the coming weeks, outlining the camp and what it entails, as well as the equipment required.

Equipment:

With regards to equipment required on the mountain, students are provided with hired skis, boots, poles, and a helmet. All students, however, are required to have their own waterproof snow gloves and eye protection in either the form of sunglasses or snow goggles. Whilst many families may not already have these items, these can be borrowed from family or friends at other year levels. In the coming months retail stores such as Anaconda and Aldi will begin having sales on ski gear and will have these items available for purchase at good prices.

Students also have the option to either bring their own waterproof snow jacket, and waterproof snow pants, or they have the opportunity to hire these items. If students choose to hire these items these are covered under the costs of the camp, however, they will need to indicate this in the coming weeks, so it is important that you discuss this requirement with your student.

After students have had their information session regarding camp in Assembly, students will need to complete a Google Form via their Google Classrooms outlining their details and past skiing experiences. On this form they will be able to indicate if they need to hire the waterproof snow jacket and/or pants. This information will then be used to finalise our bookings with Falls Creek.

Snowboarding Applications:

All students will undertake Down-hill and X-Country Skiing. If students wish to snowboard on the down-hill days of the camp, they must have snowboarded before and complete an application form. Application forms will be made available after the Year Level Assemblies. The snowboarding application form must detail the students’ ability and understanding of the Alpine Safety Code. Parents/guardians will be required to sign this form acknowledging their student’s ability. Unfortunately, numbers are capped for snowboarding and applications will be used to create these groups. If a student misses out on the opportunity for snowboarding they will join in with the majority of students who will be skiing.

PAM

Further information, including PAM permissions and the Camp Handbook, will be available for families next Term closer to the date.