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Level 2 Guide (Existing Guide) Training - Vision Impairment
Fri 30 Jun 2023 09:30 — 16:30
Event information
Registrations for this event are closed.
Take your adaptive snowsport guiding skills to the next level with your Level 2 Adaptive Guide Training.
Your experience level
- Have successfully completed Level 1 Guide Training
- Have secondary guided a stand up skier or snowboarder as a secondary guide for 5 days (20 hours) confirmed by trainer or staff
- Have some or no experience primary guiding a vision impaired skier
- Completed Stand-up equipment and disability quiz (including disability awareness questions) with a 70% minimum score.
You may learn
- How to guide from in front, beside and behind a vision impaired skier and when to use each
- How to discuss with the participant their level of vision and understand their needs
- Introduce participant to equipment and safely assist putting equipment on.
- Lift loading and unloading
- Terrain width and length of run, estimate number of turns before stopping
- Communicating through linked turns
How to register
- Apply for DWA Associate Membership
- Click register
- Answer all relevant questions
- Select either:
- Accommodation - if you would like DWA to provide accommodation at Falls Creek
- Training only - if you don't need accommodation
- Submit registration
What to bring
- Ski gear
- Waterproof outerwear
- Helmet
- Food and drink (or money to buy them)