Posted December 19, 2024

SVT YAP Event: January 26, 2024

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This is a 1-day event 9:00 am – 4:00 pm to enhance both OEC and OET skills for Young Adult Patrollers.  The event is scheduled for Sunday, January 26, 2025, at The Hermitage Club located on Haystack Mountain in Wilmington, VT. Registration is open and slots are filling up.   

 

You will be able to arrive starting at 7:30am.  Registration will be completed by 8:30am.  9am Start.  

 

The deadline for YAP registration and Patroller sign-up is 1/19/2025. This is a hard deadline, and there will be no exceptions after the deadline.  Slots for the event are already filling up so please do not wait until the last minute to register.  

 

The maximum number of YAPs for this event is 30.  In the past, we have allowed Young Adults who have been training at our ski areas but have not yet reached the YAP age requirement, to attend the SVT YAP Seminar.  If there are slots available, we will again invite these future YAPs to attend, but they will not be able to do sled training in the horns, on tailrope, or ride as patients.  

 

YAPs and Patrollers should wear their Mountain Patrol Parkas/Vests.  YAPs should bring the OEC supplies they usually carry when patrolling.  If they don’t have supplies yet, no worries, standard OEC supplies will be provided.  

 

Each YAP and Patroller will receive an RFID card which will be their access to the mountain chairlifts and will cover mountain liability waivers.  If YAPs are coming with a non-patroller parent/guardian/chaperone who would like to ski/ride, please let me know and I might be able to arrange for them to receive an RFID card.  I will need to submit to the Hermitage Club the names and email addresses of all participants by 1/19/2025.  Waivers will be emailed to all participants, by the Hermitage Club, and they must be returned to have access to the lifts.  I will send the first batch of contact information to Hermitage on January 1st.  Again……1/19/2025 is the deadline to commit to this event.  

 

On the day of the event, skis/boards and equipment can be dropped off at the front of the Clubhouse beginning at 7:30am.  All cars must be parked beyond the Valet parking area in the general parking lot up top. Ski racks will be placed outside of the Barnstormer lift for your convenience. Meeting area and boot up will be on the Mezzanine Level of the Clubhouse. Jane Williams from Hermitage will be there to greet us and direct traffic. Attendees may leave their gear where they boot up, being mindful of the space and keeping it safe and clear.

 

Hermitage will provide us with 2 sleds w/ backboard set ups available. The SVT Region will be bringing 4 sleds and additional OEC supplies.

 

We are planning for the OEC scenarios to be over by the Base First Aid room for easy access and transport of equipment. The sleds will be staged at the lift and we will transport them to the Summit. The plan is to have a dedicated trail for OET training with terrain suitable for the seminar (weather dependent). If the Witches lift is running, the plan is to have us over there for the day. We will finalize plans as the day becomes closer and the weather can be determined.  

 

A complimentary box lunch will be provided (sandwich, fruit, cookie and drinks) by the Hermitage for every attendee. If there are any dietary restrictions or allergies, please let me know.  The lunch count will be based on the number of RFID cards we need.  

 

For the people who are not skiing, or if the weather is not conducive to spending the whole day outside., the Lodge is a lovely place to spend the day. There are plenty of places on the Mezzanine Level to cozy up with a good book and watch the world unwind outside. There is no money exchanged at the Club, so if people have needs beyond the lunch provided, they are encouraged to bring what they need with them and enjoy it in the space provided. 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

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Contact SVT YAP Advisor, Roger DelGiorno or

CT Region YAP Advisor, Sue-Ellen Repeta.

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