Each Monday evening, instructor improvement sessions are held at Fortune for all Fortune instructors who wish to attend, 6:30 in pro room and 7 pm on snow. It is good to see people out skiing / riding , it’s important to take time to develop your skills.
This Monday, JP will be on hand for our riders , it would be nice to see all our snowboarders take advantage of training, if able to make it up to the hill.
Frank
See you there.
Hey all,
Let me start by thanking all those that have been working the last few weekends, all programs have started and the classes should be fairly set. We have done a great job of dealing with the various adjustments that are always needed. Keep up the good work – it’s important to be sure you communicate with your supervisors should you have an issue.
Reminder to: Greet customers, Engage the group, Count your students and be sure they are all there with you. Always take time to debrief and give feed back to the group at the end of class.
Basically, be in charge. Chair safety is a constant and that being said, please use the Pineault Triple when feasible, don’t stand in the quad line up while the triple has nobody. The ski wee groups should be using triple since you are only able to bring two kids up at a time.
Progress cards, every instructor will pick up a progress card for each class they teach and keep track of your groups progress, this will serve as a guide for the final card each pupil will receive on week 7 of the program. It also serves as a guide for their skill development.
There will be an “All staff party “ on Sunday 5 pm to 10 pm (or your bed time, whichever comes first), this is for staff only. Please RSVP if you’re planning on attending. Call ext. 2223 or email academy@campfortune.com .
We will also be doing Lift Evacuation Training on Sunday right after the hill closes (4:15pm) on the Clifford chair. All are welcome to come out and learn the process. We will probably never need to do it, but an annual refresher exercise is a good idea. We will load 4 chairs and get people off of the chairs using the rope evacuation system. You can be in chair or be helping lower people. This will wrap up before 5:30PM.
All for now
Frank
Hey all,
It’s been quite the Xmas break, cool weather and great snow. We are now heading into the new year with most of the hill open .
Commitment; be here on the days you are committed to, i.e. sat or sun or both if that’s what you said you would do.
Training weekend; all programs will take advantage of the 6th and 7th of Jan to train and plan for the Big show that begins on the 13th and 14th of Jan.
Evening programs ;begin the 10th and 11th of Jan,
Privates program; is looking for Sunday SB instructor, see SJ or email me if interested. This is guaranteed $!!!
Also reserved privates begin on the 6th and 7th of Jan., if you’re on that list be here.
Food Bank; remember to drop some non-perishable stuff in the box from time to time.
We expect all to be on hand next weekend , the day will begin with an indoor at 9:30 AM.
Should you be someone that is not returning and still has a coat from last season, please return the coat as soon as possible.
Special Request: Looking for an instructor to teach 5 year old twin boys, one weeknight a week. Back-to-back lessons, this means two privates = 40$ for the person that can be here to do it, Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Let’s say from 5-7 PM.
If interested contact me fbernier@campfortune.com
All for now
Frank
Hi All:
There is a PDP that will be scheduled for Dec 16 or 17 at Camp Fortune. There will be limited space so, if you wish to attend, please check this link to the CSIA website often.
All for now
Frank
Hey all,
Yesterday’s Hiring Clinic was well attended. Great to see so many new people planning on joining our team, hoping that we see you all take the pre-course, and work towards your certification.
Je veux aussi souligner que les sessions pour les aides moniteur, moniteur et le pré-stage, débute la fin de semaine prochaine. So to that end, I would expect our staff to be here over the next couple of weekends in order to get up to speed technically and be ready for the holiday season .
Performance Programs will be looking for a few good Men/ Women , if your able to commit speak with Clayton cpolan@bell.net next weekend . This is a 15 day program beginning Dec 16th.
Privates Program, these are the instructors that commit to privates and get booked for Sat and or Sun all winter. if your able to commit contact Roger or SJ for now please contact sjnormand@gmail.com
All program supervisors will be drafting people from the active list so be sure you get organized in order to be selected, this does not apply to our new candidates you will be added in as you get cert.
Hill will be open next Friday , Sat and Sun. see you then.
All for now, will be reachable via email only this week.
Frank
Hello all
The hill will be open this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 9 to 4 pm. The season is promising to be a good one.
Only returning instructors will be able to get a pass, as long as they are active and up to date in the system.
New instructors and candidates will be starting on Dec 2nd, and TAs will get started on their first training weekend on either the 9th and 10th or the 16th 17th of Dec. Lists will be produced based on the registration lists on the Academy web site.
For those wanting to ski or ride and who need to purchase a ticket, the rate is 20$
Snowmaking report: Pinnault will be open this weekend, and snowmaking has moved to Meech, but unsure if we will be able to open Paradise by the weekend.
A reminder to our returning instructors – don’t expect a ticket if you have not completed your activation (dues paid (need proof), completed the Academy on-line registration for returning instructors and signed your offer of service (available in in the pro-room)).
Helping those in need.
I received a call from the food bank asking if we would be helping out this season, I said we would. So if you’re able, please drop off a non-perishable item from time to time and I will make a bi-weekly run to the food bank. We will have a box in the pro room.
Thank you in advance.
All for now
If you have not yet picked up your jacket, the pro room will be open Wed, Thurs, and Fri of this week from 8:30AM to 12:30PM for those returning instructors who have completed all of the requirements (Dues paid (receipt or current membership card required), registered online as a returning instructor, and signed agreement (signed when you pick up your jacket)).
Howard
P.S. our secret shopper tells me that Costco has black ski pants on sale…. ;-D
Hi all
Things are coming together for the season, the weather is getting colder and snowmaking is ready to go at our first opportunity.
Our General meeting is this Sunday at 10 am. The meeting will not take more than an hour, we will be activating passes and handing out coats to returning instructors only.
In order to get pass and coat, the following must be completed:
The plan is to get our returning instructors processed and then we will get the new people processed after the hiring clinic is done. Let’s make sure we all have registered online and have paid our dues.
Un-certified candidates and TAs will be given passes once training begins. Until then we will produce daily tickets.
See you all on Sunday.
Frank
Hi All:
Every year our friends at Kunstadt Sports have a special evening where certified instructors can buy their equipment at special pricing – here is their flyer.
Hi all,
Ski & snowboard show this weekend at the Ernst and Young Center, 9 to 6. Maybe some of you will drop by for a chat. Our open house will be on the 5th of Nov and our general meeting will be the 12th of Nov.
I know that many of you are waiting for me tell you when to come up and get your jackets, passes and get activated in our new system. I am still waiting for it to be up and running, so my plan to have thing done early is being postponed. Should be able to get it all done in Nov.
Be sure you are registered on our site and remind any of your buddies to do it also.
All for now
Frank
