Become a Junior Ski Instructor
This 2008 video by Daniel Parmelee illustrates how young people in Wintergreen Adaptive Sports' ski program are making a major difference in the disabled individuals' experience on the slopes. *Helmets now required
Making it Happen
Junior instructors are at the heart of our adaptive snow sports program. Junior ski instructors work with WAS adult trainers to teach students alpine snow sports or improve their skills while adhering to our motto of Safety, Fun and Learning.
The minimum age for a junior instructor is 14.
Junior instructors learn the virtue of volunteer service and have the unique opportunity to serve as an assistant adaptive ski or snowboard instructor. Many junior instructors become lead instructors and go on to become certified snow sports instructors (PSIA or AASI), which we encourage and for which we provide funding.
We ask for Junior Instructors to meet the same volunteer day requirements as Senior Instructors, but understand that school and transportation can be barriers for our younger volunteers. We are happy to work with you and make reasonable exceptions to this expectation.
Volunteers are needed seven-days-a-week. To learn more about becoming a junior instructor call us at (910) 635-9616 or email skivolunteers@skiwas.org .