Are you interested in getting more involved with GKHAT?
We have many roles available with variable degrees of time commitment and requirements for skiing. We welcome anyone with or without past experience in ski racing or volunteer organizations.
Are you interested in being on the GKHAT board? Specific board positions include:
Monthly commitment to virtual meetings with tasks specific to your area carried out between meetings. Click HERE for the full list of board positions and their descriptions.
Volunteers are needed to help organize various events throughout the season. These include:
Our mini program requires a high commitment to ON snow participation. Please ensure the volunteer nature of this program works with your availability.
You can expect at MINIMUM to be tail gunning with your skier twice during regular training days and for all club events they participate in. Because our U6 athletes are young, small, and new to skiing, they require more hands-on participation from parents. To keep program fees low we rely heavily on the parents of athletes in this program to tail gun (ski and ride chairlift with). For safety reasons, our U6 athletes cannot participate in our club events without the help of their parent/guardian to create 1:1 ratios for riding the chairlifts.
Volunteer expectations for U6 (Mini) parents:
We encourage (and need) volunteers in “race/event” roles. Volunteer expectations for U6 parents:
Volunteer expectations for U8 parents:
U10 and older parents will be required to sign up for one or more shifts per season to help with morning course setup. This involves assisting the head course setter when skiers first depart the yurt (ready to ski/depart the yurt by 8:45 on that day). This job usually takes approximately an hour of time.
Volunteer Positions for U10 parents:
Volunteer Positions for U12/14/16 parents:
U12/14/16 parents will be required to sign up for one or more shifts per season to help with morning course setup. This involves assisting the head course setter when skiers first depart the yurt (ready to ski/depart the yurt by 8:45 on that day). This job usually takes approximately an hour of time.
All races hosted by ski clubs across B.C. are run by parent volunteers. If you have two children racing in the same race, your volunteer obligations for that race increase accordingly. This is a fun way to meet other parents and to watch your child perform while keeping busy with other members of the club. There are many ways to participate, regardless of your skill level and time available.
The volunteer coordinator will help match your talents and availability with the club expectations.
Start Referee: Responsible for ensuring all racers start in the correct order and manage the flow of the race from the start area. (1 person per event)
Starter: Responsible for loading racers into the gate and giving the start signal to each racer in collaboration with the Chief of Timing. The starter also ensures the course is clear and safe. The starter wears a headset and is in communication with timing. (1 person per event)
Assistant Starters: Responsible for managing the start line according to the start order and ensuring bib numbers are visible (2 people per event)
Hand Timer: Times and records the precise starting or finish time using time of day. The watches used for hand timing are called “splits”. When the split button is pressed after the watch is started the display is frozen to allow the display to be read and recorded. At the same time the watch continues to run. This is our back up timing if the electronic timing system does not capture the racer's result. The manual hand timers work in pairs using a stopwatch and a recording sheet to record a manual time at which each racer starts (or finishes). The assistant starter and manual timers are appropriate volunteer positions for inexperienced volunteers.
Time Recorder: Responsible for recording the racer times as called out by the hand timer
Gate Judges: A gate judge’s role is to make sure each racer passes correctly around the gates to have a fair race run by all. Gate judges are assigned a certain number of gates to watch by the Chief of Gates. It is typical for races that the Chief of Gates has a morning meeting to discuss this position and ensure that all Gate Judges are prepared for their task. .
Finish Referee : Responsible for communicating with the chief of timing for calling approaches for racers crossing the finish line and breaking the beam. Also responsible for calling DNF or DSQ’s at the finish. This position is on radio.
Finish Controller: Responsible for looking after the finish area ensuring everything is set up at the finish, keeping the finish area clear of racers who have completed their run and help ensure that spectators, coaches and racers who do not finish DO NOT cross the finish line.
Scoreboard: On radio with timing, manually records racer times on the Controller Scoreboard.
Finish Marshall: Collects the bibs from racers after their final race.
Bib collector: The hand timers, scoreboard, finish controller and bib collector are appropriate volunteer positions for inexperienced volunteers.
Timing Team: Under the supervision of the Chief of Timing, the timing crew is responsible for the electronic timing systems of the race. Members of the timing crew work together as a team (on radio) to ensure the timing systems are in place and functioning correctly. Any volunteers with electrical/computer confidence and attention to detail would be welcomed as part of this team.
Set Up, Take Down & Course Crew: Under the direction of the Chief of Course, the course crew is responsible for the preparation of the course and its maintenance throughout the race.
RACE OFFICE [Off-Snow position]
Overseen by the Race Secretary, the Race Office takes care of the considerable amount of paperwork that a race requires. This includes receiving all race entries and race entry fees, preparing start lists, distributing/collecting bibs, distribution of race results, sending the race notice, taking minutes at all race committee meetings, Jury meetings and Team Captain’s meetings and handling all correspondence. The Race Office is an appropriate place for volunteers who do not wish to be outside for the duration of the race and have excellent organizational and administrative skills.
EVENT/RACE FOOD PREP (OFF SNOW POSITION)
Volunteers are needed to provide snacks/meals for our on snow volunteers on event days. These volunteers will provide meals ( soups, chilis, sandwiches) and snacks (homemade squares etc.) for our events to keep our volunteers fed out on course during an event.
TAIL-GUNNERS FOR EVENTS
If you have a U6 in the program, you will be required to provide a tailgunner for all club events they choose to participate in. U6 tailgunners ride the chairlift and ski with their athlete during events and provide an extra set of hands for the ski group during regular training days.
Our older athletes also require some tail gunning on event/race days. Tail gunning with U8 groups involves assisting and riding the lift with a group of 2-3 skiers and helping the coach to manage a larger event day race group ratio. Our U10 groups typically require 1-2 tailgunners to help organize them for riding the lifts and getting to and from event courses
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