U6 Mini Program (Birth Year 2020 - 2021)
The focus of Mini GKHAT is to establish a foundation of strong skiing skills, teach young athletes how to ski safely on the mountain, ski as part of a group, and most importantly to have lots of FUN while exploring the mountain. We use a combination of all mountain and racing environments to develop skillful young skiers.
Through the season we host 2-3 GKHAT club race events which are a part of this program.
- Age Requirement:
- GKHAT Minis must have a birth year of 2020-2021
- Prerequisite:
- All Mini's must be comfortable skiing on their own without help. Our target skier:coach ratio is 4:1 or less.
- Tail Gunning Requirement:
- Each mini must have a parents/guardians volunteer to tail-gun with the Mini coach for 2 days during the season. Sign up sheets to select the day you will ski with your Mini's team will be made available prior to the start of the season.
- Weeks: 10
- Hours on Snow: 46
- Program Dates:
- Program Start Date: Starts half days Jan 3-4 and changes to full days Jan 31-Feb1.
- Program End Date: Program ends March 7-8
- Days of the Week:
- Can choose either the Saturday or Sunday program
- Daily Start/End Times:
- 9:00 am - 2:30 pm with a supervised break for lunch.
- Location:
- Program based at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Start and End meeting location is at the GKHAT Yurt located behind the day lodge.
- Kicking Horse Hosted Race Events:
- Annual GKHAT cookie cup.
- Annual club year-end ski-tacular event.
Cost: $630.00
Not included in Program Fees: Equipment, Lift passes/tickets, Race Entry fees/costs.
Additional Fees: BC Alpine fees (charged once per family and once per athlete)
