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Ski & Snowboard Peer Partner Application

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

This application must be completed by the Peer Partner Applicant themselves!

Please complete this additional application to become a Peer Partner in the Ski & Snowboard Program. Volunteers accepted into the program will receive notification via email.
*Due to the popularity of this program and the limited number of students - we cannot guarantee placement to all volunteers that apply.

Peer Partners are youth volunteers between the ages of 11 and 16. Peers must be intermediate to advanced skiers or snowboarders. If accepted into the program, Peer Volunteers are paired with a youth participant with a cognitive disability for each of their weekly session lessons.
Peer Partner roles and responsibilities include: modeling good behavior and safe skiing, getting to know the participant, encouraging independence in the participant, and having fun!

Peer Volunteers must commit to accompanying participants on their weekly lessons for the duration of a Session (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday for the morning or afternoon only):
Lesson Times: AM Lessons - 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM. PM Lessons - 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 1: December 8th-17th (2-Week Commitment) - FULL
Session 2: January 5th - February 4th (5-Week Commitment) - FULL
Session 3: March 1st - March 31st (5-Week Commitment)

If accepted into the program, new peers must attend a training.
Session 1 Training: December 2nd - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - FULL
Session 2 Training: December 30th - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 3 Training: February 24th - 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Ski & Snowboard Volunteer Coordinator will schedule peer volunteers on a training and send them notification via email. Peers will be assigned to the training for the session they are signed up for. Training takes place at the NAC Mountain Center at Park City Mountain Resort both on snow and indoors. Peers should arrive ready to ski in the appropriate clothing and with their gear ready. A day pass to Park City Mountain Resort is provided to any volunteers who do not already have a pass.
Please note that NAC does not provide ski or snowboard rentals.

Contact Information:

Name:

Birthdate

Parent/Guardian Email

What is your parent or guardian's email address?

Phone

Peer Partner Application:

Tell us a little bit about who you are (what grade you are in, where you’re from etc.) and what sparked your interest in volunteering for the peer partner program at the National Ability Center:

Have you ever volunteered with the National Ability Center before?

If yes, please tell us about your experience as a peer partner or volunteer:

What did you enjoy doing? What was a challenge you faced?

Please share any other important information we should know about you or skills you would like to highlight

Ski & Snowboard Experience:

Number of years of Skiing or Snowboarding experience (Please specify years of experience if you do both ski and snowboard)

Skiing Ability Level

Snowboarding Ability Level

What terrain are you comfortable skiing/snowboarding (green, blue, black, moguls, terrain park, racing, "fun runs", etc.)?

Scheduling:

Session dates (Peers are required to commit to a full session of lessons to volunteer and are not guaranteed their first choice if accepted). Please check the session you would like to volunteer for:

At this time, we only have room available for Session 3 Peer Partners

What is your day and time preference for volunteering?
More flexibility will increase odds of being matched up with a peer.

*Note that peer volunteers arrive 15 minutes prior to lesson start, 8:45 a.m. or 12:15 p.m.
Lesson start times for participants are 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM

First Choice:

Second Choice:

Third Choice:

Training is required for NEW peer partners. To RSVP, please indicate below the training prior to the session you are signing up for:

Submit

Ski & Snowboard Peer Partner Application

Connect

National Ability Center
1000 Ability Way
Park City, Utah 84060

volunteer@discovernac.org

Ranch: (435) 649-3991
Mountain Center: (435) 940-1596

www.discovernac.org