• Please advise the Snow School Manager of any behaviour concerns or challenges that may impact the lessons being positive and safe for all involved, as well as strategies that are helpful for the participant.
• Instructors are not able to address significant behaviour challenges such as self-injurious behaviour, physical and verbal abuse of others, inappropriate sexual behaviour, violence, profanity or a consistent unwillingness to participate.
• Caregiver accompaniment may be requested. Unfortunately, in extreme situations, a participant may not be able to continue in the lessons.

Our instructors are not able to administer medication or cater to specific personal toileting needs. If you need help with these areas please arrange to have a family member or caregiver meet you as required.

The weight limit for our sit ski equipment is a maximum of 200lbs.

If the temperature at Mt Sima is -15 degrees celsius or below, Mt Sima will cancel Sit-Ski lessons and reschedule to another date.

Outriggers are a type of adaptive snowsport equipment for individuals with disabilities of the lower extremities who walk with a cane or crutches. Outriggers help the skier or snowboarder to balance while acting as canes with short ski tips on the ends.

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The Sit Ski is for individuals who ski in a sitting position. This may include individuals with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spina bifida or individuals with spinal cord injuries.

Mount Sima purchased a bi ski, a type of sit ski that has two skis on the bottom to provides a wider base than the mono ski and greater stability.

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Generally lessons will be 2 instructors to 1 student, or 1 instructor to 1 student. If there are 2 instructors: the lead instructor will be a certified CADS instructor and the second may be a volunteer.

If two individuals, of similar abilities, want to take a lesson together, we will then require that a friend/family member/support worker, who is already a skier/snowboarder, join the lesson to assist the instructor.

We welcome groups and organizations to book lessons as well. In this case instead of a group lesson, each individual would have their own instructor or we would pair up individuals of similar abilities with an instructor and support worker.

At this time, as we are a new program with newly certified instructors we will only be offering beginner ski and snowboard lessons on the Bunny hill.

For sit skiers who are tethered to an instructor, we will offer lessons on green runs after practice on the rope tow area.

A friend, family member or support worker, who is an experienced skier/snowboarder, is welcome to join for all lessons.

If two individuals, of similar abilities, want to take a lesson together, we will then require that a friend/family member/support worker, who is already a skier/snowboarder, join the lesson to assist the instructor.

For neurodiverse individuals, and individuals living with a physical and/or visual disability impairments. For example, neurodiverse individuals (e.g., autism, down syndrome, learning challenges, etc.) and individuals living with visual impairments, and/or physical impairments (e.g., vision loss, blurred vision, glaucoma, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, individuals with spinal cord injuries, etc.).

As a new program, we are only offering adaptive lessons for individuals who have never ever skied or snowboarded or have a few times but are still developing their skills on the Bunny Hill/rope tow area.