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Chapter 23 of 30 · 1 min read

Ski and Snowboard Camp Racing, Terrain Parks and Backcountry Scope

Decide separately whether racing, park or backcountry activity belongs in your camp. Confirm appropriate leadership, permissions, insurance and rescue arrangements for that exact scope. Do not add a specialist activity as an unplanned reward.

A beginner teaching program is not an automatic platform for every winter sport activity.

Racing may need a suitable coach, approved course, timing equipment, protective arrangements, and separate resort permission. Terrain-park work needs its own qualified leadership, progression plan, facility rules, and insurance review. Off-piste or backcountry travel adds a different set of hazards and rescue limits.

Do not add these as surprise rewards for the “best” group. Name them in the approved scope and customer information before participation.

Avalanche Canada's recreational training is a useful learning pathway, but introductory recreational training is not a professional guiding qualification.1 Do not market a guide service based only on attendance at a short course.

For a first business, an honest choice may be to exclude these activities. Partner with a properly authorized specialist only after checking the contract, credentials, insurance, responsibilities, and emergency plan.

A waiver is not a substitute for suitable terrain, competent leadership, or rescue planning. A participant's enthusiasm does not remove the leader's duty to set limits.

Your task: Make an activity scope table: included, separately approved, or not offered. Give it to every staff member.

Sources for this page

  1. Avalanche Canada, Training. Recreational avalanche courses. Introductory recreational training is not professional guiding authorization. ↩

Put this chapter to work

Optional · Putting your plan into practice

Using Bookify for this goal

This part starts with your own planning and judgement. Use the guide and its worksheets to work through it with your team.

When you are ready to put your camp plan into a booking system, you can explore a sample camp in Bookify or see what the software can help you do.