S3 Operations Manual

Question 1

Guests Ski Levels: Green Zone

Answer 1

1. I’ve never skied
2. I can slide, change directions slightly and come to a stop.
3. I can link basic/wedge turns wo/stopping on easiest green terrain. My turns are usually all the same size. Green terrain
4. I am linking turns together smoothly in all green terrain. I can make narrow and wide turns. All greens and easiest blue.

Question 2

Guest skier levels: blue zone, level 5

Answer 2

I’m skiing mostly parallel in a couple of turn sizes and shapes on most blue terrain. I’m beginning to use my poles and can hockey stop in both directions. All green and most blue.

Question 3

Guest Skier Blue Zone: Level 6

Answer 3

I am doing parallel and confidently on all blue terrain. I’m exploring un-groomed trails and easiest bumps. I usually make the same turn sizes and shapes on un-groomed trails. All groomed blues, easy blue bumps, easy groomed blacks.

Question 4

Guest Skier Blue Zone : Level 7

Answer 4

I’m able to make parallel turns with a pole plant on all blue and black terrain. I’m exploring un-groomed black terrain, including bumps. I can change my turn size and shape for different challenges. All blue and most black terrain.

Question 5

Guest Skier Black Zone: Level 8

Answer 5

I’m making different turn sizes and shapes, including rhythmic short turns and large carved turns on, on all blue and black terrain (groomed or un-groomed). I feel comfortable exploring harder blacks and easier double blacks. All black and easy black.

Question 6

Guest Skier Black Zone: Level 8

Answer 6

I’m making different turn sizes and shapes, including rhythmic short turns and large carved turns on, on all blue and black terrain (groomed or un-groomed). I feel comfortable exploring harder blacks and easier double blacks. All black and easy black.

Question 7

Guest Skier Black Zone: Level 9

Answer 7

I can ski the whole mountain and working on skiing faster, smoother, difficult lines, and learning different strategies in the hardest terrain and snow conditions. Entire mountain

Question 8

Separated child

Answer 8

Call within 1 minute of noticing.
Generally found within 3 min and back to class in 5 min

Question 9

Lost Child

Answer 9

“Huckleberry”

Question 10

Snowmass Parks & Pipes
p 80

Answer 10

Low Down Park/Pipe - Level 5 and above

Makaha Park - Level 7 and above

SM Main Park - Level 8 and above

Question 11

Buttermilk Parks and Pipes

Answer 11

S3 Park on Red’s Rover- level 5 & above

Teaser Party - level 7 and above

BM main Park - level 8 & above

Question 12

SM Level 3 Terrain

Answer 12

Elk Camp Meadows Magic Carpet
Lower Fanny Hill (Poms, Skycab)
Dawdler (Village Express Mid station)
Elk Camp Meadows chair

Question 13

SM Level 4 Terrain

Answer 13

Scooper & Hal’s Hollow (Village Express mid station)

Bull Run, Elk Camp

Funnel Bypass, Adam’s Ave

Question 14

SM Level 5 Terrain

Answer 14

Village Express, Big Burn, Alpine Springs, Elk Camp & Two Creeks

Question 15

SM Level 6 & 7 Terrain

Answer 15

Village Express, Big Burn, Alpine Springs, Elk Camp & Two Creeks

Question 16

SM Dining Options

Answer 16

Elk Camp
Ullrhoff - base of Big Burn chair
Gwyn’s High Alpine - top of Alpine Springs
Up 4 Pizza - top of Big Burn chair
Two Creeks Mexican -
Assay Cafe - Assay Hill
Sam’s - Top of Sam’s and Village Express
Mall Restaurants - Fuel, Goodfellas Pizza, Paradise Bakery, Stew Pot, Big Hoss Grill, Dill Pickle, Cirque, Taqueria 85