LOCATION

All training sessions for the athletes are conducted at Powderhorn Ski Resort in western Colorado. Locations of training trips for volunteers will vary; most will be conducted at Powderhorn, some at Copper and Telluride. Competition events take place at Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs, CO, Copper Mountain Resort near Frisco, CO, and Ski Cooper near Leadville, CO.

ATTENDANCE and PASSES

Season Passes for Powderhorn Resort

Coaches must volunteer with Team Powderhorn and/or CDA's adaptive snowsports program 10 or more days to qualify for a season pass at Powderhorn. Season passes are issued at the discretion of the Head Coach, CDA's Executive Director or CDA's Program Director.

BACKGROUND CHECKS

Every volunteer with Team Powderhorn must have completed a background check through Special Olympics Colorado and/or CDA. Please ask the Head Coach for details.

TRANSPORTATION

CDA provides transportation to athletes who need assistance in getting to training sessions at Powderhorn Resort. Coaches are invited to join-in on those trips or to carpool. Colorado Discover Ability provides transportation to and from competition events.

MEALS

Coaches must lead by example and consume healthy lunches on training days. We will try to each lunches as a group. We expect both coaches and athletes to eat nutritious, adequate meals, to include a healthy breakfast prior to arriving at Powderhorn. We strongly discourage drinking sodas and eating sweets at lunch time. Instead we'll all drink water and eat fun and healthy lunches. Sports drinks are allowed as an alternative to water but "energy drinks" are NOT permitted.

Check out these ideas for healthy lunches:

• John Hopkins School of Public Health: Healthy Lunch
• Lunch Recipes by Kaboose
• Eat Well by Best Health

EQUIPMENT

All coaches supply their own ski and snowboarding gear, which may be purchased at pro-discount prices at Gene Taylor's Sporting Goods store in Grand Junction. Pro forms for ski and snowboard gear are also available through the Head Coach and CDA's Program Manager. Qualified instructors may purchase Team Powderhorn or CDA instructor's jacket. All uniforms (jackets, pants) must be ordered through Head Coach or CDA's Program Manager. All coaches are required to wear helmets when practicing with the team (no exceptions) and are encouraged to wear helmets when skiing or riding outside official training sessions.

TRAINING DAY SCHEDULE FOR COACHES

8:45 a.m.	Meet-up by "Take Four" lift for instructors' clinic
10:00 a.m.	Meet-up with assigned students
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.	On-snow training session
12:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.	On-snow training session
3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Wrap-up of the day's training