Whistler Weasel Worker Training
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As a volunteer race worker for the Canadian Championship and World Cup Ski Races, you have joined a highly skilled group of individuals, who to come together to form one of the best race crew in the world. Our course crew has a very short time to build a world-class alpine ski race course in difficult conditions, and to react to almost anything that Mother Nature has to offer. It's important that people understand their jobs and work well together.
| The
Whistler Weasel
Workers Training Committee has prepared and extensive amount
of
information intended help volunteers have the best and safest possible
experience
while working on our Whistler Mountain alpine ski races. Use the links to the left to access information on the work environment, the recommended equipment volunteers should have and how to have a great time as a Whistler Weasel Worker. Every volunteer works on a crew, under the guidance of an experienced Crew Chief. It is the job of every Crew Chief to provide training that will allow crew members to perform the tasks assigned their crew. It is an objective of the Training Committee that Crew Chiefs become effective trainers of crew members. Don't miss the instructions on SAFETY and how to avoid run-ins with grooming machines, especially Winch Cats. Be healthy and safe and injury-free At some time during the setup and race period, an ACA Level II Course is usually scheduled for volunteers wishing to acquire or update their ACA accreditation. This course is highly recommended for all course crew. It's a Safety issue. |
 Training Chair: Dave Shefley Committee Members: Dave
Moore Pat O'Connell Email:
training@weaselworkers.com
courses@weaselworkers.com |
.The Level II course provides an excellent introduction to the running of an alpine ski race and lays out information that all volunteer course workers should know, for their own safety, and to be conversant with what is going on around them on race days. Refer to the Officials Courses page for more information.
The image below is a lesson to us all. It's very easy, on a downhill course to create situations similar to that enjoyed by the happy plow drivers depicted below. When you see something goofy going on, point it out to your Crew Chief or to a Section Chief. Lots of things are done for very good reasons, but don't assume that everything has been thought out!
Happy Snow Plow Drivers
- a reminder to us all!
