Instructor & Patrol in Training Teen Program

Overview

Our Instructor & Patrol in Training program allows participants to learn about the knowledge and skills required to become ski and snowboard instructors while improving their personal skiing/riding skills. They’ll discover the technical components of skiing/riding, what to teach, how to teach children, and how to promote safety while having fun in lessons and programs. They’ll also learn about Patrol by offering insight into the daily responsibilities of Ski Patrol, including the opening of trails and sweeping at day’s end, recognizing potential safety hazards, and the use of appropriate markings to warn skiers/riders. They may observe other Patrollers running a rescue sled and caring for injured guests.

In addition, they will learn guest services skills and professionalism for working in the ski industry. This program helps prepare teens to work as either a ski/snowboard Instructor or as a Patroller here at Gore once they are of eligible age (16 and up). Program includes a SKI3 Season Pass for participants.

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Instructor & Patrol In Training For Teens 2026/27

Season-Long Program for Ages 13-15	Pricing	Free Financing Available to August 5th
Program with Teen SKI3 Season Pass	$999	$249.75 Per Month (4 Total) Through 8/5
Teen SKI3 Season Passholder Rate*	$725	$181.25 Per Month (4 Total) Through 8/5

* To purchase at passholder rates, please call us at (518) 251-2411.

Program Requirements: Participants must be of intermediate to advanced ability levels, see our chart to determine your teen’s ability level. First Aid, CPR, or other previous safety training is not required for either program.

• Instructor & Patrol In Training meets Saturdays & Sundays, December 12, 2026 through March 7, 2027.
  • No program January 16-17 and February 13-14.
• Classes are on snow with their coaches for 4-hour sessions.
  • Meet at 8:45am, on-snow sessions 9am-1pm.
  • The meeting place is between the Northwoods Lodge and the Greenway conveyor lift (outside of the Mountain Adventure Center).
• Lunch is not included.
• Warm-up and rest breaks are taken as needed while lessons are in session.
• All participants must be 13-15 years old as of December 1, 2026.
• Program includes a SKI3 Season Pass for all participants.
• We also offer private lessons for all levels of skiing and snowboarding and daily class lessons for novice and intermediate ability levels.

SnowSports Ability Chart

Ability levels are rough approximations of the student’s skills and allow us to group students of a similar level for lessons. When booking your lesson, select the level that best describes your ability level.

SKI

• Level 1, First Time – I’m a first time skier who is brand new to the sport.
• Level 2, Second Time – I’ve skied before, but still learning to make turns.
• Level 3, Novice – I can turn my skis with control in both directions on easy green terrain.
• Level 4, Intermediate – I am developing parallel turns on intermediate blue terrain.
• Level 5, Advanced – I can make controlled parallel turns on expert black diamond terrain.

SNOWBOARD

• Level 1, First Time – I’m a first time snowboarder who is brand new to the sport.
• Level 2, Second Time – I’ve snowboarded before, but still learning to make turns.
• Level 3, Novice – I can traverse and link turns on easy green terrain.
• Level 4, Intermediate – I can make controlled turns on intermediate blue terrain.
• Level 5, Advanced – I can make controlled turns on expert black terrain.