2025 Snowsports Handbook Information for students and parents/guardians
Welcome to MLC Snowsports
Welcome to the 2025 MLC Snowsports Program! This sport includes two separate Downhill and Cross Country programs and racing events, culminating in the Interschools Snowsports Championships.
The College’s commitment to this sport includes;
– provision of information to the team and parents
– team uniform co-ordination
– Interschools Snowsports Championships administration including all race entries
– Interschools on-snow race support
Program Aims
1. Create a supportive team environment On-Snow
2. Facilitate and coordinate students to represent MLC at the Victorian and Australian Interschool Championships
Snowsports calendar
Term 1
Week 5
Term 2
Sunday, 13 April
All Term 2 sport registrations open, including Snowsports
Snowsports registration closes
Wednesday, 23 April Years 7-12 training commences – Cross Country and Downhill
Tuesday, 29 April
Saturday, 3 May
TBC June
Information Night for both Cross Country and Downhill (online, via MS Teams)
Cross Country Team roller ski training commences
FOSS Annual Season Opener function for parents
Mid-year school holidays
Saturday, 5 July
Closing date for exemption applications for Trials Weekend
Sunday, 13 – Friday, 18 July Year 7-12 Cross Country Ski Camp, Mt Hotham
Term 3
Saturday, 26 - Sunday, 27 July
Friday, 1 – Sunday, 3 August
Saturday, 2 August
Thursday 14 August
Monday, 18 – Sunday, 24 August
Tuesday, 2 – Sunday, 7 September
Thursday, 11 September
Trials weekend for Downhill Team, Mt Buller
Victorian Cross Country Interschool Championships, Mt Buller
Cross Country Team Dinner organised by FOSS, Mt Buller
Team breakfast for both Cross Country Team & Downhill Team. Downhill Interschool information session for students competing in Victorian Downhill Interschool Championships
Race bibs for Victorian Downhill Interschool Championships will be distributed at this session
Victorian Downhill Interschool Championships, Mt Buller
National Interschool Championships (Downhill and Cross Country), Mt Buller
MLC Snowsports (Downhill and Cross Country) Presentation and Celebration (Krome Dining)
Snowsports Program overview
Registration
Parents can register their daughter for MLC Snowsports via the sign-up link on the portal page at myMLCfamily > Co-curricular Activities > Sports
Please note the following important points before registering:
1. MLC does not provide any transport, lift tickets or accommodation for team members or their families for any events, except as indicated for the Year 712 Cross Country Ski Camp.
2. The Downhill program is not a ‘learn to ski’ program, it is for medium to high skilled students who wish to race. For these Downhill events, MLC requires that team members have 10 days on-snow experience in their chosen discipline (skiing or snowboarding) before partcipating in the Trial Weekend and competing in Interschools competitions. Team members must be able to confidently link turns and stop promptly. Please contact the Downhill Manager (Ms Vassos) to discuss your daughter’s proficiency if you require guidance
3. For Cross Country events, MLC requires that if students are a beginner and have never Cross Country Skied before, they need to attend the camp held at Mt Hotham during the Term 2 holidays. However, there are limited places on Camp. Please see Cross Country overview for more details.
4. Team members’ must be able to navigate to the race courses on the mountain, or be accompanied to those locations by a parent or guardian. MLC Snowsports does not guide team members around the mountain, and is not responsible for supervision of any team member outside of competition times at the specific competition location.
5. All parents/guardians of registered students are required to assist the team at some point during the Snowsports season. There are a number of ways to assist the team. Find out more by contacting the Friends of Snow Sports, which is a special interest group of the MLC Parents’ Association
Please email snowsports@mlc.vic.edu.au for further information if required.
School Leave
The Victorian Interschools Championships (Downhill and Cross Country) and National Championships are held during school time in Term 3 For students to compete in these events, parents/guardians must submit a leave application to the College to gain permission for the student to attend these events.
Applications for leave must be made in writing directly by a parent/guardian to the relevant School Office
Communication
This handbook is the official resource for the MLC Snowsports program. Please refer to this handbook for all queries as the answers to most questions are contained within.
The Cross Country and Downhill Snowsports Managers will send important information via email to parents/guardians, and when relevant, to team members.
It is also important that parents/guardians, and where relevant, team members monitor the Snow Australia Interschools news for the latest updates about interschools events. Please subcribe via this link: https://www.interschools.com.au/subscribe/
Venues
The Victorian Snowy Mountains consists of a variety of ski resorts including Mt Buller, Mt Hotham, Falls Creek and Lake Mountain.
The Victorian Interschools competitions for Cross Country and Downhill are held at Mt Buller each year.
The Australian Interschools competition is held on alternate years at Perisher New South Wales or Mt Buller, Victoria. In 2024, the event will be at Perisher.
Additional requirements and costs
Uniform and Equipment
Students are required to provide their own skiing and/or snowboarding equipment and clothing appropriate for the environment – a helmet is compulsory for all events except Cross Country Skiing. MLC provides a modest amount of garments to students. But, due to the expensive and specific nature of Ski gear, it is not extensive so families can purchase as they see fit and appropriate for their daughters.
Uniform
Weather conditions in the mountains are unpredictable and extreme. Students and parents are expected to prepare for all weather conditions by ensuring that they have adequate clothing. Students can compete in their normal ski gearno race clothing is required. See the notes below regarding Race Suits for the Alpine event (Downhill program).
Helmets
It is compulsory to wear a helmet and MLC Buff whilst training or competing on-snow with the MLC Snowsports Team, except Cross Country Skiing
MLC Snowsports Beanie
The cost of an MLC Snowsports beanie is included in the program sign up fees and will be distributed in Term 2 to all team members.
MLC Snowsports ‘Soft Shell' Jacket (optional)
This jacket can worn at the daily presentation to display that you are member of the MLC community or your child can wear the MLC PE Sports Jacket, or MLC PE Hoodie if in Years 7-12. This Snowsports jacket can also be worn as a race jacket, it is lightweight and waterproof; warmer layers can also be placed underneath if needed.
Students new to Snowsports will have the opportunity to buy the MLC Soft Shell Jacket. You will receive further information about this in Term 2. Limited numbers and sizes due to provider discontinuing item.
Race Suits (optional)
These can only be worn in Alpine events (Downhill program).
Please note that Division 6 competitors cannot wear race suits in Interschools Competitions. Race suits are not compulsory for the Alpine event – general ski gear is appropriate.
Presentations
At the daily presentations, we expect team members to wear:
- the MLC Snowsports beanie
- their MLC Snowsports ‘Soft Shell’ jacket. If students do not have this, they should wear their MLC PE Sports Jacket or MLC PE Hoodie Equipment
Eastern Mountain Centre (EMC) is a recommended supplier and our contact is Doug Evans. You can buy or hire gear from EMC and they service and repair equipment as well as provide race prep, such as race ski waxing.
Address: 68 Whitehorse Road, Deepdene, 3103.
Mention you are part of the MLC Snowsports Team for our school discount.
Accommodation, transport and lift tickets
Families are responsible for providing transport and accommodation to support their daughter’s participation in all Downhill events, as well as Lift Tickets.
Accommodation
Families of participating students should commence the search for accommodation ASAP.
Please book your accommodation early. Accommodation bookings in the Interschools week are extremely heavy, and you may miss out if you leave it too late.
Information on a range of available accommodation can be found at:
www.mtbuller.com.au/accomodation
Buller Holidays T +1800 285 537 www.bullerholidays.com.au
Mt Buller Apartment Management T +61 3 5775 3112 www.mtbullerams.com.au
Parent Involvement
All parents of students in the Snowsports program are required to assist the team at some point during the Snowsports season in Terms 2 and 3. There are a number of ways to assist the team and these requests will be shared by the Cross Country and Downhill Snowsports Managers during the season.
Parents’ Association Friends of Snow Sports (FOSS) Group
The Parents’ Association Special Interest Group for Snowsports is called the Friends of Snowsports (FOSS), and supports the MLC Snowsports program by arranging social events for the MLC Snowsports parent community
FOSS also provides a vital role in assisting staff with the organising of volunteers that we are required to provide at competitions
Visit the portal page myMLCfamily > Parents Association > Special Interest Groups > Friends of Snow Sports for more information and to sign up to for FOSS communications.
Interschools Officials and Team Managers
Interschools Officials
As mentioned above, parent volunteers are required to fill Interschools course official roles. Course officials assist with the running of events – no skills or knowledge is required to undertake these volunteer roles. The most common job involves sorting competitors into bib order in the marshalling area at the top of a race course. It is a great way to see the event up close, and you can be with your child in the start area to support them as well.
Team Managers
We also call on parents each season to assist as Team Managers – this role involves taking team members down a race course for course inspection, and then chaperoning them back to the start area on the chair lift.
Allocation of volunteering roles
Team Manager and Official roles will be allocated by the relevant Snowsports Manager, using the survey that will be distributed in Term 2. Generally these positions will be allocated to a family and parents may choose who is to fill the position.
MLC Snowsport Contacts
Snowsports Manager – Downhill
Ms Michelle Vassos
T +61 3 9208 4696
E snowsports@mlc.vic.edu.au
Snowsports Manager – Cross Country
Ms Ruby Richardson
E snowsports@mlc.vic.edu.au
E richarr@mlc.vic.edu.au
Director of Sport
Mr Michael Jenkins
E jenkinm@mlc.vic.edu.au
Interschools Competition Overview
Interschools Snowsports Competitions
The MLC Snowsports program is based around the Interschools Snowsports Championships: https://www.interschools.com.au/home-victoria/
This competition sees students compete for their school as part of a team, or as an individual in any of the seven discipline events. There are two separate competitions in the Interschools Snowsports Championships (Downhill and Cross Country).
Event categories
Downhill events
– Alpine: Skiers are timed on a modified giant slalom course
– Skiercross: Skiers are timed on a slope-style course
– Freestyle Moguls: Skiers are scored on a bumps/jumps course
– Snowboard Giant Slalom: Boarders are timed on a modified giant slalom course
– Snowboard Cross: Boarders are timed on a slope-style course
– Slopestyle: Divisions 1-3 ski and snowboard events
Cross Country events
Cross Country events are run in August at the Victorian Interschools.
– Classic – Skiers have a mass start and are timed on a Cross Country course
– Freestyle relay – Skiers have a mass start and are in a relay team of three on a Cross Country course
If you are not certain which events are appropriate for your daughter, please organise a conversation with the Cross Country or Downhill Snowsports Manager.
Event selection survey in Term 2
IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR ACTION!
Student team members in Years 7-12, and parents of Junior School students, are given the opportunity to elect which events they wish to enter via a pre-season survey distributed at the beginning of Term 2
Once the survey has been completed, parents are then required to complete the excursion registration process to confirm their daughters participation in the selected events
MLC staff are responsible for entering all team members into the Interschools competitions, and will do so once the excursion form has been completed
This process relies on parents completing the survey that will be sent to all families who register for MLC Snowsports. This informs the Managers of which events that parents have confirmed that each team member will be competing in.
At the time of registration, the MLC Downhill and Cross Country Managers also arrange for payment for all registrations and race fees; these are then billed to families based on the excursion permission provided
Interschools registration and race fees
These costs are passed back to individual families on the student’s family account at the end of the season. Please refer to the costs sections on the following pages for more details.
Downhill and Snowboarding Program overview
Training (Term 2 and 3)
Years 7-12 students can sign-up via MyMLC to the Term 2 and 3 Strength and Conditioning Training sessions on Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings at 7am-8am at the PEC.
These sessions are optional, but encouraged
Trials weekend
Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 July
The MLC Snowsports Race Trials will be held at Mt Buller on Saturday, 26 July (Moguls only) and Sunday, 27 July. This is an opportunity for all team members to compete in a trial race under timed race conditions.
Teams and entries for the Victorian Interschools competition will be determined by performance at this event and attendance is essential.
The event will be managed by Mt Buller.
Interschools age divisions
Division 1: Years 11 - 12
Division 2: Years 9 - 10
Division 3: Years 7 - 8
Division 4: Years 5 - 6
Division 5: Years 4 and below.
Division 6: Prep - Year 2 available in Alpine and Ski Cross only.
Event selection
You will need to select events you would like to enter into using the previously mentioned survey that will be shared to all registered participants in Term 2.
Downhill Interschools events
You can find details about Victorian Interschools on this link: https://www.interschools.com.au/home-victoria/
Below is a summary of events available:
Alpine Skiers are timed on a modified giant slalom course.
jumps and highbanked turns.
Moguls Skiers are scored on a bumps/jumps course. 2-3 competitors
Snowboard GS (Giant Slalom)
Snowboarders are timed on a modified giant slalom course. 2-3 competitors
Snowboard Cross Snowboarders are timed individually on a course including jumps and highbanked turns. 2-3 competitors
Ski Slopestyle (Divisions 1-3 only)
Snowboard Slopestyle (Divisions 1-3 only)
Skiers are scored on a variety of obstacles including jumps, rails and/or other terrain park features. 2-3 competitors
Snowboarders are scored on a variety of obstacles including jumps, rail and/or other terrain park features. 2-3 competitors
Program and Event Costs
The total program costs will be dependent on the type and number of options selected:
Snow Sports student participation fee (COMPULSORY COST for ALL students)
Prep – Year 6: $175
Years 7-12: $300
MLC participation fee includes MLC Snowsports Beanie (new team members only)
Downhill Trials Weekend (compulsory, all students)
Trial entry per discipline, including Downhill Ski, Snowboard and Moguls – approx. $70 per discipline
Victorian Interschools
Entry fee: approx. $69 per event
Australian Interschools
Entry fee: approx. $69 per event
Ski Cross Skiers are timed individually on a course including 2-3 competitors Event Name Summary Team Size
Cross Country Program overview
Training
Dryland Training (Terms 2 and 3)
Years 7-12 students can sign-up to the Term 2 and 3 Strength and Conditioning Training sessions on Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings at 7am-8am at the PEC.
Roller Ski Training (Terms 2 and 3)
Years 7-12 students on Saturday afternoons, 2-4pm at Westerfolds Park, Templestowe.
These sessions will use College provided roller skis (like cross country skis with wheels) to teach the skills of Cross Country skiing. Students will also do specific fitness training. MLC will provide boots, roller skis and poles for these sessions. Students should provide the following when attending these sessions;
– Runners
– Cycle gloves or wrist pads
– Helmet (compulsory)
– Elbow and knee pads (when starting out in particular)
Lake Mountain Training Days (Term 3)
Dates TBC, typically on Sundays at the start of Term 3.
Depending on snow conditions we plan to conduct two onsnow training days at Lake Mountain. However, this is dependent on the availability of snow at the right time. These will be timed to coincide with a race day.
Parents must transport students to and from Lake Mountain.
Cross Country Training Camp at Mt. Hotham
13 – 18 July
Years 7-12
Students have the option of attending our Cross Country Ski Camp at Mt. Hotham in the final week of the Winter School holidays. This camp is an intensive training camp designed to transfer skills learnt at dry land training or improve existing skills, particularly for those wanting to compete at the Victorian Interschool Championships. All accommodation, transport, meals and coaching is included. No lift tickets are needed for Cross Country Skiing.
While the camp is not a compulsory part of the program, students will gain great improvement and attendance is preferable.
Prep – Year 6
Students can only attend this camp as day or half day participants. Families must make their own transport and accommodation arrangements and care for their daughter while she is not participating in training sessions. Parents must also attend training sessions unless specific arrangements are agreed.
Please note spaces are limited on this camp. Registration for the camp will open at the beginning of Term 2, you
must register promptly to get a spot. Priority will be given Lift Tickets for all MLC Snowsports events (Downhill and Cross Country)
Victorian Cross Country Interschools
1 - 3 August
Students compete in two events on Sunday, 3 August; a classic ski event and a freestyle relay event.
It has been our practice to travel to this event as a team for the whole weekend and stay together at Aeski. This allows us to finalise our pre-race preparation including course inspection and equipment preparation.
Students can travel and stay with the team or make their own arrangements and meet us there on Saturday morning.
Program
Friday, 1 August: Travel to Mt. Buller by bus in the afternoon.
Saturday, 2 August: Practice day and equipment preparation.
Sunday, 3 August: Victorian Interschools Competition Race Day. Return by bus.
Program and Event Costs
The total program costs will be dependent on the type and number of options selected:
Snow Sports Program Student Participation Fee (compulsory)
$300
MLC participation fee includes MLC Snowsports Beanie Cross Country Program Coaching Fee
$200 – this includes all additional Cross Country team training sessions, including Westerfolds roller ski sessions and Lake Mountain (snow permitting).
Cross Country Camp at Mt Hotham
Years 7-12 includes travel, accommodation and training organised by MLC – approx. $1,250*
Prep-Year 6 training participant only, does not include travel or accommodation – approx. $350*
Victorian Interschools
Team travel and accommodation package: approx. $750*
Attending but not travelling and staying with MLC: $200*
Plus event entry $66 per event, typically x 2: $128
Australian Interschools
Event entry $66 per event, typically x 2: $128
*Costs based on 2023 winter season.
Team Selection
The Sport Department has endeavoured to provide the fairest and most competitive selection policy for both Downhill and Cross Country squads. The policy is designed to field the fastest/strongest possible teams for MLC. However, further adjustments to this policy may be required in the future. Feedback is welcome as we continue to refine this policy.
Selection Panel
– Snowsports Manager (Cross Country or Downhill)
– Director of Sport
Downhill Team: selection for the Victorian Interschools competition
MLC places all students who are capable of competing safely at the Victorian Interschools competition into a team. MLC requires that team members have had a minimum of ten days on-snow in their chosen discipline (skiing or snowboarding) before competing in the Interschools competition.
Teams and running order will be selected on the following factors:
– 2025 Trial Weekend
Then,
– Previous Interschools results
– Team member's Year Level
– Total days of recent race training with a ski school
– Total days of recent ‘on snow’ skiing or snowboarding Parents are asked to assist in this process by completing the Term 2 survey, which includes a rating of their daughter’s ski/snowboard ability.
Team members who have not raced in Snowsports events before are selected at the discretion of the Selection Panel and will naturally be seeded below athletes with Snowsports competition results/experience. For example, if there are two or more new team members in one Division, the team member/s who are older (in a higher Year Level at MLC) will be seeded higher.
It is important to note that the Victorian Interschools competition is an opportunity for team members to display their proficiency in their chosen events.
Selection for Alpine, Skiercross and Snowboard Events
Students will be selected in teams based on the combined times for both runs from the same event in the prior competition, where two runs were allowed. If only one run was allowed at the prior competition in the specific event, this single-run time will be used.
The benefits of this approach are;
– Team members who are most capable of consistently producing faster times are placed into the teams, giving the greatest opportunity for the best team result.
– The incumbent is not favoured in any way, allowing movement/selection based on a meaningful and unambiguous performance criteria.
– This is consistent with the Interschools system that sees competitors ranked on combined run times.
Exceptions to the above rule
Where a team member falls or fails to finish one run, she may be considered for re-selection under the 'benefit of the doubt' clause. The decision for inclusion in the team will rely on a comparison between that athlete and the athlete being considered for replacement on the times for the same run. For Alpine and Skiercross the threshold difference considered will be one second or more on that run. Any athlete who wishes to be considered under this clause must apply to the Co-ordinators in writing within 24 hours of the event in question.
For example:
Athlete 1: Run 1 - DNF, Run 2 - 20.81
Athlete 2: Run 1 - 21.00, Run 2 – 21.85
Athlete 1 can be considered for inclusion in the team above Athlete 2 as Athlete 1 was faster than Athlete 2 on the same run by a margin of at least one second.
For Snowboard Cross and Snowboard Giant Slalom the threshold difference considered will be two seconds or more on that run.
Selection by Ranking for Freestyle (Moguls)
Students will be selected and ranked in teams based on their ranking in the prior Freestyle competition.
Exceptions to the above rule
For a one run event, where a team member fails to finish the run she may be considered for re-selection for the next event by the Selection Panel (see notes below). For a two run event, where a team member fails to finish the run, she may be considered for re-selection under the 'benefit of the doubt' clause. The decision for inclusion in the team will rely on a comparison between that athlete and the athlete being considered for replacement on the scores for the same run. The threshold difference considered will be 10% or more.
Any athlete who wishes to be considered under this clause must apply to the Co-ordinators in writing within 24 hours of the event in question.
For example:
Athlete 1: Run 1 - DNF, Run 2 – 25.4
Athlete 2: Run 1 - , Run 2 - 23
Athlete 1 can be considered for inclusion in the team above Athlete 2 as the difference in scores is greater than 10% in favour of Athlete 1.
No Time/Score/Place Recorded
If a team member does not record a result in an event for some reason, the selection panel will look to seed her in the subsequent event based on times/placing from the previous, scored event. For example, if a team member
does not record a time/place at the National Championships, the times/places from the prior Victorian Interschools will be used to select her for the next event (in this case, the Victorian Interschools in the following year). Other pertinent timed/scored event data may be used in making this selection decision.
Cross Country Team: selection for the Victorian Interschools competition
Cross Country Teams will be selected based on student’s progress Lake Mountain Training Days, Roller Skate trainings, Cross Country Camp and competitions. A trial will be conducted at the XC Training Camp which will form the main basis for team selection. Other race results may be taken into consideration where a comparison can be made and a trial result is not available.
Where trial results are available and comparable, they will have priority over other results. That is, if two students trial, their trial results will be used to rank them.
Selection of teams shall be based upon the latest competition rankings and the Snowsports Manager’s discretion to take into account prior competition experiences in times of extenuating circumstance (for example, illness).
Selection criteria to be assessed on the following: Substitutions and Other Team Variations
There are specific circumstances that may demand variation of a team. The factors to be considered by the selectors are outlined below;
Promotion of a competitor to compete in a higher age division:
Competitors can compete up a division to make a team but competitors must stay in that division in further Championships. Competitors can compete in one discipline in their own division and another division for other disciplines. Primary school competitors (Division 4, 5 and 6) cannot race in a Secondary Division (Division 1, 2 or 3).
Substitutions after close of entries – due to injury or sickness prior to the race event:
This situation usually occurs when a team member becomes ill or sustains an injury while at the snow in training, or any time prior to racing. A team member may also be unavailable to compete for various other reasons. The need for substitution may occur any time after Close of Entries. It is a formal written process with Interschools. Discretion always rests with the Interschools organisation. At times, substitution may not be possible and the team must proceed minus one member. At best, the team will have the minimum number of competitors needed for a team. If the withdrawal of a competitor results in the team not having the minimum number for a ‘team’ entry, the other member/s may compete in the event as ‘individuals’. All individual times/scores will be considered by the selector/s for the next round of competition. Individual competitors in this way have an equal chance of being selected into a team for the next round, depending on their relative performance.
National Championships (Cross Country and Downhill)
Teams which are successful in qualifying for the next level of competition will be reselected so that the fastest/strongest possible team will represent MLC. Therefore, the composition of a winning team at a specific competition may alter for the next competition. Reasons for substitution will be primarily based on ranking (see selection notes above), but may also relate to injury, race fitness and/or unavailability.
Competing at the Victorian Interschools is a prerequisite for being selected on National Championships teams. The only opportunity for an athlete who missed the Victorian Interschools to join a team at National Championships is if there is a position left vacant on a team after all eligible athletes have been invited to fill the vacant position.
Risk Management
Risk Warning Snowsports
Snowsports by their nature present risk to participants. Recreational activities including skiing and snowboarding, using lifts, snowtubing, tobogganing, and snow play involve significant risk of physical harm, including personal injury, permanent disability and/or death. Such harm may result from your actions, or the actions and/or omissions of others.
Parents registering their daughters for the MLC Snowsports program must be aware of these inherent risks.
The College’s commitment to this sport includes;
– The provision of information to the team and parents
– Team uniform co-ordination
– Pre-season strength and conditioning for Year 7-12 participants
– Interschools competition administration including all race entries
– Interschools on-snow race support
The Parent/Guardian’s responsibilities within this sport includes;
– Adhering to the MLC Parent Code of Conduct
– Assisting your child in adhering to the MLC Student Code of Conduct
– Ensuring the student’s ski equipment is in good working order and fit for purpose.
– Ensuring the student wears googles, and a helmet which are essential safety requirements.
– Ensuring the student has the appropriate amount and quality of clothing for the conditions.
– Ensuring the student is wearing sunscreen when relevant.
– Ensuring the student wears the MLC Snowsports ‘Soft Shell’ jacket at all formal Interschools Snowsports
Championships events such as daily medal presentations.
– Ensuring that the student is delivered to their race/s.
– Ensuring that the student is accompanied from the bottom of the race course back to the top of the race course in between race and competitive runs, or making an informed decision that the student can undertake these movements on her own or with peers.
– Ensuring that the student is supervised whilst free skiing/snowboarding,or making an informed decision that the student can free ski with others such as peers – students should not ski/snowboard alone.
– Ensuring that the student is assessed by ski patrol in the case of an accident or making an informed decision that the student can continue skiing/snowboarding.
– As soon as is practicable, reporting any accidents the student sustains to the Snowsports Manager.
– Reading and understanding the relevant ski resort’s Alpine Code of Responsibility and ensuring that the student shares in the understanding of those rules
MLC responsibilities for Snowsports participants
MLC does not provide:
– Transport or accommodation for team members unless indicated above
– Supervision of team members outside of Interschools Snowsports Championships events.
– Chaperone service to and from Interschools Snowsports Championships race courses. Team members must be able to navigate to the race courses on the mountain, or be accompanied to those locations by a parent or guardian.
Please contact snowsports@mlc.vic.edu.au if you have any queries regarding the MLC Snowsports Program
