Skisailor
Angel Diva
Our level 3 instructors are expected to stay in uniform and they understand that they may be interacting with guests who have questions, etc. at any time while they are free skiing - so they are working while free skiing in a way that we lower level instructors are not.
I know that Ursula has also assisted skiers to get them safely down terrain that was way over their heads while she was free skiing, on many occasions. Yeah - one way to get a free emergency lesson is to show up at the top of Liberty Bowl and fall on your first 4 turns. . .
When teaching we are allowed to cut lift lines. However - that's rarely even necessary at Big Sky - except for the Tram, where locals have made their displeasure known on occasion in the past - especially on powder days. It got ugly at times - to the point where a back stairway was added to the tram station so that instructors with guests and ski patrol can board the tram without being quite as obvious.
Free skiing instructors can never ever ever cut lines!!!!!
I know that Ursula has also assisted skiers to get them safely down terrain that was way over their heads while she was free skiing, on many occasions. Yeah - one way to get a free emergency lesson is to show up at the top of Liberty Bowl and fall on your first 4 turns. . .
When teaching we are allowed to cut lift lines. However - that's rarely even necessary at Big Sky - except for the Tram, where locals have made their displeasure known on occasion in the past - especially on powder days. It got ugly at times - to the point where a back stairway was added to the tram station so that instructors with guests and ski patrol can board the tram without being quite as obvious.
Free skiing instructors can never ever ever cut lines!!!!!