Ski Program

Ski program will begin January 4, 2025. 

Wayland Rec has been offering ski trips to the community since 1976!

WHAT TO BRING 
The Recreation Department has arranged for all admission to the Ski Area and all transportation therefore bringing spending money is not necessary as kids can pack a snack, lunch, and water if needed.

• LIFT TICKET/BADGE: On the first Saturday, your child will be issued a Ski Lift badge.  Badges must be worn each session. Without this, Nashoba Staff will not allow access to the slopes. Replacement tags are $5.00 each. Contact Rec if needed. A common mistake is to attach the tag to a ski jacket and then wear a different jacket the next trip.
• SPENDING MONEY Participants can bring cash to purchase snacks, drinks or replacement lift tags at the lodge, this is common. Wayland Recreation is not responsible for lost or stolen cash, or a participant’s inability to calculate or wait for expected change. Restrooms are also located in the Main Lodge.

WHAT TO WEAR
Please ensure that your child/children are dressed appropriately with a warm jacket, snow pants, hat, and gloves each week. (Marked with names!)

• Wear pants, long sleeves, and gloves even on warm days.
• Put on a hat or helmet that covers your ears.
• Wear 100% UV protection goggles or sunglasses.
• Apply generous amounts of SPF 30+ sunscreen on exposed skin
  https://skinashoba.com/sun-safe-on-the-slopes/
• Chaperones & Staff will help facilitate a “lost & found”

SKI EQUIPMENT

• Skiers and Snowboarders can either rent equipment OR bring their own equipment. See Rental info below.
• For safety, the use of a helmet is highly recommended while on the slopes and can be purchased or rented at the ski fitting from Nashoba.
• Bike helmets are not recommended. https://skinashoba.com/lids-on-kids/
• All ski poles are to be carried point end down

REQUIRED WAIVERS:

• Lesson waiver:   Sign online 
• Snowsport waiver: Sign online
• Rental Waiver: Sign online
• Helmet rental Waiver: Sign online

TYPICAL DAY

SUPERVISION

• Our Ski program is a bit of a “free-range” program where kids have independence and freedom to enjoy the mountain with friends.
• Nashoba Valley Ski Area additionally provides Ski Patrol on the top and bottom of each slope and provide a Nurse.
• Staff & Chaperones supervise and facilitate equipment rentals and lessons. They do rounds and are available to all participants through the Nashoba First Aid Office.
• If your child needs to speak to a chaperone for any reason, they should go to the First Aid Office to connect with a Wayland chaperone.

PARENT CHAPERONES

• Please consider being a chaperone this year. This program is only possible because of parent volunteers like you. To volunteer, please email rec@wayland.ma.us
• Chaperones main duties involve supervising, loading and unloading children and their equipment on the bus. Staff from Wayland Recreation and Nashoba Valley meet the buses at the mountain. We need 2-3 adult chaperones on each bus. Chaperones also ski for FREE and get FREE equipment rentals, though chaperones are not required to ski to volunteer.  All chaperones will also have the transportation fee waived on one youth Ski Program registration because they are required to ride the bus.
• All chaperones undergo mandatory CORI/SORI background checks. Chaperones must be 18 years old.

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

• Buses leave from Town Building at 8:00 am sharp.
• Buses return to Town Building around 12:30 p.m. 
• Do not idle in the parking lot, its state law.
• All children are required to ride the bus to the ski area and are WITHOUT EXCEPTION required to return to the Wayland Town Building on the bus. Given the number of skiers, staff and chaperones on each trip, we cannot allow individual participants to make separate arrangements.  
• All buses will park along the walkway at the back entrance of Town Building. Do not block this area.  This allows children to disembark the bus directly onto the sidewalk where they can safely wait to be picked up.This safety plan will keep children safe in the parking lot.  We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

TIMES

• The program runs 7:45 am – 12:30 pm. The bus leaves at 8:00 am with or without you, and pick-up is promptly at 12:30 pm at Town Building.
• Do not be late, it is unacceptable to have children (and chaperones/staff) wait out in the cold.   Fees may apply for late pick-ups.  
• Children must return rentals and board the buses at 11:45 am. Nashoba makes announcements over the PA system to remind skiers.

CANCELATIONS

• Cancelation announcements will be made as soon as applicable and posted here at www.wayland.ma.us/ski. You will also be contacted via email. 
• There will be one make-up session held on February 10, 2024 in the event there are cancelations.

ABSENCES

•  If your child is going to miss a session, please report it to Wayland Recreation at rec@wayland.ma.us or (508) 358-3660.
• The Rec Office is closed on Saturdays, but staff will be available in the Town Building lot.
• Sessions missed due to common illness or absence, scheduling conflicts, and/or personal reasons cannot be made up

EQUIPMENT RENTALS

• Skiers and Snowboards can either rent equipment OR bring their own equipment. 
• The Nashoba Valley Rental Shop Staff will be available at Town Building to fit skiers/snowboarders with equipment on Monday, December 6, 2021. 
• The rental fees for skis and snowboards will be provided at the fitting. You can purchase helmets too. https://skinashoba.com/rentals-2/
• Please bring credit card, cash or check payable to Nashoba Valley Ski Area
• Any child not fitted on December 6, must be fitted on site at the Nashoba Ski Area before the start of the program, and the yellow rental slip must be submitted to the Recreation Department Office by December 23. 
• Any child not fitted on December 11, must be fitted on site at the Nashoba Ski Area before the start of the program. A child will not be able to participate on the first day unless prior fitting rental arrangements have been made or personal equipment is provided.
• The Rental Shop Staff will provide a yellow rental slip which must be submitted to the Recreation Department Office by Friday, December 22 to allow staff to facilitate the equipment rental.

SKIERS’ RESPONSIBILITY CODE

• Always stay in control, and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects.
• People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them.
• You must not stop where you obstruct a trail, or are not visible from above.
• Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.
• Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment.
• Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas.
• Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.

KNOW THE CODE: IT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

CHILD SAFETY

• CHECK OUT! Any and all persons (even parents) who pick up a skier must be prepared to show a photo ID, and sign out each skier with our staff/chaperones.  Please find your child’s chaperone near the bus before leaving with your child.
• In case of minor injury requiring Basic First Aid, staff will render aid and notify a parent.  If the injury is considered serious by Ski Patrol, a parent may be required to pick-up a child early and/or be transported by ambulance to Emerson Hospital in Concord. In all cases parents will be contacted immediately. Seriously injured children will NOT be transported by bus.  This is to prevent possible further injury.

BEHAVIOR & DISCIPLINE

• All Wayland Recreation Program policies are in affect for this program. See wayland.ma.us
• The Town of Wayland believes that all campers/program participants have a right to a safe and healthy environment. The Town and community have an obligation to promote mutual respect, tolerance, and acceptance. Behavior that is deemed unacceptable or violates Wayland’s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Bullying Policy will not be tolerated. 
• Tampering with the bus emergency exits will result in termination from the program.
• For safety reasons, children misbehaving on buses be suspended from the program and no refunds will be given.