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Take on a new challenge this winter with skiing or snowboarding lessons!
In partnership with Snowstar Extreme Sports in Andalusia, IL, Bettendorf Parks & Recreation is offering a Skiing/Snowboarding Clinic for adventure seekers ages 7 and up. Each participant will receive four one-hour group lessons from the Snowstar instructors, and all equipment rental is included*! All participants will also receive a SNOWSTAR SEASON PASS (excludes equipment rental and sledding hill)!
Season Pass photographs will be taken on the first night of the clinic, and the passes will be handed out on the second night.
Session 1: TUESDAYS, January 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th
Session 2: THURSDAYS, January 11th, 18th, 25th, and February 1st
Registration Deadline: January 1st at Midnight
Minimum: 30 per session
Maximum: 50 per session
Cost: $250
Participants will meet at the Bettendorf Community Center, 2204 Grant Street, and be taken by bus to Snowstar. The bus will depart promptly at 5:15pm and return around 8:30pm. All participants are required to ride our bus to and from Snowstar.
The Snowstar instructors will place participants in groups based on their skill levels. All skill levels are welcome! The lessons will emphasize fundamentals and safety including proper use of equipment, how to use your skis/board, turn and control speed, how to fall and get back up, and more.
*Registrants are welcome to bring their own boards/skis, but all equipment must be inspected by Snowstar staff upon arrival to ensure they meet safety standards. (Boards are required to have continuous metal edges, not plastic, with bindings mounted to the board.) Helmets will also be provided and are required to be worn.
WEATHER CANCELLATION/LESSON RESCHEDULE PROCEDURE
In the event that we have to cancel a lesson because of weather/road conditions, each session will have two reschedule dates. The TUESDAY session will have the first two TUESDAYS immediately following the clinic as make-up dates if needed (February 6th and 13th). The THURSDAY session will have the first two THURSDAYS immediately following the clinic as make-up dates if needed (February 8th and 15th).
If the weather causes us to have more than two cancellations, two additional dates will be provided for lessons, and participants will have to reserve a spot in one of these two lessons (through Bettendorf Parks & Rec), as well as drive themselves to and from the lesson (bus transportation will not be provided). The two “Drive Yourself” lesson make-up dates will be Sunday, February 18th and Tuesday February 20th. No credits/refunds will be given if a participant cannot attend a make-up lesson.
