Instructor/Guide Application

2012 Ski for Light International Week
February 5 - 12, 2012
The Marriott Hotel & Conference Center - Provo, Utah and
Soldier Hollow Cross-Country Ski Area - Midway, Utah

This application is for prospective Instructor Guides.

Personal Information

1. Last Name: First Name:
Address:

City: State: Zip:
Country:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Cellphone: (if any)
E-mail: (if any)

2. Your name, as you wish it to appear on your event name-tag, if different from above.

3. Job or profession

4. Age Date of birth (mm/dd/yy)

5. Gender:
Select One
Female
Male

6. Height: (feet, inches) Weight, necessary for skier matching: (pounds)

7. Have you previously attended Ski for Light International?
Select One
Yes
No

If yes, number of previous events attended:

If yes, most recent year attended:

8. What is your current level of cross-country skiing ability?
Select One
Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate
Advanced

9. First-time guides: briefly describe your cross-country skiing experience:

10. Since Ski for Light is an instructional program, it is essential that each guide be a skilled classic cross-country skier. Do you feel you can safely manage your own speed and direction on both level ground and hills, while at the same time guiding and communicating with your skiing partner?
Select One
Yes
No

11. Are you a medical professional, or certified in First-aid or CPR?
Select One
Yes
No

If Yes, please describe below, including the type and expiration date of your certification:

Rooms, Meals and Other Event Preferences

12. On what day will you arrive at the Provo Marriott?

13. Please indicate below your hotel rooming preference. Prices shown include room and all meals from Sunday evening February 5 through Sunday morning February 12, round-trip transportation between the Salt Lake City (SLC) airport and hotel (at designated times), transportation to/from the ski area each day, and all trail fees.
Select One
Double-occupancy, in a standard hotel room with one king or two double beds, $850 per person
Single-occupancy, in a standard hotel room with one king or two double beds, $1,175

NOTE: Full payment is due by December 15, 2011.

14. What is the name of your preferred roommate, if any?


15. Financial assistance: Ski for Light recognizes that some prospective instructor/guides will not be able to attend the event without financial aid. Partial stipends are available in such situations, under the following guidelines:
the amount awarded will be based on the funds that SFL has available, the applicant's demonstrated financial need, and the applicant's total cost of participating (including travel costs).
Assistance is not available to applicants arriving early and/or staying late at the event hotel, or to applicants with a single room.

If you would like to be considered for financial assistance, please provide your total household income and a narrative paragraph describing why you need financial assistance. This information will be kept strictly confidential.
The deadline for financial aid applications is November 1, 2011, but applications received after this date will be considered if funds are still available.

16. Do you plan to stay somewhere other than the event hotel?
Select One
Yes
No

If Yes, please list local address and phone number:

NOTE: For guides not staying at the Marriott, a package of all 20 event-week meals, or a package of all six event-week lunches plus the opening night (Sunday) dinner and the Saturday night banquet are available. Ask for pricing details in the comment section at the end of this application.

17. Will you need rental cross-country skis at the event? A limited supply of equipment will be available at Soldier Hollow at a rental cost of $60 for the six-day week.
Select One
Yes
No

If you need rental ski boots, what size shoe do you normally wear?

18. SFL strives to provide a healthy, balanced diet that is high in complex carbohydrates derived from fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and dairy products and low in fat. Which of the two available meal options would be your preference?
Select One
Standard - includes red meat, poultry and fish.
Pescatarian - includes eggs, dairy products and fish as well as other sources of protein (legumes and soy) but no red meat or poultry.

NOTE: The standard and pescatarian menu options are the only menu options that will be available during the week. SFL is able to secure affordable meal prices that benefit all participants by limiting the menu options to just these two. Thank you for understanding and cooperating with these choices.

19. Our first priority in pairing guides and participants is to meet the needs of participants. Experience has taught us that, in almost all cases, this is best accomplished by matching:
first-time guides with visually-impaired participants who have previously attended SFL,
first-time visually-impaired participants with experienced instructor/guides, and
mobility-impaired participants with experienced instructor/guides.
Within these guidelines, however, we will attempt to honor your request as to the type of participant with whom you would like to be matched, as indicated below. (Choose one from each line.)
Female Male Either
Beginner Experienced Either
5k rally skier 10k racer Either
Visually-impaired Mobility-impaired Either

20. Veteran guides only: we sometimes have a few visually-impaired participants who also have a hearing impairment that requires the use of a radio transmitter and receiver for communication between guide and skier while skiing. Would you be willing to guide such a participant this year?
Select One
Yes
No

21. Since SFL is both an instructional program for beginning skiers, and an opportunity for advanced skiers to hone their skill level and technique, the range of skier goals for the week will be quite broad. Taking into consideration your own personal health and physical condition, IF IT IS POSSIBLE, which type of skier would you prefer?
Select One
A skier who skis hard over considerable distance every day to improve his/her competitive skills.
A skier who skis more recreationally than competitively but skis a good distance every day.
A skier who skis recreationally and doesn't cover too great a distance every day.
A skier who skis at a more leisurely pace over relatively short distances.
No preference.

Please provide any additional or clarifying comments on this subject:

22. Participation agreement: I understand and will honor the importance of all-week involvement February 5 through February 12, 2012). In addition, if I am a new or second-year guide, I will attend the training session on Saturday evening February 4th and Sunday, February 5th).
Select One
Yes
No

Other Information

23. A list of attendees is distributed to participants at each Ski for Light event. Do you wish to include your home telephone number with your name and address on the list? Yes No

24. The Ski for Light Bulletin is a newsletter that informs people in the SFL community about events and activities of interest. It is distributed three times a year in print and e-mail editions. Which of these two versions would you prefer to receive
Select One

e-mail

print

25. First-time guides: how did you learn of SFL International? Please be specific.

26. Additional information or comments, if any, for Brenda Seeger, the Application Coordinator:

Since we strive to have an equal number of guides and participants, participants cannot be accepted until the number of guide applications has reached a reasonable level. Please apply as soon as possible.

If you have questions please contact:
Brenda Seeger
Guide Application Coordinator
PO Box 220
Red Lake Falls, MN 56750-0220
(218) 416-0453
SeegerB@hotmail.com