Personal Information

1. Last name (required):

2. First name (required):

3. E-mail address (required):

4. Address:

5. Address2:

6. City:

7. State or province abbreviation:

8. Zip or postal code:

9. Country, if other than the United States:

10. Cell phone:

11. Home phone, if different from cell:

12. Your name, as you wish it to appear on your event name-tag:

13. What is your job or profession (if retired what did you do before retirement):

14. What will your age be at the end of the 2027 SFL week (01/23/2027)?
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15. What is your gender?
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16. What is your height, in feet and inches?
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17. What is your weight, in pounds, required for guide/skier matching?
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18. Have you previously attended an in-person Ski for Light International Week (do not include the 2021 or 2022 Virtual events)?
Select oneYesNo

19. If you have previously attended an in-person SFL event, how many such events have you attended?
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20. If you have previously attended an in-person SFL event, in which year did you last attend?
Select one2026 (Granby, Colorado)2025 (Provo, Utah)2024 (Rhinelander, Wisconsin)2023 (Granby, Colorado)2020 (Casper, Wyoming)Prior to 2020

21. Are you a medical professional, or certified in first-aid or CPR?
Select oneNoYes

22. If yes, please provide details:

Room and Meals

23. During the Ski for Light week, will you be staying with the SFL group in West Yellowstone at the Holiday Inn or Gray Wolf Inn?
Select oneYesNo

If you will be staying somewhere other than the Holiday Inn or Gray Wolf Inn please skip ahead to question 28.

24. Your Day of Arrival at the Event

Most veteran guides who will be staying at the Holiday Inn or Gray Wolf Inn will arrive at the hotel on Sunday January 17, 2027, while first- and second-year guides will arrive one day earlier for guide training. Arrival exceptions exist for event organizers, who must arrive from one to three days early to do all of the work necessary to get ready for a successful week. Please indicate below the day that you currently anticipate checking into the Holiday Inn or Gray Wolf Inn in West Yellowstone.

Select oneThursday January 14Friday January 15Saturday January 16Sunday January 17

25. Housing for the week: Please indicate below your housing preference for the week.
We will be using three separate buildings on the grounds of Snow Mountain Ranch for lodging. The rooms in all three buildings have a private bathroom, in room telephone and wireless internet access, but none contain a television. Linens and towels are provided. Each building has a central lounge area for games and relaxation, with free tea and coffee service.

• Indian Peaks Lodge is a traditional hotel type building. each of the 79 rooms in Indian Peaks contains two queen beds, a sofa sleeper, a mini fridge, a microwave oven, a table with two chairs, an end table and a balcony or patio. There is a dresser and a nightstand. There is hanging space opposite the sink.

• Aspenbrook Lodge is a ski lodge or bunk house type building. Each of the 47 rooms in Aspenbrook contains two queen beds with a nightstand between, and one set of bunk beds. There is no dresser. There is a hanging bar with a shelf above for clothes. There is no closet.

• Silver Sage Lodge is also a ski lodge or bunk house type building. Each of the 47 rooms in Silver sage contains one queen bed and two sets of bunk beds. There is no dresser. There is a nightstand by the queen bed. There is a hanging bar for clothes with a shelf above. There is no closet.

Your total cost for the week will depend on which of the three available housing options you select, below.
Select oneDouble-occupancy, Aspenbrook or Silver Sage Lodge, $825 per personDouble-occupancy, Indian Peaks Lodge, $910 per personSingle-occupancy, Aspenbrook or Silver Sage Lodge, $1,180

Prices shown include: room and all meals from Sunday evening January 17 through Sunday morning January 24, round-trip transportation between the Bozeman airport and West Yellowstone (on designated days and at designated times); all cross-country trail and other fees; and most afternoon and evening programs and activities. The cost of transportation from home to and from Bozeman is the responsibility of the participant. Full payment is due from all accepted applicants by November 15, 2026.

26. If you have requested a double-occupancy room, what is the name of your preferred roommate, if any. If you do not have someone specific in mind, please describe the type of person with whom you would like to be paired as a roommate.

27. Any instructor/guide with a financial need who resides in the United States, who is not requesting a single room, and who is not arriving early at the event is eligible to apply for a stipend to partially offset the cost of attending the event. Stipend amounts will usually range between 30% and 60% of the event fee. If you would like to receive an application for such assistance please so indicate below.
Select oneNo, I do not wish to receive an application for financial assistance.Yes, I would like to receive an application for financial assistance.

28. If you would like to be an instructor/guide during the Ski for Light week, but will not be staying with the SFL group in West Yellowstone, we welcome your participation. Please keep in mind, however, that you will need to commit for the entire six-day event, and that you will need to meet your skier shortly after breakfast each day, and ski together each day until late in the afternoon. If you are interested in such participation, please read the Information for Local Guides which explains how the program works for local guides. If you would like to apply to be a guide, under the conditions described, please select below which of the available packages for local guides you would prefer for the week.
Welcome dinner on Sunday January 17, SFL Banquet on Saturday January 23, ski trail access, SFL transportation if needed, $80Welcome dinner on Sunday January 17, SFL Banquet on Saturday January 23, lunches for six days, ski trail access, SFL transportation if needed, $23019 meals beginning with Welcome dinner on Sunday January 17 and ending with the SFL Banquet on Saturday January 23, ski trail access, SFL transportation if needed, $556

29. If you are not staying at the Holiday Inn or Gray Wolf Inn what is your local address, and the best phone number to reach you, during the week?

30. Please indicate below which of the three available menu plans would be your choice for dinners during the week. Please be aware that all entrees for each of the three plans will be gluten free.
Select oneThe standard menu plan, which includes red meat, poultry and seafood, as well as other foods.The pescatarian menu plan, which includes eggs, dairy products and seafood as well as other sources of protein (legumes and soy/tofu) but no red meat or poultry. This meal plan may occasionally include vegan entrees.The vegan menu plan, which is plant based and includes vegetables, fruits, beans, legumes, soy/tofu, grains, nuts, and seeds, but no red meat, poultry, seafood, eggs or dairy products.

Please note that the Standard, Pescatarian and vegan menu plans are the only three menu options that will be available during the week. Thank you for understanding and cooperating with these choices.

31. Please indicate below if you would like to have gluten free bread, rolls and dessert at meals.
Select oneNo, I do not want gluten free bread, rolls and desserts.Yes, I would like gluten free bread, rolls and desserts.

Skiing Information and Preferences

Please answer all questions in this section unless they are marked as "Optional." Your answers will help to determine your qualifications to be a guide, and once you are accepted they will help SFL to make appropriate skier/guide matches. We make every attempt to pair skiers and guides who share similar goals and interests. Generally, first-time guides are paired with visually-impaired skiers who have previously attended SFL, first-time visually-impaired skiers are paired with experienced SFL guides, and all mobility-impaired skiers are paired with experienced guides. It is essential that each guide be a skilled classic cross-country skier, able to manage his/her own speed and direction on both level ground and hills while at the same time guiding and communicating with his/her skiing partner.

32. What is your current level of classic (striding, rather than skate skiing) cross-country skiing ability?
Beginner - Little or no classic cross-country skiing experienceNovice - A basic grasp of technique and balance, not yet sure-footed at medium speedIntermediate - Good classic technique and balance: gliding, diagonal stride, basic double poling. Can safely climb and descend moderately steep hills. May still fall occasionally, mainly at high speedAdvanced - Very good classic technique and balance: gliding, striding, double poling, balance, stopping and turning at moderate to high speeds. Can safely climb and descend nearly all levels of hills. Seldom fall.Expert - Excellent classic technique and balance: gliding, striding, double poling, balance, stopping and turning at high speeds. Can safely climb and descend all levels of hills, including steep hills. Rarely fall.

33. Briefly describe your cross-country skiing and guiding experience:

34. (Optional) Ski times: To help us better match skiers and guides, if you have this information available, please briefly list a typical time for you to ski 5 kilometers and/or 10 kilometers. Please note if the time is while racing or skiing recreationally, guiding another skier or skiing on your own.

35. Briefly describe your recent activity to maintain your physical fitness. Include what activities, how often, distance and/or duration.

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 group.)

36. Gender Preference
Select oneFemaleMaleNon-BinaryAny

37. Experience Preference
Select oneBeginnerExperiencedEither

38. 5k or 10k Skier Preference
Select one5k Skier10k SkierEither

39. Disability Preference
Select oneVisually-impaired SkierMobility-impaired SkierEither

40. Since SFL is both an instructional program for beginning visually- and mobility-impaired skiers, and an opportunity for more 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 preferences, health, and physical condition, IF IT IS POSSIBLE, which type of skier would you prefer?
Select oneAggressive - A skier who skis hard over considerable distance every day to improve his/her competitive skillsModerate - A skier who skis more recreationally than competitively but skis a good distance most daysLeisurely - A skier who skis recreationally and doesn't cover too great a distance (for instance 10 kilometers or less) most daysMinimal - A skier who skis at a more leisurely pace over relatively short distancesAny - No preference

41. (Optional) Please briefly provide any additional or clarifying comments about the type of skier with whom you would like to ski, such as a description of your ideal day of guiding/skiing with your ski partner at SFL.

42. How important to you is teaching ski technique to your skiing partner?
Select oneVery important - Helping my ski partner to improve their ski technique is a top priority for meSomewhat important - I like to teach technique as appropriate, but it is not a priority for me to do soNot Important - I would rather mostly just ski together

43. In some years there are more guides than visually- or mobility-impaired skiers at the event. If this is the case this year, what would be your preferred guiding assignment?
Select oneI really want my own skier for the weekI am willing to share a skier with another guide, but only if necessaryI would actually prefer sharing a skier with another guide, if possibleI am willing to be an unassigned roving guide for the week and fill in where needed, but only if there is not a good match for the week availableI would actually prefer to be an unassigned roving guide for the week and fill in where needed, if possible

44. In some years there are more visually- and mobility-impaired skiers than guides at the event. This can happen as the result of last-minute cancellations or illnesses, but is not usually the case. It has happened only once in the last ten years. If this is the situation this year, what would be your preferred guiding assignment? If you are paired with two skiers, you would alternate which skier you were guiding at any given time. You would never be asked to guide more than one skier at the same time.
Select oneI want to be paired with just one skier for the weekI am willing to be paired with two skiers for the week if necessary

45. Will you need rental cross-country ski equipment? Cross-country skis, poles and boots will be available for rental at a cost of $20 per day.
Select oneNoYes

46. If you will need rental cross-country ski boots during the week, what shoe size do you wear?
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47. If you will need rental cross-country ski boots during the week and have indicated above the shoe size that you wear, is that size a U.S. male size, a U.S. female size, a U.K. size, or a European size?
Select oneUS maleUS femaleUKEuropean

Other Information

48. Which version of the Ski for Light Bulletin would you like to receive?
Select onee-mailprint

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.

49. Ski for Light distributes a list of attendees to each person coming to the event, by e-mail, prior to the start of the event. The information on the list is each person's name, city and state (or country) of residence, and e-mail address. If you would like your name and contact information excluded from this list, please so indicate by checking the box below.
If you would like your name and contact information excluded from the attendee list distributed to all event attendees please check this box.

50. First-time guides, how did you first hear about Ski for Light?

51. SFL is supported by several fraternal or service organizations such as the Sons of Norway, Lion's clubs, Delta Gamma, and others. If you are a member of or affiliated with any such organization(s), please tell us about your connection in the space below.

52. Do you have a friend or acquaintance who you think would be a good SFL Guide? If so, please provide their name and contact information and we will contact them.

53. Emergency contact name. Please enter only one. Additional emergency contacts can be added in the comments field at the end of the application if desired.

54. Emergency contact phone. Please enter only one. Additional emergency contacts can be added in the comments field at the end of the application if desired.

55. Emergency contact email address. Please enter only one. Additional emergency contacts can be added in the comments field at the end of the application if desired.

56. Emergency contact relationship

57. Additional information or comments, if any, for Peggy Malloy, the Guide Application Coordinator:

Participation Agreement

58. I understand and will honor the importance of all-week involvement January 17 through January 24, 2027. In addition, if I am a new or second-year guide, I will attend the training session on Saturday evening January 16 and Sunday January 17.
Select oneYes, I will participate for the entire weekNo, I will not be able to participate for the entire week

Required General Waiver of Liability

59. Please read carefully the Description of Cross-country Skiing and the Ski for Light International Week and the General Waiver of Liability for the 2027 International Week. If you accept the terms and conditions of the General Waiver of Liability please so indicate by checking the box below.

Yes, I have read the description of Cross-country Skiing and the Ski for Light International Week and the General Waiver of Liability for the 2027 International Week and I accept the terms and conditions presented.

Required Communicable Disease Waiver of Liability

60. Please read carefully the Description of Communicable Diseases and the Ski for Light International Week and the Communicable Disease Waiver of Liability for the 2027 International Week. If you accept the terms and conditions of the Communicable Disease Waiver of Liability please so indicate by checking the box below.

Yes, I have read the description of Communicable Diseases and the Ski for Light International Week and the Communicable Disease Waiver of Liability for the 2027 International Week and I accept the terms and conditions presented.

Required Agreement to Abide by the Ski for Light Code of Conduct Policy

61. Please read carefully the Code of Conduct Policy of Ski for Light, Inc. If you agree to abide by all of the provisions and requirements of the Code of Conduct Policy during the 2027 event, please so indicate by checking the box below.

Yes, I have read the Code of Conduct Policy of Ski for Light, Inc., and I agree to abide by all of the provisions and requirements of the policy during the 2026 event.

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