Ride Tribe Schools

The Ride Tribe Schools program promises to set an even higher benchmark for a school ski or snowboard program and make it easier than ever for you and your students to experience Whistler Blackcomb.

The program has evolved in the last couple of years using feedback from teacher organizers with an increased emphasis on ease of registration, safety, your personal time and creating an environment and culture that appeals to today's youth. We have taken our successes and combined them with your feedback, innovative ideas and our already successful Ride Tribe program, making Ride Tribe Schools our best program yet. And the cool part is, as an organizer, you can earn rewards.


Secondary Program/Youth Groups

Teens love Ride Tribe because it is no ordinary ski school…it's a culture. They get to ski and ride with young professional coaches who know the mountains inside out, top to bottom.

Benefits:

  • All students ski/ride in a session with a coach for the entire day. The presence of a coach is mandatory, but students will be having so much fun it won't matter.
  • Replacing the lesson, a 'session' focuses on not only skill development, but the experience on the mountain. Our pros cater to the student's needs. Park, pipe, free riding, learning to turn - whatever they want to do. There is no standing around because we are too busy getting loads of vertical.
  • Students are grouped in sessions with friends, based on ability.
  • You won't have to worry about students wandering around the mountain on their own. Instead, you can relax with your fellow organizers and enjoy the day knowing all your students are in the care of our professional coaches.

Beginners will focus on fundamentals and will quickly become comfortable on skis or a board.

Halfpipe and terrain park clinics focusing on freestyle skills are offered for intermediate to advanced skiers and riders. In intermediate to advanced sesions, we are able to mix skiers and riders in the same group, ensuring your students get to hang out with friends.

Before any arrangements are made, please contact wbschools@intrawest.com for any bookings or questions about the program.

The bookings require a deposit and are subject to limited availability.


Elementary Program

Students will be supervised by our children's coaches for the entire day on Blackcomb Mountain. Students will be escorted from the bus, to the rental shop, to lunch and back to the drop-off area at the end of the day, allowing you to enjoy the mountain with other teachers or chaperones knowing that the safety of your students lies in the capable hands of Elementary trained Ski School staff.
Contact us to learn more about Elementary Programs.


New for 2007/08!

At Whistler Blackcomb, we want to ensure you and your students the best value and experience possible on a school ski and snowboard trip. To do so, we are continually evolving the program in an effort to exceed your expectations.


Streamlined Rates and Operating Dates

In continually striving to make it easier to register for our Ride Tribe Schools program, we have simplified our operating dates even further. This coming season we offer one low rate: Value season all year! The date ranges are as follows:

The Ride Tribe Schools Program will NOT be in operation during the following dates:

December 22, 2007 - January 8, 2008
February 16-22, 2008
March 15 - April 4, 2008


Closed Every Monday and Tuesday


We want you and your students to have the best mountain experience possible and the key to achieving this goal is to have a group of staff dedicated exclusively to the Ride Tribe Schools program. We have reduced our number of operating days each week from seven to five. You can book a Ride Tribe Schools trip from Thursday to Monday, every week. All of our staff will be specially trained on the schools program and understand the level of care required to provide a safe and fun environment for your students.


Back by Popular Demand:

Partnership with Destination Snow

For the 2007/08 season, Whistler Blackcomb will continue our successful partnership with Destination Snow, the largest group ski and snowboard tour specialist in Western Canada. Ride Tribe Schools and Destination Snow have teamed up in order to provide you with our most encompassing ski/snowboard trip package to date. In choosing to include Destination Snow as part of your Ride Tribe Schools program, you will be provided with a hands-off, hassle-free experience from start to finish.

Destination Snow offers schools a level of service consistent with the School Protection Program (SPP). Choose Destination Snow and they will:

  • Meet with you to answer any question or concerns about the program.
  • Provide you with a custom promotional package (flyers to promote the trip at school, standardized consent forms to be taken home, itineraries, waivers, etc.).
  • Arrange all trip details and provide an insured uniformed guide on every bus.
  • Destination Snow Guide(s) run the trip consistent with SPP guidelines (Show CWSAA respect video, ensure all students are properly waivered, etc.).
  • Guide ensures that students are delivered to Ride Tribe Coaches for the duration of the day so that teachers are able to enjoy a day of skiing or boarding.
  • Promote the trip to your students.

All we ask of you is that you come along and join us for a day on the slopes!

For full details please call 604.532.1088 or email: info@destinationsnow.com


Other Programs


Whistler Adaptive Ski Program

If you have students with disabilities, we want them to participate. Please notify us at the time of booking so that we can help you arrange the details. Call or email us to find out more.


Career & Personal Planning (CAPP)

Bring your student group to Whistler Blackcomb midweek and experience the careers that we have to offer. Also available is a 1 to 1.5 hour seminar on careers in the Mountain Resort Industry. Call or email us to find out more.