Each season Vista Ridge hosts over 6000 visits from local grade 4-8 school children. 

Always check the vista ridge information line (780 799 SNOW) to ensure your group is coming out. 

Adverse weather conditions can result in postponements of ski days.

Things to know:

• All School Children must have their yellow forms completed and signed by a parent/guardian and returned to school by the required date. PLEASE ENSURE THAT FORMS ARE COMPLETE WITH ALL INFORMATION
• Ensure the student is registered in the correct ability level, check out the information below to help you choose
• Vista Ridge has Rental Equipment available
• As safety is our primary concern, all children involved with school groups will take a lesson
• Snowboarding is available to children in Grade 6 and above.  Younger children who already are proficient snowboarders (can ride chairlift & green runs independantly) are also able to snowboard. 
• Helmets are available for all children, wristguards and helmets are mandatory for snowboarders at all times
• For their safety all children must comply with Vista Ridge and School rules
• All moneys are paid to your school, not to Vista Ridge
• Snowblades are available for lvl 3 children

What to Bring:

• Ski equipment (if you own it) or rent from us
• Gloves, warm hat (no pompoms on top, they wont fit under helmets), goggles or sunglasses, sunscreen, ski pants or waterproof pants, warm jacket, layers of warm clothing underneath
• Your completed school permission form and yellow card (to be handed back to your school before you go on the trip
• A hearty lunch and plenty of fluids to drink, or moneys to purchase from the cafeteria
• Ski socks or ice-skating socks or other THIN warm socks.
• DO NOT wear jeans, woolen leggings or pajama pants are much better to wear under your ski pants
• A big smile on your face, its going to be a fun day!

Ability Levels

Vista Ridge uses 4 levels to classify skier and snowboarder ability.  For safety reasons, it is important that the child is registered in the correct level

• NE - Student has NEVER EVER Skied/Snowboarded before
• 1 - Student has skied or snowboarded before. 
• 2 - Intermediate Skier - Student may ski in snowplow/parallel.  Student can Safely and Independantly ski down green runs (clearwater, christina) and has attempted blue runs.  If you have only skied on clearwater once or twice at the end of last season, its better to go into the level 1 group to get your ski-legs back.
• 3 - Agressive skier.  Student skis Parallel at all times, can ski all green and blue runs confidently and independantly.