Our eight week programs run every Saturday or Sunday from 10:00am - 12:00pm. To ensure availability please register in advance by calling (506) 433 - 7669. Start dates are listed below!

8 Week Program Pricing Title Description Time Date Pricing Snow Play (Ski) For children aged 3 to 5 years with little or no experience. 10AM-12PM Sat. or Sun. Sat, Jan 14th -or- Sun, Jan 15th Full Package $310.00 Lesson & Lift $230.00 Lesson & Rental $230.00 Lesson Only $150.00 Pony League (Ski) For 6-14 year old school age children to learn or improve skills 10AM-12PM Sat. or Sun Sat, Jan 14th -or- Sun, Jan 15th Full Package $310.00 Lesson & Lift $230.00 Lesson & Rental $230.00 Lesson Only $150.00 Mountain Blasters (Ski) Experienced youth aged 8-17 who are interested in improving. 4 hours lesson 10 - 12, 1 - 3 10AM-12PM + 1PM-3PM Sat, Jan 14th -or- Sun, Jan 15th Full Package $335.00 Lesson & Lift $255.00 Lesson & Rental $255.00 Lesson Only $175.00 Poley Shredders (Snowboard) New and beginner boarders aged 7 to 13 years looking to improve their skills 10AM-12PM Sat, Jan 14th -or- Sun, Jan 15th Full Package $310.00 Lesson & Lift $230.00 Lesson & Rental $230.00 Lesson Only $150.00 Mark Fawcett Snowboard League A more challenging class for boarders aged 10-17 years with at least 2 years experience 10AM-12PM & 1 - 3PM Saturdays & Sundays Sat, Jan 14th -or- Sun, Jan 15th Full Package $335.00 Lesson & Lift $255.00 Lesson & Rental $255.00 Lesson Only $175.00 Tuesday Morning Seniors An opportunity for seniors (55 & up) to get together for a relaxed learning experience. All abilities welcome. 10AM-12PM Tuesdays Jan 10th Camp $150.00 Ladies Day Join the ladies for a lesson of fun and improve your ski abilities. This program is for ladies ONLY. Coffee and donuts on us! 10AM-12PM Wednesdays Jan 11th Full Package $315.00 Lesson & Lift $235.00 Lesson & Rental $235.00 Lesson Only $155.00 Adult Step Ski & Snowboarding 18 Years and older. 10AM-12PM Sat. or Sun. Sat, Jan 14th -or- Sun, Jan 15th Full Package $310.00 Lesson & Lift $230.00 Lesson & Rental $230.00 Lesson Only $150.00 Prices do not include 13% HST.

Come to Poley Mountain and "Discover" Skiing and Snowboarding for the first time. Price includes a 60 minute Lesson to learn your basic skiing or snowboarding, Lift Ticket and Rentals. Once you learn the basics it's all down hill from there. Discovers are offered daily at 10am, 11am and 1pm upon instructor availability.

Discover Skiing Pricing Package Description Package Price   Age 7+   $49.99 Prices do not include 13% HST.

Discover Snowboard Pricing Package Description Package Price   Age 7+   $49.99 Prices do not include 13% HST.

Would you like to learn outside a group setting? Try a private one-on-one or semi-private lesson with a professional instructor. Our goal is to ensure you have the best mountain experience possible. Whether you are a long time skier trying to improve your skills, or new to the sport and need some guidance, our instructors are here to help

Private Lesson Pricing Private Lesson 1 Hour Rate 2 Hour Rate   1 Person   $50.00   $70.00   2 Person   $35.00 Each   $45.00 Each   Additional fees apply for more than 3 people...see Snow School       Prices do not include 13% HST.

Private lessons for the youngest skiers of the mountain. One-on-one instruction from a qualified instructor. Watch as your little skier smile when he/she experiences the skill of skiing.

HOT TOT Pricing Description Price   Hot Tot Lesson - Full Package   66.95   Lesson & Lift   56.95   Lesson & Rental   59.95   Lesson Only   49.95 Prices do not include 13% HST.

Start of Season Getting ready before you go to the slopes is often something that isn't thought of until the day you are leaving for the hill. Preparing your gear can often be the difference from having an easy and enjoyable first day or having a rough hard one. Making sure your Skis are properly maintained isn't just a good idea for enjoyable skiing, but it is a safety issue as well. Your car requires an oil change, well so do your Skis! Waxing and sharpening by a trained professional helps maintain them and keep them skiing ready. They can check your edges, your bases, and your bindings that keep you attached. It should go without saying, but a good pair of winter snow pants and a jacket can really go a long way to keeping you warm. It doesn't have to be the newest jacket on the market to keep you warm; it only needs room for lairs. Remember it is much better to take off extra layers when you get warm, than it is to wish you had more lairs when you get cold. So stop by a local ski shop, or visit the repair shop in the lodge and give your Skis an oil change! Our instructors say: Geoff Rivett "I never met anyone I couldn't teach!!" Linda Homenick "Feel the love on your Skis" Stance and Balance The first day on the slopes is an exciting one, however this can often be the best time to improve you're skiing since you don't have any bad habits yet! Being balanced on your Skis is by far the most important element of good skiing. Often skiers get into the habit of riding on the tails of the skis we call this "leaning back". It is human nature to go down a hill and lean back to feel in balance, but on skis, this causes major problems and will force you out of balance. The proper "Stance" is the athletic stance often seen in just about any other sport. Feet apart standing on the balls of your feet, ankles and knees bent, arms out in front of you with your back arched forward so your shoulders are over your toes. This position however is not going to be your static position, you need to move forward and bend your legs. If you don't move forward as you go down the hill and stay in the center of your boot, you'll lean back, and turning becomes harder then needed when you are only using the back half of the ski. In your ski boots, always try to feel the front of the boot, but don't press on it. If you feel pressure on the back of the boot, you are leaning to far back, if you feel a lot of pressure on the front, then you are leaning to far forward. The place that makes skiing as easy as possible is the middle of the boot. Something to try: Try standing in an athletic position, move your chest down to touch your knees. This will give you an idea of how far you can bend your ankles, legs and abs. It's also a good exercise when standing on the hill, or getting ready to go skiing, it gets your legs ready for a day on the slopes! Our instructors say: Maria Boutlier "Relax your body to make it easier to ski. Skiing when tensed up makes it much more difficult. Take a deep breath before you start." Jim Olive "I try to find nice gentle terrain and go faster on it when working on my own and my students balance, it makes things easier and sets us up for success." Turning with the lower body placing weight on the outside ski It doesn't matter if it is your first time skiing or if you are an expert, turning with the lower body is essential for smooth skiing. Often time's people get the idea that to turn they need to push on a foot. This couldn't be further from the truth. In fact doing these things will just make skiing more difficult and tiring. Let us just think about turning left. Skiers tend to push on their right foot and lean their upper body to the left. (Like standing next to a wall and leaning your shoulder against it) This, on easy terrain like a beginner hill may get some results, but it will stop the skiers development when they want to progress to more difficult terrain. For proper turning you don't want to push on your foot, or lean your body. Your goal at any level of skiing should be to maintain an athletic stance and turn your whole leg, all the while keeping your upper body from tipping or leaning into the turn. All of the turning effort needs to come from your lower body. Something to try: Standing on the hill, plant your ski poll next to the left edge of your right ski. Now pick your right ski up off the ground and press the tip against the pole. This feeling in your leg is the same feeling you should have when turning. Our instructors say: Jeannie Proctor "When I turn I need to turn both my legs together, I don't want to just push on one, or lean on the other. Turning my legs makes skiing easy no matter what slope I’m on or what the conditions!" Jim Olive: "Skiing is a game I play with my feet." Short Radius With new parabolic skis, short radius turns are easier than ever. There are just a few things to remember to make the experience as dynamic as possible. Both Skis need to work together, this means you shouldn't feel one moving without the other, or in a different direction. The edges need to be released together, and applied to the next turn at the same time allowing both Skis to carve around the turn. Between turns, try not to fully extend your legs as they come underneath you. Your legs should stay bent. Try to picture yourself going through a tunnel where if your head come up to high, you'll bang your head. Use of a pole plant helps keep rhythm throughout the turn. Plant your pole just before you want to release your edges to start your next turn. Always plant your down hill pole. Something to Try: Start making normal dynamic turns and slowly making them shorter radius with out losing speed. To be able to do it, you need to make sure you work both Skis together and keep low. Our instructors Say: Erin Touchie: "Short turns are a fun way to challenge you and to make the hill more exciting!" Art Mitton: "Short radius turns are really no different than long radius turns other than turning your skis quicker across the fall line." Bumps and Glades Bump skiing is some of the most dynamic and exhilarating skiing you can do. At Poley some of our best bumps are in the Glades. There are two main things you have to think about when linking turns down a bump run, picking a line and using the bumps to turn. Before you even start down, plan 4 or 5 turns ahead, and then keep looking ahead. Many people end up looking right at the bump their Skis are on, or look down at their feet. This makes keeping a smooth line through the bumps difficult. Planning a few turns ahead will keep you in a good line. Planning 4 or 5 turns ahead the whole way is hard so try keep planning for that next turn at least. You don't want to be surprised by what the bump looks like when your Skis hit it. When turning in bumps many people try using the sides of the bumps in fear of going over them and getting shot into the air. Using the side can be done, but eventually, you are going to have to go over, and in fact, going over the bump can help control speed and keep things smoother. Try to remember that as your Skis go up the bump, you need to constantly bend your legs. As you reach the top of the bump, your legs should be bent underneath you. This will keep you in contact with the snow. Also when on top of the bump the only part of your ski that is touching is directly under your boot. This allows you to turn easily as you move down the backside of the bump, extending your legs so you are always in contact with the snow. Something to Try: If it is your first time through the Bumps/Glades, try starting off slow. Traverse over a bump or two before making your first turn. After getting more and more comfortable with this, then start linking your turns more rhythmically. Our instructors Say: Jamie Touchie: "When in the Glades, look at the spaces between the trees, not the trees themselves! If you look at a tree, you hit the tree. Think of them like a person you don't like and just try to go past them without making eye contact so you don't have to acknowledge them." Art Mitton: "Use your pole plant in the bumps, it will help center you when turning."

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CSIA / AMSC

The Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance offers Certifications, Online Workshops, Modules and Professional Development Programs that allow you to be the best instructor possible. If you wish to become a ski instructor then please check back soon for course dates in our region. Thank you

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CASI / ACMS

As per the CASI website: "The Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI) was formed in 1994 and incorporated in 1995. It is the professional snowboard teaching body in Canada with its Head Office located in Cambridge, Ontario. The aim of CASI is to train and certify snowboard instructors and to ensure that a national standard of safe and efficient snowboard instruction is maintained to serve the Canadian snowboarding public and the ski/snowboarding industry. " Check back for course times and events.