Become A Rep: Repping - What's Involved?

Rep benefits

• Accommodation, food and lift pass: All Reps are provided with half-board accommodation and an area lift pass.
• Insurance: Reps are also covered by the Ski Club's highest level of insurance.
• Travel allowance: Reps are provided with a fixed travel allowance that depends on the length of time spent repping and whether it is in Europe or North America.
• Resort allowance: Reps receive a small weekly resort allowance to cover Club-related costs.
• Other costs: Reps are expected to fund any other costs themselves.

What's expected of Ski Club Reps in resort?

• Ski/snowboard programme: Providing safe, varied and enjoyable recreational skiing/boarding programme for members of ALL STANDARDS (except complete beginners).
  Where you might ski with a Rep
• Social: Providing a social focus for members and potential members of the Club through the 6-day skiing/boarding programme and daily social hour.
• Ski Club membership: Promoting membership of the Club and recruiting new members wherever possible.
• Snow Reports: Reporting on the daily snow conditions for major UK websites, newspapers and TV.
• Admin: Completing necessary week admin duties.
• Communication: Ensuring a smooth hand-over with arriving/departing Reps.
• Resort relations: Maintaining and improving excellent resort relations and ensuring that they understand the role of Ski Club Reps - Tourist Office, tour operator staff, ski schools, bars, restaurants, hotels etc. Can sometimes be tricky and require a lot of diplomacy.
• Safety equipment: Managing and being responsible for Club safety equipment.

If you have any queries about any of the above, please contact Simon Henwood, Reps' Manager, either by telephone on: 020 8410 2039 or by email to reps@skiclub.co.uk.

Other commitments and opportunities

• UK events: We also encourage our Reps to become involved with UK snowsports events such as the Ski Shows in order to help promote the Ski Club in the UK.
• Reps' and Leaders' Training Days: We run several training days prior to the start of each season, in the Autumn at the Clubhouse in Wimbledon. All active Reps must attend every year, all active Ski Freshtracks Leaders are required to attend once every two years.
• BASP First Aid Course: As part of the Reps' Course, candidates complete a British Association of Ski Patrollers' First Aid course, held in November each year. This qualification needs updating every three years, and all active Reps and Leaders must hold a valid BASP First Aid certificate (or similar if refreshing their skills) in order to Rep or to lead a Ski Freshtracks holiday.
• Leading a Ski Freshtracks holiday: After repping at least once, Reps may go on to become Leaders on Ski Freshtracks holidays in future seasons.
• Continuous Development Programme: 4 day on-snow Refresher Training Courses are run at the start and end of the season, and Reps are obliged to attend one every 5 years.
• Additional training: Additional training is regularly offered in the UK (eg: transceiver search and update).

For more information

• Repping - What's Involved?
• Qualifying as a Ski Club Rep
• The Application Process
• Leading Ski Freshtracks Holidays
• The Ski Club Reps' Course
• The Ski Club - A Brief History