Level 1 Guide training- assessment criteria (2026) - Disabled Wintersport Australia

Trainee Name

Trainer name

Training session

If other, please specify in notes at end of assessment

Date

Equipment Used

L1 Block 2 Mountain Safety Ski/SB

Sub Block 2/1 Ski/SB Ability

SB: confidently linking turns on Blue Terrain, riding switch, falling leaf on Green Terrain

Skier: confidently linking turns on all Blue Terrain, skating on Flat and skiing backwards on Green Terrain

Comment

Sub Block 2/2 On snow safety

General Safety code of Conduct

Group management; Leading a Group, safety and stopping on slope, using lifts

Mountain awareness, choice of Terrain, Weather and Environment Considerations and Hazards

Incident Management and Procedure

Comment

Intro to Shadowing

Understanding purpose, when and where

Demonstrate on Green and Blue runs

Comment

L1 Block 3 Stand up Guiding with Ski or Snowboard

Level 1 Mountain Safety result

Sub Block 3/1 vision Impaired

Intro to Equipment

Equipment Identification Head-Sets setup, VI Bibs, Long guiding Poles, Hula-Hoops, support ring

Demonstration of usage, different options, combinations

Comment

Intro to different Guiding Styles

Guiding with verbal commands, position front/back and from side, understanding pros and cons

Demonstration and Understanding of verbal and tactile guiding and combinations of it

Comment

Lift Loading and Unloading as a Secondary Guide

Loading and Unloading Demonstration/Understanding (chairlift, surface lift, belt lift/magic carpet)

Hazard Identification, Understanding and Procedure to mitigate them

Comment

Block 3/2 Physical / Cognitive Impairments

Intro to Equipment

Identification and Understanding of usage of stand up outriggers, sno wing tip clamps, spacer bar, tethers

Set up and demonstrations stand up outriggers , sno wing, tip clamps, spacer bar, tethers

Comment

Intro to different Guiding Styles

Demonstration and Understanding visual, verbal, tactile and combinations of guiding styles

Comment

Lift Loading & Unloading as Secondary Guide

Loading and Unloading Demonstration/Understanding (chairlift, surface lift, belt lift/magic carpet

Hazard identification, understanding and procedure to mitigate them

Comment

L1 Block 4

Sub Block 4/1 Sit Ski Dependent

Intro to Equipment

Sit ski identification, Handling and Set up Bi and Dual Ski

Understanding Mechanisms, Dynamics and Differences of Bi- and Dualski

Comment

Intro to Piloting

Demonstration and Understanding of Piloting Sit-Ski (empty sit-ski or with snow bag, on green run and experience one run being piloted)

Comment

Lift Loading & Unloading as secondary Guide

Loading and Unloading Demonstration/Understanding, supporting on Chairlift, surface lift, and belt lift/magic carpet

Hazard identification, understanding and procedure to mitigate them

Comment

Sub-Block 4/2 Sit Ski Independent

Intro Equipment

Sit-Ski Equipment Identification, Handling and Setup Monoski, Outriggers and Snow-Kart

Understanding Mechanisms, Dynamics and Differences of Monoski and Snow-Kart

Comment

Intro to Supporting Independent Sit-ski

Demonstration and Understanding of support for independent Sit-skier on green Terrain Monoski/Snow-Kart

Comment

Lift Loading & Unloading as Secondary Guide as secondary Guide

Loading and Unloading Demonstration/Understanding, supporting on chairlift, surface lift, and belt lift/magic carpet

Hazard Identification, Understanding and Procedure to mitigate them

Notes

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