Canadian Snowsports Association policy, in regards to Commercial General Liability coverage, states that no minors under the age of 5 years can be registered with any discipline. All ACA athletic development programs & LTAD models begin at the age of 5 years as it is expected that any participant will clearly be able to ski safely when in situations with limited or decreased supervision. Simply put ACA and its clubs are not in the business of teaching skiing, rather we are in the business of developing skiers into competitors. It is expected that skiers in ACA Programs have maturity and can in fact ski on their own.
With the increase in cost to participate in the sport, & to manage athlete burn out in the early teen year’s, restriction of membership registration for those under the age of 5 years supports strong athletic management.
Due to this new policy the two BC Alpine registration categories which allowed 4 year olds (E1 and General Members) have been updated to only allow a minimum age of 5.
Please keep this in mind when recruiting for your club this season.