The Thunderbird SnowSports School consists of approximately twenty instructors who provide lessons to club members and friends.  Instructor lessons follow the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA), and American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) guidelines.  The School has instructors certified in alpine downhill skiing, nordic downhill (telemark) skiing, and snowboarding, as well as qualified cross-country instructors.

Lessons for adults and children (8 years min.) are offered by appointment at Mt. Brighton or Alpine Valley from January through March.  Sunday Club Events are scheduled for January 13 at Mt. Brighton and February 17 at Alpine Valley starting at 10:00 am.  Lessons will also be available at the Boyne Bash Weekend Ski Trip on January 25-27.  On other club trips, instructors may provide lessons upon request.  The lesson costs are $20/person/lesson.  Lesson appointments can be made by contacting: Steve Vollmer, SnowSports School Director at (H) 734-416-9369 / (C) 734-756-0350, or via e-mail at: sdvollmer@gmail.com.

Thunderbird School was originally founded in 1973. Local ski lessons then were provided at Mt Brighton on Monday nights.  Lessons were also a major part of the Beginners Weekend Ski Trip.  The school started with approximately twenty instructors, and increased in size to almost one hundred instructors in the 1990s.  With the addition of snowboarding lessons, the name was changed to the “Ski and Snowboard School. In 2003, the name was revised to its current “SnowSports School.” with approximately fifty instructors. In 2007, Steve Vollmer assumed the duty of Director with assistance from Steve Smith and Jim Winkelman. 

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