By its nature, participation in Skiing/snowboarding includes risk of injury, which may range in severity from minor to disabling to even death. Participants can and have the responsibility to help reduce the chance of injury. Skiers/snowboarders must obey all safety rules, ski within their ability, and report all physical problems to the ski coordinators/chaperons. Many preventative measures have been put into place to help protect and prevent the spread of COVID-19. It is also the responsibility of the participant and parent/legal guardian to also take responsibility to follow all guidelines.
*I/We acknowledge that I/We have been informed as to the nature of the activity, and that this activity has risks of injury associated for those who participate, including transportation from and to the school campus. Although the ski coordinators will endeavor to provide each participant with due care, the coordinators
cannot ensure that my/our child will remain free of injury.
*I/We understand the coordinators cannot ensure safety for children and that the coordinators obligation is to take reasonable precautions for safety and well being. Our child also has a responsibility for his/her safety and the safety of others.
*I/We acknowledge that I/We must provide the staff with any medical and/or other information which I/We feel is important for the coordinator to know about our son/daughter. This information must be kept confidential. *I/We will provide medical and any other information on our child prior to the start of this activity. The
coordinators will rely on me/us to provide this additional information.
*I/We acknowledge my/our child must adhere to all the rules, regulations, and instructions pertaining to the safety and protection of the participants, and that failure
to comply could exclude my/our child from participation in this activity.
*I/We fully understand that the Litchfield Ski program does not provide any accident or health insurance coverage for my/our child while participating in these athletics. I/We fully understand that it is my/our responsibility to provide insurance coverage for my child.
*I/We represent that my/our child is physically fit to participate in this activity and that he/she has been examined by a licensed physician who verifies that my/our child is physically fit to participate in this particular activity.
*I/We hereby give my/our consent for our child to receive emergency medical care which may become reasonably necessary in the course of such athletic activities or travel.
*I/We hereby waive, release and discharge the Litchfield Ski Program; Coordinators; and chaperones from any and all liability for bodily injury, including death, disability, personal injury, property damage, illness (any illness and that related to COVID-19) property theft or any other cause of action resulting from my child’s
participation in any athletic activity.
*I/We hereby indemnify and hold harmless the Litchfield Ski Program; Coordinators; and chaperones from any and all liabilities or claims made by other individuals or entities as a result of my child’s conduct during any event or on any trip.
Parents/Legal Guardians or students who do not wish to accept the risks described in this warning should not sign this permission form. However, a signed permission form is required for the student to participate in this activity.