Course Crew – Slope and Big Air

Inventory of Tools at EACH AIR TABLE

  1. 2 square shaping shovels, sharpened!)
  2. 2 Rakes – 1ea of green ”intermountain” and landscaping rake
  3. 1 scoop shovels
  4. 12 litres of dye {blue dye and antifreeze mix (don’t leave outside overnight! It will freeze in the nozzle)} in sprayer
  5. 100 Cable Ties
  6. 2 side cutters for fence
  7. 1 freshly charged drill and bit – there should be one at each
  8. start
  9. finish
  10. Not everyone will have a radio, so know who does, and keep the radios allocated along the course

ENSURE ALL TOOLS ARE INVENTORIED AT START AND END OF EACH DAY, REPLACE/REPAIR AS REQUIRED

Responsible for

  1. course maintenance, ensuring take off/landings well marked
  2. course preparation
  3. fence maintenance
  4. ensuring Chief of Course knows what is happening in your section of course
  5. keeping all tools maintained, off of course during training and competition
  6. Knoll Master will need to be very alert and heads up, especially during training, make certain ALL inside field of play understand signals and protocol for opening and closing features (SEE KNOLL MASTER “BELOW”) for procedure

What to expect

  1. a busy, long day without lots of breaks, you need to be ready to go 10 minutes before first chair
  2. you will see lots of athletes, maybe not the whole run, be alert , especially during training
  3. you could be at the top, middle or bottom of the course, so it could be windy, sunny, snowier along the course

Bring with you

  1. pack with hand & foot warmers and extra “warm layers” “LAYERS” are critical, you will sweat and then be standing still
  2. a pair of “work gloves”, your nice leather ones will get wrecked
  3. water and snack
  4. your sense of humour
  5. before leaving registration in morning, get a supply of zip ties, duct tape, and bring a pair of side cutters for fence work, a freshly charged drill and bit, ensure 1 member has a radio

KNOLL MASTER

Training: During Training, Knoll Masters are located at take offs looking at landings above. It is critical all Knoll Master’s understand that athlete safety is at stake, and the potential for catastrophic events are high if errors are made in communication plan!! Athletes and coaches must KNOW protocols of event!!

Example: If an athlete crashes on Feature 3 landing, Marshall #4 calls for a ‘stop start’. Marshall 1,2 & 3 stops riders. The course is then cleared from the bottom to the top either visually, or by radio, depending on venue sight lines and resources.

“Feature 4 clear…

Feature 3 clear…

Feature 2 clear…

Feature 1 clear”

Starter can then call “course is clear, athletes on course”

Event: During the event, Marshalls are located at the knuckle or knoll of each Feature