This Web page provides a comprehensive summary of the Southeast Winter Games – Alpine Skiing/Snowboarding. There are several links to more detailed documents. You may not need to read all of this information because you are already familiar with it but you are responsible for knowing it!
If you have questions about this info, if you need help during the event, if you get lost, if you are running late, whatever it might be – call us!
You can call your area director or
Laurie Karr at French Swiss at 828-295-9311
Andrea Stamm, SONC Staff, 919-818-4520
General Event Information
Driving Directions to Hotels – This document has the street addresses included for you to use with GPS systems.
Map to Appalachian Ski Mountain
940 Ski Mountain Rd., Blowing Rock
828-295-7828
Family Information
All family registration has been handled through French Swiss. Feel free to call Laurie Karr at 828-295-9311 with questions.
Delegation Check-In/Housing
Hotel Reminders/Facts:
- All delegations will be housed in the same two hotels as last year; Meadowbrook and Holiday Inn.
- If you have any problems with housing, please contact Laurie Karr.
- All delegates should be respectful of others by remaining in their rooms after 11 p.m. each evening. Music and loud talking should not be heard outside the room from which it originates.
- All delegates should respect all facility property and regulations. Theft or intentional damage of property will not be tolerated.
Delegation check-in and the coaches’ meeting will take place at Appalachian Ski Mountain in the Snow Cloud Room on Sunday 3:00-3:45pm. The process will be as follows:
- Only the Head of Delegation or head coach should come to the check-in area to prevent congestion.
- Confirm possession of all athlete participation forms.
- Record scratches/no-show’s.
- Pick up arrival envelope containing welcome information and all credentials for the delegation.
- Confirm that you have all credentials at that time.
- Receive all other competition materials.
Meals
Sunday
Lunch – on your own prior to start of event
Dinner – on your own
Monday
Breakfast – at hotel
Lunch – on your own
Dinner at Meadowbrook Inn
Tuesday
Breakfast – at hotel
Lunch – on your own
Competition
Mandatory Coaches Meetings – Attendance by all coaches from each program at the coaches’ meeting is mandatory. Valuable information and updates are provided during these meetings. If the coach/representative does not attend, that program is subject to penalty, including loss of the ability to protest. Call Andrea Stamm at 919-818-4520 if someone is unable to attend due to circumstances beyond their control.
3:00 or 3:30pm in the Snow Cloud Room (choose one meeting to attend)
Sport Notes
Special Notice from Appalachian Ski Mountain
Opening Ceremonies & Dance
Opening Ceremonies will be held along with dinner at the Meadowbrook Inn at 6:30pm Monday night after dinner. The dance will immediately follow at 8pm.
Please make note of these reminders for the Ceremonies:
- In designing uniforms, please remember that Special Olympics Incorporated has strict guidelines on the use of the Special Olympics logo. If you need a copy of these guidelines or your local program logo, call your area director. As stated in the Special Olympics Inc. policies, no athlete or coach will be allowed to march in the Opening Ceremonies of any official Games if he or she is wearing a uniform bearing a corporate or organizational logo other than Special Olympics. Any person that does not follow this policy will not be permitted to sit with the official delegations.
- Please make your group look sharp!
- Each delegation will be recognized where they are seated and will be asked to stand for acknowledgement.
- Give the crowd lots of waves and smiles!
General Special Olympics North Carolina Event Information
This information is shared with every SONC event. Click through it as a refresher or let it serve as a resource if this is your first event!
Head of Delegation Responsibilities
Local Program Preparation Checklist
Sample Delegation Pre-Games Coaches Meeting Agenda (provided by Charyl Clark, Local Coordinator for Guilford/Greensboro)
Mileage Chart
General Policies & Procedures
Competition Policies & Procedures
Sport Nutrition Tips
Event Services
