Freeskiing Team
New this season will be a Freeskiing Team to complement our snowboard team. This program is a start-up, grassroots team. Its' goal is to capture the spirit and freedom of expression on snow. We expect a lot of learning and experimenting the first season and we ask for cooperation and patience from all of the athletes and parents as we trail blaze with this new team.
What: Freeskiers will learn skills in: General freeskiing, Slopestyle, Skiercross and Halfpipe. Athletes will actively compete and travel to other resorts. This is a USASA-based training and competition program. *Actual training may be affected by weather, conditions and trail/terrain availability.
Who: Freeskiers ages 9-18 who are competent mountain and terrain park skiers and who are interested in the skills needed for competition and prepared to travel to other resorts. Skier competency to participate will be assessed by coaches.
When: Freeskiing Team training Dec. 4, 2011 through April 1, 2012 on weekends, plus the following additional days: Dec. 26-31, Jan. 16 and Feb. 20. No training on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Training from 8:30am-3:00pm with a ½-1 hour lunch break.