CAMP DESCRIPTION

Summer snow training is essential for serious competitors who want to advance their skiing to the next level. The Freestyle America Whistler Camp maximizes the opportunity of summer glacier skiing through coaching focused on each athlete’s own personal goals and imparting a curriculum of technical skiing elements, proper jumping technique, and plenty of time on snow!

CAMP SPECIFICS

Recommended ages for participation are 13 and up. Younger Day athletes are welcome to inquire. Athletes should be competent skiers, and should have some competitive experience.

Overnight Option includes: Transportation from Vancouver airport for the listed flight schedule, coaching, lift tickets, lodging, all breakfasts, lunches, and some evening meals each week. There will be dinners out, scheduled every other night, on the town. Dinners out will be at the athletes’ own expense. On travel days, athletes will be responsible for their own meals.

Training Only Option includes: Coaching and lift tickets.

FLIGHT INFORMATION (Flights are booked and paid for by athletes’ families)

Hello Parents & Athletes,

I have been working with Winter ParkTravel to help set up chaperoned flights. You are welcome to use Winter Park Travel or book flights independently.

For Winter Park Travel, please contact them directly by email.

Winter Park Travel will need:

• Subject: Freestyle American Whistler camp
• Your skier’s legal first and last name  EX:  SMITH/ROBERT
•  Your skier’s Date of Birth
• Your phone contact info.
• any other pertinent info ie TSA Pre, United/Air Canada  FF # etc.

 Contact Derek or Anna at:     derek@winterparktravel.com or anna@winterparktravel.com

Please cc me <wes@freestyleamerica.com> so I can keep track of developments.

Once the above is received, Winter Park Travel will make a booking and get in touch with you to finalize with payments.

This is not a group block. Reservations will be made on a 1^st come 1^st served basis.

Please keep in mind that airfares are subject to change until tickets are purchased.

Bags are not included and are paid at check in for each flight.

This is the chaperoned flight Schedule (Book asap! Air fares and availability are not reserved):

BOSTON – VANCOUVER – BOSTON

AC 533 L 23JUN  BOS-YVR    800A-1123A 23JUN (non-stop)

AC 532 L 02JUL  YVR-BOS   1015P- 643A 03JUL (non-stop, overnight)

TRAINING OPTIONS

This camp includes training for either Slopestyle or Moguls. Athletes will specify which discipline they will choose, or it is an optoion to do both.

SLOPESTYLE COACHING PROGRAM: The camp consists of 2 training rotations of 4 days each separated by a rest day. The Freeski coaching program occurs on Momentum’s extensive park venue. The Slopestyle curriculum includes jump training on a variety of jump features, rail sessions, switch skiing, competition run development, and snow-to-airbag jumps.

MOGUL COACHING PROGRAM: The training program includes the technical fundamentals of mogul skiing. A second training focus is aerial skill work, including rotations, off-axis tricks, and qualified inverted jumps. A third training component is competitive tactics, speed, aerial entries and exits. A fourth task is mileage and top to bottom competition quality skiing. Mogul skiers all share the goal of achieving 100 mogul runs throughout the camp.

BOTH (Combined Moguls and Slopestyle): We will split each day with both Moguls and Slopestyle!

DAILY SCHEDULE

Overnight Camp Schedule
6:45AM Warm-up / Workout
7:15AM Breakfast / Pack Lunch / Pack for Skiing
8:00AM Load Vans
Day Camp
8:15AM Meet Day Campers at Blackcomb Base
8:30AM Load Lift
9:30AM Ski
11:30AM Lunch on the Glacier
12:00PM Ski
2:30PM Leave the Glacier
3:30PM Day Camp Video Review
4:00PM Day Camp Ends
3:30PM Rest / Snack
4:00PM Video Review
5:00PM Afternoon Activity
6:30PM Dinner / Clean up
7:30PM Evening Activity
9:30PM In Rooms
10:00PM Lights Out

LODGING

Condo in the Aspens located within walking distance to the Gondola. The condo is also within a short walk to Whistler Village.

COACHES AND STAFF

• Peter Elliot – Level 200 Coach

DAY ATHLETES

Day athletes are always welcome, particularly for the athletes of vacationing families. Day student athletes get all the on-snow training and are also invited to extra-curricular camp activities. Day student families enjoy their days experiencing of the world’s finest vacation locations.

WHAT YOU NEED

List of Things to Bring to Camp
Pre-Camp Fitness Information

CAMP CONTACT LIST

Peter Elliot, Head Freeski Coach for Whistler On-Snow Camp
phone: (603) 348-5166
email: pelliot@holderness.org

Wes Preston, Director
phone: (603) 726-6149
email: wes@freestyleamerica.com

Erica LaBella, Camp Manager
phone: (603) 728-5013
email: info@mountainfareinn.com

WHISTLER CAMP CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations PRIOR to June 1st will receive a full refund less a $250 administrative fee. There are no refunds if cancellation occurs after June 1st. We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance for your athlete’s trip to Whistler BC. Travel insurance protects your expenses should your athlete be unable to attend.