Frequently Asked Questions

Freestyle America camps are offered in 3 formats, each with their own purposes and training objectives.

Trampoline and Airbag programs in Campton, NH are designed to teach the essential skills and acrobatic fundamentals of freestyle and free skiing aerials.

The Trampoline and Bag jump camps are designed for ages 11-16. Please refer to individual camps for more information about age recommendations for each specific camp. These programs focus on acrobatic skill development in the tumbling and trampoline environment. Therefore, consider the Trampoline and Bag Jump camps the base line for learning freestyle aerials correctly. Athletes who engage a program of overall acrobatics, simply put, become better and safer freestyle and slopestyle aerialists.

The second important part of the Freestyle America curriculum is airbag jumping, where acrobatics learned on the trampoline are tranfered to skis.

The Mountain Fare Inn campus provides superb accommodations for families.

Ideally, an athlete starts with acrobatics early in their freestyle training career. That said, all formats have value to all levels of ability and ages. Therefore, all camps remain open to all ages and abilities.

Yes, however, as stated above, younger and less acrobatically skilled athletes should consider the Trampoline and Airbag camp as the best first step. That said, all Freestyle America programs will include a variety of ages and abilities, and the coaches and curriculum are ready to serve all. Skiing and acrobatics are individual sports activities. Our coaches will identify each athletes appropriate skill level and engage them accordingly at the ramps, on trampoline, on snow, or in all sports and conditioning environments to their individual skill level.

Please note the suggested ages on all camp specific pages. The Trampoline and Airbag Camps are for ages 11 – 17. Youth Day Camp is for 7-10 year olds.

Freestyle America has a reputation for being well organized and closely supervised. Wes Preston is the program director for the training activities.

First, sign your child up for your camp(s) of choice on the camps page of our website. If you are signing up multiple athletes you will need to register each athlete separately. After completing the checkout process, you will receive a confirmation email from Freestyle America with additional instructions to complete your registration. Payment can be completed using Paypal during the checkout process. Please note: your child’s spot at camp cannot be held until payment is received.Your registration is NOT complete after submitting the online form!Your confirmation email will request additional documents required to finalize your registration. You will need to submit: the waivers relevant to your chosen camp. After submitting all of the required forms, you will receive a final email confirmation that will include a Welcome Letter for camp, including a camp schedule and packing list.

The United States Ski & Snowboard Association is the governing body for the sport of Freestyle Skiing, Alpine Racing, Snowboarding, Cross-Country, Nordic Jumping and Disabled Skiing for Olympic, international and domestic competition. The US Ski & Snowboard Association sanctions hundreds of snow sports competitions and hundreds ski clubs, across the country. These clubs are the foundation of winter training programs and ski academies across the country. Freestyle America is a US Ski & Snowboard member ski club.All athletes registering for camps after July 1, 2025 must have a valid US Ski & Snowboard membership. Athletes must obtain either a General Membership ($40) or a Competitor Membership (varies). If your athlete does not plan to compete in US Ski & Snowboard sanctioned events in 2025-2026 then the General Membership will be sufficient for use at our camps. General Memberships can be upgraded later if an athlete decides to compete in any sanctioned events. US Ski & Snowboard memberships for the next winter become available in the spring.

Trampoline Camp is well suited to serve all young athletes interested in learning acrobatic skills, whether for sport or for fun. Trampoline Camp is open to all young athletes.

Each camp format (trampoline, water ramp, summer snow glacier training) has a specific ‘What to Bring List’ noted on the back of your confirmation letter. The ‘What to Bring List’ is also available on each relevant web page. Here is a quick reminder list for each camp format:All weather clothing, skis, boots, backpack, sunglasses, water bottle, and sunscreen. For the Lake Placid Ramp Camp, bring life-vest, Helmet, wet suit, old skis (preferably 2 pairs), and your ski boots.For Trampoline and Airbag Camp, skis, helmets, boots, and a water bottle are required. Skis should be be waxed. The best wax prep is cold-weather wax (generally blue) melted on then scraped off. Should an athlete lack skis or boots, we suggest renting locally at Ski Fanatics, phone: 603 726-2743.Phones are not allowed during camp. Athletes are welcome to bring phones if they are kept in their bag during the camp day. All camps seek to nurture friendships and personal communication.

If the cancellation is prior to 6 weeks before the start-date of camp, a refund is issued minus a $50 processing/admin fee. This fee covers our payment-processing fees and admin costs. 

If the cancellation is between 2 to 6 weeks before the start of camp, $250 is forfeited, and the remainder of the tuition (minus the said $250) is refunded. It is harder to fill the vacant spot within this time period and usually requires active recruiting/advertising and managing a waitlist. If the camp was a weekend camp, then $100 is the admin fee for a cancellation between 2 and 6 weeks out.  

If the cancellation is within two weeks of the camp’s start-date, then it is difficult to fill the vacancy, even with an existing waitlist, because people have already made other plans. Within two weeks of the camp’s start date, tuition is nonrefundable.