Sun Peaks Fall Training Camp
Sun Peaks Fall Training Camp
Overview
This camp offers a kick-start to the season (typically late-November – early December) . Structured sessions are aimed at slowly progressing the athletes back onto their skis with a focus on balance, timing, and stance. The majority of the sessions are free skiing and drills. There will be daily training courses set that will focus on building proper form and technique. Athletes will be training alongside athletes from all over the country at one of western Canada’s premier training sites. In the afternoons and evenings, athletes will be kept busy with homework sessions, ski tuning clinics, and dryland training.
REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT
Annual details for registration and cost will be shared through club communication and social channels.
Email tyler@campfortuneskiclub.org for more details
The camp is OPEN to Camp Fortune and Non Camp Fortune Members
Camp Options Includes: Two week U16/18+ Chaperoned and Unchaperoned or One week U16/U18 Unchaperoned (Week 1 only) & One week U12/14 Unchaperoned (Week 2)
Return flight Ottawa-Kamloops (Chaperoned)
Ground transportation to Sun Peaks ski area (Chaperoned)
On-hill accommodation (Chaperoned)
Lift tickets and training lane fees
3 meals per day + snacks (Chaperoned)
Coaching fees
Video and dryland
CAMP OBJECTIVES
Skiing:
Focus on fundamentals and basics – position/stance/balance/timing
Drill courses to enforce proper position, and proper turn pressuring
Full gates, including Slalom, Paneled Slalom, and GS
Use longer hills to work on linking successive turns
High mileage on GS skis
Off the hill:
Stay ahead of school work
Maintain fitness through proper recovery, stretching, and light exercises
Maintain athlete lifestyle of healthy eating, and proper hydration
Video – have athletes recognize a good turn vs. poor turn in their skiing
Tuning – aid will be given in tuning rooms to keep skis in optimal shape
Discussion: Race Day Planning, State of mind
Discussion: Goal Setting
General:
Learn, Explore your abilities, Have Fun, Stay Healthy, Be Safe
Fun and Productive: Our aim is to create an environment where the kids are challenged and eager to learn how to be an athlete.
LODGING
Lodging has been arranged at Nancy Greene’s Cahilty Lodge. Various rooms are available with either double or triple occupancy. Rooming requests can be made, but final decisions for rooming will be made by the travelling coaches. (Chaperoned)
THE VILLAGE
The Village at Sun Peaks is small and easy to Navigate. Our lodging at the Cahilty is ski-in ski-out, or a 5 min walk to the main ski lift. Tuning rooms are located in the underground garage of the Cahilty. Shops, restaurants and various other boutiques are located in the walking village.
THE MOUNTAIN
At Sun Peaks ski resort in November, you’ll expect long, wide open terrain for free skiing, training lane space everyday, and no crowded slopes, no line ups. Sun Peaks was the host of fall training for the Austrian Ski Team for over a decade. The best in the world chose Sun Peaks for a reason. With a
dedicated premier training center and state of the art snow making, quality is guaranteed. The Village is located at the base of the main lift that takes us to the training center. Everything is within walking distance.
THEORY BEHIND THE CAMP
Camp Fortune Ski Club aims to ensure that any child entering the alpine ski racing system is provided with the necessary building blocks to achieve their personal best, with some reaching the highest level of achievement in our sport. Developing ski racers in Ottawa has its advantages and disadvantages. We’re fortunate to have our ski hills so close, but our limited terrain and short season play to our disadvantage when compared to many other clubs from around the world. It’s been well documented in such publications as Alpine Canada’s AIM to Win guide that the number of days on snow at a developing age plays a large role in the success rate of developing world class ski racers. I would take it one step farther, and say that it’s not only the number of days on snow, but also quality, and focused days on snow that develops such skiers.
Our goal with this camp is to offer additional days on snow at the front end of the season in an environment that has a high likelihood of top quality conditions, and be surrounded by other driven racers with the same goals and focus.
REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT
Annual details for registration and cost will be shared through club communication and social channels.
Email tyler@campfortuneskiclub.org for more details