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Tracy’s Womens Clinic (ages 18+)
2-day March 8-9, 2008. $362/260
Check-in between 7:45-8:15am at the Ski School.
Breakfast in the Bullwheel from 8-8:30am
Join former US Ski Team member Tracy McEwan Gibbons as she and our top women coaches work to improve your skills and increase your confidence. Advanced skiers are recommended. A continental breakfast both mornings and afternoon video analysis is included.
Youth Freeride Competition Training Camp (ages 12-17)
1-day March 2, 2008 $178/132
Check-in between 7:45-8:15am at the Ski School.
Do you want a leg up on the competition at the Junior’s Freeride championship? This is the camp for you! Our coaches will provide tips on finding the best line and how to read the slope at Crystal. Aside from an introduction to the terrain the coaches will focus on safety, line selection and tips for competing.
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Charging Procedure:The price of the camp will be charged in full when the reservation is made.Cancellation Policy:Outside of 30 days – no chargeWithin 30 days – $100 cancellation feeWithin 48 hours – full charge
Past Camps – REGISTRATION CLOSED:
Womens, Youth & Mens Freeride Camp (12+)
2-day Jan 13-13, 2008 $445/343 (with/without lift tickets)
2-day February 2-3, 2008 $445/343 (with/without lift tickets)
Check-in between 7:45-8:00am at the Ski School Sales Office.
Breakfast in the Bullwheel from 7:45-8:15am. Load lifts at 8:30
Click here to watch highlights from the Jan 12-13 Freeride Camp
Click here to watch highlights from the Feb 2-3 Freeride Camp
To be the best you have to ski with the best. Join select members of the
Crystal Mountain Freeride Team and a handful of other energetic coaches each morning as they eagerly share their secrets for big mountain skills and success. You’ll get first tracks on some of the most challenging terrain in the Northwest. If you’re an advanced or expert skier looking for a big-mountain skills and the confidence to tame Crystal’s infamous terrain, look no further. Groups will be broken down by skill level with a maximum of 8 per group. Each group will have two coaches.
Our coaches will provide tips on finding the best line, how to read a slope, steep skiing etiquette, and terrain selection. Your group will tackle terrain based on ability level and current conditions. Some groups may head to the backcountry to learn about safety, along with skiing unbelievable terrain and powder! Campers will ski on mostly black and double black terrain tailored to individual abilities and the instructor’s knowledge of where the best terrain and conditions are.
When the lifts stop running, the excitement doesn’t stop! Apres ski merriment, video analysis, and an awards ceremony will round out the camp experience. Yoga will be offered in the morning to get your muscles warmed up, followed by a continental breakfast from 8-8:30 in the Bullwheel. Lunch at the Campbell Basin lodge is also included both days.
Freeride Camps sponsored by:
Miles Smart Steep Camp (ages 16+)
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2-day January 3-4, 2008. $445/343 (with/without lift tickets)
Includes continental breakfast, lunch and Après gathering with video analysis the final day. Group dinner on Friday night (optional & not-included).
This camp is a condensed version of the classic Steep Skiing Camps created by legendary skier, Doug Coombs. This two day camp is aimed to prepare skiers for the week long camps in locations such as La Grave and Chamonix, France and Verbier Switzerland. The focus of the camp is to have fun and to ski hard, while learning about the mountains and mountain travel techniques throughout each day. This is not a “course” where we will spend a lot of time standing around, but more of an adventurous and exciting two days of skiing that will tire you out and send you home with incredible memories and closer to the descents of your dreams.
What to expect during the camp
Lot’s of steep skiing in Crystal’s fantastic terrain.
Time skiing with UIAGM Mountain Guide and Coomb’s Protégé, Miles Smart
Basic single burial Transceiver Search
Coaching in steep skiing techniques
Basic terrain assessment and travel techniques for backcountry skiing
If conditions allow… The use of a climbing rope to access ski terrain
Client Level
Am I good enough… or am I too good?
Clients range in age from 16 to 75. You should be able to handle expert (black diamond) trails with control and confidence. Otherwise, the camps may be too challenging for you. We do not ski intermediate runs or groomed trails. Our guides can provide plenty of challenges for even the most accomplished skiers.
Bio
Miles Smart is an IFMGA/UIAGM mountain guide. He is the 2004 recipient of the AMGA Guide of the Year award. Miles guides around the world for his two guide services, Steep Skiing Camps Worldwide and Smart Mountain Guides. Outside of Miles professional guiding career his accomplishments include numerous ski mountaineering descents speed climbing ascents. He has skied lines such as the Gervasutti Couloir and the North Face of the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, and the Grand Teton in Wyoming. Locally he has skied lines such as the Fuerer Finger on Mt. Rainier. He has climbed El Capitan in Yosemite 18 times via 14 different routes and established one of the most difficult routes on El Capitan, Disorderly Conduct. Other climbing exploits include climbing on the Trango Towers in Pakistan, winter ascents in Chamonix and speed records on El Capitan and Half Dome.
