Freeride

The History: 2010 will be our 19th summer on the Blackcomb Glacier.  A lot of changes to skiing have occurred over this time and Freeride or Park skiing has pretty much been responsible for this growth. Mike Douglas, the ‘godfather of newschool freestyle’, instigated this revolution by helping bring back the Solomon twin tip ski and then as a coach at Momentum started our Freeride program,  in order to help fuel the growth of this new offshoot of freestyle at the grass roots. Today this evolution seems to have no end in sight and trying to stay on top of the sport is a full time job. Momentum Camps continues to be the breeding ground for the youth, but it’s also the training ground for the best in the world, as they continue to push the sport during the summer months, while coaching and inspiring the new stars of tomorrow.

The Coaches: It’s this relationship between the coaches and the campers that makes this camp so successful. There is no faster way to learn a sport than by copying….the key is who you are copying.  Without question we have the greatest line up of talented freeride coaches in the world, and it is no coincidence that many of these coaches were also once campers at this camp. Coaches like Sarah Burke, TJ Schiller, Mike Riddle, Rory Bushfield, Corey Vanular, Ian Cosco and more (see former campers).  It’s almost like a lifecyle here at Momentum, start out as a camper, go make your mark on the world and come back to coach the new you. By simply being themselves, our coaches instill a belief which made them successful – that everyone can achieve their goals, no matter what level you are aspiring to.

The Program: The Freeride program is designed to teach you skills in the park and pipe. With the largest summer skiing- only terrain in North America, we have available a progression of jumps and rails to fit all levels of skiers.  We also have trampolines and a full water ramp facility to help train your skills off the snow.

As highlighted above the coaching is customized for your level to teach you exactly the skills you want to learn, with one-on-one attention, video review, as well as sport psych classes and a special ‘Competitive Program’ for those that want to learn how to perform when it counts most.   Your video from the week will then be downloaded onto a DVD  along with a camp promo and slideshow that will be sent to you as a record of your week at camp.

Full Package or Locals Package: Choose either our all-inclusive ‘Full Package’, which includes everything plus meals, accommodation and airport transfers or our ‘Locals Package’ where you get the full coaching, afternoon and evening program, but no food, hotel or transfers.

Team/Competitive Programs: We also offer special Team and Competitive Programs for those wanting to focus on high performance. Club coaches are welcome to ’shadow coach’, to learn from and work with our team to maintain continuity. We also offer a Hybrid program for those who want to mix it up, half Freeride and half Moguls.

The Competitive Programme (CP) is an optional additional part of the afternoon activities aimed at competitive skiers. We offer some additional sessions such as goal setting and review, sports psychology, extra trampoline and talks on fitness or nutrition. We find that it helps campers focus their attention on what they want to get get out of the camp, as well as give them some tools to help them progress as they concentrate more on the competitive side of the sport. There is no extra cost for this program.

Girls Week with Sarah Burke:

Sarah Burke will lead a special ‘Girls Week’ during Session 3 (July 2- 10th). Join Sarah and other top female pros Rosalind Groenewoud and Meg Olenick, who will focus their energy on mentoring and coaching the Momentum girls that week with the objective to create the ultimate environment for women to progress. Included in this week will be:

• Special ladies only afternoon photo & film sessions on – hill. We will choose a sunny day and stay up late with the objective to obtain the best video and still shots of yourself and the team that you can then use for your own portfolio or simply to keep as a record of the good times at camp.

• Specific skill development and strength activities, including special water ramp and trampoline sessions, along with targeted dryland activities geared for girls.

• Special ladies only off-hill activities including an exclusive all girl spa trip, movie night, beach days along with any special request activities such as mountain biking or lake trip hikes.

• Special sponsor prizes for ladies only will also be awarded.