By Daily staff report With solid early season snowfall, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s season is off to one of the best starts in club history — and with part-time programs kicking into gear in the coming weeks, the club has announced a Try the Club Day for skiers, free of charge, on Sunday, Dec. 9.
Ski & Snowboard Club Vail typically runs Try the Club Days in March, but in response to public requests, club staff is presenting it in December as well.
This early season Try the Club Day will focus on alpine skiing and the club’s entry-level Future Stars program, which touches on all the skiing disciplines. The event is an opportunity to learn more about the programs offered at SSCV and meet the coaching staff, which can help identify the appropriate program for each athlete’s skill level.
“Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s Try the Club Days are a tremendous opportunity for young skiers to dip their toes in the water and determine if a season-long program is right for them,” said SSCV Youth Alpine Program Director Alissa Consenstein. “We look forward to welcoming all participants to Vail Mountain and answering any questions parents and athletes may have about our programs.”
Programs that will be showcased at this week’s Try the Club Day will include the following:
• Alpine Youth Ski League is an introduction to ski racing for athletes age 7 to 13, providing training in fundamentals and a basic understanding of the rules of the sport. (SSCV also offers full-time U10 and U12 alpine programs.)
• The Future Stars program progressively develops the skiing skills of children ages 6 to 9 in a safe, fun and challenging environment on Vail Mountain. On-snow technical training and participation in the Steadman Clinic Vail Cup are the basis of this program. The goal at this age is to open the possibilities by exposing the athletes to all three of the skiing disciplines (alpine, freeski and freestyle).
There’s still time to enroll in SSCV’s part-time programs this season.
Try the Club Day details
Welcome at this week’s Try the Club Day are skiers age 6 to 9, birth years of 2009-2012. Athletes and parents should meet at the temporary clubhouse at Golden Peak (east of the ski school building) at 8 a.m., and athletes should plan to ski until 12:30 p.m.
All athletes should have appropriate equipment, including a helmet, and should be comfortable skiing on Vail Mountain. Parents must sign the SSCV waiver prior to participation.
SSCV strives to make its programs as financially accessible as possible. In that effort, all of SSCV’s programs are eligible for financial aid up to 75 percent of program fees.
‘Get in the Gates’ this winter
In addition to SSCV’s full-time and part-time programs, the club offers the Get in the Gates recreational race program for adults and children.
SSCV is offering this program to ski racers of all ages and abilities to train as many gates in an afternoon session as their legs will allow. It’s an opportunity to receive expert coaching from Ski & …read more
Via:: Vail Daily