Australian Snow Sports Race Training Camps
Welcome to the Big White Ski & Board School
The Big White Ski & Board School is offering a comprehensive race and/or freestyle training program for young Australian athletes looking to advance their skills to the next level. Big White has a long and successful connection with Australia and Australian skiing, and its world-renowned Ski & Board School is second-to-none in coaching standards both domestically and internationally. As a big mountain Big White offers so much flexibility and scope, but with the feel of a more intimate resort. With a huge range of terrain, no lift queues, champagne powder, heaps of off-snow activities and resort ambience...no wonder Big White has been named as the 'Best Family Snow Resort' in Canada for years running, as well as a "Top 5 World's Best Family Resort" destination.
What’s involved?
Developed by Director of Snow Sports, Josh Foster, our Australian Snow Sports Training Camps offers exclusive use of Big White Ski Resort’s world-class terrain space, as well as video training and assessment in order to prepare kids for Interschools competitions and domestic club racing. Our specialist trainers have coached at FIS and National levels, and combine their extensive experience with their knowledge of Big White’s terrain to provide your young racer or freestyler with all the tools they will need to maximize improvement in a fun environment.
Both the racing and freestyle programs have been designed using the Long-Term Athlete Development model, which combines the best research in today’s sport science with the best practices in coaching and training from around the world and supports training, competition, and recovery programs based on developmental age — the physical, mental and emotional maturation of the individual — rather than chronological age.
Skiers and boarders can specialize or mix it up across a range of disciplines on a weekly basis:
- Snowboard GS
- Alpine GS
- Skier Cross
- Snowboard Cross
- Moguls
- Slope-Style / Terrain Park
- All Terrain Technical Skills & Cross Training
- Experienced Specialist Coaches
- 6 hours On-Snow Training per Day
- Exclusive Course Access
- FIS-rated Permanent Skier/Snowboard Cross Course
- Purpose Built Moguls Course
- Huge range of amazing terrain and features
- Video training and analysis
Various metrics are tracked and recorded throughout your child’s time at Big White to ensure the success of the each participant. These metrics will include but are not limited to:
- Timed Gate Times
- Skill Development
- Race Times
Intercontinental Cup
In January 2017 Big White hosted the very first Intercontinental Cup, sponsored by the Family Channel and the Big White Ski Club. The cup featured competitors from Canada, Australia and New Zealand, ranging from kids as young as six, all the way up to a Masters’ category, competing head-to-head on Lower Speculation in a dual pro format. All racers, regardless of age, were able to compete on the same track.
The Big White Ski Club claimed the inaugural Intercontinental Cup by virtue of their top 15 athletes having an aggregate time of just four seconds faster than the strong team of Kiwis, who claimed a complete sweep of the girls U18 Podium.
The second Intercontinental Cup will be held over two days in 2018, on the weekend of January 20-21, and we are already looking forward to the competition being bigger and better than ever!
Contact Us
Direct: 250-491-6101 Toll Free: 1-866-491-9040 Email: skischool@bigwhite.com
- Daily Structure
Program Layout & Daily Structure
8:30am Meet Coaches / Warm-up & Daily Focus 8:45am-11:30am Specific Discipline Training* 11:30am-12:30pm Lunch 12:30pm-3:15pm Skills Training and Video Analysis 3:15pm-3:30pm Warm down & Feedback to Parents * Specific discipline training is developed based on the athletes needs and ability level whether that be in the park for slopestyle, gates for GS/SL or moguls. Weather and snow conditions are also taken into account so that safe and effective training environments that aid in athlete development are utilized on a daily basis.
Skills training is a function of personalized athlete needs. Based on performance metrics in and out of training environments an individual skill development path is set for each athlete from the outset of the program and is improved upon each day.
World-class Slopestyle Facilities
Freestyle athletes will train in Big White’s world-renowned Telus Park, featuring jibs, jumps, halfpipes, and listed as one of the top parks in Canada.
Exclusive access to Big White training facilities
Training facilities at Big White training facilities, including our snowcross course, are second-to-none. Freestyle participants of Australian Snow Sports Academy will have exclusive access to these facilities to give them all the time and freedom they need to reach their goals over the week.
Airbag Program
The Australian Snow Sports Camp is the only Freestyle program in BC with access to an airbag site. Athletes will receive coaching and analysis from our fully certified Level 4 Air Coach, Jason Moseley, and his team.
Weekly Tuning Sessions
Being fast means knowing how to prepare your equipment. Each week our coaches will do an equipment analysis and walk the athletes through how to properly prepare their equipment to train and to compete.
Equipment Analysis
Skiing well requires one to be in the right gear, ensure that it’s fitting right and to make sure that it’s set up right. After the first day on snow, athletes will have an equipment assessment and analysis with their coach along with our expert boot fitters.
Dryland and Fitness
After each on snow day athletes will run through a stretching and cool down program with their coach at our indoor facility. Evening “competition fit” sessions are also scheduled twice each week.
- Optional Activities
Family memories are not only made skiing and riding, at Big White we have all the winter wonderland activities of any world class resort in the world. At Big White the activity offerings are vast.
You can go skiing, ice climbing, and dog sledding all in one day and barely scratch the surface of what’s on the menu. Take a night off the Mountain to enjoy a Kelowna Rockets hockey match, a favourite amongst our Australian guests.
Events
We have a jam packed calendar of events to keep the whole family entertained!
Adventure Activities
The fun doesn't stop off the slopes! We have activities to suit anyone with an appetite for adventure.
On The Mountain
Enjoy the velvety groomed runs, challenge the Cliff powder bowl, and explore our legendary glades.
TELUS Park
To get all the updates you need including park conditions, events & event registration, competition results, our most recent videos & photos and be a member of our Park Scene.
Dining Tours
If you are looking for a unique dining experience check out our dining tours. A must do for anyone looking for a memorable experience.
Relaxation
Let us prepare your holiday feast. Dine with us at Kettle Valley Steak House for dinner or Christmas Day Brunch.
Contact Us to book:
Direct: 0011-1-250-491-6111 Email: concierge@bigwhite.com
