On our day off, we had a choice of ziplining or wakeboarding. Thankfully, it was the night before our day off.many people bought me drinks and I didn't get to bed until 3 AM! On my birthday, I was presented with a large birthday cake and candles, along with a big party after dinner. It was a great way to get to know everybody. If we had the energy, we sometimes visited one of Whistler's many bars/outdoor cafes at night for a few drinks and laughs. By the end of the week, my videos had improved drastically. However, it is the best way to correct mistakes and discover what things I was doing right. Watching myself on video was eye-opening, and sometimes depressing. After dinner, we met with our coaches for a video review/analysis of that day's work. All the coaches ate dinner with us, and they participated in apres-ski activities, as well. Beer/wine was extra and most of us ordered it in the evenings. In the evenings, we visited a different restaurant in Whistler every night, where we had a choice of 3 different meals from the menu, included in the camp cost. I wasn't the only one who crashed, though, and we learned to deal with frustrations by laughing at ourselves. including a big face plant that left "glacier rash" on my forehead and arm and a dazed expression on my face.
Although, I still had my share of wipe-outs. The coaches are some of the top skiers around, but they realize that we are just "normal" adults learning to ski bumps.īy the third day, I could make it down a line of moguls in the field.
Although intense, the day's instruction included a lot of humor and joking around. I learned that I have a lot to learn! There was a lot of information to absorb, but each coach had their own unique style and broke things down into manageable bits. We worked on absorption, weight transfer, body position, and knee rolling to initiate turns. We began the morning by doing drills on the flats, while the snow was still firm, then we proceeded to the bumps. Then, we received our coach for the day (every coach was a World Cup medalist and/or Olympian) and off we went. Since I was terrible at moguls, I was put in the lowest group - no big surprise there. This was the most embarassing moment of the camp, but necessary. The first day, we had a "ski-off" so the coaches could judge our skills and divide us into groups. I quickly learned the virtues of bandannas and how they can block the sun when sunscreen doesn't quite do the job. A chilly chairlift ride requiring layers was always followed by stripping down to a light shirt before the day's skiing began. We lucked out with good weather.warm, mostly bluebird days with one foggy day thrown in. I did sign up for water ramping, but a tweaked knee relegated me to water ramp photographer instead. I found that I was pretty exhausted by this time and needed more rest and quiet time instead of more activities. By the end of the day's instruction, we were exhausted.Īt our "base camp" near the t-bar, we had a tent, coolers of lemonade, a nice sound system playing tunes, some lawn chairs, and a Salomon demo tent where we could demo next year's skis for free.Įach afternoon, other activities, such as mountain biking, rock climbing, water ramping, and hiking were offered and included in the camp cost. The t-bar lines were short, so there wasn't much of a wait, if any, to ride back up. Momentum operates its own private mogul lanes, jumps, and flat skiing terrain, so we didn't have to share with other skiers. Lunch consisted of either hamburgers, veggie burgers, or cold cuts, cheese, soup, fresh vegetables, and chocolate chip cookies.
Peep show t shirt free#
The long trip gave a chance for caffeine to enter our systems and for us to take in amazing views and lots of bears.ĩ:00AM - 9:45AM: warm ups and stretching on the glacierġ0:00AM - 1:30PM: group instruction, free ski afterĢ:00-3:00PM: lunch at Horstman hut before riding the chairlift back down to Whistler.
The typical day's schedule ran like this:ħ:15-8:00 AM: breakfast at the base of Blackcomb MountainĨ:00-8:45 AM: ride up to Horstman Glacier.2 chairlifts, one bus ride, and another chairlift ride. We had three days of skiing, a day off, then three more days of skiing. The camp began Sunday, July 20 and ended Saturday July 26.
He also is one of the coaches, so I had some one-on-one instruction time with him. John is a personable, energetic guy who obviously loves what he does. The camp is run by John Smart, a 13-time World Cup medalist, 2-time Olympian, and Canadian Ski Hall of Fame member. I chose this camp due to its inclusion of an adult session, its decent accommodations, and the good communication I received from the camp's operations manager. This was an AMAZING experience.fun, challenging, educational, and motivating. I just returned from Session 6 of Momentum's mogul camp, an all-adult camp based in Whistler, BC, and run on the Horstman Glacier up on Blackcomb Mountain.
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