Specialty Camps

SPECIALTY CAMPS

Advance your snow skills with one of our Specialty Camps.

Ski, Wine, and Dine

1 Day Camp

Learn to use the precision of an edge in both your skiing and cooking in this uniquely catered offering. Ski Instruction by professional, PSIA certified instructors in the morning. Cooking class in the afternoon led by Chef Eliza Gavin; Culinary Institute of America at Greystone Graduate, Attendee of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and Owner of Telluride’s Restaurant, 221, since 2000. Come join us for a day of skiing, cooking, and wine.

Skiing: Instruction will have a strong emphasis on edging and an overall focus on the ski fundamentals (pressure, rotation, and edging). Skill development is a priority. Drills such as guided uphill arcs, side slipping, and garlands will be utilized. Group sizes will be no more than 5 people and 1 instructor. Groups will be based on abilities and goals of the individuals.

9am – 12pm.

Cooking: Learn how to cook appetizers, finger foods, and canapés, and pair them with wine. The class features a minimum of 12 dishes and 10 wines. Class to take place in the Main Dining Room of 221 in Telluride.

1pm – 4 pm

February Camp – Monday, February 26, 2024

8:45am – 4pm
1 Day Camp w/ Lift $690
1 Day Camp w/o Lift $640

Skier Qualifications:

  • Must be able to safely ski blue terrain at a minimum.
  • Abilities up to single black are invited.
  • Ages 21 and up.
  • No cooking experience necessary.

For Additional Details:

Please contact Ski, Wine, and Dine Camp Coordinator
Nancy Ayres
nancyayres@icloud.com

 

Meet the Instructor:

Nancy Ayres is a Colorado native and lifelong skier. She has been an instructor with the Telluride Ski & Snowboard School since 2013. Nancy specializes in transitioning intermediate (blue) skiers to advanced (variable, double blue and black) terrain, through managing fear, increasing biomechanical understanding and skill development. In 2012, she founded Salt & Pepper in Home Cuisine, an intimate event catering company and cooking school. Nancy is a lover of fine food (and all things fine) and has taken cooking classes around the world. With this camp she is combining and integrating her favorite activities into one memorable day of exploration, learning and enjoyment.

Development Squad

Development Squad at Telluride Ski Resort

The development squad is a 7-session, full-day ski and snowboard program offered through the Telluride Ski and Snowboard School. D Squad’s goal is to foster a fun and safe learning environment, while developing well-rounded skiers and snowboarders who have a true love for the sport, the mountains and Telluride. Each session, D Squad will promote team building and model safe mountain tactics in a non-competitive environment.

We will continue to offer Terrain Park, Big Mountain and Race training in the second half of the program for those age groups and abilities that are appropriate for learning these disciplines. D Squad is limited to one day per child per weekend. You may not sign your child up to Ski on Saturday, and Snowboard on Sunday for example. Please also note that lunch is included. If your child has any food allergies, we highly recommend packing them a lunch.

COACHES

Coaches are experienced Telluride Ski & Snowboard School instructors.

DATES:
SATURDAY PROGRAM: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb 3, 10, 24 (No 17th) SUNDAY PROGRAM: Jan 7, 14, 21, 28; Feb 4, 11, 25 (No 18th)

AGES: Alpine: 3-14 years old | Snowboard:  5-14 years old

PRICE: $725

ABILITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Development Squad is available for:

  • Skiers ages 3-4 years old all experience levels. Child must be 3 years old by start date, completely potty-trained, and prepared to be outside for the entire lesson.
  • Skiers ages 5-14 years old Green (able to ski chair 10 making controlled wedge turns) through Black level.
  • Snowboarders ages 5-6 years old – all experience levels.
  • Snowboarders ages 7-14 years old Green through Black level (able to ride chair 10 making controlled turns).

For more information, please email lessons@telski.com or call (970) 728-7414.

Women’s Week

Fun. Skiing. Improvement.

A women’s specific program offered as a 5-day or 3-day camp.

Ski in small groups with other women with similar goals + skills.

Guided and taught by PSIA certified, female instructors.

Telluride Ski School Women's Week Camps

Women’s Week (5-day) – January 28 – February 1, 2024

Women’s Week 5 Day w/Lift                      $2,400

Women’s Week 5 Day w/o Lift                   $2,150

Women’s Weekend (3-day) – March 1 – 3, 2024

Women’s Weekend 3 Day w/Lift               $925

Women’s Weekend 3 Day w/o Lift            $775

This camp is focused on ski improvement based on the four fundamentals:

Stance: balance fore and aft and side to side.

Steering: actively turning both feet.

Edging: increasing or decreasing the amount the ski is on edge.

Pressure: increasing or decreasing the amount of weight applied to the ski.

 

Camp Includes:

Meet + Greet Event

Full Days of Skiing + Instruction

Post Ski Day Activities

 

Skier Qualifications:

  • Must be able to safely ski intermediate, blue terrain.
  • Ages 15 and up.

 

For Additional Details such as Schedule and Meeting Times + Places:

Please contact Women’s Week Coordinator

Fawnda Rogers

frogers@telski.com

Ski Biomechanics

The essence of efficient, effortless skiing.

A 4-day camp with 3 full days of skiing + instruction.

A science-based approach to precise ski performance.

Guided and taught by PSIA certified instructors.

 

Ski Biomechanics

Biomechanics Camp (4-day) – February 2- 5, 2024

Biomechanics Ski Camp w/lift                   $2,100

Biomechanics Ski Camp w/o lift                $1,950

 

If you want to take your skiing to a new level, Biomechanics is the vehicle to get you there. Biomechanics is a science-based approach to teaching skiing. Instruction is centered on the awareness of natural functional skeletal alignment. By using this alignment, it allows the muscles to do less work. This innovative approach is widely accepted as a part of Telluride Ski + Snowboard School’s elite training program for professional instructors.

Benefits:

  • Easier skiing; learn to ‘stack’ your bones so that your muscles do less work.
  • Continuity of Instruction over 3 days on-snow and in the classroom.
  • Personalized Feedback from Telluride’s most acclaimed instructors.
  • Pre and Post Camp Personal Video Analysis.

Goals:

  • Learn ‘how the body works.’
  • Gain technical knowledge, improved skills, and training exercises.
  • Efficient and precise ski performance.

Camp Includes:

  • Welcome Event
  • Daily Classroom Sessions
  • On-Snow Training
  • Lunch
  • Closing Reception

Skier Qualifications:

  • Comfortable skiing on double green.
  • Ages 15 and up.

For Additional Details:

Please contact Ski Biomechanics Camp Director

Richard Thorpe

rthypno@yahoo.com

Meet the Biomechanics Instructors

Dr. Kim Hewson

DR. KIM HEWSON

Orthopedic Surgeon, Former Director of Sports Medicine at University of Arizona, Telluride Ski + Snowboard School Instructor and Staff Trainer refined this industry-leading biomechanics approach to ski instruction for two decades.

Richard Thorpe

RICHARD THORPE

Colorado Ski Country – USA Instructor of the Year (2010), 44 Years of Teaching Experience, Telluride Ski + Snowboard School Instructor and Staff Trainer

Making Friends with Moguls Camp

Explore the fundamentals to ski moguls the easy way.

3-day camp.

Guided and taught by PSIA certified instructors.

Session 1 – January 26 – 28, 2024

Session 2 – March 1 – 3, 2024

Making Friends 3-day w/ lift: $995

Making Friends 3-day w/o lift: $845

In the moguls, space and time between turns are abbreviated. Therefore, inefficiencies that can be disguised on groomed runs will be ineffective in the moguls. To ski moguls easily requires more precise movement patterns. In our camp, we spend time on groomed runs refining these precise movement patterns before entering mogul fields. We will start our slowly, with proven exercises and progressions, to help you achieve your goals. The amount of time spent on progressions will be determined by the skills you bring to the camp. Camp groups will be based on skier ability levels.

Camp Includes:

  • Drills on Groomed Runs
  • Discussion of Mogul Lines and Tactics
  • Practical Application on Mogul Runs

Benefits:

  • Explore the fundamentals of efficient skiing in moguls.
  • Create tactics for low impact skiing.
  • Develop a mogul strategy that can be used on any bump run.
  • Learn how the correct equipment choices make skiing bumps easier.

Goals:

  • Make friends with moguls.
  • Be comfortable on blue level mogul runs.
  • See more of the mountain than ever before.
  • Learn to overcome the fear of skiing moguls.

Skier Qualifications:

  • Comfortable skiing on groomed black ski trails.
  • Ages 15 and up.

Camp Leaders are mature skiers who have successfully taught these techniques for many years at Telluride Ski + Snowboard School.

For Additional Details:

Please contact Making Friends with Moguls Camp Director

Richard Thorpe

rthypno@yahoo.com

Meet the Instructors

Richard Thorpe

RICHARD THORPE

Colorado Ski Country – USA Instructor of the Year (2010), 44 Years of Teaching Experience, fully certified Telluride Ski + Snowboard School Instructor and Staff Trainer. Richard specializes in mogul skiing. He has an extensive bag of tricks to make learning to ski easy and fun.

ANDY DEMMING

Andrea has taught skiing for 38 years in Vermont, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado; at Breckenridge, Purgatory, Monarch, and Telluride. By identifying your personal strengths along with embracing efficient moves, Andrea believes your day on the hill will be more FUN, even while skiing bumps! Yup, bumps are a challenge, no doubt about it. Our camp is successful because you are given time to learn and your coach time to teach.

Silver Skier Program

For skiers 50 years young and up.

4 week session offered in January and February.

Ski in small groups with new friends who have similar goals + abilities.

We attempt to keep the coach and group together for the 4-week session.

Guided and taught by certified instructors.

January Session – Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024

AM Half Day 9am – 12pm: $210 w/o lift

 

February Session – Feb 1, 8, 15, 29, 2024 (No 22nd)

AM Half Day 9am – 12pm: $210 w/o lift

PM Half Day 1pm – 4pm: $210 w/o lift

 

Skier Qualifications:

  • Must be able to safely ski double green + blue trails.
  • Novice/Cruisers all the way through Advanced/Hardcore Skiers.
  • Ages 50 and up.

For Additional Details:

Please contact Silver Skiers Coordinator

Christi Northrop McRoy

jcheartranch@gmail.com

970.846.9179

Meet the Coaches

Christi Northrop McRoy:

Christi started skiing at Winter Park at age 4. This will be Christi’s 66th year skiing. With an Austrian father, skiing is what her family did. In 1962, at the University of Colorado, Christi started teaching skiing in a children’s program developed by Jack Beattie. Christi has been teaching for 52 years. In 1976, she wrote a book, Skiing with Kids. She also worked as a writer for Ski Magazine for 25 Years covering ski equipment and the Junior Equipment Test. At Ski Magazine, Christi helped found and develop their National Children’s Teaching Program, SKIwee. From 1991 – 2005, Christi coached juniors with the Winter Park Competition Center. She also raced in the Rocky Mountain Masters Program. Christi is Level 2 USSA Coach and has been teaching in Telluride for 17 years.

OTHER COACHES

Will be from the “Senior” Ski + Snowboard School Staff who have a passion for making skiing fun, relaxed, and enjoyable with our fellow seniors.