Who?

11 and 12 year olds; children born in 1999 and 2000

(Children born in 1997 will be considered on an individual basis)

What?

The Paskapoo Alpine Racing Team K1 program is the first step into the NASA "performance level" programs.  This program is designed to improve the athlete's fundamental skiing skills with a greater emphasis on preparing the athletes for competition.  The K1 program includes a comprehensive spring and fall dryland training program (including a Gymnastics program) which will educate and prepare these young athletes for the higher volume of on-snow training and racing.  The K1 program follows the guidelines and recommendations as outlined by Alpine Canada for the "Learn to Train" and "Learn to Race" development phases.

Where, When and How Often?

The K1 program includes a June dryland training program as well as a fall dryland program that begins in early September.  Optional add-on summer skiing and dryland camps are also offered for K1 athletes during July and August.

Regular season on-snow training begins as soon as possible in November.  Training take place on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) primarily at Nakiska and Wednesday and Thursday evenings at COP.  Sunshine Village is utilized in the early and late season for techncial freeskiing.  Additional training will be offered at other venues as snow conditions and the race schedule warrant.

In general, the on-snow training runs from 9:00am to 3:00pm each day with a 45-minute lunch break.  Evening training at COP runs from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.

Recommended Pass(es):

• Nakiska Season Pass
• Sunshine Village Season Pass
• COP Season Pass or Discount Card

Minimum Skill Level:

• K1 athletes must be able to independently link parallel turns on blue and black runs (e.g. all terrain at Nakiska)
• Please contact the Program Director if you have questions about your child's skill level or age for this program.

Average athlete to coach ratio: 6 to 1 - all athletes will be grouped according to their skiing ability

Program Costs:

This program has started for the season, contact the program director about late registration