Park: Intro to Terrain Parks
(For INTERMEDIATE riders and above)
Using a SMART approach, this clinic is for snowboarders who are new to terrain parks. In this clinic, you will learn the commonly accepted park etiquette and rules, how to inspect and identify the features in the park, where to stop, how to 'drop in', basic principles for hitting features, and the proper speed to hit the features. Along the way, we'll also try to hit our first features (jumps at MSLM, terrain dependent at Blue).
PARK: BOXES & RAILS
(For ADVANCED riders; "Intro to Terrain Parks" recommended)
In this clinic, we will learn how to ride entry level terrain park features: boxes and rails. HINT: Speed is your friend!
PARK: JUMPS, GRABS & SPINS
(For ADVANCED riders; "Intro to Terrain Parks" recommended)
In this clinic, we will learn more ways to hit a jump: Coast, Pop, Ollie, and Nollie. We'll also learn a simple grab and maybe attempt an introductory spin. HINT: get some stretches in before hand so you can reach down and grab that edge!
SPEED: Intro to Carving
(For INTERMEDIATE riders and above)
Carving is a fun (and fast!) way to get the most performance from your snowboard. In this clinic, you will learn how to perform a basic carve turn and carve some beautiful lines into the snow!
SPEED: performance carving techniques
(For ADVANCED riders; "Intro to Carving" recommended)
To get more performance on your carves, we will add higher-end skills such as steering, and unweighting (up and down unweight). When put together, these skills will allow you to get more performance out of your board, accelerating you from one turn into the next. Due to challenge of this clinic, we may ask students to attend a different session due to safety concerns.
SPEED: BOARDERCROSS
(For INTERMEDIATE riders and above; "Intro to Terrain Parks" recommended)Boardercross involves both the use of freestyle and performance riding skills to ride a course that has rollers, jumps, berms, and all sorts of fun stuff. In this clinic, you will learn the skills you need to safely navigate a boardercross course and get lots of mileage riding one. Terrain availability dependent.
SPEED: GATES
(For INTERMEDIATE riders and above)
In this clinic we will teach snowboarders of various ability levels to race downhill through a set of race gates. We will teach you how to improve your time by taking the best 'line'. These gates are specifically set up for NTSC to help develop your riding skills and prepare you for RACE DAY!
CASI L1: Skills & Competency Overview
(For INTERMEDIATE riders and above)
In this clinic, we will provide an overview of the CASI Skills Concept (Position & Balance, Pivot, Edging, Pressure, Timing & Co-ordination) and the Core Competencies (Centered & mobile position, Turning the board with the lower body, Balance along the working edge).
CASI L1: Quick Ride Overview
(For INTERMEDIATE riders and above)
In this clinic, we will walk through the CASI Quick Ride system that is used to teach new riders how to snowboard. L1 candidate will be required to know and teach the Quick Ride system.
CASI L1: Riding Standards Overview
(For ADVANCED riders)
In this clinic, we will provide an overview of the riding tasks a L1 candidate will be required to perform and - time permitting - provide feedback on what the students need to do to achieve those standards.
SESS: Video Analysis & Improvement
In this clinic, we will focus on individual IMPROVEMENT through video ANALYSIS. Depending on demand and staff availability, this session may be combined into a regular class.
SESS: Ski & Snowboard Freeride Jam
(For INTERMEDIATE riders and skiers and above)
The more you learn about skiing and snowboarding, the more you realise how similar the techniques are. In this clinic, we'll ride together with our ski friends, get lots of mileage on the snow and make the maximum use of terrain available at the resort while still getting a few valuable tips to improve your freeride skills from your instructors.
Think “less talk and more rock."
Riding with Hardboots
Due to limited instructor availability and the need for specialized equipment, this clinic is only available on request well in advanced.
Interested in learning how to snowboard in hardboots (also know as riding plates, carving boards). If you have your own equipment, we can help you learn how to ride it, and how to apply the skills you learn riding softboots into riding hardboots.