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List of Women's Clinics for the '14/'15 Season.
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bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I've done Alison Gannett's Rippin Chix camp in Silverton twice. I highly recommend it. It's a great way to get a feel for what Silverton offers and get some tips you might not normally get while skiing, like how to navigate a steep narrow entrance.
marzNC
Angel Diva
Nice list!
If I lived closer to the northeast, the one I find intriguing is the Women's Adventure Camp at Magic in VT. Only recently started learning about the place. Along with Mad River Glen, sounds like a throwback to skiing like it was when I learned in the Adirondacks long ago.
If I lived closer to the northeast, the one I find intriguing is the Women's Adventure Camp at Magic in VT. Only recently started learning about the place. Along with Mad River Glen, sounds like a throwback to skiing like it was when I learned in the Adirondacks long ago.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I just signed up for Babes on Bumps! ... Now to let my team lead know about all those Fridays I'll be missing ...
iamOshawott
Certified Ski Diva
I signed up for the Women's Camp on WB for the second week of December! I will see how I progress through out the season and then possibly sign up for another camp at the end of March. xD
Has anyone ever done a Backcountry Babes trip? I'm seriously considering this one at Wolf Creek in February.
https://backcountrybabes.com/tour/deep-in-the-steeps/
From the site:
Improve your technique and feel more confident in your skiing by learning to ski powder, steeps, bumps, & narrow terrain. Our highly-qualified & fun female instructors will give you the skill set you need to get off the intermediate slopes and groomers and onto all the black diamonds.
It's $375 - does that seem reasonable? I have a couple instructor friends I ski with here and there and I've never had formal lessons, just pointers from them so I'm not really familiar enough with common pricing to tell whether this is a good value.
https://backcountrybabes.com/tour/deep-in-the-steeps/
From the site:
Improve your technique and feel more confident in your skiing by learning to ski powder, steeps, bumps, & narrow terrain. Our highly-qualified & fun female instructors will give you the skill set you need to get off the intermediate slopes and groomers and onto all the black diamonds.
It's $375 - does that seem reasonable? I have a couple instructor friends I ski with here and there and I've never had formal lessons, just pointers from them so I'm not really familiar enough with common pricing to tell whether this is a good value.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Well, at Breck, a "workshop" (level 5+ lesson with max of four students) costs $190 per day. So if you're just comparing price, it's comparable. But there's a lot more going on here; having female students and instructors can be a really nice vibe, as is being with the same group of people and instructor both days. If you're considering lessons anyway, this sounds like a great idea. Also, they mention goodies; sometimes the raffle or giveaway or whatever can include some really nice stuff, although I personally wouldn't calculate it when budgeting.
DeweySki
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
@Jilly, do you know when these usually fill up? Planning on going this year, but have not chosen a weekend (also still trying to convince some other gals to go with me!). SO wants to wait for a good snow weekend but not sure if these is feasible for booking the camp.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
You know .. bad snow is less fun, but with a good instructor you'll get a lot better at it.
skibum4ever
Angel Diva
I've taken a couple of the Women's Clinics at Mammoth and found them to be very worthwhile. I hope to take the one in early Feb. this season.
Early purchase of a season pass at Mammoth included the benefit of a $200 gift card. I intend to use it as partial payment for the clinic.
I will be inviting the other soCal Divas to join me as the time approaches.
Does anyone have experience with the Betty Fest clinic at Keystone? I tried to take it once, but it did not seem very well organized. That was some years ago, so I am wondering if any Divas have had more recent experience.
Early purchase of a season pass at Mammoth included the benefit of a $200 gift card. I intend to use it as partial payment for the clinic.
I will be inviting the other soCal Divas to join me as the time approaches.
Does anyone have experience with the Betty Fest clinic at Keystone? I tried to take it once, but it did not seem very well organized. That was some years ago, so I am wondering if any Divas have had more recent experience.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
At Cataloochee, NC they have the WOW Program (Women On Wednesday) which is six weeks on Wednesdays in Jan-Feb. If you have a pass, it's only $65 for all six weeks and with lift tickets and rentals, if needed, are also the best deal around. I've had a level 3 instructor all but one of the 7 years I've gone. A bunch of us carpool from SC as do some from eastern, TN. It's a great fun program and there's equally cheap lodging available if you want to spend the night before. (PM me if interested)
2bjenny
Certified Ski Diva
I took Jessica Baker's "Stretch the Limits" camp at JH two years ago (this year it is Feb 7 & 8, 2015). She is amazing. I got really lucky that year. There ended up being only two of us for the camp, so I pretty much had a private lesson with her for two days. She took me places on the mountain that I would never would have gone by myself. We worked on some technical skills, but what I really appreciated was that she recognized right away that I underestimate my ski abilities and that a lot of my barriers are purely mental and lack of confidence. By taking me just a little bit out of my comfort zone, she helped build my confidence quite a bit. I'd like to do the camp again this year, but I don't think my schedule is going to work.
A friend of mine from college and I decided today that we are going to go to the JH Elevate camp this year. I've wanted to go to that camp for years, so I am pretty excited. I see them on the mountain sometimes and it looks like a lot of fun.
A friend of mine from college and I decided today that we are going to go to the JH Elevate camp this year. I've wanted to go to that camp for years, so I am pretty excited. I see them on the mountain sometimes and it looks like a lot of fun.
bounceswoosh
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I just got back from the S.A.F.E. A.S. clinic at Copper. I cannot believe how much they packed into one day. This was not about skiing; purely about backcountry safety. Despite not skiing on a powder day, this was a fantastic experience and I can't recommend it enough. We practiced drills with multiple-body burials, having to talk to an unreliable witness to extract info, etc.
