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Women's Ski Camps
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greekpeakskier
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
where is this clinic you just took, and where does she generally teach?
I highly recommend them. After learning to ski from friends and trying to figure it out years, about 6 or 7 years ago, I took my first lessons. It was a women's clinic at Gore. Small clinic, few amenities, but a fantastic instructor. The next year I was having trouble finding someone to ski with so I took the Women's clinic at Killington, and I was hooked. I think I've taken one just about every years since. I've taken clinics at Killington, Okemo, Whiteface, and Gore. All were excellent - except one year at Gore, we had an instructor that talked more about her kids, than skiing, and the group was entirely too large. They do a great job of matching the group's ability and style, and we spend alot of time on the snow. I was concerned the pace would be too slow. It wasn't. If it is not a good fit, ask to change groups, but make sure you push yourself out of your confort zone.
Ski Spirit
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
SD - You're lucky. Wish I could be there; I wouldn't miss a chance to work with Mermer Blakeslee. She teaches at Windham in New York. For any Divas, especially in that vicinity, don't miss it. I've done a lot of research on women's clinics and I wouldn't hesitate to say hers has got to be one of the best (if not the best). She was involved in training a lot of the Okemo instructors. I came from California to take her clinic because I was so impressed with her and I was not disappointed, in fact I got more than I would have ever expected in individual attention and real concern about my development!!!! Among ski teachers (IMHO and I've tried quite a few), Mermer is the annointed one!!!!
Sususkier, While I have only been involved with women's camps as an instructor (sorry to hear about the not so great experience in JH by Grace Eleventhing) in one ski area, I do have an important suggestion. If you are part of a camp with multiple instructors and find that you are not happy with the group's instructor and they stay the same for the duration ask to change groups right away. You are paying for your time with that person and it is ok to admit that you have instructor incompatibility. You will probably have to "downgrade" to a lower level group, however I find that I have had students get quite a lot out of a lesson even if they were faster and gutsier than the rest of the group (to a point of course).
Best of luck to you in your decision making process.
I am a Copper Mountain Women's Wednesday kind of skier.
If you can do a drop in for the day, you should. They offer a great deal, little more than just a full price lift ticket.
I know of two WW instructors here on theskidiva- I've skied with and learned from both, In fact I have moved around alot in my 3 years of WW maybe 12-15 instructors in that time. Each instructor has strengths and weaknesses, some speak to my needs better than others but in all, they are pretty much all great. Since starting in January of 06 until the present, only missing 2 Wednesdays since then. I've signed up for this year as well.
This program -and my hard work- got me from a chicken-livered cry-baby blue run girl to going anywhere on the mountain and liking it! I
The ski day at coppers WW program runs from @ 10am to 3pm- get there bit early, sign up and go outside to meet the group. An instructor will greet you and find out about your skills and goals for the day. Most of the time they are spot on with placement, but......please be honest about your abilities.
Then you ski in the morning- break for lunch-usually with a larger to group to switch out skiers if there is a problem, and ski in the afternoon. Not too specific here,but each group works differently -Some do drills in the morning and just ski in the Aft. some warm up then ski hard and then after lunch work on technique.
Wednesday at Copper is my favorite day of the week.
If you can do a drop in for the day, you should. They offer a great deal, little more than just a full price lift ticket.
I know of two WW instructors here on theskidiva- I've skied with and learned from both, In fact I have moved around alot in my 3 years of WW maybe 12-15 instructors in that time. Each instructor has strengths and weaknesses, some speak to my needs better than others but in all, they are pretty much all great. Since starting in January of 06 until the present, only missing 2 Wednesdays since then. I've signed up for this year as well.
This program -and my hard work- got me from a chicken-livered cry-baby blue run girl to going anywhere on the mountain and liking it! I
The ski day at coppers WW program runs from @ 10am to 3pm- get there bit early, sign up and go outside to meet the group. An instructor will greet you and find out about your skills and goals for the day. Most of the time they are spot on with placement, but......please be honest about your abilities.
Then you ski in the morning- break for lunch-usually with a larger to group to switch out skiers if there is a problem, and ski in the afternoon. Not too specific here,but each group works differently -Some do drills in the morning and just ski in the Aft. some warm up then ski hard and then after lunch work on technique.
Wednesday at Copper is my favorite day of the week.
