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Coming to Whistler for the 2005/6 season? Want to improve your snowboarding? Well here is the perfect opportunity for you.

This winter Seasonaires will be running a series of Snowboard camps aimed at improving your riding. The 5-day camps specialise in either freeride or freestyle with 2 levels to cater for different abilities and to offer a progression throughout the season as snowboarding skills develop.

The format for each camp will be exactly the same: an evening session on Sunday will be used to set some riding goals for the week, discuss safety issues and meeting times. 5 days of riding with 3-hours of intensive coaching per day will follow. A maximum ratio of 6 riders per coach will ensure you get the most out of these sessions with high quality personal feedback. A MiniDV video camera will be used for immediate video-analysis on the hill with playback sessions in the evenings. Still images in jpeg format will be collected throughout the camp and made available to each rider at the end of the week. Each camp will culminate in a get-together at a local bar to relax, and unwind after a tough week on the slopes!

Cost:
The camps are offered at a discounted rate if purchased prior to leaving the UK. The discounted cost of each 5-day camp is GBP £195

If booking in Canada the cost of each camp is CAD $525

Note: There is only 6 spaces available on each camp, so book early to avoid disappointment!!

These sessions can be added using your myseason control panel. It will also be confirmed by email. If you have any questions with regards to what you will be learning please email direct at info@seasonaires.com

Aim: If this is your first season but you have spent at least 2 weeks on snow, then this camp is for you. The aim is to improve your all-round riding ability.

Dates (provisional): December 8th - 13th, February 2nd - 7th

Details: We will develop your skills by pushing your riding in challenging terrain, mastering the basics on blue runs then getting to grips with riding in control down black diamond routes. Skills including slashing powder riding switch, hitting natural jumps, riding off-piste and through the trees will be developed, at the same time opening your eyes to some of the best runs and secret powder stashes that both Whistler and Blackcomb mountains have to offer. If you want to learn the skills to be able to ride faster than your mates in deeper and steeper snow then this is the camp for you.

Aim: This camp is designed to introduce novice and intermediate freestylers to the world of Jumps, rails and pipes Blackcomb style.

Dates (provisional): December 15th - 20th, February 23rd - 28th

Details: Basic freestyle skills including ollies, 180s and grabs will be learnt on natural hits before taking them to the park. The Terrain park on Blackcomb is one of the best in the world and will be used as the main site for this camp. Learn how to hit Hips and Rollers, funboxes and rails developing straight air and basic rotations working towards 360s towards the end of the week. Learn the skills to go-big safely in the terrain park and work towards more advanced manoeuvres. An introduction to riding the halfpipe will also be included in this camp with one of the days devoted to riding the pipe!

Aim: If you are at an advanced level of riding, and have spent over 6 weeks on snow, then this camp is for you. The aim is to push your riding to the limits from tearing down double black-diamond runs to finding the perfect cliff to launch from.

Dates (provisional): February 16th - 21st, Mar 16th - 21st

Details: If you can handle more powder than you can shake a stick at, and want to hone your freeriding techniques then you will enjoy this camp. Ride with others of a similar ability, be shown how to tackle steep technical lines, lay-down perfect powder turns, ride in control with speed and fluidity in heavy situations, and get amongst it through technical tree-runs. If you are already a competent rider but want to step things up to the next level then take the challenge.

Aim: This camp is designed to equip the intermediate to advanced freestyler with the skills necessary to push their riding from the 'blue' park to the single and double-black diamond hits.

Dates (provisional): March 9th - 14th, April 6th - 11th

Details: The opportunities are endless depending on your skill level. Improve your confidence in the air by going end-to-end on the 'blue' hips and signal that you are ready for Blackcomb's 'Highest Level' park. Work on a variety of grabs and stomping those landings before moving on to more advanced freestyle skills: 360s, 540s corked spins, rodeos, cab 5's….. This camp will also devote a day to developing skills in the halfpipe with a focus on advanced standard airs (alley-oops and air-to-fakies) and an introduction to rotation in the pipe.