Palisades Big Mountain

Ability Level:	Advanced/Expert
Sport:	Freeride Comp Ski
Age Range:	9-20
Offered:	Full Time and Weekends & Holidays with Fridays
Location:	See program notes

Freeride Competition

Young Skiers Can Attack the Mountain, Hone Their Skills, and Perform at Their Highest Level—Based at Palisades.

This program is available to skiers ages 9 to 20 who want to ski hard and hone their skills. It is for all kids who love skiing for its inherent fun and challenge. Sport Team athletes have the opportunity to compete in our team’s Big Mountain Palisades Tahoe Cup events.

In addition to being a standalone ski improvement and fun program, the Freeride Team is a development program for athletes interested in progressing to the Palisades Tahoe Competition Team. The Palisades Tahoe Cup is fun for all participants and a fantastic introduction to competitive big-mountain skiing. A top-three finish in the Palisades Tahoe Cup can earn an athlete consideration for the Comp Team.

As Palisades Tahoe Big Mountain Ski Team members, all athletes can expect to gain knowledge in many areas. These areas include general alpine skiing skills, our legacy and history, equipment care and an introduction to tuning, big mountain ski technique and tactics, technical fundamentals, aerial skills, activation and warmup, an introduction to nutrition, big mountain protocol and etiquette, and all-mountain safety.

Team fees DO NOT include a season pass. Purchase of the Ikon Pass is required.

Questions?
Call 530-452-7270 or email teams@palisadestahoe.com.

All new and returning participant families are expected to review and adhere to all program guidelines.
Alpine Big Mountain Sport

For Kids Who Want to Ski Hard and Hone Their Skills. Based at Alpine.
This program is available to skiers ages 9 to 18 who love skiing for its inherent fun and challenge. Alpine Big Mountain Sport Team athletes have the opportunity to compete in our team's Big Mountain Alpine Cup events.

In addition to being a standalone ski improvement and fun program, the Big Mountain Sport Team is a development program for athletes interested in progressing to the Palisades Tahoe Competition Team. The Alpine Cup is fun for all participants but especially introduces athletes to competitive big-mountain skiing. A top-three finish in the Alpine Cup can earn an athlete consideration for the Comp Team.

As members of the Alpine Big Mountain Ski Teams, athletes will gain knowledge in many areas, including general alpine skiing skills, equipment care and introduction to tuning, big mountain ski technique and tactics, technical fundamentals, aerial skills, activation and warmup, intro to nutrition, big mountain protocol and etiquette, and all-mountain safety.

Team fees DO NOT include a season pass. Purchase of the Ikon Pass is required.

As members of the Alpine Big Mountain Ski Teams, athletes can expect to gain knowledge in many areas, including general alpine skiing skills, equipment care and introduction to tuning, big mountain ski technique and tactics, technical fundamentals, aerial skills, activation and warmup, intro to nutrition, big mountain protocol and etiquette, and all-mountain safety.

Questions?
Call 530-452-7270 or email teams@palisadestahoe.com.

All new and returning participant families must review and adhere to all program guidelines.
Palisades Big Mountain Sport

For Kids Who Want to Ski Hard and Hone Their Skills. Based at Palisades.
This program is available to skiers ages 9 to 20. The Palisades Big Mountain Sport team is for kids who love skiing for its fun and challenge. Sport Team athletes have the opportunity to compete in our team’s Big Mountain Palisades Tahoe Cup events.

In addition to being a standalone ski improvement and fun program, the Palisades Big Mountain Sport Team is designed as a development program for athletes interested in joining the Palisades Tahoe Competition Team. The Palisades Tahoe Cup is great fun for all participants and a fantastic introduction to competitive big-mountain skiing. A top-three finish in the Palisades Tahoe Cup earns an athlete consideration for the Comp Team.

As part of the Palisades Tahoe Big Mountain Ski Teams, athletes acquire knowledge in various domains, such as core alpine skiing skills, understanding our heritage and history, maintenance of equipment with an introduction to tuning, big mountain skiing techniques and strategies, technical fundamentals, aerial skills, warm-up and activation routines, an introduction to nutrition, big mountain protocols and etiquette, as well as all-mountain safety practices.

Team fees DO NOT include a season pass. Purchase of the Ikon Pass is required.

Questions?
Call 530-452-7270 or email teams@palisadestahoe.com.

All new and returning participant families are expected to review and adhere to all program guidelines.

A girl enjoys snowtubing at Palisades Tahoe

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