CAMPS - SOLD OUT
Please find all the details for my two camps that I am running below. Please note that the price is just for the tuition. You will need to book your own accommodation, flights and transfers, as well as lift passes, and have your own (or rental) equipment. The first camp is in Alpe d’Huez, whereas the end of season camp is across the valley at les 2 Alpes, which stays open a week longer. If you’re keen to book just drop me an email at malcolm@masterclasssnowboarding.com
Winter Camp - Alpe d’Huez
10th - 14th March 2024 - 500€ per person (6 people maximum)
Sunday to Thursday: 12.30 - 16.30
This is a 5 day camp running 4 hours each afternoon. It will run the first week after French holidays and it is usually a great week on the mountain. The camp allows practice time each morning, and then structured coaching sessions with myself each afternoon.
The camp can fit one of two levels. Once the first people book, whatever level they are will become the level of the camp! So if you are interested send me an email and tell me if you are either level 1 or 2 as outlined below:
Level 1: Confidently turning down Green Runs, it doesn’t matter if your technique isn’t the best, so long as you can confidently get down a green run, without falling over or stopping, linking turns the whole way. You should also be able to ride a Blue Run, slightly steeper, but you can still get down these. You may have tried a Red Run but this is where you find your limit, and you’re not comfortable doing these yet. Black Runs you probably haven’t tried, and at the moment they seem too steep and challenging. With this group we would start on easy Greens and maybe some Blue runs. Whilst all participants can do these runs we want to cover all the fundamental techniques that we will need as we progress onto more difficult runs. The goal of the week is to get everyone more comfortable across the entire mountain. I don’t structure the weeks too rigidly as the groups ability, as well as the day to day conditions on the mountain, play a big factor in deciding what we can do. However if the group is progressing quickly then we can certainly move on to cover things like off piste, carving, and even park if people are keen. With 20 hours of coaching across the 5 days you will see big improvements in your riding. We will also take footage during the week and use an off mountain video analysis session to help identify areas in your riding that need work.
Level 2: Confidently turning down Red Runs, it doesn’t matter if your technique isn’t the best, so long as you can confidently get down a Red run, without falling over or stopping, linking turns the whole way. You can happily ride, and get on and off, chairlifts. You may also be able to ride a pisted Black Run, slightly steeper, but you can still get down these. This week will again begin with looking at fundamental snowboarding technique, making sure you know the most effective ways to control your board. We will then look to apply these techniques to more advanced riding across the entire mountain. This could be working on carving, simple flatground tricks, and edge change drills on green runs. Practicing shorter turns on steeper Run Runs, looking to eliminate skid, and achieve an early edge change. We will work on how to change your riding and employ different techniques to maintain board control as you move from steeper to mellow terrain and vice versa. Ideally (if conditions allow) we will be able to try some off piste and variable conditions, once again linking the techniques required here back to what we’ve been practicing on piste. If your technique isn’t the best, that doesn’t really matter, this week will be all about working on those things. However if you put yourself down as Level 2, it means you are already confidently linking turns, in control, without stopping or falling over, down a Red Run. If you feel that you are beyond this level but you still want to work on your technique, you can also fit in with this group. With 20 hours of coaching across the 5 days you will see big improvements in your riding. We will also take footage during the week and use an off mountain video analysis session to help identify areas in your riding that need work.
End of Season Camp - Les 2 Alpes
21st to 26th APRIL 2024 - 600€ PER PERSON (6 PEOPLE MAXIMUM)
Sunday to Friday: 09.30 -12.30, 13.30 - 16.30
4 spaces left as of Sept 1st
This will be 6 full days of riding and coaching with me in the resort of les 2 Alpes. A full day of coaching can be a bit full on so it will run something like coaching in the morning, followed by a more casual session in the afternoon. However, things may switch depending on weather and conditions. This camp is aimed at riders who are pretty confident across the whole mountain but really want to hone in their skills and have a fun week at the end of winter. You should be happy going down red runs. Beyond this we can start working on steeper terrain, carving, park, and powder (if we get lucky!). The level is essentially that of the Level 2 that I have outlined above for the Alpe d’Huez Camp. The conditions could be anything, but 2alpes has a large glacier area which means there will at least be good snow cover higher up. Slushy spring snow is very likely but any conditions are possible. Last time around we actually got a load of snow, you can check some footage from some of the riders that week on this Instagram Post: