Women’s Snowboard Camps 2010
Welcome to 2010! You may have spent the last month of 2009 bringing good cheer to you and yours. Now it’s time to do a little something for yourself. Why not treat yourself to a women’s specific snowboard camp? Make good on your New Year’s resolution to improve your snowboarding. Women’s camps are my favorite way to get some great instruction on how to improve your skills and to meet other girls who want to snowboard.
Here is a list of Women’s Only Snowboard Camps I want to go to. But there are tons of camps located all through the country. Check with your local snowboard shop to see what’s available in your area.
All-Mountain/Freeride Women’s Snowboard Camp:
- Pillow Fight 2010 – Stevens Pass Burton Snowboards and Stevens Pass are teaming up to bring you the 3rd annual Women’s Only Snowboard Retreat! Don’t miss this chance to take your snowboarding to the next level and share a weekend with a great mix of women from across the Northwest (and beyond!)
DATES: February 27-28, 2010
COST: from $165 – $450
INCLUDES: Two days of instruction provided by Stevens Pass Snowboard Instructors and Burton Team riders, 2 days of lift tickets, Exclusive 09/10 Burton gear demo/rental, Lunch both days, Burton goodie bag & swag
- Women’s Snowboard Camp – Jackson Hole For intermediate to advanced riders, this women’s camp will challenge your abilities with Jackson’s epic freeride terrain while giving you the chance to improve your technique with coaching from World Extreme Snowboard Champion, Julie Zell.“We’ve put together a fantastic learning environment, where the focus is not ‘how fast’ or ‘how high.’ We’re unconcerned with competition and the camp runs at an individual, non-pressured pace. The camaraderie between active women is really what drives the learning,” says Zell.
DATES: January 20-23, 2010
COST: $1100 including lift tickets; $900 without lift tickets
INCLUDES: Coaching, lift tickets, video analysis, lunch, apres-ski activities, dinner parties, and more!
- Backcountry Women’s Snowboard Camp – Babes in the Backcountry Whether you want to combine a little wine tasting or yoga with your shredding, learn the best practices for Avalanche Safety, or join a women’s only backcountry hut trip, Babes in the Backcountry has you covered. This Colorado-based group of ladies offers women specific backcountry education to help you build the skills and confidence to safely snowboard in the backcountry.
DATES: January – March 2010
COST: $125 (for an Intro to Backcountry Skills Day) – $385 (for a weekend Yoga/Snowboard Backcountry Hut trip)
Skills Day Includes:- Morning Yoga and full day clinic of basic backcountry travel skills
- proper avalanche transceiver use/rescue protocol
- avalanche avoidance/decision making techniques
- basic route finding and uphill skinning/hiking techniques
Hut Trip Includes:
- “What you need to know before you go” Pre Hut Trip Class
- Babe’s Night Out- Wine Tasting
- 2 days of guided skiing and backcountry Instruction
- 2 yoga classes
- 1 nights lodging at Francie’s Cabin
- 1 Breakfast/1 Dinner/1 Lunch/Snacks during the hut trip
- Babes Gift Bag
FREESTYLE WOMEN’S SNOWBOARD CAMP:
- MGT Snowboard Camp 8 years is how long MGT has been at it. Since 2002 legions of our campers have gone from ollies to big lofty spins, land industry jobs or grow into full pros defining the progression of female snowboarding. The MGT (More Good Times) Snowboard Camp is intended for female snowboarders who want to have fun and progress their snowboarding skills, especially in the park and pipe.
DATES: 2 – 8 Day camps throughout the year
COST: from $399 and up
INCLUDES: Intense coaching from some of the top female professional snowboarders, lodging, and lift tickets.
BEGINNER WOMEN’S SNOWBOARD CAMP:
- International Ladies Shred Day Riders uniting around the world to share the love and get girls on shred! “We want to see more women get into this sport because we believe that snowboarding is the most empowering, natural, adrenalin-driven thing a girl can do… and we’re tired of boys leading the way!”
DATE: January 23, 2010
COST: Depends on location
INCLUDES:- FREE lessons for all girls (beginner to jumping)
- Discount lift tickets and rentals
- Close to home
- Roxy Women’s Learn to Ride Camps Meet in the morning and start the day with coffee and muffins. Great coaches and beginner terrain make learning easy and the après is a blast, complete with a few prizes from Roxy and lots of the day’s triumphs to share.
DATES: January 16 – 17, 2010. March 6 – 7, 2010. March 27 – 28, 2010. April 10 – 11, 2010
COST: $185-$223
INCLUDES: Breakfast, 2-days of Coaching, 2-days of Lift Tickets (upgraded price), free Roxy prizes.
