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Weekly On-Snow Coached Programs

SHREDDERS ON-SNOW

Learn new tricks, improve your carving and shred with a crew of riders just like you.

Shredders is a fun on-snow snowboarding program for novice to intermediate riders focused on fun and improving snowboarding skills all over the mountain. Weekly training follows the national Riders curriculum and is presented by coaches certified by the Canadian Snowboard Coaching Program (CSCP). This program involves some fun events and a cool photoshoot.

You’ll get 9 sessions of weekly coaching (weather dependent) and fun events including 2 days of coaching at the Yukon Champs!

Mandatory Skills: You must be able to load and unload the chairlift independantly and snowboard in control on most runs at Mt. Sima.

LTAD Stage: 3
Age: 8+
When: Saturdays, January 11 – March 7, 2020
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Mt. Sima
Fee: $350

Not Included: Recreational Membership ($20 + processing fee & GST), lift tickets, snowboard, helmet

Click here to register for Shredders On-Snow now

COMP TEAM CORE ON-SNOW

Whether you are shooting for a winter games, pushing for the podium at outside competitions, or just love to shred, as long as you love snowboarding with friends the Comp Team will help you reach your goals.

The Comp Team is designed for intermediate to advanced riders focused on skill progression in freestyle and snowboardcross. You’ll get 9 sessions of weekly coaching (weather dependent) at Mt. Sima wrapping up with 2 days of coaching at the Yukon Championships.

Start with this core on-snow program and add dryland training, camps, competitions, and trips to customize your training program to meet your snowboarding goals. Scroll down to learn more about dryland programs and go to the Camps tab to see the camps, comps and trips we’ve got in the works for this season.

Mandatory Skills: You must be able to ride the snowboardcross track with speed and most of the freestyle features in the Upper Coyote Park at Mt. Sima. You must also be looking to improve your skills in a coached environment.

LTAD Stage: 4 & 5
Age: 12+ (Younger ages may be accepted with coach approval)
When: Saturdays, January 11 – March 7, 2020
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Mt. Sima
Fee: $350

Not Included: Compete Membership ($30 + processing fee & GST), lift tickets, snowboard, helmet, travel expenses, coaching at camps

Click here to register for Comp Team On-Snow now

COMP TEAM – ALL-IN-EARLY-BIRD

Get Core On-Snow, Comp Team & Trick Dev Trampoline, Strength & Conditioning, and Yoga!!!

Fee: $1,560

Not Included: Compete Membership ($30 + processing fee & GST), lift tickets, snowboard, helmet, travel expenses, coaching at camps

Register and pay by September 30, 2019 to maximize the value of this option!!!

Click here to register for Comp Team All-In Earlybird now

Dryland Programs

TRAMPOLINE – AIR, BALANCE & FLEXIBILITY

Snowboarders benefit from balance and air awareness training in the pre-season.

Under the direction of trained coaches, the riders use various gymnastics apparatuses including the trampoline to discover how to manipulate their bodies in the three axis of movement and improve balance in an environment with lower consequences than on snow. This program also develops core strength and flexibility.

SHREDDERS

Approximate Age: 8+
When: Mondays, September 9 – December 16, 2019
(No classes on Thanksgiving or Remembrance Day)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: Polarettes Gymnastics, Whitehorse
(Vanier High School, Riverdale)
Fee: $225

Click here to register for Shredders Trampoline now

COMP TEAM

Age: 12+ (Younger ages may be accepted with coach approval)
When: Mondays, September 9 – December 16, 2019
(No classes on Thanksgiving or Remembrance Day)
Time: 7:45 – 9:00 pm
Where: Polarettes Gymnastics, Whitehorse
(Vanier High School, Riverdale)
Fee: $275

Click here to register for Comp Team Trampoline now

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

We are pleased to train under the Northern Strength Academy! 

Strong, fit snowboarders achieve their goals more quickly and are less susceptible to injury.

Sessions are planned and led by a professional strength and conditioning trainer and supervised by Snowboard Yukon coaches.

Approximate Age: 10+
When: Thursdays, October 10 2019 – March 5, 2020
(No classes during Christmas break)
Time: 4:45 – 5:45 pm
Where: 202 Strickland, doors left of Avalanche Fitness, Whitehorse
Fees: $210 (Fall session ending December 12, 2019)
$190 (Winter session starting January 9, 2020)
No additional gym fees.

Note: S&C starts in October. Yoga starts in September.

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YOGA

We are pleased to practice with Michelle Eshpeter! 

Yoga is practiced to build strength and balance, and to improve flexibility. Yoga also helps to develop good breathing technique and mental focus. These sessions follow the Strength & Conditioning classes.

Approximate Age: 10+
When: Thursdays, September 12, 2019 – March 5, 2020
(No classes during Christmas break)
Time: 6:05 – 7:05 pm
Where: 202 Strickland, doors left of Avalanche Fitness, Whitehorse
Fee: $210 (Fall session ending December 12, 2019)
$140 (Winter session starting January 9, 2020)
No additional gym fees.

Note: S&C starts in October. Yoga starts in September.

Click here to register for Yoga now

TRAMPOLINE – TRICK DEVELOPMENT

In this program Comp Team members focus on mastering freestyle maneuvers on the trampoline and balance boards during the winter season.

Comp Team riders will work in small groups with their coaches to perfect the tricks that they are learning on-snow.

Comp Team only.

Age: 12+ (Younger ages may be accepted with coach approval)
When: Mondays, January 6 – March 2, 2020
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: Polarettes Gymnastics, Whitehorse
(Vanier High School, Riverdale)
Fee: $210

Click here to register for Comp Team Trick Dev Trampoline now