Don't worry. We can spot these kids a mile away, and they are never left out. The first
night they arrive they meet their coach and the small, un-intimidating group he/she will
be riding with (another 4 or 5 campers usually). If the shy camper is trying to hide in
their room we know about it. Campers get up for breakfast and get their lift pass for that
day. We know exactly who hasn't turned up that morning, so we go to their room to check it out.
If you talk to your child and he is feeling lonely or shy or has any problems, please call Ken
Achenbach the Camp Director so he can get your kid sorted so that they are having a blast like
everyone else. Don’t wait till the last day to tell us. Please tell us right away so we can
do something about it.
One thing that we do suggest is use our Forums to meet other campers before you arrive, or use our message boards on www.snowboard.com,www.facebook.com,
www.ski.colonies.com, ww.mtb.colonies.com,
www.newschoolers.com or our myspace site and start making friends with
other campers before you even arrive. That way you may be flying to camp on your own but once
you get here you will be meeting your online friends and you'll have fun and forget about being
shy right from the get go. This is one of the new things we have added this year to get as many shy
kids to come out of their shells and have a blast at camp.The Forums on our site is also a great way to meet other campers flying from your town, so you can meet up and fly together.
The majority of the campers come on their own, so they're all making new friends right off the bat.
We make great efforts to ensure the shy camper is included in the afternoon activities too. By the
time their camp session is over, you wouldn't believe it was the same shy kid, just a few days ago.
If you've still got concerns please contact us to discuss further.
Please note, we DO NOT offer any form of medical insurance. We strongly recommend that you organize
some sort of medical coverage before the camper arrives. Please make sure it covers downhill mountain
biking and snow related sports.
If there is an accident, like a broken arm for instance, Whistler Mountain has a professional bike
patrol dedicated to the bike park.Blackcomb Mountain has professional ski patrol dedicated to our
camp facility. They will immediately attend any incident along with one or more of our coaching staff.
The injured party will then be safely transported off the mountain to the hospital in the village.
They will receive the best medical care, in a state-of- the-art hospital.
In the case of doctor or hospital visit, payment is required at the hospital or doctor's office at
time of visit if you are from outside Canada. They only accept credit card or cash
payment immediately after any treatment, then you can claim back that cost from your medical insurance
company back home.
We have a helicopter on call, at all times, in case of serious injury. Please make sure that
you send us back the Waiver Form immediately, when you camp confirmation package arrives. This
form is very important. It ensures that the camper will receive prompt medical attention. There
is nothing worse than being in pain and not being able to see the doctor because we don't have your
medical information at hand. Download this form in the email with your Camp Confirmation Letter.
If you cannot ride due to injury, we encourage you to stay and enjoy camp anyway.
Don't worry if you are coming to camp by yourself. Coming to camp with friends is fun but we think you have even more fun coming to camp on your own. Because everyone who comes to camp is so stoked on snowboarding, skiing or mountain biking, making friends is easy. Usually everyone has about 5 new
friends by the time they get off the bus from the airport. We have to change our rooming list countless times a summer just because someone made new friends on the bus and now wants to room with them. If you are worried about "Billy" being the only kid from your area coming to camp, drop us a line as we have campers coming from everywhere and chances are we have someone coming from your area that he or she can travel together with. You might even be on the same flight.
It's amazing how fast people make friends at camp. Since 80% of our campers come on their
own, everyone is sort of nervous about being on their own and it tears down a lot of walls and makes campers come out of their shells and say "Hi" to people. It also lets you be anyone you want to be.
By the time they leave camp you have made friends for life.