MINI SHRED SNOW PROGRAM
Mini Shred Camp went off last year. We had so many happy faces and so many kids stoked on their progress and the friends they made that we can't wait for 2012.
MINI SHREDS - CAMPERS AGED 6-12
Mini Shreds 6 through 12 who want to ride in the summer, learn park skills, make friends from all over the world and at the same time have the most fun possible on snow, this is the camp for them. The program was developed so that younger snowboarders and skiers can learn park skills in a controlled environment letting them progress as fast and as safely as possible.
THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS
The Camp of Champions has always been the place to get your start. From Shaun White coming to camp when he was six and getting sponsored right after, to an almost endless list of pro snowboarders and skiers like Banks Gilberti, Travis Rice, Mark Sollors, and so many others that got their start from riding camp at a young age. Our own mini shreds hounded us into making sure camp was as fun for them as it is for older campers and so they can come home as happy as we do after a day on the glacier.
THE MINI SHRED ON SNOW EXPERIENCE
The camp experience is based on the camper’s ability level. With professional Mini Shred instructors ensuring that the learning curve is filled with fun, you can relax and let your Mini Shred ride with other Mini Shreds their own age. The camper starts out with our instructors that begin with the basics of park and pipe riding. As the camper progresses, the style of instruction changes. It moves from instruction to coaching once the camper has the basic park skills dialed. Our biggest goal with the Mini Shred Program is we want the Mini Shreds to have an amazing snowboarding or skiing day on the mountain with their friends. We feel that if you make it so fun that the camper can’t wait for the next morning so that they can do it all over again, they will have a lifelong love of the sport and have the knowledge and skills to take the sport to what ever level they want.
MINI SHRED FOR KIDS WHO ALREADY RIP
We treat the kids that can rip the same way we treat the older kids that rip. We put them with a coach that can take their riding to where they want it to go. They aren't stuck with beginner instructors. If your kid already rips, Mini Shred Camp is more like our regular camp as far as instruction goes but with that added layer of extra supervision and staff that are there just for the Mini Shreds. Every year about 40% of our Mini Shred campers are rippers, entering contests, and throwing big tricks. If this sounds like your Mini Shred, then this is where they want to be.
My daughter, Kaia, is 7 this summer and after one run through the pipe in 2010, she told me that she wants to be “The Boss of Camp” when she’s 25. Thanks to her giving me the heads up, we have time to get her and your Mini Shreds off to a flying start, so they can take over the world.
MINI SHRED SPECIFIC FACILITIES
In the Camp of Champions Park there is so much room that we build a Mini Shred Zone that is designed just for 6-12 year olds. With Mini Shred sized features, everyone will learn how to slide rails and hit jumps in a fun and controlled situation. We’ll have your kids sliding rails and learning how to jump in no time flat. The Mini Shred Zone isn’t just riding features, we’ll have fun things for the kids to do when they just feel like hanging out and having fun, or when they are feeling tired from riding so much. Our program is structured to gently push your kids in the right direction and that means fun, safety and making friends. These are the things we stress the most. This is what we want your Mini Shred to get from our program.
HOW WE TEACH
The day is structured with a relaxed feel so that the kids never feel pressure. We want them to finish every day with the biggest smiles and the best stories of accomplishments - no matter how big or small those accomplishments are. We want your kids to “Get Stoked” and stay stoked on snowboarding and skiing for life.
With two instructors working as a unit it ensures the maximum amount of One-On-One instruction, making sure that the Mini Shreds are learning as much as possible while having two sets of eyes making sure they stay safe and have fun.
Once the Mini Shreds are warmed up in our Mini Shred Zone, we take them down to one of our two handle tows and then the T-Bar to teach them how to use these lifts. We try to get all the Mini Shreds up to speed on the T-Bar in the mornings when there are no lines and no stress. Sometimes it takes a few attempts to get everyone successfully using the lifts. Once the Mini Shreds have the lift system dialed we aren’t just confined to our Mini Shred Zone, we can take them on laps around the main park where they can learn how to negotiate a park safely. We will have a few Mini Shred features in safe positions in our regular park so that they can feel the excitement of being “IN THE BIG PARK WITH THE PROS!” Our instructors do what ever is necessary to keep your kid entertained, having fun and learning.
ABILITY LEVEL REQUIRED
Mini Shreds need to be confident snowboarders or skiers. They need to know how to ride a chair lift, start, turn, stop and have the desire to “Hit some jumps”. The Camp of Champions terrain is 100% park and that is what our instruction concentrates on. So many pros got their start here because we are so good at what we do. Having T-Bar riding skills if possible is awesome; it saves a lot of time once camp starts. We do not accept beginners, as the glacier is not a great place to actually “learn” to ski or snowboard due to the soft snow. If you can teach your Mini Shred how to ride a T-Bar this winter so they are ahead of the curve when they arrive at camp, it will greatly enhance their summer camp experience.
SUPERVISION
Mini Shred Campers are supervised the entire time they are in our care. Our Mini Shred Staff makes sure that campers have their sunscreen on, drink water, eat food, know where they are supposed to be and what they are supposed to be doing and most of all making sure they and are having a good time.