Freeride U12 Team
2025-2026 U12 Freeride Team:
The U12 Freeride Program is based on the development of technical skiing fundamentals and an introduction to Freeride competition. While the program is focused on Freeride, we believe that a strong technical skill foundation translates directly to future success in competition. Training will include drills focused on developing strong fundamental skills, gate training, structured competition training, and focused freeskiing. We are a competition-based program, and athletes are required to participate in at least one IFSA competition.
Training will include coaching in the following areas:
- Developing strong technical skiing fundamentals
- Developing character and sportsmanship
- Developing the skills for successful Freeride competition
- Developing body awareness and mobility
- Developing the skills for jumping and basic freestyle maneuvers
- Introduction to goal setting
- Instilling a lifelong passion for skiing
- Having lots of fun!
- Athlete experience: Athletes must be able to ski confidently on “black” ungroomed terrain at both Alta and Snowbird.
Essential skills include:
- Ability to ski with confidence on black terrain and in all snow conditions
- Ability to hike and carry skis
- Ability to traverse and sidestep efficiently
- Parallel skiing with good fluidity on black ungroomed terrain
- Understanding/practicing the skier responsibility code and mountain etiquette
*All new athletes must take part in a try-out day to determine if this program is the best fit for your athlete. Tryouts will take place in April. SBSEF holds the right to deny program access based on skill level.*
Athlete Age: 10-11 (2014-2015 birth years)
Competitions and events: U12 athletes will have the opportunity to participate in 1-3 local IFSA competitions with an optional season championship travel event in April. As a competition-based program, we require all U12 athletes to participate in at least one competition. The team competition schedule will be available in late October.
Program includes:
- Dryland training, Early September-early November
- On snow training 2 days/week, December - March
- Holiday Camp
Review the program details in the blue bar sections for more information about our team.
Davin Grapentine
Freeride Director
Team Schedule from TeamSnap
Tryouts for the 2025-26 Freeride Team will be held on April 19th and April 26th, 2025. Sign-ups for tryouts will be sent to everyone on the waitlist.
Links for Team Members:
Upcoming Events
- June 1-14: Team Registration
- June 18-24: New Team Member Registration
- June 21: FIS Mt Hood Camp
- June 25: Alpine & Freeride Mt Hood Camps
- Aug 1: U16 Mt Hood Camp
- Aug 26: FIS Chile/Argentina Camp
- Sept 4: Welcome Back BBQ
- Sept 20: Annual Ski & Snowboard Swap
- Oct 10-12: City of Rocks Dryland Camp
- Nov 8: SBSEF Gala
- Nov 19: Alpine Aspen Camp
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