Freeride U12 Team
2025-2026 U12 Freeride Team:
The U12 Freeride Program is designed to provide motivated young athletes with coaching in the fundamental skills for high-level skiing and successful Freeride competition. While the program is focused on Freeride, we believe that a strong foundation of technical skill translates directly to greater future success in competition. Training will include drills and exercises on groomed terrain and brush/gate training in addition to focused freeskiing and training on off-piste terrain.
Training will include coaching in the following areas:
- Developing character and sportsmanship
- Developing a strong foundation of the fundamental skills required for skiing in all terrain and snow conditions
- Developing the skills for jumping and basic freestyle maneuvers
- Developing the skills for successful Freeride competition
- Introduction to goal setting
- Instilling a lifelong passion for skiing
- Having lots of fun!
- Athlete experience: Prospective 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 competitions with an optional season championship travel event in April. As a competitive program, we require all U12 athletes to participate in at least one competition. The competition schedule will be made for each athlete by the Head Coach in October/November.
Program includes:
- Dryland training Early September-Early November
- On snow training 1-3 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
- March 29 & 20: Devo Freeride Comp
- April 5-8: Snow Cup
- April 13: Annual Family BBQ & Duals
- April 13: Jfast & Devo Team Awards
- April 19: Freeride Tryouts
- April 22: Freeride Awards on the Plaza
- April 24: Alpine Awards on the Plaza
- April 26: Freeride Tryouts
- May Camps: See Alpine and Freeride Updates
- 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
- Nov 19: Alpine Aspen Camp
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