Freeride Skiing & Snowboarding

Dues: 

• Regional Team: $500 – Less for travel competition
• Travel Team: $700 – More for travel competition

Covers: Coaching, dryland training, travel, food, and lodging.

Doesn’t Cover: Lift tickets at comps, season pass, licenses, entry fees, and equipment.

Season: Dryland training begins in the first week of October and on-snow practice begins mid-November. Competitions start in the Spring Semester and run through early April.

Practice: Two-three afternoons per week and on Saturdays.

We firmly believe that you are a student first and an athlete second. Students are expected to maintain a minimum of a 2.0 GPA, communicate strongly with their professors, and provide a far-out advance for their absences. However, all professors are familiar with Mountain Sports travel and work with their students as long as communication is open and transparent.

Students will create their class schedule around the practices they want to attend. There are four weekly opportunities to practice, though students are expected only to attend one to three. They will never skip class to participate in a practice.

Students will meet their coaches outside the Mountaineer Field House and drive up to Crested Butte Mountain Resort in the team vans. They will be split among their ability levels and will practice technique, airs, and free ski in varying terrain at the mountain. Saturday practices occur almost all day while week day practices only take place in the afternoons.

Team vans are taken to nearly all competitions, with only a few occasions where the team flies (Alaska). Trips are as close to Summit County, Colorado, and can be as far as British Columbia, depending on the competition schedule and team interest. The team stays in Airbnbs. Depending on how many athletes are attending a trip, multiple nearby Airbnbs will be rented. The team prepares and eats breakfasts and dinners together. Basic snack and lunch items are purchased for students to take care of individually.