Big Mountain Programs
Non-Competitive and Competitive
Ages 8+
Team Breckenridge Sports Club’s Big Mountain and Freeride Programs offer competitive level coaching for athletes who want to develop and refine their style in big mountain and terrain park riding. Our coaches will mentor and coach athletes at practice, and in regional and national IFSA competitions. Competition is not mandatory to join our Program, we have multiple program offerings to support your level of commitment.
We promote strong work ethic, all-mountain etiquette, sound decision-making skills, sportsmanship, creativity, and confidence. Your athlete will learn advanced skiing skills (SkillsQuest), reading terrain to optimize line choice, air awareness and skiing smoothly in and out of difficult situations. Technical proficiencies and skill assessments will be a component of our weekly training. We strive to create community for all athletes and hope that our programming can serve as a vehicle for life long learning.
A Season Pass must be purchased to participate in the program.
Contact Big Mountain Director, Chris Hawks with questions Chawks@teambrecksportsclub.com
All Mountain Rippers is designed to help young skiers master the art of all-mountain skiing. Whether it's carving smooth turns down groomed runs or tackling challenging terrain, our coaching staff is committed to enhancing skills and fostering a love for skiing. Through SkillsQuest, moguls, terrain park and skiing groomers skiers will have the opportunity to track their progress, set goals, and advance their abilities in a structured and supportive environment. Your skier will be under the guidance of experienced and certified coaches who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise. All our coaches hold certifications from IFSA or USSA, ensuring top-notch training for all participants. Coaching is at the heart of what we do. Our team is dedicated to providing personalized coaching and support on all training days, empowering skiers to reach their full potential and thrive on the mountain.
Athletes must be able to ski black terrain while confidently linking parallel turns with ease. No Wedge
Dates: December 7 OR 8, 2024 - End of March, 2025
Training Day: Saturday OR Sunday (Space is limited)
Time: 8:30 - 3:00
Competition: No
Mountain: Breckenridge Ski Resort
Pass: You must purchase a minimum of an Epic Local Pass. Pass prices are not included in program fees and must be purchased directly through Vail Resorts. Purchase early for best pricing.
Expectations & Requirements: Please read expectations prior to registering your athlete.
Participants may be required to switch to a more appropriate program, if available, at the discretion of the Team Manager.
U12 Big Mountain Specialist athletes will be prepared in all aspects of big mountain skiing. This includes but is not limited to: advanced skiing skills (SkillsQuest), reading terrain to optimize line choice, air awareness and skiing smoothly in and out of difficult situations. Our team is designed to prepare you for IFSA contests.
Athletes must be able to ski all terrain on the mountain while confidently linking parallel turns with ease. Athletes will be grouped by age for competition purposes.
Dates: December 7, 2024- End of March 2025
Training Days:
Part-time: 8:30-3:00 (Saturdays and select holiday camps)
Full-time: 8:30-3:00 (Fridays, Saturdays, select Sundays and select holiday camps)
Competition: Yes (**Contest Travel Cost Sharing Criteria will be utilized for all higher level events. This includes events that require longer travel or multiple days of competition. This is the industry standard and common on all teams. **)
Mountain: Breckenridge Ski Resort and Arapahoe Basin
Pass: You must purchase a minimum of an Epic Local Pass. Pass prices are not included in program fees and must be purchased directly through Vail Resorts. Purchase early for best pricing. Information regarding A-Basin pass will be provided upon registration.
Expectations & Requirements: Please read expectations prior to registering your athlete.
**Contest Travel Cost Sharing Criteria will be utilized for all higher level events. This includes events that require longer travel or multiple days of competition. This is the industry standard and common on all teams. **
Participants may be required to switch to a more appropriate program, if available, at the discretion of the Team Manager.
Big Mountain Specialist athletes will be prepared in all aspects of big mountain skiing. This includes but is not limited to: advanced skiing skills (SkillsQuest), reading terrain to optimize line choice, air awareness and skiing smoothly in and out of difficult situations. Our team is designed to prepare you for IFSA contests.
Athletes must be able to ski all terrain on the mountain while confidently linking parallel turns with ease. Athletes will be grouped by age for competition purposes.
Dates: December 7, 2024- End of March 2025
Training Days: Friday, Saturday and select Sundays. Depending on Competition Schedule.
All Summit High School Academic Athletes MUST fill out this document prior to the start of the school year
Time: 8:30 - 3:00
Competition: Yes (**Contest Travel Cost Sharing Criteria will be utilized for all higher level events. This includes events that require longer travel or multiple days of competition. This is the industry standard and common on all teams. **)
Mountain: Breckenridge Ski Resort and Arapahoe Basin
Pass: You must purchase a minimum of an Epic Local Pass. Pass prices are not included in program fees and must be purchased directly through Vail Resorts. Purchase early for best pricing. Information regarding A-Basin pass will be provided upon registration.
Expectations & Requirements: Please read expectations prior to registering your athlete.
*Wednesday Add On available for U14+ Big Mountain Specialists* ($1,200 MUST be purchased 48 hours prior to any training)
**Contest Travel Cost Sharing Criteria will be utilized for all higher level events. This includes events that require longer travel or multiple days of competition. This is the industry standard and common on all teams. **
Participants may be required to switch to a more appropriate program, if available, at the discretion of the Team Manager.
Our Big Mountain Full Time program targets athletes 12 and older looking to spend more time on skis. Emphasis will be placed on skill development, training for competitions and skiing challenging terrain. This is our most comprehensive program where the athletes will train 5 days a week. This program will focus on the competition criteria, learning line choices, high performance skiing in all terrain and conditions and putting tricks on venue types of terrain. Athletes will also participate in SkillsQuest. We will begin conditioning with dryland training in September.
All athletes must be able to ski all terrain on the mountain while confidently linking parallel turns with ease.
Dates: September - April
Time: 8:30 - 3:00
Training Days: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and select Sundays. - Depending on Competition Schedule.
All Summit High School Academic Athletes MUST fill out this document prior to the start of the school year
Competition: Yes
Mountain: Breckenridge Ski Resort and Arapahoe Basin
Pass: You must purchase a minimum of an Epic Local Pass. Pass prices are not included in program fees and must be purchased directly through Vail Resorts. Purchase early for best pricing. Information regarding A-Basin pass will be provided upon registration.
Expectations & Requirements: Please read expectations prior to registering your athlete.
**Contest Travel Cost Sharing Criteria will be utilized for all higher level events. This includes events that require longer travel or multiple days of competition. This is the industry standard and common on all teams. **
Participants may be required to switch to a more appropriate program, if available, at the discretion of the Team Manager.
The Terrain Park Team is the ultimate terrain park experience. This is a great progression for athletes who have worked through our All-Mountain Rippers program and would like to pursue more focused training for terrain park. This program will focus on the development of technical skiing skills (SkillsQuest), while ensuring that athletes have fun. Development of terrain park skills includes learning about line choice, control, style and technique.
All mountain skiing, moguls, powder etc. will be emphasized. Athletes learn all aspects of Freeride skiing in a fun, safe and highly structured setting.
All athletes must be able to comfortably ski blue & black terrain and link parallel turns with ease and ski ungroomed moderate terrain. Age requirement, based on ability, experience and coach assessment.
Dates: December 7th 2024- End of March 2025
Time: 8:30 - 3:00
Training Days: Saturday and select Sundays. Depending on competition schedule.
All Summit High School Academic Athletes MUST fill out this document prior to the start of the school year
Competition: Yes
Mountain: Breckenridge Ski Resort
Pass: You must purchase a minimum of an Epic Local Pass. Pass prices are not included in program fees and must be purchased directly through Vail Resorts. Purchase early for best pricing.
Expectations & Requirements: Please read expectations prior to registering your athlete.
**Contests are not included in the pricing of the team and will be priced on an individual basis.**
Participants may be required to switch to a more appropriate program, if available, at the discretion of the Team Manager.
Important Things to Know...
You must purchase a minimum of an Epic Local Pass. Pass prices are not included in program fees and must be purchased directly through Vail Resorts. Purchase early for best pricing.
Athletes requiring an A-Basin pass will be provided purchase information upon registration. Discounted vouchers are provided to Team Breck athletes in specific programs.
Big Mountain Specialists will have the benefit of pre-season dryland training, and other training opportunities like goal-setting workshops and mental training workshops, and additional days of inspection/skiing on days preceding scheduled competitions throughout the season.
An informational meeting for families who have athletes in any of the Big Mountain programs, will be held prior to the start of the season.
Academic Athlete:
Team Breck is proud to partner with Summit School District and the Peak School to serve our full time Alpine and Freeride student-athletes. Team Breck believes our athletes are students first and we work with school counselors, athletes and parents to encourage academic success. We provide the most flexibility of any regional ski team, so even our full time athletes can pursue the competitive academic IBDP program at Summit High School.
All Summit Middle and High School, and Snow Peaks student-athletes wishing to ski during the school week must register as "academic athletes" with their counselors. Middle School students can do so at the beginning of the school year, while high school students must register prior to the school year. Students must meet their school's attendance and performance requirements to continue to be released for ski training.
All Summit High School Academic Athletes MUST fill out this document prior to the start of the school year
The Director reserves the right to refund the program fee if the athlete’s skills are not strong enough or have enough experience to take part in the program.
Registration Opens June 3rd
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