Skillz and Drillz is for enthusiastic 7 and 8 year olds who want to improve their skiing, especially their turning and terrain skills, and build a love for the sport alongside kids of their age.  We will ski brush gates, stubbies and real gates set on course sets of mini SG,GS and SL over as much terrain as we can find at the UOP, all on one course! Ideally the 60 guided turns over terrain does more of the teaching than the coaches and keeps it moving and really fun.  We use the brushes to help the kids find their line down the course, where to pole plant, where to drive their knees, where to release their edge- which helps them find their timing in their turns.  Going over the small jumps and humps we make helps them find their balance on their skis.   We aim for 9-12 runs a night on the obstacle courses.  The goal of the program is for kids to improve their skiing but just as importantly have fun skiing with kids their age!  Although this is an Alpine focussed program it is for anyone that loves skiing provided they can ski down the intermediate run at the UOP. 

An additional day can be added on Sundays at  Deer Valley Resort. The Sunday program will focus on lessons learned from the week in an open free skiing environment. This program will focus on the fundamentals of alpine skiing and give athletes the necessary “skiing mileage” to prepare them for more advanced programs such as the alpine devo team. While this is a non-competitive program emphasizing skill-building and fun, there is an option to try out alpine competition through the YSL or Youth Ski League races (A US Ski & Snowboard U10 Competitors License is required to compete). Ultimately, these races are an excellent way for athletes to put it all together in a fun and energetic atmosphere amongst their peers. 

These skills are NOT taught from scratch, and participants must be able to make parallel turns on blue runs. 

Participants will be required to purchase a UOP seasons pass, which is purchased during registration.

The Deer Valley Sunday Add-on will include a Sunday Training Day Access pass. Note that Sunday, January 19th, and Sunday, February 16th are blacked out at Deer Valley and there will be no training. Also, note that the Deer Valley Sunday Training Day Access Pass is not a season pass.   

*If you are adding 1 day of Skillz & Drillz on to another Youth Development program, the add-on cost is $477.

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