themost reliableearlysnowanywhere,which iswhy
manynational teamscomehere forearly training.Tech-
niqueWeeksarerunby formerextremeskiingchampion
ChrisAnthony, aveteranofmore than20skifilmswho
hasracedat thehighest levels in the freestyle, downhill,
andextremedisciplines.Thefive-nightprogramallows
forawarm-updayandfinaldayonyourown,with three
fulldaysofon-slope instructionutilizingvideoanalysis,
plusseminarsonskinutritionandfitness.Technique
Weeks isapioneerof the immersionski camp, and this is
WINTER 2009
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theprogram’s13thyear.Thanks to thequalityof lodging,
dining, and—mostofall— instruction, ithasenjoyedan
extremelyhighrepeat rate,withasmanyas75percentof
customersreturning the followingwinter.Participants
routinelyseeaone- to two-point jumpon thenine-point
scaleused tomeasureskierability.TechniqueWeeksare
December9 to13, 13 to18, andJanuary6 to10. $2,299 to
$2,899perpersonor$3,899 to$4,699doubleoccupancy.
ContactFedericaGoldberg,
parkhyattbeavercreek.com
Snowboarders
CORESNOWBOARDCAMPS,WHISTLER,
BRITISHCOLUMBIA.
With thehighestverticaldropofanyre-
sort inNorthAmerica, theski resort—which includes the
twinmountainsofWhistlerandBlackcomb,nowconnect-
edbyanewgondola— isconsistentlyrated theconti-
nent’snumberoneski resortbyboth
SKI
and
Skiing
magazines.But theresort isevenmore famous forsnow-
boardingand isa topdreamdestinationamongriders. It
willalsohostall theski events for the2010OlympicWin-
terGames inFebruary.Becauseof thispopularity,Core
Camps isable toofferfive-daysessionseveryweekof
theseason,which isveryunusual in the immersion-
instructionbusiness.Thisalsoallowsattendees to link
weeksandcreatecampsup tofivemonths long.While20
weeksof lessonshas limitedappeal, the two-weekcamp is
Core’smostpopularoffering.BecauseWhistler ishome to
somanyof theworld’sbestsnowboarders,Core’scoach-
ingstaff includes toppros, suchas the frequentlyfilmed
EtienneGilbert,PSA (ProSnowboardAsia)Snowboard
ProTourhalf-pipechampionRyanRausch, andDane
Kaechele,who isalsocoachofBritishColumbia’sSnow-
boardDevelopmentTeam.SinceWhistler issuchahuge
resort,muchof thebest terrain isnotvisible from the lifts
oreasily foundon trailmaps, butallCorecoachesare
longtime localswhoknow theplace like thebacksof their
handsandcanfind thebestsecretpowderstashesand
perfect terrain for thatday’s instruction.Whilemany
snowboardcamps focusonaparticularskill, suchas ter-
rainparkorpipe tricks, andoftenattractayoungaudi-
ence,Core teacheseverythingandroutinelyreceives
riders fromages17 to40. “Noteveryonewants tobe in the
pipeallday, sowe try tocoverabroaderrange,”sayshead
coachTurnerMontgomery,whohasbeenrunning the
program forfiveyears.Corealsohasaprivate terrain
park just for itscampersandaguest-to-instructoraver-
ageratioof 4:1andamaxof 5:1, as lowasanycamp in the
industry.Whilebestknown forsnowboarding,Coreoffers
similarcamps forskiing.One-weeksnowboardingcamps
are$755, or two- to four-weeksessionsrun$695perweek,
andareofferedMonday throughFridayall season long.
corecamps.com
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