FREESKI CAMP World Class Mountain, Coaching, and Facilities

FREESKI/AERIALS/TERRAIN PARK JUMPS, BOXES, & RAILS...WE HAVE IT ALL! Can't do a 360? Having trouble landing that 720? Our coaches can help!  MHSSC operates it's own private park for freeskiers and snowboarders. The terrain park is shaped every day by our diggers to accommodate the campers’ individual learning goals.  There are features for every level to provide a steady progression through to the week’s end.  We have 3 large jumps of 20', 40' and 50' as well as a progression of small ones to help get the beginning freeskier into the air. We have a total of 13 rails, boxes and jib features to pick from; starting with the smallest ones early in the session and progressing to the bigger twisted ones later in the week.  If you want to learn how to do rails and challenge yourself on a progression of rails and jumps, then our park on "Lower Cuervo" is the spot to be. If you were looking for mogul training, click here.

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Every day we Videotape your terrain park training.  Then you and your coaches get together and figure out what you can work on.  Video analysis is one of the most powerful learning tools available to you and will help you achieve your goals faster. At the end of the week, you can purchase a copy of your video.

Trampoline training:  Not sure about trying a new aerial trick?  You can first try it out on our campus trampoline.  You can first learn a new trick off snow before giving it a try on the mountain the next day.

 FREESKI TRAINING

MHSSC offers -          

Professionally shaped jumps

Private terrain park (exclusive to our camp)

Public Terrain Park  1.5 miles in length (depending on snow)
Public halfpipe

Daily Video Analysis
Trampoline training

Top competitor demonstrators
Professional coaching staff
We emphasize freeski technique for every level of skier

WHY COME TO MT. HOOD FOR TRAINING?
Mt. Hood's Palmer Glacier is North America's only year round resort. In the early morning hours when the snow is more firm, we work on technique and skill building on the flatter groomed areas, then as the day warms up and the snow softens, we move our training to our private terrain park.  Daily video analysis, good weather, and off-snow trampoline training makes Mt Hood the perfect learning environment. One week at MHSSC can be equivalent to one season of training at your home hill!

WHO SHOULD COME TO CAMP?
Campers must love skiing and bring a desire to improve. We are a camp for motivated skiers only. 80% of campers are between the ages of 10-18. We accept skiers as young as 9 but they must be emotionally ready to spend a week or two away from home. Skiers that are ages 7 or 8 can attend camp but are required to stay with their parents.  Adult campers can improve at camp also. They stay at the Mt. Hood Inn, away from the kids.

For group or team camps, email mike@mthood.com or call us at 503-337-2230.

MT. HOOD
11,235 foot Mt. Hood is the only 12 month ski area in North America. Training takes place on the Palmer Snowfield as well as on the Magic Mile chairlift runs in the early summer. With two express quad chairs and 2500' vertical,  you have the opportunity to get in a lot of quality training in a short period of time. Mt. Hood weather is highly variable with mid-winter conditions likely at any time, so be prepared. Winter clothing, rain gear, and racing equipment should be brought as well as summer clothing. Layers work best at Mt. Hood. As it warms during the day, you'll take the layers off and stow them in your backpack. Sun protection is very important, Skiing at the 8,500 foot level is hazardous to the skin and eyes if not well protected. You must bring a good pair of sun glasses, dark lens goggles and #15 (or higher) sunscreen.  We also recommend that you train wearing a helmet. 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

SUNDAY

Arrival Day (Between 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM)

3:30 PM Activity

6:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Meet your coach

MONDAY

First day on snow, warm up runs, drills, freeski training runs- Trampoline training in the afternoon with your coach

TUESDAY

Freeski training - Afternoon activity by choice

WEDNESDAY

Freeski training - Full camp picnic

THURSDAY

Freeski training - Afternoon activity by choice

FRIDAY

Final training day -   Video analysis in the afternoon - Campfire after dinner

SATURDAY

Departure day: vans leave around 8:00 AM depending on your flight time - Holdovers sleep in, do laundry, go to Portland - Early arrivals for next session come in that day as well.

DAILY SCHEDULE

6:00

Wake up

6:15

Breakfast

6:45   Morning video analysis

7:15

Bus/vans leave for skiing

7:45

First chair loads

8:00- 8:45 Freeskiing and warm up runs
8:45   Grouping for assignments

On-hill training

11:30

Lunch break on the mountain

1:30   Lifts close

2:15

Bus leaves mountain

3:30 - 4:00

Afternoon activities depart - MANDATORY

6:30

Dinner
Evening Activities

8:00

Camp meeting

9:15

Quiet time

9:45

Lights out

FREESKI COACHES 

	Nolan Willard Nolan, originally from Buckland, Massachusetts, currently spends his winters at Mammoth Mountain in California.  Nolan enjoys playing ping pong, skateboarding and jumping on the trampoline.  His favorite food is Grilled Cheese, favorite website youtube.com and his favorite movie is Wedding Crashers. Some say he's the coolest person alive.  He's been with MHSSC since 2004.
	Kevin Malone Kevin is a freeskier from Buckland, Massachusetts.  He has worked as a groomer at Mammoth Mountain and as a trampoline coach at Park City.  Kevin's favorite website is montage-inc.com and he roots for the Celtics and Red Sox.  Kevin has worked at MHSSC since 2005.
	Maks Gorham Maks is a skier from Stowe, Vermont.  His favorite place he's traveled to is Zermatt, Switzerland.  His favorite food is Fettucini Alfredo, favorite website is CNN.com and he roots for the New England Patriots.  Maks has been working at camp since 2008.

AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
MHSSC's philosophy is to have fun in the afternoons doing things you may not have the opportunity to do at home.  We aren't a hard core dryland camp, but instead offer some fun alternatives in the afternoons.  Our choices include: whitewater rafting, rockclimbing, trampoline, soccer, cliff jumping, hiking, mountain biking, volleyball, windsurfing, paintball, softball, golf-cage, unicycle, challenge course and tennis (we have our own clay court).   Where else can you snow ski and whitewater raft in the same day?!

Click the button to download and watch a video clip of our Afternoon Activities program.
 

Evening activities include video analysis with your coach, ski tuning, pool, ping-pong, foosball, skateboarding, basketball and volleyball.
 
 

LODGING and MEALS
Our camp fees include your stay at  The LODGES at SALMON RIVER MEADOWS. Our main "Chinook" lodge has 6 sleeping rooms for counselors and kids, ski room, wax room, and game room (including a pool table, ping pong and foosball) in the basement, dining room and kitchen serving the best camp food in the area. Our newer "Coho" lodge has a meeting room, 7 sleeping rooms, a relaxing porch area and a basement rec area with video stations. Campers have the option of upgrading their housing to the Golden Poles Condos, located in the village of Government Camp.  Meals are served buffet style with a wide variety of choices as well as our salad bar. Our 12 acre campus also has two trampolines, skate ramps, basketball hoops, volleyball and tennis court and the only soccer field on the mountain. Our location is at Wapinitia, 5 miles east of Government Camp on US Highway 26.

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Adventure Travel Service is the official travel agent of Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camps. For help call 1-530-554-4129 Monday through Friday 9 AM - 5 PM Pacific time.

Do not purchase tickets until you have received your confirmation. If you must arrive or depart at a time different than everyone else, please contact the camp office at 1-503-337-2230 for instructions.

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IN-BETWEEN SESSIONS
For those campers staying more than one session, Saturdays include sleeping in, doing laundry and opportunities to see more of Oregon.   We give the holdover campers various options such as going to Lloyd Center mall in Portland (ice skating/movies/shopping), bowling, indoor rockclimbing or sometimes we offer a trip to the Oregon coast.  Saturday night dinners include Mike's famous hand thrown pizza pies. Sundays are free ski days while new campers are being picked up at the airport. An activity is planned for each Sunday afternoon.

CAMP COST$:
Included in the camp price: ground transfers, lodging, meals, camp T-shirt, lift tickets coaching, and video analysis.  All afternoon activities are free except white water rafting ($30) & paintball ($20).

Fill out the Application and include a $50 deposit payment by check or credit card for each session made payable to MHSSC (non-refundable deposit).  We accept Visa/Mastercard/Discover.  In other words, $50 deposit required if you are signing up for one session, $100 for two sessions, etc.               

 

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Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camps
P.O. Box 317
Government Camp, OR 97028
PHONE/FAX (503) 337-2230

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