Summer Indoor Camp

Sat 28 Jun – Fri 4 / Sun 6 Jul 2025
Peer, BEL / Chill Factore, Manchester

Indoor camps provide a consistent environment to make technical & tactical changes without worrying about the weather or snow conditions. It’s little wonder why national teams from around the globe flock to Peer. The slope is long enough for a full slalom with some decent pitch (without being too aggressive!) and some flat. There are 4 training lanes with increasingly hard snow, from soft, forgiving conditions on lane 4, to pure ice on lane 1. The short turnaround time means lots of laps, so training is split into intensive 2-hour blocks.

This camp has the added bonus of being right before the Snowsport England GBR Indoor races at Chill Factore, Manchester.

Schedule & Races

The plan is to train 1x 2 hour afternoon/evening session (mainly technical freeskiing) on arrival day, Sat 28 Jun. Then Sun 29 Jun till Thu 3 Jul would be 2x 2 hour sessions on the slope, with lunch in between at the snowdome, and fitness & video analysis back at our hotel. On Fri 4, we would do 1x 2 hour early morning session on the slope, and then depart, with those returning home heading to the airport after. For those that want to head straight to the races, the van would head on to Calais to catch the Eurotunnel shuttle, arriving in Manchester late evening.

About The Camp

Staff

Head Coach Calum Shepherd leads the team for this camp. Check out our coaching team here »

Join This Camp

All camp attendees must be a member of Scottish Ski Club for the season the camp happens within. You can join the camp from Saturday till Friday, or stay on until the Sunday to do the Indoor races in Manchester.

The camp is open to all good skiers aged U10-U16 (see GBSki for year-of-birth-based age groups). This is an inlier-only camp for U12-U16 athletes.

A £500 deposit is necessary to register for the camp. The remainder of the balance is due 2 weeks before the camp. All payments are by bank transfer.

Pricing

This camp is subject to minimum numbers – place your deposit now to avoid disappointment!

Inlier (residential camp)

Approx. £1,500*

*Depending on exact numbers

12x 2-hour ski training sessions with coaching from highly qualified and experienced alpine race coaches, including slope access/lift pass

Comprehensive video analysis (with videos made available to download after the camp)

Support with ski tuning in team ski room

6-8 nights full-board accommodation

Travel between Peer, BEL, and Chill Factore, Manchester, if entering the races (max. 5 seats!)

Outlier (training only)

£150/day

*Depending on exact numbers

1-2x 2-hour ski training sessions per day, with coaching from highly qualified and experienced alpine race coaches, including slope access/lift pass

Comprehensive video analysis (with videos made available to download after the camp)

Support with ski tuning in team ski room

Insurance

Travel insurance, including specific cover for ski racing, is mandatory for all camp attendees (residential or not). You will need to provide proof (certificate of insurance). See our Camp Packing List for more information.

All coaches are qualified through BASI, Snowsport Scotland, or another relevant governing body. All coaches are first-aid trained and all staff have a valid PVG membership.

Further Guidance and Advice

We recommend that all parents read through Alpine Training Centre SCIO’s Parents’ Guide to Alpine Ski Racing. This resource offers advice and insight from sports scientists, coaches and other skiing parents. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Head Coach, Calum Shepherd, by email at coaching@scottishskiclub.org.uk to discuss anything you wish.

More About This Camp

Team Base

SSC staff and inliers will be staying at the Hotel de Watermolen near Peer. The snow dome is a 15 minute drive from there. The hotel is where the British team stay when they train in Peer over the summer, along with hundreds of other teams from across the world, so it’s perfect for an indoor camp.

Accommodation near Chill Factore for those racing is TBC.

Travel

Accompanied flights are available for inliers. You are responsible for booking these and should do so after receiving confirmation of your camp place. This confirmation will include instructions and all the details (inc. booking refs) you need.

The EU is planning to introduce its electronic Entry/Exit System (EES) for Schengen-zone countries in October 2025. This will have an impact on all those travelling to and from camps on a UK passport.

More info

Flights are to Brussels Charleroi airport, around a 1.5 hour drive from the hotel. Accompanying adult TBC.

Airport transfers to/from the team base are included for all inliers. For those continuing on to Manchester for the races at Chill Factore, a maximum of 5 spaces are available in the van, going directly to Manchester on Fri 4 Jul after training, arriving late evening.

Luggage

The team van will be travelling to Peer for this camp. We can take skis + poles (not in bags), and luggage, for £20 per pair/item of luggage each way. This is available for all camp attendees, subject to space being available in the van. Please, no loose items.

Kit can be dropped off for travel out in Edinburgh (and other locations TBC). The van will leave Edinburgh on Fri 27 Jun, so equipment must be with the van by then. Space is offered first-come, first-serve and must be pre-booked.

The van will then head to Chill Factore, Manchester, so kit would be back in Edinburgh by the evening of Sun 6 Jul. Any kit which needs to stay on to go to Manchester is free of charge.

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Equipment

Please ensure you are familiar with our Camp Packing List. Note that this is a slalom-only camp, so none of the GS/SG equipment listed is necessary.