February Half-Term Camp
Sat 6 – Sat 13 Feb & Sun 13 – Sun 20 2027
Bormio, ITA
This February we return to the well-loved Italian town of Bormio, the host of Men’s Olympic Alpine Skiing in 2026!
The English Alpine Championships are the favourite winter race week of many. With stable weather, reliable snow and a full week of BASS & minis races, it’s not to be missed. The town of Bormio is a real gem as well with an authentic old town and a fantastic atmosphere.
Schedule & Races
Sat 6 Feb is travel to resort.
Sun 7 – Fri 12 Feb are training days.
Sat 13 Feb is a day off/travel day.
Sun 14 – Fri 19 Feb is the race week, with a mix of training & racing for different age groups.
Sun 20 Feb is return home.
You are responsible for entering the races yourself. You must have a valid BASS competitor registration and enter online by the deadline to attend the camp. The races are the English Children’s Championships. See GBSki for details »
About The Camp
Staff
Head Coach Calum Shepherd leads the team for this camp. Check out our coaching team here »
Further camp staff are TBC subject to numbers.
Join This Camp
Trainees can join this camp for individual or multiple weeks, and can attend the camp as an inlier (all-inclusive residential camp) or as an outlier (coaching on the hill each day only). We would encourage all trainees to join on a residential (inlier) basis wherever possible to get the most out of the camp.
This camp is subject to minimum numbers – place your deposit now to avoid disappointment!
Pricing
Inlier (residential camp)
£TBC per week
Outlier (on-hill only)
£TBC per day
More About This Camp
Team Base
SSC staff and inliers will be staying at TBC.
For this camp, we would welcome any outliers to join us at our base – just get in touch to book through SSC. Outliers are also always welcome to stay nearby at alternative accommodation.
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.
Week 1
Outbound: TBC
Return: subject to demand – please get in touch
Week 2
Outbound: subject to demand – please get in touch
Return: TBC
Airport transfers to/from the team base are included for all inliers.
Luggage
The team van will be travelling to & from Bormio for this camp. The van can take ski bags only for £20 each way. This is available for all camp attendees, subject to space being available in the van.
Kit can be dropped off for travel out in Edinburgh (other locations TBC). The van will leave Edinburgh at the end of January, and return at the end of February ahead of the Scottish Children’s Championships. If Cairngorm training/races are running, this would be the preferred location for collecting & returning your kit to you. Space is offered first-come, first-serve and must be pre-booked.
Camp Objectives
The atmosphere at the English championships is great, with so many other British teams training alongside/with us. There are great training opportunities to be had across 3 different resorts in the Valtellina area, so we really maximise race prep on this camp whilst having fun out of the gates in some really unique ski areas. The town of Bormio is also teeming with proper Italian mountain culture.
For the U14s and older, there is a Super-G race down the mighty Stelvio piste, so we will maximise any speed training opportunities, and would encourage everyone to enter the speed race.
As we ski longer days than in the early/late season, we tend to do less fitness on this camp, but there’s still a focus on ski tuning. Coaches are, of course, on-hand to help with that, especially to make sure that skis are race-ready. It is a full schedule and athletes need to be focussed, healthy and motivated to get the most out of this camp.
Equipment
Please ensure you are familiar with our Camp Packing List.
If you do not have anything on the kit list, or are outgrowing kit, please get in touch with the Head Coach.