New Year Camp

Sat 26 Dec 2026 – Sat 2 Jan 2027 & Sat 2 – Sat 9 Jan 2027
Verbier, SUI

The New Year camp is a great opportunity to get some training and BASS/minis races done in a relatively short camp. This year we’re heading to the Anglo Scottish Championships races organised by British Ski Academy, based in the La Tzoumaz area of Les 4 Vallées in Switzerland. There are great training opportunities, and an even greater expanse of terrain to explore for freeskiing, which we will do every day after the races.

Schedule & Races

This schedule is provisional, and the exact travel dates are subject to change (+/- 1-2 days) to suit all trainees and get the best travel deals.

Sat 26 Dec is departure from the UK
Sun 27 Dec – Fri 1 Jan are training days
Sat 2 Jan is a day off/travel day for those leaving or arriving
Sun 3 Jan – Thu 7 Jan is when the races are scheduled for
Fri 8 Jan is a freeski/training day
Sat 9 Jan is return to the UK

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. 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! When we reach the minimum number of trainees who have registered and committed by paying a deposit, the Head Coach will be in touch to confirm the camp and arrange travel.

Please read all the information below before proceeding to the registration form at the bottom.

Eligibility

To join this camp, trainees must:

be aged U10*-U18 (see GBSki for this season’s year-of-birth-based age groups).
be a paid up Scottish Ski Club member for the season during which the camp takes place.
have a suitable travel insurance policy (see below).
pay a £500 per week deposit** to secure a place and confirm numbers for the camp.
abide by the Code of Conduct, which extends to staff and parents too.
bring everything on the Camp Packing List with them.

*U10s can join camps on an outlier basis only – inliers must be minimum U12 or older. We do not normally take U8s on Alpine camps.

**The remaining balance is due 6 weeks before the start of the first week of the camp. All payments are made by bank transfer only.

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), and you should purchase this as soon as you pay your deposit to cover cancellation by you. See our Camp Packing List for more information.

All coaches are qualified through BASI, Snowsport Scotland, or another relevant governing body, and are insured through their awarding body. Scottish Ski Club is affiliated to (and insured through) Snowsport Scotland. All coaches are first-aid trained and all staff are subject to PVG scheme checks.

Pricing

Inlier (residential camp)

£1,550 per week

6 days on-hill coaching from highly qualified and experienced alpine race coaches

7 nights half-board accommodation at team hotel

Lunches on all days (excluding travel days)

6-day lift pass

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

Off-hill activities including fitness, games, etc.

Support with ski tuning in team ski room

Race entries are not included

Flights are never included in camp costs

Outlier (on-hill only)

£100 per day

On-hill coaching from highly qualified and experienced alpine race coaches

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

Off-hill activities including fitness, games, etc.

Support with ski tuning in team ski room

We can arrange your lift pass at-cost, if requested

Race entries are not included

Flights are never included in camp costs

More About This Camp

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Team Base

SSC staff and inliers will be staying at the Relais de la Servaz. From there, the ski area is a 20-minute drive, and it has everything we need. The accommodation comes highly recommended from British Ski Academy, the organiser of the Anglo Scottish races. All meals for inliers are included in the camp. Breakfast is at the hotel, we make packed lunches for each day on the hill (there is also an option to buy hot/extra food in the mountain restaurant), and dinner is back at the hotel.

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 will be available for inliers. Flights will be confirmed when the camp reaches minimum numbers, and we will consider using Geneva, Zurich, Turin, Milan, or another airport near the Swiss Alps, depending on flight prices at the time of confirming. We will work with all families to pick the option that works best and minimises costs.

You are responsible for booking flights and should do so after receiving confirmation of your camp place.

Airport transfers to/from the team base are included for all inliers.

Luggage

The team van will be travelling to & from Switzerland 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). Kit must be with the van by 23rd December, and will return mid-January. If Cairngorm training is running, this would be the preferred location for returning your kit to you. Space is offered first-come, first-serve and must be pre-booked.

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Camp Objectives

The New Year camp gives a great chance to strike the perfect balance of freeskiing and time in gates. Being right in the winter season, the chances of a powder day are high, and we will certainly take advantage of any fresh snow to explore the off-piste safely! There is so much skiing to be had in Les 4 Vallées that we can explore, so the athletes get to see way more than just one repetitive training slope.

The races include some speed/kombi, so we will maximise any speed training opportunities, and would encourage everyone to enter the speed race. The race piste is not too challenging for Super-G, so it is not to be missed!

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 kit list and advice on packing.

If you do not have anything on the kit list, or are outgrowing kit, please get in touch with the Head Coach.