New Year Camp 2024/25
28 Dec 2024 – 06 Jan 2025 | Kaprun, AUT
The New Year races are the first busy races of the season. With prime winter snow conditions and plenty of time to train beforehand, it’s a great time to gain valuable experience of BASS/Mini’s races. The races are run at Hinterreit, a training mecca for European ski racers, and there are lots of options for training nearby.
Schedule & Races
The plan is to train Fri 29 Dec to Mon 1 Jan. Sat 2 Jan is likely to be a day off. This is followed by 4 days of racing.
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 Ambition Children’s Championships at Hinterreit/Maria Alm. See GBSki for details
About The Camp
Staff
Head Coach Calum Shepherd leads the team for this camp.
Felicity Houbert, a former ski racer and retired maths teacher, is the ‘house parent’ for this camp and will provide pastoral care for all inliers.
Check out our coaching team here »
Join Us
You can book individual weeks or both weeks.
The camp is open to all good skiers aged U10-U16 (see GBSki for age group details). Athletes 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 athletes aged U12 and older to join on a residential (inlier) basis to get the most out of the camp. U10s are welcome as outliers, as well as any older trainees not joining as inliers.
To confirm your place, you must complete the registration form and pay the deposit by bank transfer – see the registration form below for bank details. Please do not complete the form without making payment. After receiving confirmation of your camp place, you will be required to book on to accompanied flights if travelling as an inlier. Instructions will be included in the confirmation.
Email Head Coach Calum Shepherd at coaching@scottishskiclub.org.uk for more information, or call during daytime on +44 7769 187876 to discuss.
Pricing
This camp needs a minimum of 6 booked and paid-up to go ahead. Please book by Fri 4 Oct 2024 to confirm your place!
Deposit
For the inlier option, the deposit to confirm your place is £500. For outliers, the full camp balance is due.
Inlier
Including on-hill coaching, training & race lift passes, half-board accommodation and lunches, off-hill activities (video analysis, ski tuning etc.), pastoral care and airport transfers.
£2,000 for the camp
Outlier
Including on-hill coaching only.
£95 per day
Insurance
Medical/travel insurance, including cover for ski racing, is mandatory for all attending athletes (residential or not).
All coaches are qualified through BASI, Snowsport Scotland, or another relevant governing body. All coaches are PVG/Disclosure checked and first-aid qualified.
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 also don’t hesitate to contact Head Coach Calum Shepherd by email at coaching@scottishskiclub.org.uk or call during daytime on +44 7769 187876 to discuss.
Team Base
SSC’s base is once again the Sportpension Thayer in Kaprun. The hotel is well-equipped and used to hosting ski teams. They will be providing breakfast & dinner for the athletes. Lunch will be arranged on a daily basis depending on the training venue.
Kaprun gives us easy access to the nearby resorts of Kitzsteinhorn, Schmitten, Resterkogel/Pass Thurn in Kitzbuhel, and the race hill (Hinterreit/Maria Alm) all within a 30 minute drive.
Travel
Outbound: 28/12/24, LH975 GLA-FRA 0600-0900, LH1104 FRA-SZG 1230-1330
Return: 06/01/25, LH1109 SZG-FRA 0635-0740, LH960 FRA-GLA 1050-1155
You will be required to book on to & pay for accompanied flights after booking on to the camp. Instructions will be included in the confirmation of your camp place. Please do not book flights until you are asked to do so.
Group airport transfers to the team base are included for all athletes travelling on accompanied flights.
Camp Objectives
Being based in Kaprun gives us access to world-class training venues in the ski areas of Kaprun/Kitzsteinhorn, Kitzbühel and Hinterreit/Maria Alm. These areas all have varied terrain, long training pistes and are usually quiet in the run-up to New Year. Training is oriented around preparing for the races, which are held at the consistent and reliable Hinterreit slope, just outside of Saalfelden and Maria Alm. The piste preparation here makes these races almost a sure thing, so this camp is great to get the first BASS races of the season under the belt.
Equipment
Our usual camp kit list applies.