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The Alpine Development program is designed to build confidence in skiing and refine the fundamentals. Often, this is an athlete’s first experience with a coach and on a team. Athletes will explore all the runs on the mountain through play and exploration.
*two year minumum or coaches recommendation to move up. If this is your second year the coach may approve your move after the skills assesment.
Emphasis on play, varied terrain, and refining ski fundamentals. The three technical components will be balance, rotary, and edging. Coaches will emphasize having fun while building teamwork, learning mountain safety, and enjoying time outside. Guided free skiing and drills are an integral part of the Alpine Development program. Children will be encouraged to lead a balanced lifestyle with healthy habits that promote success in sports and life. Positive parental support is essential. Athletes are arranged in groups based on skill, speed, and social needs.
We will conduct the USSA SkillsQuest Assessment on the 1st day of practice. The assessment determines which group within the program your athlete will participate in. If a child is not yet ready for programs, families can leave any payments on their account to be used at a future date or receive a full refund. Should your athlete need to work to improve on any of the skills with this assessment, we will recommend moving back to Fun’Damentals. Athletes will be recommended to move from Devo to Team on their coaches’ recommendation. Any children who participated in programs last year may register and participate without doing the skills assessment.
Not Required, however athletes are encouraged to compete in Club Series races. Local Club Series Races offer lots of race experience and are inexpensive to enter. The Bank of Jackson Hole Club series information is found here.
Not required for Club Series races. USSA Competitor Membership U8 is $100. * see ussa.org for current information
ALPINE WINTER SESSION
SKI FUN’DAMENTALS | 14 Weeks | Dec 8-March | 9:00am-12:30pm | Sunday |
ALPINE | 16 Weeks | Dec 8-March | 8:30am-2:00pm | Sunday |
ALPINE RACE | 16 Weeks | Dec 6-March | 8:30am - 12:30pm | Fri-Sun |
FREERIDE WINTER SESSION
SKI FUN’DAMENTALS | 14 Weeks | Dec 8 - March | 9:00am-12:30pm | Sunday |
FREERIDE DEVO | 16 Weeks | Dec 8 - March | 8:30am-2:00pm | Sunday |
FREERIDE | 16 Weeks | Dec 6 - March | 8:30am-2:00pm | Fri - Sun |
SNOWBOARD WINTER SESSION
BOARD FUN’DAMENTALS | 14 Weeks | Dec 8 - March | 9:00am-12:30pm | Sunday |
SNOWBOARD DEVO | 16 Weeks | Dec 8 - March | 8:30am-2:00pm | Sunday |
SNOWBOARD TEAM | 16 Weeks | Dec 6 - March | 8:30am-2:00pm | Fri - Sun |
CROSS COUNTRY WINTER SESSION - Register now with a full refund until the second week of programming.
XC FUN’DAMENTALS | 11 Weeks | January - March | 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Saturday |
XC Devo | 14 Week | December - March | Afternoons** | Thursday / Saturday |
XC Prep | 16 Weeks | December - March | Afternoons** | Thursday / Saturday |
XC Comp | 16 Weeks | November - March | Afternoons** | Thursday / Saturday |
Ages: You are under the listed age number as of Jan 1. A U8 athlete would need to be 7 by January 1.
Ages: You are under the listed age number as of Dec 31. A U8 athlete would need to be 7 by December 31.
Each family is required one refundable work deposit each season.
Purchase your Volunteer Work Deposit before your complete your athlete registration. Positive parental support is core to our program. Families are encouraged to get involved with activities and volunteer. The deposit is credited at the end of the year if volunteer hours are fulfilled.
Volunteer Opportunities Include any of our events. Events, including: Golf Tournament, Movie Night, Ski Swap, Donor Functions & Events, Races, Competitions, Fun Events such as Surf Classic. You may not be able to find an event coorealted with your athletes current program, that is ok.
Grand Targhee Ski & Snowboard Foundation follows the recommended PSIA, US Ski & Snowboard, and USSA guidelines. Our goal is to have an athlete to coach ratio that does not exceed 7 athletes per coach.
Pass prices are not included in GTSSF program fees. Grand Targhee Resort passes must be purchased directly through Grand Targhee Resort. Athletes participating in Nordic are required to have a Teton Valley Trails & Pathways Nordic Sticker. A Grand Targhee Resort, Nordic pass is encouraged.
GTSSF will not be hosting programs on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Day, so our coaches and families can enjoy that time with their family and friends. We do intend to provide make-up days for all participants for those three days based on coaches' and athletes' schedules. Look for an email from our coordinator with opportunities for make-up sessions.
GTSSF vans will be available for the winter season. Shuttles or other rides will be coordinated by coaches and race parents based on where athletes attend school and the needs of other teams. Transportation is never 100% guaranteed. Travel expenses are not included in program fees.
An event deposit is required for each athlete participating in the competition. Event deposits are due the Thursday prior to each team competition. If you do not complete your event deposit prior to an event through Ski Club Pro, you may be asked to do so at the event. If you fail to make a deposit for an event, you will not be allowed to participate in upcoming events until the prior event deposit and the upcoming event deposit are made online.
Event Deposits are applied to all competition fees, including but not limited to registration, lift tickets, additional coaching time, mileage, per diems, and lodging. A balance for these fees paid by GTSSF in advance for participating athletes is due on the invoice. If a participant’s payment of fees and other expenses is not received by payment deadlines, that participant may have program and/or competition privileges revoked until the account is made current.
If an athlete anticipates participation in multiple competitions over the course of a single season, that family may prefer to set up a payment plan monthly or bi-weekly to cover the estimated costs. An additional invoice will be sent after each event for any balance owed to account for the difference between the deposit and the actual cost. GTSSF does not mark up any event costs.
GTSSF payment policies can be found in our Parent Handbook, available online here.
GTSSF refund policies can be found in our Parent Handbook, available online here.