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Time to go find some good snow. This was a bad season for most of the U.S., but it is supposed to be a big one down in the Andes. Join us August 8-15 for a life-changing advanced ski camp. Ski every day with the same trainer in small groups of 5 or fewer (!!) to truly improve your skills. Enjoy delicious meals and fun après ski options for a real ski training vacation week. Ski with the teachers of ski teachers, members of the PSIA Alpine Team. 

If you want to grab a spot on one of our AIARE Level 1 weekends, you can simply send your $200 deposit to us at:

Venmo @jenny-fellows-3

Zelle 5303862102

Paypal = [email protected]

The class is $595 until December 1 when it goes up to $635. Your balance is due 30 days prior to your class.

When we get your deposit, we will EMAIL YOU THE SAME DAY with your receipt, course confirmation, and the all-important LINKS TO START YOUR AIARE CLASS AS SOON AS YOU WANT TO!

Any questions, call or text Jenny, NASTC Director at 530-386-2102! 

All weekends still have availability:

Don’t wait too long, all camps are filling. Click through the site to see what you want to do or call our office to ask any questions: 530-386-2102.

Click the red tab just above for a quick listing of the full schedule. Or navigate to any category to find out more about each camp and the fun travel you can do with us this season! Ski you soon NASTC Nation! If you are new to NASTC, welcome to your continued, leveled-up skiing life!

Who loves skiing more than you? On average we get 80 summers if we’re lucky, only 30 of which we can afford a trip like this, 20 when we’re empty-nest, 15 when we’re still strong and fit enough, and only 5 summers in our entire lives where it works in your schedule and you get invited on a cool trip like this one. Why wouldn’t you treat yourself to an adventure you’ll never forget? DO IT! You will bridge your seasons, maintain the improvement you made last winter, be taught by instructors who are 110% crazy-committed to seeing you improve, bring your technique and tactics up a full level (yes!), and ski way better than you ever have. The details: fly overnight to Santiago on Aug 8, land Aug 9th morning, jump in our bus to drive together up to the mountain, ski Aug 9-16, and fly home overnight Aug 16. It is that easy: just one week away and two red-eye flights. We pull into Portillo on day one just in time for a 4-course lunch, and head out to ski! Easy-peezy… NASTC has led a group to Portillo every summer since 1995 (except Covid 2020 & 2021). We are so proud of our students, their improvement, their loyalty, and our amazing staff.  Reach out anytime and ask us questions about this wonderful trip…rooms are filling fast.  Price includes: Santiago airport shuttle roundtrip, 7 nights lodging, 4 meals/day for 7 days, a 7 day lift ticket, 6 full days of instruction in groups of 6 or fewer, 3 tech talks, 2 video reviews, new ski buddies, new friends, lots of laughs, and the TRIP OF A LIFETIME! Price varies based on your choice of lodging (single, double, discounted Octagon Lodge)

So how do you do it? How do you enjoy summer sports and recreation activities without losing your ski-specific fitness level? Just being outside and taking a good walk 6/7 days has been proven to keep you moderately fit and help you live longer. Start your summer by establishing your objectives. The four basic physiological components of athletic performance are mobility, technique, intensity/power, and capacity. So understand how the physiological components manifest in your everyday activities. Then create a balanced and comprehensive program for yourself (guided ideally by a professional trainer) addressing mobility, technique, intensity/power, and capacity.  Mobility is the degree to which you can move any body part. Mobility – especially in your ankles, knees, hips and spine – gives you options and variability. Stretching and range-of-motion drills are key here.  Technique is the source, order, sequence and magnitude of your movements. If your joints and their mobility are the instruments in an orchestra, technqiue is the conductor telling them when to get louder or softer.  Intensity is horsepower…the intensity of your output relative to your maximal capability. Sprinting for 10 seconds is more intense than running a marathon, but the latter is more difficult.  Capacity is your ability to repeat bouts of exertion without a deterioration in your intensity.  In order to create a program and meet your goals, you need to first identify your own individual benchmarks for each of the above components.  This is taken with permission from Fitness for Skiing by Doug Kechijian and Chris Fellows, published by PSIA-AASI. The book is a great reference for designing and achieving your summer fitness goals.  So get out there, get after it, and do it!

With All Conditions/Terrain camps at Palisades and Big Sky in December, and again in January, Powder Mountain and Palisades in February, a new camp at Sugar Bowl in March, and AIARE avalanche classes nearly every weekend, WHERE will YOU ski with us this season? We hope your skiing is off to a great start. If you haven’t heard, the snow is great in Montana and really good in Tahoe! Get in touch and let us know how and where we can help you reach your skiing goals and dreams. Happy New Year NASTC Nation!