This past week, the U.S. Ski Team took some time with alpine skiing’s rising stars. The National Development System (NDS) camp brought together the country’s top junior racers (ages 14 and up) at Mammoth Mountain in California for a week’s worth of training, conditioning and overall guidance. The system, which has been in place since 2002, allows future stars to learn from some of the top staff in the sport before they make it to the national team.
Source: Park Record. For the full story, click here.

If you long for winter park riding, unpack the snowboards and skis and head to Boyne Mountain for the DNA Evolution Tour Rail Jam on Sunday, June 15, a day will be filled with competitions, music and industry pros with gear on-hand. Winners will advance to nationals and compete for a pro contract.All participants must wear a helmet and be at least 18 years of age or have parents on-site. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. the day of the event at Boyne Mountain’s Boyne Country Sports store. For complete information and pricing, visit www.boyne.com.
Source: First Track. For the full story, click here.

Calling all Girls! Don’t miss this great opportunity to Water Ramp with Roxy!Come up to the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah this summer where you will transcend the boundaries between mountains and water with the raddest female coaching staff and the finest facilities in the country! This three-day camp, sponsored by Roxy, will allow you to learn general air sense, refine your current skills and add some new moves to your bag of tricks! Perfect your flips, spins, and grabs on water ramps and trampolines before taking them to the snow next winter. This camp is perfect for all ages and abilities. Come jump with these fun, daring girls and get ready to rip with the best.
Source: Free Skier. For the full story, click here.

Olympic-caliber ski and snowboard competitions will hit five of America’s prestigious mountain communities when the annual International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup circuit swings through the United States during the 2008-09 winter season, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced. The worldwide schedules were approved by the FIS Congress Friday at its meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
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For the fifth year in a row, Beaver Creek is scheduled to hold four World Cup races. At last week’s International Ski Federation Congress, the governing body confirmed the 2008 World Cup schedule, which includes a full slate of racing on the Birds of Prey, from Dec. 4-7. “For the past couple years, the initial calendar has come out we’ve only had three races,” said John Dakin, vice president of communications for the Vail Valley Foundation, which puts on the races. “It always tends to be a bit of a fight each year because all of the other countries want more races.”
Source: Vail Daily. For the full story, click here.

Julia Ford, the women’s awardee, and also a member of 2008 U.S. Ski Team Development Team had several top ten finishes during the season. She was 9th in Downhill and 10th in Slalom at the U.S. Alpine Nationals Championships at Sugarloaf and 12th in Super Combined at the World Junior Championships, Formigal, Spain.
Source: About. For the full story, click here.

The world’s best freestyle skiers will compete in Utah again next winter when the World Cup circuit stops at Deer Valley Resort and the Park City Mountain Resort. The Visa Freestyle International - the fourth of five U.S. stops on the international circuit - will be Jan. 29-31 at the two resorts, the International Ski Federation announced. ”Each of the venues has a tradition of hosting great athletic competitions and all are marquee and proven stops,” U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association vice president of events Calum Clark said. “The mountains have some of the best terrain in the world and also provide an incredible fan experience.”
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune. For the full story, click here.

Aspen and Beaver Creek were among five American mountain communities to win tour stops on the 2008-09 World Cup circuit, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced today. Aspen will host a women’s event, Aspen Winternationals, over Thanksgiving weekend (Nov. 28-29), and Beaver Creek will be the site of the Birds of Prey men’s event Dec. 4-7.
Source: Rocky Mountain News. For the full story, click here.

Southern California’s original and largest oceanfront snowboard rail jam is going co-ed in 2008. Organizers promise that Boardfest’s third annual Blizzard at the Beach will feature more snow, more obstacles and now, world-class male athletes competing alongside the women. Boardfest is to be held over Labor Day Weekend, August 30 to September 1, at the Huntington Beach Pier.
Source: First Tracks. For the full story, click here.

Our Camp is very happy indeed to announce the return of ‘Skate Afternoons’ at the Summer Snowboard Camp in Les2Alpes.
Tamsin has agreed to come back for a second year of skate coaching and she’ll bring some equipment for you girls to use too. She has also agreed to be the ‘Our Camp Blog Co-Ordinator’ as she did such a good job of it last summer. This blog will be posted on the Our Camp news page and on Nollie.tv, Coolermag.com, Whitelines.com, Sukmag.com and snow.fall-line-media.com (Document Snowboard Mag).
If you wonder how everyone got on last year please have a look at the Summer Camp Blog entries: http://www.ekawear.com/oc/?p=175

This year;s camp only has 5 more spaces left so let us know asap if you want a spot!

The cost is 599 British pounds and includes:
* Snowboard coaching everyday in small groups
* Skate coaching every day and other activities are offered too (swimming, luge, golf, sunbathing….list is endless in Les2Alpes!)
* Hotel accommodation with 3 meals (packed lunch) http://www.labelletoile.com
* Lift pass (6 days, which allows you free access to other activities in town)
* Video analysis (with DVD for sale of week’s footage edited into rider sections)
* Yoga/Stretch sessions
* Goodie bag and much more!

When looking at travel please try to get to Grenoble and then there are transfer busses up to Les2Alpes until 6:00 p.m. Flights are available from RyanAir http://www.ryanair.com and trains come to Grenoble with EuroStar http://www.eurostar.com.

Let us know if you have any questions, we are happy to help.
Kind Regards, The Our Camp Team.