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As we reach the halfway point of the season, can you believe we’ve made it this far? It’s time to start considering camps. For athletes, spring and summer camps are vital for improving skills, boosting speed, building strength, and creating lasting friendships and memories. We’ve put together a comprehensive guide of a range of camps around the globe. Take a look at the top camps for 2025 that are coming up (Listed Z-A):

The College Cup Camp

The College Cup Camp is a unique opportunity for accomplished rising U-16 and FIS skiers to work directly with coaches from elite US colleges.

Participants enjoy on-snow training in a team environment at one of the world’s premier training venues.

College Cup Camp | July 20 – 27 2025 *fly July 19 | Saas Fee, Switzerland 

Stratton Mountain Next Gen Camps 2025

As one of the premier ski academies in the United States, Stratton Mountain School (SMS) is excited to offer the Next Gen Camps, providing exceptional year-round opportunities for young athletes to train with SMS coaches in a ski academy atmosphere.

Next Gen Mini Camp Series | Dec. 9-10, Jan. 13-14, Feb. 10-11, March 10-11 | Stratton, VT

Next Gen Summer Camp | June 23-July 5, 2025 | Mt. Hood, OR

Next Gen High Performance Camp | July 27-August 1, 2025 | Stratton, VT

Stiegler Ski Racing Camps

Join Stiegler Ski Racing Camps this summer in Copper Mountain Colorado and Saas-Fee Switzerland. Their World Cup athlete coaching staff looks forward to providing you with a personalized high quality experience.

Copper Camp! | June 6th – 13th | Copper Mountain, Colorado

Saas Fee with Seppi | July 26th – August 11th | Saas Fee, Switzerland

Ski Zenit Racing

Ski Zenit is a Swiss organization devoted to ski race training for athletes of all ages, levels, and nationalities. Their ski camps in Europe (Switzerland) have become a classic in the world’s ski racing community. They have been fine-tuning their coaching methods since 2008, applying the latest technical concepts with specific programs for every age group of racers.

Ski Zenit Racing Camp 2025 | July 14th – August 23rd, October 13th-25th | Saas-Fee, Switzerland

Sam Morse F.A.S.T Camp

World Cup Ski Racer Sam Morse saw the need for affordable ski training opportunities that taught more than just skiing. Faith And Ski Training Camp, otherwise known as FAST Camp, was born in 2019 out of the desire for holistic athlete development. 

Mt. Hood F.A.S.T Camp | June 13th-20th | Mt. Hood, OR

PV Alpine Intensive Training Camps 

PV Alpine Camps are structured to unlock your maximum improvement above all else. The coaching the athlete will receive at PV Alpine has won World Junior Championships, multiple US Nationals, NorAm races, and NCAA titles. The coaches target the athlete’s areas for improvement and use easy-to-understand language and drills to help every skier excel.

Spring 2025 | May 1st-5th | Winter Park, CO

Summer 2025 | June 20th-27th, June 29th-July 6th, July 8th-15th | Mt. Hood, OR

OL Ski Racing School Camps

One of the best camps to advance your ski racing knowledge and techniques, from an all-star coaching staff, at two of the best training venues in the US. OL has consistently seen young campers grow into top national and international performers over the last two and a half decades. Skiers return for years stating they advance their understanding of ski racing and even fall in love with the sport because of the OL way.

Camp 1 | July 1st-8th | Mt. Hood, OR

Camp 2 | July 8th-15th | Mt. Hood, OR

Camp 3 | July 15th-20th | Mt. Hood, OR

Okemo Mountain School 2025 Camps

Okemo Mountain School offers a performance training camp with unique adventure experiences special to Vermont, all while getting in shape and having fun! Vermont offers beautiful pristine lakes, challenging mountain terrain for hiking and biking, and rock climbing parks.

Session 1 | June 23rd-27th | Okemo Mountain, VT

Session 2 | July 7th-11th | Okemo Mountain, VT

Session 3 | July 14th-18th | Okemo Mountain, VT

Session 4 | July 21st-25th | Okemo Mountain, VT

National Alpine Ski Camps

NASC offers the best training on Mt. Hood, but that is just part of the story. NASC campers enjoy our private and pristine two-acre riverfront campus at the Salmon River Reserve on Mt. Hood, Oregon. They have a 6-1 athlete-to-coach ratio combined with an athlete-centered approach and ski testing. 

Mt. Hood Summer Camp | Day Program Only May 30th- June 8th, June 11th-20th, June 22nd- July 1st, July 3rd-12th, July 14th-23rd | Mt. Hood, OR

Mt. Mansfield Academy Camps

The Mt. Mansfield Academy Summer Training Camp at Mount Hood, Oregon focuses on skills development through the use of drills, technical free skiing, and both slalom and GS gate training. This is the great time to review the past season, re-visit any deficiency in skill and work to improve without the stress of a busy race schedule. 

Check out their February Speed Camp coming up!

February Speed Camp | Feb 18-19, 2025 | Stowe, Vermont

Mt. Hood Summer Camp | June 23-July 5 2025 | Mt. Hood, OR

Mt. Hood Summer Camps

The Mt. Hood Summer Camps is open to all ability levels from entry level first time racers, to FIS & College racers, as well as adult racers. We focus on the fundamentals of current race technique as well as teaching the fastest line through a slalom and GS course. Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps’ success is based on 45+ years of experience running ski camps on the Palmer Glacier. 

Summer 2025 | 11 Sessions spanning from June 1st- August 16th | Mt. Hood, OR

Ligety Weibrecht Ski Camp 

Since the summer of 2006, Ligety Weibrecht Ski Camp has been inspiring ski racers to reach their potential by learning from the best. They set the standard with coaches like Ted Ligety, Andrew Weibrecht, and World-Class skiers. The camp focuses on the fact that great ski racing takes more than great skiing! The coaches bring unmatched enthusiasm as they teach athletes the moves on snow and share their experiences with mental prep, equipment, fitness, nutrition, teamwork, rest, and the other aspects critical to success. 

Ligety Weibrecht Ski Camp 1 | June 12th-18th | Mt. Hood, OR

Ligety Weibrecht Ski Camp 2 | June 18th- 24th | Mt. Hood, OR

Ligety Weibrecht Ski Camp 3 | June 24th-30th | Mt. Hood, OR

Killington Mountain School BOOST Camps 

KMS Alpine Boost Camps are the building block programs for U10-U14 athletes looking to explore their full potential in ski racing. Designed by KMS coaches to build fundamental skills and confidence on the hill, KMS invites young ski racers to join them for their on-snow and dry land camps.

BOOST Spring SL Fundamentals Camp | April 14th-18th | Killington Resort, VT

BOOST Mt. Hood Summer Camp | June 27th-July 6th, June 27th- July 15th | Mt. Hood, OR

BOOST Saas Fee Summer Camp | August 8th-23rd | Saas Fee, Switzerland

Keely’s Camp for Girls 

An elephant mascot, rafting, all girls, AND world class ski racing? Keely’s Camp really does it all! Keely’s Camp was founded in 2012 on the premise that every girl deserves to work with a female coach. Like many female athletes, founder Keely Kelleher grew up only having male coaches through her years of youth ski racing and time on the US Ski Team. When she began her coaching career, the disparity became even clearer, as she often found herself as the only female coach on the hill. 

Mother Daughter Hut Based Backcountry Skiing Camp | April 4th-6th | Cooke City, MT

Big Snow Slalom Camp for Girls | May 2nd-4th | Rutherford, NJ

Mt. Hood Ski Racing Camps for Girls | 4 Sessions June 15th- July 19th | Mt. Hood, OR

Big Snow Slalom Camp for Girls | September 26th-28th | Rutherford, NJ

Gould Academy/ ELITEAM 2025 Camps 

The Gould spring on-snow camp will have a heavy emphasis on building fundamental skills and movement patterns – the foundations of high-level skiing and fast racing. Gould partners with ELITEAM to educate young athletes (ages 11-14) about the importance of Sports Physiology, Sports Psychology, and Sports Nutrition.

GACP U14/U16 Spring Fundamentals Camp | June 21st-29th | Les Deux Alpes, France

ELITEAM World Cup Camps | July 14th-19th, July 21st-26th | Bathel, ME

GMVS 2025 Camps

Consider joining a GMVS Junior Development camp to make a breakthrough in your skiing before the season begins. Throughout the year, GMVS offers several camps for aspiring ski racers who want to gain important technical and tactical skills, or experience GMVS first hand. We offer a variety of opportunities throughout the year when you can visit the GMVS campus, train at our amazing facilities, and/or travel with our coaches and racers.

GMVS Summer Race Camp, Les Deux Alps |  June 18th -29th | Les Deux, France

GMVS Indoor SL Camp | July 10th-11th, August 7th-8th | Big Snow, NJ

Erich Sailer Ski Racing Camps

The legacy continues! Erich Sailer pioneered summer ski racing camps at Mt. Hood in 1956. His formula still works today: high-volume, high-quality slalom and giant slalom training with motivated coaches, including top pacesetter coaches that can demonstrate and explain how to be faster. The coaching staff includes former and current Olympians, National Team members, World Pro Ski Tour racers, and NCAA athletes.

Summer Camp Session 1 | June 8th-14th | Mt. Hood, OR

Summer Camp Session 2 | June 15th-21st | Mt. Hood, OR

Carrabassett Valley Academy Alpine Summer Ski Camp

This unique experience offers 12 days of the best snow for summer ski training in Juvass, Norway for the emerging U12 & 14 athletes with prior racing experience. This glacier, 6 hours north of Oslo, is a home training site for the Norwegian National Team, as well as many other Scandinavian teams and ski clubs. The camp will focus on fundamental skills, Slalom and Giant Slalom technical and tactical elements, dry land training, daily video analysis, and individualized evaluations. Athletes from outside CVA should contact Jon Wagner or Ron Bonnevie prior to registering and will need a coach’s recommendation from your current program.

U12 & U14 Alpine Summer Ski Camp | June 21 – July 5, 2025 | Juvass, Norway

Austria Racing Camps

Austria Racing Camps model is specially geared to intensive, individual training. In order to guarantee this, the groups consist of only three to at most six athletes—training conditions like successful national teams. This First Class ideology makes sure that there is a maximum of personal mentoring and that the given time is most efficiently used on snow training, video analysis, and physical training.

Spring Season Camp | 3 Sessions May 1st-Jume 1st | Hintertux Glacier, Austria

Weekly Summer Camps | June 6th-July 25th | Hintertux Glacier, Austria

Slalom Special Ski Dome Summer Camps | 2 Sessions July 29th-August 7th | Alpenpark Indoor Neuss, Germany

Oversea Camp | August 18th-September 8th | Winter Resort, El Colorado, Chile

Apex 2100 2025 U14/U12 Camps

At Apex2100, they are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of ski racers. Their camps are designed for motivated U12 and U14 ski racers to enhance their skills, build confidence, and thrive in a supportive, fun, and inclusive environment. These camps also serve as a stepping stone for those aspiring to join the Apex Academy full-time, while maintaining strong connections with their families, schools, and friends.

Camp 1 | May 24th- June 1st | Les Deux Alpes, France

Camp 2 Summer Term at Apex 2100 | June 8th- July 5th | Val d’Isère, France

Camp 3 Indoor July Camp | July 6th- 13th | Ladgraaf, Holland

Camp 4 Oslo SNO Indoor Camp | August 23rd- 30th | Oslo, Norway

Alta Badia Ski Racing Academy/ GB FIS Racing Camps

Drawing upon the combined extensive experience of Alta Badia Ski Academy and GB World in Aprica (Bormio) – decades of coaching and racing worldwide – the programs are meticulously crafted. Through collaborative efforts, they are able to tailor a variety of programs to effectively meet the diverse needs of the athletes, while still remaining a small program focusing on individual attention.

FIS Only Training | Mid-April to Mid-May | Col Gallina, near Cortina

Indoor and Glacier Training | Early June to Early August

Glacier Training/ Sweden | Mid September to early November

FIS Intensive Training Session | October | Sweden

 


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About the Author: Ellie Hartman

Ellie Hartman was born and raised in Breckenridge, Colorado, and was on skis soon after she was able to walk. She raced for Team Summit, out of Copper Mountain, from the age of five until she was 18. After her PG program ended, she embarked on an unexpected journey when she was recruited to join the NCAA Division II rowing team at Barry University in Miami, Florida. She took on the role of team captain and led her squad to victory in two NCAA Championships, all while successfully completing her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Administration. After, she took 4 years to work, travel and write. Then, Ellie went back to Miami to assistant coach the University of Miami Women's Rowing Team and get a another degree in a Master's of Professional Science for Marine Conservation. She spent time as a Communications Specialist, Research Assistant and Marine Mammal Observer for NOAA SEFSC. After her contract ended, she was excited to find her way back into the ski racing world! Ellie enjoys skiing, ocean animals, great coffee, travel, SCUBA Diving, anything outdoors, delicious beer, and happy people.