U12

With an in-depth focus on racing skills and advanced skiing techniques, this program follows the Alpine Canada Long Term Skier Development Plan along with the Snow Stars Development Plan.

This age group has 4 scheduled SOD Races in their division. At away races, athletes will race in the morning and free ski with their coaches after the awards ceremony. A typical race day is 6 hours long and generally ends around 2:00pm. On race weekends, U12 athletes will have training on the opposite day of the race.

Skiers entering the U12 program must be one of the following:

• Be an exceptional recreational skier that can independently ski all runs at Chicopee, confidently uses all lifts at Chicopee unassisted, and is comfortable with speed on a variety of terrain and snow conditions.
• Have successfully completed Advanced-1 (A1) in a Chicopee Snow School program
• Graduates of the U10 Program

Per Alpine Ontario regulations, program participants must be a Chicopee Member for the applicable race season and are required to wear a hard eared helmet. U12 SOD Cup athletes are required to register through AOA.

Please direct all race questions to racing@chicopee.ca

Included:

• Dryland Training: (Sundays) Oct 15 to Dec 3, 2023 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
• Friday Night Gates: Jan 12 to Feb 23, 2024 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
• Race Events: 4 Scheduled Races, dates TBA
  Note: If race dates overlap with Saturday Trainings, the training will take place on Sunday.
• CARV Ski-a-thon: March 1, 2024
• Club Championships: March 2, 2024
• Race Social: TBA

Optional (additional costs):

• Blue Mountain Mondays: Jan 15, Jan 22, Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 26 from 9:00am to 3:00pm
• Chicopee Slalom Camp: Jan 2 to Jan 5, 2024 from 9:00am to 1:00pm
• Invitational Race Events: dates TBA