By Geoff Scotton – Former Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca)
Registration has opened for the 2027 Canadian Ski Patrol Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.
There are some changes and new features this year, which marks the start of the sixth decade of the CSP Mountain Division supporting ski and snowboard skills improvement for patrollers, their friends, and their families. The Mountain Division continues to organize and offer the event at cost, as it has for 51 years.
The 2027 event offers three clinic weeks:
- Week 1: January 17 to 22, 2027.
- Week 2: January 31 to February 5, 2027.
- Week 3: February 21 to 26, 2027.
The venue is world class, the instruction is superb, and the social atmosphere is unmatched. This event attracts hundreds of satisfied CSP members and their friends and family from across Canada and around the world. Registration opened in late June and spots are filling fast.
Full event details and registration information can be found on the CSP Mountain Division website.
Changes this year include the organizing team, the registration platform, and accommodations booking, so please ensure you review the website information.
The clinic program includes four days of group lessons in either skiing or snowboarding, five days of lift access and a celebratory banquet on the Thursday night, all at the world-class venue of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Attendees receive group ski or snowboard instruction for more than 20 hours across four days, in groups of comparable competencies to optimize learning. There’s a full and fun social agenda, and attendees also have access to great discounts on food, retail goods, fine dining, and many other offerings. Also, awesome swag! This event is unparalleled.
In 2027 we will offer adult and youth group instruction for our clinic, however child group lessons will be offered directly by Kicking Horse at special pricing.
The clinic organizing team has evolved. Franziska (Franzi) Middrup, a CSP Edmonton Zone patroller, is working with Geoff Scotton as the new clinic coordinator. Gordon Merz and Jarrett McRitchie (and Geoff) remain critical members of the team. Franzi is the main clinic contact at franziska.middrup@skipatrol.ca.
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