By Geoff Scotton – Former Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca)
There is still time to sign up for the 2027 Canadian Ski Patrol Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Despite unprecedented interest, there are still opportunities to participate in the legendary event.
As of September 26, 2026, Kicking Horse already had snow at the summit. Photo courtesy Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.
Full event details and registration information can be found on the CSP Mountain Division website.
The program is centred around 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 outside of Golden, B.C. Attendees receive group ski or snowboard instruction for more than 20 hours across four days, in groups of comparable competencies to optimize learning.
Along with the fabulous instruction, there’s a full and fun social agenda, awesome swag, and attendees have access to great discounts on food, retail goods, and many other offerings. This event attracts hundreds of satisfied CSP members and their friends and family from across Canada and around the world.
Demand has been unprecedented since registrations opened in late June. Two of three clinic weeks have sold out: Week 3 – February 21 to 26, 2027, and Week 2 – January 31 to February 5, 2027. There is still ample room in Week 1, January 17 to 22, 2027.
The 2027 offering marks the sixth decade of Mountain Division supporting ski and snowboard skills improvement for patrollers, their friends, and their families by organizing and offering the clinic at cost.
There are a some changes this year, including the organizing team, the registration platform, and accommodations booking. Please, review the linked website information. Also, 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.
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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