{"id":20335,"date":"2025-06-13T11:54:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=20335"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:54:54","slug":"mountain-division-marks-50-years-of-ski-improvement-in-2026-and-registrations-are-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/06\/mountain-division-marks-50-years-of-ski-improvement-in-2026-and-registrations-are-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Division marks 50 years of Ski Improvement in 2026 \u2013 and registrations are open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20234\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/11231533\/CSP-Email-Banner-June-2025-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/11231533\/CSP-Email-Banner-June-2025-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/11231533\/CSP-Email-Banner-June-2025-4-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/11231533\/CSP-Email-Banner-June-2025-4-560x187.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\"><i><b>By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (<\/b><\/i><a href=\"mailto:geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca<\/b><\/i><\/a><i><b>)<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">Registration has started for the 2026 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic, with three clinic weeks from late January through February, all at the amazing Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">The 2026 clinics mark 50 years of Ski Improvement for the CSP Mountain Division; the first clinic was held in 1977.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><b>2026 clinic weeks<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">\n<li>Week 1 will be January 18 to January 23, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Week 2 will be February 1 to 6, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Week 3 will be February 22 to February 27, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><b>What to expect<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">The 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. There is pricing available for youth (13 to 17) and children (6 to 12), and additional one-day lift tickets available for adult, youth and children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">This clinic is aimed at CSP members, along with their friends and family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">Attendees receive group ski or snowboard instruction for more than 20 hours across four days (Monday to Thursday), in groups of similar competencies to optimize learning. The Thursday night is a highlight wrap-up banquet, with a day of unprogrammed skiing on the Friday. There\u2019s a full and fun social agenda, and attendees also have access to great discounts on food, retail goods and many other offerings. Also, awesome swag! This event is a blast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">We are working on some special features to mark the 50-year milestone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">The venue is amazing, the instruction is superb, and the social atmosphere is unmatched. Don\u2019t miss it. This event has sold out since at least 2015 and has grown to three clinic weeks from one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">Pricing is very competitive, with the full program package of lifts, lessons and the banquet coming in at a very reasonable $750 for adults. Pricing for accommodation (booked separately) varies according to room type and location.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><b>Don\u2019t wait, register today<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">Event and registration information can be found on the CSP Mountain Division website, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/mountain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/mountain\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">Please book early to take advantage of this great event that brings patrollers, their friends and their families together from across Canada for some superb instruction at an amazing mountain amid a terrific social atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">As of June 3, 2025, Week 3 was filling very rapidly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\"><div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/mountain\/2025\/05\/27\/2026-ski-improvement-clinic-details-announced-registrations-open\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-soft\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#a6192e;border-color:#851425;border-radius:10px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 22px;font-size:17px;line-height:34px;border-color:#c15e6d;border-radius:10px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px \"> Click here to register<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">This event has been organized by volunteers and offered at cost by the CSP Mountain Division for five decades, to provide top-level ski and snowboard skills improvement in a relaxed, convivial environment focused on learning and enjoyment.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20335 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/image-062025-mountain-division-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172705\/image.062025.mountain-division-4-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172705\/image.062025.mountain-division-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172705\/image.062025.mountain-division-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172705\/image.062025.mountain-division-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172705\/image.062025.mountain-division-4-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172705\/image.062025.mountain-division-4.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/dcim100goprogopr2190-jpg-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172703\/image.062025.mountain-division-3-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172703\/image.062025.mountain-division-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172703\/image.062025.mountain-division-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172703\/image.062025.mountain-division-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172703\/image.062025.mountain-division-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172703\/image.062025.mountain-division-3-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172703\/image.062025.mountain-division-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/image-062025-mountain-division-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172658\/image.062025.mountain-division-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172658\/image.062025.mountain-division-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172658\/image.062025.mountain-division-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172658\/image.062025.mountain-division-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172658\/image.062025.mountain-division-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172658\/image.062025.mountain-division-1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/12172658\/image.062025.mountain-division-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em;\">(photos by Geoff Scotton)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoff Scotton, Ski Improvement Clinic Coordinator, Mountain Division (geoffscotton@skipatrol.ca) Registration has started for the 2026 CSP Mountain Division Ski Improvement Clinic, with three clinic weeks from late January through February, all at the amazing Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3206,"featured_media":20202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[516,528,217],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-516","category-june-2025","category-public-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20335"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20354,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20335\/revisions\/20354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}