9-11 years

The first step for young freestyle skiers who want to rip it up in the bumps, and catch big air. This is for the junior athlete who wishes to work on the basic skills and techniques in a fun atmosphere. Development Team focuses on basic turning techniques and familiarizes the athlete with basic air awareness and to ski all of Squaw ValleyUSA. The Development Team skis the whole mountain and the smaller parks with emphasis on fun! They also ski the mogul venue during limited times and when conditions exist. The coaches spend the early part of the season teaching the basic skills of all-terrain skiing all over the mountain. Then the skiers will take their skills into the more demanding mogul terrain, learning proper technique and tactics for a lifetime of skiing. Finishing the package is aerial training, which takes place on our freestyle jump site and in the terrain parks.