14 years old and up

Freeskiing is skiing incredibly steep terrain.  It often includes cliff jumping and other aerial moves.  

The Big Mountain Team is a new program for athletes looking to take their skills to the cliffs and steep challenging terrain of the big mountain. This Program is for tailored for skiers looking to compete in the local and national Freeskiing Competitions and generally rip the entire mountain.  The Freeskiing Team focuses on learning the proper techniques for jumping and landing cliffs, and safely descending the most technical terrain the mountain has to offer.  High level athletes concentrate on learning safe snow and mountain conditions,   This a 6 day a week competitive program designed for the all around skier specializing in Freeskiing Competitions, with added terrain park and freestyle skiing. The majority of training takes place throughout the mountain as well as in the terrain parks and occasional mogul skiing sessions. Our coaching philosophy with this team is to develop the best all-around skiers on the hill, the skiers must be strong all-mountain skiers. SquawFree’s Freeskiing Team balances fundamental freestyle / freeride training with directed free skiing all over Squaw Valley USA. Athletes will then progress to new school aerials off cliffs and in terrain parks, and extended backcountry knowledge. Helmets are required during all aerial training sessions and mouth guards strongly encouraged.