Norway
Hemsedal
Norway
Why Join us in Norway
* Professional Alpine Ski Coaching – experienced & passionate coaches giving loads of individual attention based on a clear individual game plan.
* Alpine Ski Racing Venues – world class training venues
* Snow – reliable snow conditions through to late April
* Weather – predictably good weather
* Terrain – flat, medium and steep terrain available at all venues. We train on the right terrain each for phase of the progression.
* Alpine Ski Racing – access to high quality races – Round 1 of the Ski Star Winter Games @ Salen / Round 2 of the Ski Star Winter Games @ Hemsedal
* Ski Racing Volume – surface lifts at all of our chosen venues make for high volume and efficient training sessions
* Physical Dryland training – 3x daily physical training sessions per day (pre-hab, movement prep and post skiing physical training)
* Alpine Racer Bench Marking – train and race along-side elite athletes from around the world.
* Ski Racing Culture – the IR culture is based on respect, work ethic and an understanding of what it takes to be successful on the hill, and most importantly in life. Norwegian culture is awesome…hospitable and friendly.
Alpine Ski Program Goals
The program is designed to develop the foundational aspects of SL & GS in technical skiing, drill courses & gate training environments.
We believe in developing technical mastery using proven (& constantly refining) progressions and a high volume of skiing.
* Like most, we believe that strong fundamentals are key to success, at all stages
* We believe that a good athlete can do anything in any situation
* Weak skills are identified, isolated, developed and then put back into the big picture
* The overall focus is on the precise and consistent execution of solid fundamentals in all turn shapes, on all-terrain, on all surfaces, and in all weather conditions
We believe in a high volume of intelligent programming to effectively use the available time
* Minimize risk of burn out, and to develop well rounded and versatile athletes
* Doing the right things in the right amounts to maximize skill learning, retention and transfer to competition
We work from a skill based curriculum using purposeful and proven progressions
* Though the curriculum is established, we are constantly refining in order to find the most efficient and effective way to make athletes faster
* Technical drills in, and out of gates
We believe in a high volume of intelligent programming to maximize the use of available time, minimize risk of burn out, develop well rounded and versatile athletes

Spring and Fall Ski Racing
The Norway 2020 project is built around two primary races; round 1 of the Ski Star Winter Games @ Salen, and round 2 of the Ski Star Winter Games @ Hemsedal.
These events are co hosted by Ski Star, and the Swedish (Salen) and Norwegian (Hemsedal) federations repstively. Ski Star is a Swedish based company that owns major resorts Salen, Hemsedal, Trysil, Are, Hammerbybacken, St Johann in Tirol and Vemdalen.
These are well run, and well attended events hosted on prepared surfaces on excellent terrain. These are the premier events for Swedish and Norwegian athletes respectively – these races present us with excellent benchmarking opportunities from both systems. The entire national systems come together for these races, with close to 1,000 competitors including u8, u10, u12, u14, u16 & FIS races.
Ski Star Winter Games round 1
Mr & Mrs Funtastic @ Salen, Sweden
Disciplines : 1x SL, 1x GS
Format : 2 run combined time
U13 top 30 qualify for run 2
U14 top 30 quality for run 2
U16 top 30 quality for run 2
Draw : random draw across the full field
Ski Star Winter Games round 2
Donald Duck races @ Hemsedal, Norway
Disciplines : 1x GS, 1x SL
Format : 2 run combined time
U13 top 30 qualify for run 2
U14 top 30 quality for run 2
U16 top 30 quality for run 2
Draw : random draw across the full field

Travel Plan
Arrival day : March 28
* Arrive in Oslo
* Travel to Trysil – 3 hours
Train @ Trysil : March 28 – April 5
* 7 days on snow
* SL & GS training
* We stay on mountain @ Trysil Skisenter
Train + race @ Salen : April 5- 11
* Relocate to Salen for round 1 of the Ski Star Winter Games
* 6 nights, including 2-3 training days + the race days
* We stay on mountain @ Ski Star Lodge Experium
Train @ Aal Aal Skisenter : April 11 – 21
* Relocate to Aal Aal for the second training block
* 8 days on snow
* SL & GS training
* We stay on mountain @ Actif Sport Hotel
Train + race @ Hemsedal : April 21 – 27
* Relocate to Hemsedal for round 2 Ski Star Winter Games
* 6 nights, including 2-3 training days + the race days
* Staying @ Ski Café in the heart of Hemsedal
* We will travel to Oslo after the races
Departure day : April 28
* Depart from Oslo



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