SNOWBOARD
Team Summit Snowboard Programs
Team Summit has produced athletes at the highest levels to include: X Games, Olympics, and World Champions!
Team Summit is focused on the skills required to create a well-rounded rider and also offers specialized programs for boarder cross, slopestyle, halfpipe, rail jam, and big mountain.
TEAM SUMMIT HAS 5 LEVELS OF SNOWBOARDING:
Intro to Snowboarding | Snowboard 101 | Snowboard 201 | Snowboard 301 | Academy
For information about the Intro to Snowboard program please visit the Intro to Team Summit Page
SNOWBOARD 101
6-12 years old
We consider the age the athelete was on December 31st.
December - March
Training will be held at Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Keystone.
AASI Level 6: Turns with Rhythm and Flow on blue groomed Terrain.
***Team Summit holds a ski sale known as the Ski and Board Swap around Labor Day in Breckenridge. They sell used and new equipment at deeply discounted prices (sometimes better than the front range sales). For questions about the upcoming Ski and Board Swap email Rodney Robinson: Rodney@teamsummit.org
Snowboarders – Properly tuned snowboard that is the appropriate length (should fall between the riders eyes and shoulders). Snowboard boots need to fit appropriately in binding.
2019/20 pricing coming soon.
Volunteer Service Fee (VSF) is an additional deposit of $250
Snowboard 101 competes in the USASA Rocky Mountain Series and does not typically travel outside of Summit County
At the end of the year, the athletes may earn the chance to compete at the USASA nationals, in which, we will offer a chance to extend the athletes season and compete at Nationals with the rest of the Team Summit Athletes.
When is my athlete ready to move on to Snowboard 201 or 301?
Your athlete’s coach will be your main point of contact throughout the season! They know your athlete best and will be able to tell you if/when your athlete is ready for 201. When an athlete turns 13 it is time for them to join the 301 program. This allows kids of similar ages to be in the same program and ensures that everyone’s skills are closely matched throughout the year by keeping them on the same schedule.
SNOWBOARD 201
6-12 years old
We consider the age the athelete was on December 31st.
November - April.
Training will be held at Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, and Keystone.
AASI Level 6: Turns with Rhythm and Flow on blue groomed Terrain.
***Team Summit holds a ski sale known as the Ski and Board Swap around Labor Day in Breckenridge. They sell used and new equipment at deeply discounted prices (sometimes better than the front range sales). For questions about the upcoming Ski and Board Swap email Rodney Robinson: Rodney@teamsummit.org
Snowboarders – Properly tuned snowboard that is the appropriate length (should fall between the riders eyes and shoulders). Snowboard boots need to fit appropriately in binding.
● Program Cost: 2019/20 pricing coming soon.
● Volunteer Service Fee (VSF) is an additional deposit of $300
Snowboard 201 competes in the USASA Rocky Mountain Series. At the end of the year, the athletes may earn the chance to compete at the USASA nationals, in which, we will offer a chance to extend the athletes season and compete at Nationals with the rest of the Team Summit Athletes
When is my athlete ready to move on to Snowboard 301?
Your athlete’s coach will be your main point of contact throughout the season! They know your athlete best and will be able to tell you if/when your athlete is ready for 201. When an athlete turns 13 it is time for them to join the 301 program. This allows kids of similar ages to be in the same program and ensures that everyone’s skills are closely matched throughout the year by keeping them on the same schedule.
SNOWBOARD 301
13 years old and up
Training will be held at Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, or Keystone.
AASI Level 6: Turns with Rhythm and Flow on blue groomed Terrain.
***Team Summit holds a ski sale known as the Ski and Board Swap around Labor Day in Breckenridge. They sell used and new equipment at deeply discounted prices (sometimes better than the front range sales). For questions about the upcoming Ski and Board Swap email Rodney Robinson: Rodney@teamsummit.org
Snowboarders – Properly tuned snowboard that is the appropriate length (should fall between the riders eyes and shoulders). Snowboard boots need to fit appropriately in binding.
● Program Cost: 2019/20 pricing coming soon.
● Volunteer Service Fee (VSF) is an additional deposit of $300
Competitions – USASA Rocky Mountain Series, IFSA National and Regional Competitions. 301 may attend competitions through the United States. Snowboard 301 competes in the USASA Rocky Mountain Series, IFSA Rocky Mountain Freeride Series, and a select group compete at FIS Rev and Grand Prix events. Most of the kids will compete in USASA events. To compete in these competitions the athlete will need to obtain a membership at usasa.org. Sign up for these events is online only at Rockymountainseries.com. Registration usually closes the Wednesday before the contest at 11:59pm. Rocky Mountain Series host Boarderx, halfpipe, slopestyle, and rail jam events. For IFSA big mountain events, Athletes will need to purchase a membership at freeskiers.org and also a rocky mountain freeride membership at rockymountainfreeride.com.
TEAM SUMMIT
SNOWBOARDING ACADEMY
Team Summit has partnered with local schools to offer a high-quality program that allows kids to devote time to evolve as athletes.
We make it a priority at Team Summit to ensure that our student-athletes have the flexibility and support to pursue their athletic goals while also receiving an enriching and challenging education. Our full-time student-athletes have more on-snow at-home training days than any program in the country. We have access to four world-class skiing and snowboarding mountains as well as off-snow strength and conditioning throughout the year.
Our full-time athletes learn many life skills, such as discipline, self-advocacy, strong work ethic, independence, and many more. This program will benefit them well into the future!
Together we will find the best academic fit for your full-time student-athlete.
10 years old and up
· Year-round
· Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
· Academy trains 3-5 days/week from September-mid April.
· Academy Athletes typically attend summer work out sessions and camps.
· Training will be held at Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, or Keystone.
· AASI Level 6: Turns with Rhythm and Flow on blue groomed Terrain.
· See our Daily Training Checklist and find out everything your athlete needs during a day of training in the mountains.
· See our Snowboard specific Gear Guide.
Come Prepared!
· Academy Athletes get the most in-depth attention with mental training to handle the stress of competition at the highest level, physical conditioning with our expert trainers, maximum time on our trampolines, elite coaching in the Woodward barn, and the most time on snow at our world-class venues.
· For kids who want to be professional athletes Team Summit Academy is the secret sauce. Team Summit uses the US Ski and Snowboard model training system for developing long-term athletes.
· Our Academy program liaison works closely with the local schools and also has homeschool and private school.
· Team Summit partners with The Peak School, Summit School District, Colorado Learning Connections, and Club Z Tutoring to provide our full-time athletes access to college preparatory academics.
· 2019/20 pricing coming soon.
- · Volunteer Service Fee (VSF) is an additional deposit of $300
· Competitions – USASA Rocky Mountain Series, IFSA National and Regional contests, Rev Tour, Grand Prix, and World Cup
· Every academy athlete will have a chance to compete in Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Rail Jam, and Boarder Cross and Big Mountain in the USASA Rocky Mountain Series, IFSA, Rev Tour, Grand Prix, or World Cup.
· All kids need to have memberships at USASA; IFSA, Rev. Tour and Grand Prix
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
SlopeStyle
Slopestyle, often referred to as slope, is a judged event where the rider performs tricks on jump and rail features. Every venue is different and the rider is free to perform their tricks however they see fit. The board must stay attached to the athlete, helmet must be buckled, and the rider is not allowed to leave the venue. Within the parameters of those 3 rules the rider will be scored and ranked based on their creativity, difficulty, execution, amplitude, and landings on the features.
Halfpipe
Halfpipe is the name of the event and also the only feature in the event. Riders are judged on their overall impression as they perform multiple tricks from the top of the halfpipe to the bottom. Their overall impression score is based on the difficulty, execution, amplitude, and landings of all their tricks together.
Boarder Cross
Boarder Cross is a race where 4 snowboarders go down a course at the same time. The course is made up of jumps, berms, and rollers. The riders compete in heats like a bmx race. Usually the top 2 riders in a heat move on to the next round and the bottom 2 are eliminated. This process continues until there are only 4 riders left and those riders take places 1-4 in the last race.
Rail Jam
Rail Jam is a judged contest on rails only. Riders have 15 minutes to hike and hit as many features as they can. There will be multiple slide features and the riders will be scored and ranked on difficulty, execution, and landings on all their tricks in the 15 min time period.
Big Mountain
Athletes navigate a Black Diamond run and are judged on: line (how difficult of a line they choose), fluidity (how smoothly they can make turns), control, technique (balance, pole plants etc.), air (use the natural terrain to get controlled air and tricks…like a grab), and style. Big mountain events get an inspection only (no practice) on the day of the event. There is Typically a 1 run qualifier and a 1 run finals.
YOUR SNOWBOARD TEAM
If you have questions contact us:
Snowboard Director: Matt Voegtle - mattyv@teamsummit.org
Head Coach FIS: Josh Underwood
Head Coach 301: Terri Hunter
Head Coach 201 & 101: Mandy Underwood
Head Coach Big Mountain: Sam Michaels
Events and Volunteering: Jennifer Robbins -
SIGN UP FOR COMPETITIONS
USASA
The athlete will need to obtain a membership at usasa.org. Sign up for all events online at Rockymountainseries.com. Registration usually closes the Wednesday before the contest at 11:59 pm.
IFSA
The athlete will need to obtain a membership at freeskiers.org also a rocky mountain freeride membership at rockymountainfreerideseries.com.
US SKi + Snowboard
US SKi + Snowboardmembership + FIS license required for Rev Tour