Kootenay Cold Smoke Powder
Festival 2008 - Clinic Information
Clinic Introduction - This is
the second year of the Kootenay Powder Festival and we are very excited about
the schedule we have put together. The festival has, once again, an educational
focus, reflected in the huge assortment of clinics and tours covering all
aspects of skiing and safety in the backcountry. This year we have many
returning instructors and guides from last year as well as some new faces. Our
group is again a stellar cast of instructors and guides from all over North
America. The Whitewater Ski Area and its surrounding terrain is the perfect
location to both celebrate and educate the world of backcountry skiing.
About Clinic Descriptions -
All clinics have a topic, ability rating, time of day and a brief description.
From this, the instructors will tailor the clinic to the needs and desires of
the group at hand. We have found that too much detail in he description before
hand leads to trying to fit the group to the clinic rather then the clinic to
the group. We, and our participants, much prefer the latter.
About the Clinics and Tours
Ability Level - Please take the
time to carefully read through the rating information. This helps us to place
skiers in the right groups.
Gear - Safety gear is require on all out of bounds tours and clinics. Mandatory gear includes an avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe. Climbing skins and touring gear (pack, water, etc) will also be needed. There will be some gear available at the area but we cannot guarantee its availability for your clinic or tour. Because all Out of Bound clinics are all day this year, a lunch and liquid along with the usual touring accessories will be needed.
Friday - Friday's clinics will all be inbounds and focus on skiing. There will be a mix of freeheel and open clinics, divided by ability level. Please see the registration form for ability rating. The clinics will focus on personal feedback and skiing off piste.
Saturday and Sunday - There are two main groupings of clinics on Saturday and Sunday, Inbounds and Out of Bounds
- The Inbounds clinics are half-day clinics (except for the women’s all day tele clinic) divided into AM and PM. These clinics are limited to 8 participants for each instructor with some topics having two groups/two instructors. All clinics are ability rated, please see the ability rating on the registration page.
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