We
have adults participating in all our sessions but we
have also designated some of our camps as "Adult
Designated Sessions". These camps still have junior
campers but we make an extra effort to look after our
adult campers and help adults who would like to meet
other adult snowboarders. Please see our date and pricing
info for more details. Adults love our camp. Our camp
is structured so that you can participate in what you
want when you want. The coaches are on standby for you
and our flexible coaching system means that you do not
have to ride with our younger camper or older campers
if you do not want to. You can ride with who you want
and choose your coach. We have lots of activities scheduled
during the day and you can choose the ones you like
or decide not to do any. This is up to you. The older
campers seem to like our activities and summer sports
even more than the younger campers.
Evening
ActivitiesK Voyer - In words not pictures. Skiing in the summer should be maximized without distraction. To recount my experience of the Dave Murray Ski Camp I graciously received through Dave Murray Ski Camps, Newschoolers.com and Whistler Blackcomb is to talk of an experience very different from traditional experiences of Dave Murray and the other glacier camps operating throughout the summer. I was enrolled as an adult, meaning many of my experiences involve things that should remain out of the public eye. However, all my experiences, unmentionable or recounted here, were decidedly positive. What's not to love about skiing in the summer followed by stumbling through screen doors that evening?
The Dave Murray camp is different
from the glacier-dominating larger
camps in that its park design is
more suited toward intermediate
riders. This is an excellent design
decision as many intermediate riders
would rather ride a forgiving three
pack of 15-20 foot hits than the
much larger hits offered by some
other camps. As I rode the T-Bar,
talking with riders in the COC, many
positively mentioned this aspect to
Dave Murray.Coaching at Dave Murray
was strong, not only in the ability
of coaches to discuss proper trick
technique with riders, but also in
its ability to form friendships - if
but for the short period of a week.
I found myself hanging out with
coaches on the hill as much as off
the hill, not as a camper, but as a
peer. Only friends are able to watch
the “Age of Love” while cheering on
the room's favourite contestant,
“Megan, 21, Student.”Friends at Dave
Murray also came with the arrival of
my roommates, who quickly informed
the camp of their proper names – BK
and T-NASTY. These are the sorts of
friends that truly made my ski camp
experience memorable. This applies
to all glacier camps, for without
the relaxed environment that
friendly roommates provide, no camp
can be fully enjoyed.
BK and T-Nasty brought about this relaxed environment through their approach to life that I can only explain as a combination of Bluto Blutarsky from Animal House and Cheech Marin.The overall impression my mind held following the Dave Murray camp was overwhelmingly positive – memories of sun, skiing and friends. The summer isn't designed for skiing, but Dave Murray made me believe otherwise, for isn't skiing just what my memories describe? Skiing to me is the sun, my skis on snow, and my friends spinning down the mountain with me.