WST School Holiday Programme

Looking for the fastest school holiday programme out? Train with WST ski racing these holidays!

School’s out! Come and join the Wanaka Ski Team at Cardrona and Treble Cone these July school holidays. We have a comprehensive race programme to improve all areas of your skiing, to help you be the best you possibly can.

If you want to know what it's like to train like a professional ski racer, what it feels like to challenge yourself and move past your comfort zone, come and ski with us these school holidays!

Spaces are limited and registrations close June 28th.

2020 school holiday dates

Week	Date (July)	Training Location	Training days per week
1	Monday 6 - Tuesday 7 Wednesday 8 - Friday 10	Treble Cone Cardrona	5
2	Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 Wednesday 15 - Friday 17	Treble Cone Cardrona	5
3	Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 - Friday 24	Treble Cone Cardrona	5

What's Included

On-snow training
- If you would like to book additional weeks training outside of School Holidays, please contact us
- Training with your coach (this may change due to group sizes and dynamics)
- Training 5 days per week, Monday to Friday
Weekly fitness training
- U14 - 16: Wednesday & Friday
- U6 - 12: Wednesday
Ability assessment and group allocation (at the discretion of the Head Coach)
Technical development and gate training
Video analysis

Extras

Season pass for Cardrona and Treble Cone
Wanaka Ski Team branded outer ski jacket (required),
WST Soft Shell (mid-layer) is available to purchase
Costs to travel to races, lift passes and entry at other mountains
We recommend that athletes bring their own ski tuning equipment (ski vices, wax iron etc). Alternatively, ski tuning can be organised with a daily race tune and wax season-long or casually at Outside Sport or The Waxroom. Please contact them directly for more information.
Extra school holiday training days can be booked for an additional cost for anyone booked into our longer programmes. Please contact us.
September/ October race training private lessons are available upon request with your preferred coach, please contact us.

U12 - 16 Added Extras

Homestay accommodation is available for $400/week. Please check out our Athlete Homestay info page & fill out the form to express your interest.
Transport to and from Cardrona/Treble Cone is available in conjunction with your selected training programme. Please contact us for more information.

2020 Age Groups

Programme	Year of Birth
U16	2005 - 06
U14	2007 - 08
U12	2009 - 10
U10	2011 - 12
U8	2013 - 14
U6	2015 - 16

Can’t find the programme you’re looking for? Contact us for more information or for a quote on a tailor-made programme. Our friendly WST team are always happy to help!

Eligibility to race

All junior athletes (both NZ and International) must belong to Wanaka Ski & Snow Sports Club (unless already a member of another NZ ski club) and be a current member of Snow Sports NZ (a FIS licence is not required).

U14 - 16 athletes must ensure they have purchased a National Points licence so that they can compete in the series.

For more race information and to view the NZ Competition Rules please click here.