Snowboard Big Mountain Team (grades 8-12, ages 13-18)

Snowboard Big Mountain Team is designed for athletes who wish to take the next step in Big Mountain Snowboarding. This group focuses on continued development of snowboarding fundamentals and progressing their all-mountain riding skills. Training takes place in all snowboarding venues, including the terrain park, halfpipe, and big mountain, as tools to improve big mountain riding. The Big Mountain Team is a progression and development-oriented program, with options to compete in the Rocky Mountain Freeride Series, along with IFSA national events. The program includes a comprehensive year-round strength and conditioning program beginning in May and continuing through the winter. 8th-grade athletes will need a coach’s recommendation to join.

Requirements

• Skill requirement: Ability to ride the entire mountain with a desire to improve skills.
• Equipment: Snowboarding equipment and a helmet.
• Passes: Full IKON pass required. Howelsen Hill ticket or pass needed for airbag days.
• High School Schedule: Steamboat Springs High School students must have Regular Schedule or Partial Early Release 7/8 schedule first semester, and Full Early Release schedule second semester.
• Competition information: Athletes may participate in regional and national level IFSA events USASA (limited options).
• Memberships: IFSA and RMFS memberships are required for all Big Mountain Events. USASA license required for USASA Rocky Mountain Series Competitions.
• Age: 13-18

Schedule

Spring: May 5-June 5
9th and 10th grade athletes: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30-4 p.m., Howelsen Hill Gym
11th and 12th grade athletes: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 1-2:30 p.m., Howelsen Hill Gym
Steamboat Mountain School (SMS) athletes: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 4-5:30 p.m. at Steamboat Mountain School
May Move Up sessions for 8th graders: Wednesday, 5-6:15 p.m., Howelsen Hill Gym

Summer: June 10-August 15
9th and 10th grade athletes: Tuesday, Thursday, 8-9:30 a.m., Howelsen Hill Gym
11th and 12th grade athletes: Monday, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday, 7:30-9 a.m., Friday, 8:30-10 a.m.

Fall: September 2 – November 20, times TBA

On-snow: December 2 – April 5
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 1-4 p.m. at Steamboat Resort
Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Steamboat Resort
Strength times TBA
Halfpipe clinics will be offered on Sundays, 12-2:00 p.m., once the Bashor halfpipe is built and open to the public.

2025-2026 Program Fee

2025-2026 Program Fee (Resident)*: 7,100
2025-2026 Program Fee (Non-Resident)*: $8,850

*Residents and non-residents are required to pay an additional $600 refundable work deposit.

• Scholarships: Resident athletes in competitive year-round programs are eligible for the application-based EZ Competitive Program Scholarship and Winter Program Fee Scholarship. Non-residents are not eligible for EZ Scholarships but may apply for the Winter Program Fee Scholarship. See the chart below for the EZ Competitive Program Scholarship levels. For more information on additional program fee scholarships and other scholarship opportunities, check out the scholarship pages on our website.

• Resident Requirements: To be eligible for the resident program fee, athletes must be full-time residents of Routt or Moffat County or full-time participants of SSWSC for two years or more. See the Member Handbook for full details on resident fees. Find the Residency Status Policy HERE.

• Payment Options: SSWSC offers multiple payment options for summer, winter, and year-round program fees. eCheck (ACH bank transfer), cash, checks, and credit cards are all accepted. A 2% processing fee is applied to all credit card payments. We also offer a payment plan option. Find more information HERE.

• Work Deposit Program: SSWSC requires a work deposit for each family. During the registration process, the program fee listed includes the work deposit. Families can earn back the work deposit by volunteering for SSWSC or opt out of volunteering and donate the work deposit to SSWSC. Find more information on the Work Deposit Program HERE.

Questions about this program?
Email Alex Deibold, Snowboard Program Director