LUDLOW, Vermont -- Olympic gold medalist and snowboard legend Ross Powers and his posse of pros will be at Okemo Mountain Resort March 24, 25 and 26, for the Ross Powers Snowboard Camp. This three-day snowboard camp is open to intermediate and advanced riders who can handle fast-paced training and riding with some of the best coaches and professional snowboarders of all time. Proceeds from the Camp benefit the Ross Powers Foundation, a non-profit organization for athletes with financial need.
Okemo is Powers' home mountain. In his first year as the resort's Snowboard Ambassador, he has been working directly with the mountain's parks and pipes crew to ensure that the SoBe Superpipe, one of the largest halfpipes in the East, is in top form. Okemo is also home to five terrain parks, including a familycross park, where Powers trains in snowboardcross, one of the newest events in the Winter Olympics.
"Okemo always has had a good program ... If you were ranked in the snowboarding standings, you went there. In many ways, it has always been a part of my snowboarding career."
Snowboarders attending the Ross Powers Snowboard Camp will be grouped according to ability and skill interest. Each group of five to seven participants will train with a certified coach, including AASI National Team riders. Ross Powers and a roster of today's top competitors will rotate through the groups to offer personalized instruction to help participants achieve their individual riding goals.
The fee for the Ross Powers Snowboard Camp is $599 ($499 if booked before March 1) and includes three days of on-snow coaching, a welcome bag o' swag, Pizza with Powers Slice Session and a certificate of completion signed by Ross Powers. The rate does not include a required lift ticket, lodging or meals.
Owner of more halfpipe titles than any other rider in history, including a gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and a 1998 Olympic bronze medal, Powers was born and raised in Londonderry, Vt. Considered snowboarding's first child prodigy, he competed in his first U.S. Open competition at the age of 9 with his fourth grade class in attendance. He competed in nationals the next year and was a world champion before his 18th birthday. In 1998, he represented the U.S. in Nagano taking home the first Olympic halfpipe medal for the U.S.
For more information or to reserve a place in the Ross Powers Snowboard Camp, please call (802) 228-1600, or visit
www.okemo.com or
The Ross Powers Foundation.
Okemo to Host Ross Powers Snowboard Camp March 24-26
Okemo to Host Ross Powers Snowboard Camp March 24-26
