Portillo Big Mountain Telemark Camp

NEW! Intermediate Camp

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Feeling good on blues and easy blacks and ready to take your Telemark turn to the next level? Excited about developing the skills to navigate steeper terrain, mixed conditions, POWDER, and and steeps? Ready to begin carving Telemark turns?

Come do all of this in one of the most stunning ski settings on the planet with the best Telemark athletes and coaches in the discipline.

Our intermediate camp offers everything that our Advanced Camp does, but at a slower pace and more gradual progression towards steeper and complex terrain.

Gallery

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Photos by Nick DeVore, Kayo Ogilby and Luke Lubchenco

Video

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Portillo Big Mountain Telemark Camp Promo from Free 2 Be Productions on Vimeo.

Gearing Up For 2012!

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Hello Telemarkers!

Happy Holidays!

Is a Telemark adventure on the Holiday Wish List?

Join us in Portillo Chile in the last week of July 2012 for the most extraordinary Telemark skiing camp on the planet.

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Yours in global Telemark unity,
Nick and Kayo

2012 Camp

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Join us for the ultimate Telemark adventure: A week of intensive big-mountain Telemark instruction deep in the Chilean Andes.

The Advanced Camp is open to any age expert Telemarker (able to ski all blacks). The Intermediate Camp is perfect for those who are working on the transition from intermediate to advanced (able to ski blues and easy blacks).

Whether you aspire to compete in big mountain events, want to take your Telemark skiing to the next level, or simply want to develop your technique in a stunning setting, we will help you hone in your Telemark skills so that you may be free and confident in any terrain.

Through on-piste and backcountry exploration we will focus on technique, awareness, visualization, safety, discipline, determination, and having an overall great time ripping some stunning lines. While perfecting the Telemark turn, you will also learn about big mountain and backcountry travel, including precaution, line choice, route finding, equipment use, snow stability, and overall awareness while enjoying the majestic mountains.

Coaches:

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Nick DeVore
Nick DeVore is one of the most progressive Telemark skiers on the planet. He continues to shatter Telemark stereotypes with extraordinary big mountain ascents and descents and an energetic, fluid style of Telemark skiing. He was the 2008 World Telemark Freesking Champion and his other accomplishments include several ski descents of Denali, climbing and skiing 24 of Colorado’s 14eeners with Chris Davenport, appearances in multiple ski movies such as Powder Whores, and staggering competition results against an alpine field in the U.S. Freeskiing Series. He is also a passionate Yogi and certified instructor. For more information, adventures, video, and pictures go to http://nickdevore.com/

Kayo Ogilby
Nick DeVore was inspired to take up free-heel skiing by his coach and mentor, Kayo Ogilby. Over the last 12 years Kayo has helped catalyze the modern big mountain and free-ride Telemark movement as the head coach of the CRMS Telemark Team. The program, which was the first of its kind, has turned out hordes of passionate Telemark skiers, including Lorenzo Worster, Max Mancini, Jake Sakson and Nick DeVore. Kayo's approach has been to foster in his athletes a life-long passion for the sport and to develop a contemporary style of Telemark skiing that is conducive to high speeds, technical terrain, and competition and big mountain situations. For more information, adventures, video, and pictures, go to www.crmstelemark.blogspot.com.

Daily Schedule

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Carder Lamb takes advantage of new powder during the 2008 session.

7:00 to 7:45- Yoga and visualization for enhanced performance and injury prevention.
8:00- Breakfast.
9:00- Load lifts or depart for backcountry hike.
12:00- Lunch.
1:00- Resume skiing.
5:00- Lifts close.
6:00 to 7:00- Yoga, visualization and reflection.
7:00 to 8:00- Free time (pool, hot tub, sauna).
8:00 to 9:00- Video analysis from the day’s skiing or ski movie analysis.
9:00- Dinner then free time and bed.

Last light from the Hotel Portillo Hot Tub

Portillo

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Portillo offers endless stunning big-mountain terrain. Just under the lift are two long, steep and tight shoots. A few hour hike will bring you to the top of “Super C” a legendary couloir descending 6 thousand vertical feet into the valley floor.

Or, a trip out on the high traverse offers more fresh chutes, spines, cliffs and Alaska type terrain. (We will assess the camper’s skill levels and then ski and coach accordingly.)

Dates, Travel, Lodging, and Prices

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2012 Dates:
July 21 - July 28

Camp Cost:
One Week: $1500

This includes seven days of coaching and big mountain instruction, two daily yoga sessions, a closing ceremony, pro deals on Black Diamond and FlyLow equipment, and a photo package. Does not include Airfare and Lodging.

Grom Scholarship:
We provide one scholarship a year for athletes under 18.

Lodging:

There are two lodging options:

The Octagon, $1,400
Which includes:
7 Nights of Lodging in the Octagon Lodge
4 Gourmet Meals a Day
Lift Tickets

The Inca, $700
Which includes:
7 Nights of Lodging in the Inca Lodge
3 Cafeteria Style Meals a Day
Lift Tickets

Travel:
To help coordinate travel for the camp we work with the best ski travel agency in the business – Winter Park Travel in Winter Park, Colorado. Call them at 800-325-2748 to get the best pricing to Santiago and to coordinate your flights with ground transportation to Portillo.

Contact, Payment, and Registration:
A non-refundable $500 dollar deposit is required to reserve a spot in the camp and the remaining balance is due one month prior to the start of the camp.
To register, contact:
Kayo Ogilby: kogilby@crms.org

Yoga

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Nick, who is a certified yoga teacher and passionate yogi, will lead pre and post ski yoga-stretch sessions in Portillos’s deluxe yoga studio. Each day he focuses on different yoga skills and techniques related to big mountain Telemark skiing.

The morning yoga session focuses on mind/body awareness, visualization techniques and an injury prevention warm up. The evening session helps the body to unwind, relax and rejuvenate.

Nick leads a morning Yoga session in the Hotel Portillo Studio