Share your love of backcountry skiing with the next generation!  

Even wanted to ski down a mountain that doesn't have a lift with your family? Brown Mtn? Shasta? McLoughlin? Crater Lake? Or just have the mountain to yourself in the preseason, postseason, or when the mountain is closed?   This is your answer.  

We have a few sets of Contour Startup Ski Touring Adapters for use. These bindings let you click into your normal skis and use your everyday skis as a backcountry set up. We will stay in the resort boundary area so there will be no avalanche danger and avalanche gear will not be required.  

These free clinics equip kids with essential skills for safe exploration, respectful trail etiquette, and the unforgettable experience of carving fresh lines with their crew. Our reward is seeing their grins light up the slopes.  

If you are interested in these clinics for your child or just want to volunteer, please fill out the google form below and you will be automatically added to the email list.  

*If you have any AT gear to donate, please let me know so I can maybe match you up with a youth that is looking.  

Requirements:

• You and your child will need to get an uphill ski pass.  For 2024, our sponsor Cascadia Prime sponsored this pass for your skier.  You'll need to sign the waiver and go into the office and tell them your name and that you are with the Youth SkiMo Program.  

• The participants will need to be solid downhill skiers (be able to ski most black diamond runs). 

• We will ask that a parent will stay to assist and help support (unless we make an exception).  If the parent has backcountry gear that is a bonus, but not mandatory.  

Equipment:

• If you have your own gear, great!  Just bring them and email me if you have any questions.

• If you are looking for gear - post on the FB Group "Mt Ashland Uphill and SkiMO" Often times folks have older gear that you could have or buy for cheap.  

• I've got some loaner gear some for the season, some for a few days (as I still use them):

  • Boots (all have tech toes)

    • Scarpa TX - 23.5, 283 mm BSL - season

    • Garmont Dynamite - 24.5, 280 mm BSL - season

    • Dynafit TLT7 Performance - 25.5, 273 mm BSL - a few days

    • Scarpa F1s - 26, 289 mm BSL - a few days

    • Dynafit PDGs - 27, 289 mm BSL - a few days 

  • Skis/Adapters

    • 160 cm - K2s with Naxo bindings (will fit most boots) - season

  • Tele Gear

    • K2 1080s with BD 01 bindings and Scarpa T2s in 25.5 - season

For the Contour Adapters:

• These adapters will fit boots with BSL (Boot Sole Length) 245 mm - 305 mm.   

• Skis should be between 100 cm and 160 cm. (the Skins are 140 cm long)

• Read more about the Contour Adapters here: Wild Snow, SkiMo.co, StraightChuter. 

When?:

Currently, we plan on hosting the clinics on Wednesdays if the conditions are favorable. We'll be emailing you on Mon or Tues to make sure conditions look ok to hold these clinics. The mountain is closed on Tues and Weds and the Ashland School District gets out early from school on Wed. We'll start the clincs around 3:00 pm and end around 4:30 pm. 

If the conditions align, we'll invite a few of the experienced skiers for a session or two and venture off into the true backcountry on a weekend date in the spring.  

Any questions? - email me at mtashlandskimo@gmail.com