Yep, still skiing? and it?s August. Well actually this post is on a 5-day June freestyle camp at Boreal, from all-star telemark grom Bennett Drummond, but people are still turning on the white stuff here in Tahoe. Here?s a Q&A on Bennett?s time at camp as well as some of his helmet cam footage.
WHO: Bennett Drummond, 13 years old
WHAT: Freestyle (park) skiing camp
WHERE: Boreal ski resort
WHEN: June 2011
GEAR: Contour GPS helmet cam, high-altitude sunscreen
This isn?t your typical summer camp, eh? Tell us how much time you spent out on the snow.
We were on the snow from 7:00 till 11:00 *lunch* then 11:30 tll 1:00. So a grand total 5 1/2 hours each day.
Were you the only telemarker?
Yes, I was the only one at the camp on a tele set-up.
What can you tell us about the features?
They a had a jib-garden (asortments of boxes and rails), 2 very small 5ft jumps, halfpipe, large 50ft jump, and a bag jump.
What were you working on while you were there?
I was working on a few tricks: Misty 720, Rodeo 720, switch-ups on a down-flat-down-flat-down rail, and superman fronts.
What did you take away?
The most important thing I learned was just becoming more comfortable doing inverted airs.
What was the most fun part about the camp?
I think just the fact that I was skiing in the summer with my friends and doing slow tricks off the big jump? super cool! Also having the opportunity to work with great coaches from other teams.
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Tags: bennett drummond, Boreal ski camp, california ski camp, summer ski camp, telemark freestyle
Source: http://blog.tahoemountainsports.com/2011/08/08/summer-ski-camp-with-telemarker-bennett-drummond/
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