Free Ski is the new generation of Freestyle Skiing disciplines.Mount Hotham Free Ski is a not for profit organisation based at Mt Hotham over the winter.  Hotham Free Ski has created a series of “consistent all year round” Free Ski development program’s designed to accelerate the young skiers all mountain skiing ability. Our intention is to provide the highest quality programs available in the disciplines of Freestyle skiing.

SKI DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE

The primary goal of our Hotham Freestyle Programs is to cultivate a life long passion for skiing. Hotham Free Ski offers an array of successful safe and accomplished ski development pathways for young freestyle skiers to follow their dreams, whilst acquiring the skiing career and jump skill sets necessary to become a safe and competent all mountain recreational skier, or if desired, to pursue a competitive ski career and join our bonafide ‘Snow Australia Athlete Performance Pathway Program’ team members based at Hotham over the winter and beyond.

Every program will emphasise skill development through free skiing in a variety of winter environments; powder, freeride, moguls, slopestyle and terrain parks. This exposure and mileage becomes the foundation for all future development and success in winter sports.

The different age groups offer a fun-learning environment within a positive group setting focuses on fundamental athletic skills, balance, coordination, core strengthening and stamina.

We define success by using our consistent coach mentoring skills to increase improvement of the individual’s skiing ability and the athlete’s rate of development which supports and dictates every stage of progress and freestyle discipline specialisation.

We encourage and offer personal assessments and competitions for all participants to develop a confidence within. As the athlete matures we encourage the use of specific sporting skills and fitness towards competing in their sport and a single discipline should be chosen as the primary focus.

The importance of having fun is a must! There is an emphasis on being goal oriented for our young athletes, striving for excellence whilst mastering the Free Ski disciplines. Hotham Free Ski believes in developing these true life skills such as working toward developing confidence, learning tactical and technical skills, strengthening the individual’s physiology and develop a clear mindset with a natural healthy competitive spirit, whilst working within a team environment.

Our technical ski skill development includes the disciplines freestyle, free skiing, learning both high powered long smooth turns as well as short sharp consistent turns, hopping successfully into a fun Freestyle, Big Air, Slopestyle, Moguls, Freeride and free skiing course, while understanding the fundamentals of park and slopestyle jump tricks along with skiing Hotham’s awesome and challenging all mountain Freeride terrain with its own natural hits. 

ATHLETE PROGRAMS