What the RMM Snowboard Club Offers!

Our programs are co-ed and are designed specifically for young snowboarders who have progressed to the stage where they are comfortable to tackle the whole mountain in a variety of conditions. If you are determined to improve then we are for you.
The programs are designed to be fun, technical, and skill focused for young riders who have successfully progressed through the ski school ranks and are ready to take on all what the mountains have to offer.

We are taking steps towards creating the best possible environment to foster rider passion and talent in the Bow Valley. Our programs aim to maximize the technical ability and athletic potential of our athletes within an enjoyable, fun and healthy club environment while exposing riders to the technical cornerstones of free ride, freestyle, and general snowboarding skills.

Damien and Craig are among the most highly qualified and experienced riders and coaches in the Bow Valley with over 22 years of guiding/coaching experience between them. Their aim is to provide the perfect balance between technical development and on snow fun. They are passionate about snowboarding and aim to pass on the passion for the sport at the early stages of rider development.

Can you picture…. Olympics, US open, Canadian Nationals, X-Games, and international pro status!

The objective of the RMM is to develop and produce some great positive young athletes into the sport of snowboarding. Why do we want to do this? To have the opportunity to progress the sport in more ways than one: Being strong competitive and innovative snowboarders as well as producing more young athletes to the sport. By being good snowboard influences and coaches to the young snowboard generation, we are in turn pushing the sport that we love further and ensuring that it has a future full of good athletes who push the sport to new heights and bring it to the edge and back, just like we like to do!

The RMM Snowboard Club will have 3 groups running all season and all groups will be co-ed. RMM groms, age 9-12, RMM teens, age 13-16, and RMM young adults, age 17-21.

1) RMM grom (9-12) will provide kids with introductory experience to the different riding disciplines, as well as some nutritional guidelines and introductory avalanche awareness. We will give exposure to and teach kids the techniques required to move through the ranks of the Canadian snowboard industry to become the best rider they can be. Introductory competitions will also take place during the season for the groms to try, and the goal at this level is just to have fun.

2) RMM teens (13-16) is a program which has a collective aim towards a more aggressive and progressive framework to keep the teens busy and developing quickly. This group will give teen’s exposure to the different riding disciplines as well as nutritional guidelines, and avalanche awareness. The teen’s program will have a weekly schedule with 4 days per week available that will not change during the winter. Also, an event schedule gives teens the opportunity to travel and participate in competitions and events while under the adult supervision of the coaches and a parent chaperone, which is on a voluntary basis.

3) RMM yads (17-20) will have a much more aggressive and intense coaching atmosphere in a jam session format for riders that have already developed a competent skill base. The program will have a set weekly schedule with 3 days per week available. We will take each rider’s respective skill base and work with it to help give him or her the best chance of becoming a national or international athlete. This group will be casual for the adults and they will have the freedom to choose how many days a week they can come out in respect to their busy adult schedules. The RMM young adults will be exposed to professional backcountry guiding and more hands on avalanche training such as digging snow pits, learning to identify and navigate avalanche terrain, and studying snow pack. RMM young adults will have many trips and events scheduled throughout the winter and will have a budget and schedule made up 1 month in advance to travel. Competition at this level is taken seriously as it can lead into great things for young athletes in the snowboard industry. Healthy living and proper nutrition for such an active lifestyle will be evident throughout the winter in the adult group.

The RMM snowboard club costs $1750 per athlete to join. This covers the weekly program which runs from mid November to the end of march. All aditional trips throughout the season are aditional costs and will all have budgets and their own schedules along with sign-up dates.For families of Calgar, we offer a two day per week program for $1250.00.