Some of the boys during the Chile training camp. Photo: Northwood/NYSEF (Facebook)
The alpine skiers kicked off their season this week with their annual two-week camp to Valle Nevado, Chile. They departed on September 21 and returned to campus on October 6th. All the student-athletes are excited to be skiing again!
Once the skiers arrived, they went right into freeskiing. “The freeskiing was good and felt nice to get my feet back under me,” Jackson Magnus ’27 said. “There was not much time to free ski since we got to the hotel so late, but it was good,” Magnus added. This was their only free ski day, so they had to use it to get as warm as possible before a big day of training ahead.
The first day of gate training arrived quickly and early. They woke up at 5:30 to get out in time for early morning sessions. “The first day of training went well,” Hudson Marshall ’27 said. “The snow was softer than I would have expected, but it was a good tone-setter for the camp. The early wake-ups and dryland training are really bringing the whole team closer together. The food is also noticeably better than last year,” Marshall added.
Alpine skiers at their 2025 Chile training camp. Photo provided.
The terrain at the alpine training camp in Chile. Photo provided.
The second day of training came easier with better conditions and the routine becoming more familiar. “Today was perfect GS,” Anja Robertson ’26 said. “The snow held up perfectly all day on Foxtrot, and we were able to get a lot of volume in a short amount of time,” Robertson added.
Friday, the final day of the week’s block, got cut short because of bad weather. They are expecting to get more than a foot of snow! This is the first of three blocks, so there will be many more updates of what our skiers are up to in Chile! Next up SL training.
