Private Lessons
(All levels)

Skiing, Snowboarding, Telemark, or Park & Pipe

Full Day: $605
Half Day: $449
5 Full Days: $2,850
5 Half Days: $2,045
Early Bird (Snowmass Only): $154

Lift Ticket and equipment not included.

Create your own agenda with a private lesson, and receive specialized attention for fast, fun results. With over 1,300 best-in-the-business pros across four mountains, we have coaches for every age and ability level. From beginning turns to hitting the steeps and deeps or jibbing in the park & pipe, we teach it all, and we guarantee it!

You and up to four friends or family members (no additional charge) will enjoy privileges that include custom-tailored teaching, priority lift access, mountain guiding, and overnight ski/snowboard storage. Offered every day at every mountain, lessons are available starting from 9 a.m. or by special arrangement. Lessons with pros fluent in many different languages are also offered, subject to availability. RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND REQUIRE PREPAYMENT.

Diamond Sessions
Private Lessons
(All levels)

Skiing and Snowboarding

Experience the ultimate in private lessons and watch your skiing and riding sparkle by upgrading to a private Diamond Session with a specially trained Diamond pro. Weems Westfeldt has assembled a team of specially trained pros, each with the character, brilliant attitude, skills, vast experience, training and credentials to help you achieve the dazzling skiing/riding you deserve and have more fun on the mountain than you ever imagined. Learning how to use the Sports Diamond™ will allow you to self-coach so you can always perform better in both on-snow and off-snow sports. Want more? Also included is a download of Weems's e-book, Brilliant Skiing, Every Day. Offered for all levels of skiers and riders every day at every mountain, lessons are available starting from 9 a.m. or by special arrangement. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED

Group Lessons
(Levels 5-9)

Skiing and Snowboarding

Full Day: $139
Half Day: $89
Extensions (Full-Day): $119/day

Lift Ticket and equipment not included.

If you are beyond Beginner's Magic, take your skiing or riding to the next level by joining an adult group lesson. Learn more with a group of similarly-skilled skiers or riders as you polish your turns and master the bumps, steeps and deeps. Riders focus on all-mountain skills and gain confidence. Skiing is offered every day on all four mountains for intermediate to expert skiers. Snowboarding is offered daily at Snowmass and Buttermilk only for intermediate to expert riders. Plan to arrive at the meeting place at 9:50 a.m. with your lift ticket, lesson ticket and equipment.

Beginner's Magic
(Levels 1-4)

Skiing and Snowboarding

3-Day: $352
Full Day: $169
Extensions: $125/day

Lift Ticket and equipment included

Specifically designed to meet the needs of beginner-level skiers and snowboarders, Beginner's Magic utilizes a teaching method that promotes peak performance, confidence and mountain awareness. Our fully trained pros will familiarize you with the use and feel of the specialized beginner equipment and how it works with the snow surface. As you progress, you will learn how to use the chairlift and will access more and more of the mountain. Your progress will astonish you… it's guaranteed.

The Beginner's Magic package includes instruction, lift ticket and specialized equipment rental voucher. Extensions are encouraged and are available through level 4. Lessons are available every day at Snowmass and Buttermilk. Arrive at the meeting place at 9:45 a.m. with your lift ticket, lesson ticket and equipment.

Please note: rental voucher must be redeemed at any Four-Mountain Sports location. If you are in Snowmass, visit the Beginner's Magic location at the top of the Elk Camp Gondola at Elk Camp Meadows beginner area the morning of your lesson. Please allow at least one hour to be fitted for your equipment on your first day!

Join us for an exploration into skiing's roots. Telemarking, one of the original styles of skiing, offers the greatest range of motion to be enjoyed while sliding on snow. With flexible boots and light skis and bindings, explore the entire mountain in a whole new way.

Mountain Explorers
(Levels 5-9)

Skiing

4-Day: $599
(Monday - Thursday)

Lift Ticket and equipment not included.

For intermediate to advanced skiers, Mountain Explorers is the ultimate ski week, designed for fun, mountain exploration, learning and camaraderie. Staying with the same certified pro and group for four days allows you to explore our mountains as a team. Mountain Explorers groups begin at Snowmass, travel to other mountains (based on group's desire), and wrap up with a fun après-ski party. Plan to arrive at the meeting place at 9:45 a.m. on the first day with your lift ticket, lesson ticket and equipment.

Women's Edge
(Levels 4-9)

Skiing Only

4-Day: $599
(Monday - Thursday)

Lift Ticket and equipment not included

Share an exciting and fun four days on the slopes with women-specific, certified pros. Whether you are an intermediate skier looking to build confidence in your abilities or an advanced skier eager for the challenges of double-black terrain, Women's Edge provides an opportunity to advance your skills and develop lasting relationships. Offered Monday through Thursday every week from January 5 to March 26, the program includes a women's luncheon, equipment lectures, and the option to travel to our other mountains with small groups of similar abilities. On the first day, please arrive at the meeting place at 9:45 a.m. with your lift ticket, lesson ticket and equipment. RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED.

Chris Klug snowboard camp hits Buttermilk April 2-4, 2010, for another session of halfpipe, boardercross, giant slalom and slalom training from Chris' assembled team of world-class coaches. Designed for beginner, intermediate to expert riders – both soft and hardbooters – ages seven and up, this camp will take your riding to the next level. Whether you are a pro looking to gain a split second or go bigger, or a beginner or intermediate rider hoping to improve your all-mountain riding and experiment in a boardercross course or superpipe, the Klug Camp offers it all.

Experience the only intensive week-long ski program based on Lito Tejada-Flores' best-selling book, DVDs and videos. Under the direction of the Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen/Snowmass, Breakthrough on Skis is taught by pros personally selected and trained by Lito himself. If you are ready to move from an intermediate skier to an expert, to feel at home in all terrain, and to have tons of fun in the process, this is the course for you. Each Breakthrough on Skis week includes five days of coaching, 6-day lift ticket, après-ski lectures and a wrap-up banquet, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

December 6-11, 2009 (for levels 4 & up with a focus on levels 4 & 5, no bumps)
January 10-15, 2010 (levels 6-9)
January 17-22, 2010 (levels 6-9)
January 24-29, 2010 (levels 6-9)
January 31-February 5, 2010 (levels 6-9)

BUMPS FOR BOOMERS® is an innovative ski program that quickly teaches aging Baby Boomers how to confidently ski terrain previously considered beyond their capabilities. For information on our 3-day mogul and powder clinics or private lessons. Advance reservations are required.

Have fun, look good and feel control in the bumps. This ALL-MOUNTAIN SKIING CAMP, hosted by two-time World Freestyle Champion John Clendenin and his select certified pros, introduces the joy of mogul skiing to intermediate skiers and above. These adult camps introduce four easy, essential movements that open the door to the joy of skiing bumps. Included in the camps are use of new demo equipment, video analysis, indoor ski simulator lessons, an improvement certificate, and opening/closing parties.

Divas Ski & Life Coaching Weeks

Skiing

The Aspen Divas and a team of experienced executive and life coaches bring women a unique experience in skiing - combining the practice of skiing with the art of risk taking and learning. Challenge your current paradigm of what is possible for you, using the slopes as a tool to support you in your growth. Your coaches will ensure that this is achieved in a safe and supportive environment, allowing you to expand your comfort zone effortlessly.

Teche Racing
(Level 6-9)

Skiing

An adult ski racing program coached by renowned ski guru Mike Taché and his elite staff, Taché Racing offers a professionally coached training experience for intermediate to expert skiers in a fun, controlled environment guaranteed to improve any skier's level of performance skiing. Be guided to becoming a better all-mountain skier through the use of gates and gate-related drills, video analysis, and centering, relaxation and mind/body awareness techniques.

From January through March, training days at Aspen Highlands are available every Tuesday through Friday. All training days include on-snow training from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., video movement analysis and evening films and lectures. For all the details, all the time, call the Taché Racing hotline at 970-923-0583, updated daily!

The Magic of Skiing
(Levels 5-9)

Skiing

970-925-7099 or www.ThomasCrum.com

The Magic of Skiing is Aspen Skiing Company's longest running specialty program for a good reason: it focuses on the "big picture." Rather than viewing skiing (or riding) as a series of techniques, the Magic of Skiing sees it as a vehicle for self-awareness and an opportunity to practice centering, to cultivate appreciation and to discover how to unify the mind and body to achieve inner peace - all while having even more fun on the mountain!

The program includes five full days of skiing with some of the top pros in the world plus early morning and après-ski sessions with Thomas Crum, whose work in peak performance, stress reduction and conflict resolution is world renowned. Thomas is the author of three best-selling books - The Magic of Conflict, Journey to Center and Three Deep Breaths.

Back once again by popular demand, the Women's Edge Extreme Camp provides coaching for women who love to rip in all terrain and conditions. The four-day session of extreme terrain skiing, from January 18-21 (runs concurrently with our regular four-day Women's Edge program), is open to women skiers levels 8 and up who are eager for the challenge of double-black terrain and offers coaching in both the technical and psychological aspects of extreme skiing. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

Challenge Aspen
(all levels)

Skiing or Snowboarding

970-923-0578 or www.challengeaspen.com

Rediscover the joy of being on the mountain with a Challenge Aspen adaptive-certified pro (skiing or snowboarding). Private lessons include a lift ticket and rental equipment. For adrenaline seekers, our new competitive program offers race coaching for all adaptive skiing ability levels. Trained "buddies" are also available for the day. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

Snow Clubs
(8 weeks to 4 years)

Snowmass

Full Day: $140
Half Day: $94

Our Colorado state-licensed daycare, located in the Treehouse, caters to infants and toddlers and provides a licensed registered nurse on staff. Children spend their time playing games on and off the snow under the supervision of our kids' specialists and are groued by age with dedicated theme rooms for each group. Lunch is included. Discounted private ski lessons are available for Snow Cubs. Please have children at the program by 9:30 a.m. SPACE IS LIMITED. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED.

Clubs on Skis
(2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years)

Snowmass & Buttermilk

Introduce your child to the fun of skiing with this all-inclusive package. Children enrolled in Cubs on Skis will spend time on snow with our preschool-specific pros in their own learning area complete with Magic Carpets. The rest of the day will be spent enjoying hands-on activities at the Treehouse Kids' Adventure Center at Snowmass or the Panda House at Buttermilk. Lesson, equipment, lunch and daycare are all included. RESERVATIONS AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED.

Big Burn Bears
(3 to 4 years)

Snowmass

Lift Ticket and lunch included
Equipment not included but is available for rent

At Big Burn Bears, preschoolers learn to ski under the guidance of specially trained pros. Their own beginner area, obstacle courses, Magic Carpets and immediate access to the rest of the mountain make skiing a fun experience. Plus, the Treehouse includes their very own Bear Den, a themed indoor activity center complete with a puppet theater and a great place for lunch. Bears must be potty trained. RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND REQUIRE PREPAYMENT.

Powder Pandas
(3 to 4 years)

Buttermilk

Full Day: $140
Half Day: $94

Lift Ticket and lunch included
Equipment not included but is available for rent

Pandas enjoy a world of their own near the base of Buttermilk with the perfect teaching hill all to themselves, complete with their own Magic Carpet area. More advanced Pandas ride the unforgettable skitch towed by a snowmobile to their lesson area and, when ready, ski the mountain top to bottom. Lunch is included. The Powder Pandas program is convenient for parents skiing at Aspen Mountain or Aspen Highlands. Powder Pandas must be potty trained. RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND REQUIRE PREPAYMENT.

Children's Private Lessons
(Skiing - 2 to 4 years)

Snowmass & Buttermilk

Full Day: $605
Half Day: $449
5 Full Days: $2,850
5 Half Days: $2,045

Lift ticket included. Equipment not included but is available for rent.

Let our kids' specialists offer your child a valuable one-on-one experience. Private lessons give you the freedom to set the lesson's agenda and ensure your child is getting special attention. RESERVATIONS AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED. Advance reservations are STRONGLY recommended for holiday bookings as this popular product often sells out.

Grizzlies
(5 to 6 years)

Snowmass & Buttermilk

Full Day: $140
Half Day: $94

Lift Ticket and lunch included
Equipment not included but is available for rent

The Grizzlies on Skis spend their days on the mountain, enjoying their own beginner area and direct lift access for tearing up the slopes. Special events include the Winter Wild Things Native Animal Exploration program and race days. The Grizzlies program at Buttermilk is convenient for parents skiing at Aspen Mountain or Aspen Highlands. RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED AND REQUIRE PREPAYMENT.

Full Day: $149

Lift Ticket, lunch and equipment included

For adventuresome young riders, this popular program uses the latest techniques in teaching snowboarding in a fun environment. Small groups with an average 3:1 ratio of students to pros learn mountain etiquette and snowboarding skills with specially trained children's coaches. Lesson, lift ticket and lunch – are included. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED.

Full Day: $140

Lift Ticket and lunch included

The fun kids' trails and great terrain of Aspen Highlands, combined with very talented kids' pros, provide your child the best ski experience in the valley. A level 5 skier must be able to do a hockey stop both ways, handle using poles, ski blue terrain comfortably, and make parallel turns. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS AND PREPAYMENT ARE REQUIRED.

Kids'Private Lessons
(5 to 12 years)

All Levels

Full Day: $605
Half Day: $449
5 Full Days: $2,850
5 Half Days: $2,045

Lift Ticket and equipment not included

Get fast, fun results for your child with a private lesson from one of our pros. From beginning turns to mastering the park & pipe, private lessons offer undivided attention and the freedom for you to set the lesson's agenda. Your child and up to four friends or family members (no additional charge) will enjoy privileges that include custom-tailored teaching, priority lift access and overnight ski/snowboard storage. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.

Kids' Group Lessons
(7 to 12 years)

Level 2 & Up

Skiing & Snowboarding

Full Day: $101

Camp Aspen/Snowmass kids explore the coolest trails and adventure zones, and practice jibbing skills in the park & pipe – all while making friends and learning to ski and ride in a fun, supportive environment. Classes are divided according to age and ability and include a supervised lunch. Park & pipe group lessons for skiers and riders at the appropriate ability level are available at Snowmass and Buttermilk only.

To take lessons at Highlands, kids must be level 5 or higher and able to do a hockey stop in both directions on skis or link turns on blue runs on a snowboard.

Kids should arrive at the meeting place at 9:15 a.m. with their lift ticket, lesson ticket, registration form, helmet, and equipment. Rentals are available at The Treehouse for Snowmass participants.

Teens' Group Lessons
(13 to 17 years)

Level 2 & Up

Skiing & Snowboarding

Full Day: $101

Our Teens’ Too-Cool-for-School program, offered every day throughout the season, is taught by our most fun-loving and qualified coaches. Teens explore the mountain, checking out all of the terrain, from the beginner areas and the easy groomers to the park & pipe and the bumps and steeps. Groups are divided according to skill level and goals. Park & pipe lessons are available at Snowmass and Buttermilk only. To take lessons at Highlands, teens must be level 5 or higher and able to do a hockey stop in both directions on skis or link turns on blue runs on a snowboard.

Teens should arrive at the meeting place at 9:15 a.m. with their lift ticket, lesson ticket, registration form, equipment, and money for lunch.

First Turns
(13 to 17 years)

Level 1

Skiing & Snowboarding

Snowmass & Buttermilk

1 Day: $123

Our fun one-day package for Camp Aspen/Snowmass teens skiing or snowboarding for the first time will start them off right. The all-inclusive First Turns package includes instruction, lift ticket and an equipment voucher (redeemable at Four-Mountain Sports Snowmass or Buttermilk). Teens should arrive at the meeting place at 9:15 a.m. with their lift ticket, lesson ticket, registration form and equipment.

Snowmass Steep Camps
(12 to 19 years)
(Levels 8 & Up)

Ski Only

4 Days: $599

February 15-18, 2010
March 15-18, 2010
March 22-25, 2010

Lift ticket and equipment not included

Join other advanced and expert skiers for this freeskiing camp designed to teach kids and teens how to ski North America's toughest black and double-black diamond terrain in a fun, dynamic environment. Small groups rip together for four days with the same pro and are often joined by top freeskiing competitors. HELMETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS. Reservations recommended.

Chris Klug snowboard camp hits Buttermilk April 2-4, 2010, for another session of halfpipe, boardercross, giant slalom and slalom training from Chris' assembled team of world-class coaches. Designed for beginner,intermediate to expert riders – both soft and hardbooters – ages seven and up, this camp will take your riding to the next level. Whether you are a pro looking to gain a split second or go bigger, or abeginner or intermediate rider hoping to improve your all-mountain riding and experiment in a boardercross course or superpipe, the Klug Camp offers it all.