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Telluride Ski & Snowboard School Specialty Camps include activities such as skiing, snowboarding, ski biomechanics instruction, mogul skiing, mountain biking, climbing, backpacking, and mountaineering. The program includes options like the Development Squad youth ski and snowboard program, the Women’s Weekend camp, and a Ski Biomechanics Camp that uses a science-based approach centered on awareness of natural functional skeletal alignment. Making Friends with Moguls uses proven exercises and progressions to help participants become comfortable on Blue level mogul runs.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Development Squad is offered as a full-day youth ski and snowboard program over 7 or 8 sessions; Women’s Weekend is a 3-day camp; Ski Biomechanics is a 4-day camp. The Women’s Weekend general schedule includes a Day 0 afternoon meet and greet, followed by three days of on-snow time, with on-snow hours generally between 9:00am and 4:00pm and a closing reception on the final afternoon.
• Price: Development Squad price: TBD. Women’s Weekend 2026–27 Camp Price: TBD.
D-Squad’s stated goal is to foster a fun and safe learning environment while developing well-rounded skiers and snowboarders who have a true love for the sport, the mountain, and Telluride. D-Squad promotes team building and models safe mountain tactics in a non-competitive environment, and lunch is included in Development Squad sessions, with a recommendation that children with food allergies bring a packed lunch. The Silver Skier Program is for skiers 50 years young and up in a small group, instructor-guided setting, and the Women’s Weekend is guided and taught by PSIA-certified, female instructors, with lift access available 2 days before and/or 2 days after the camp session.
The Women’s Weekend was the first women-only ski program in Colorado and is in its 4th decade. Sandy Giesler has lived in Telluride for 36 years and this is her 16th year teaching the Women’s Program, and she teaches Efficiency and Dynamic Balance throughout the skill sets. The 2025/2026 season will be Tobin’s 7th season as a ski instructor in Telluride, and this will be Caroline McCrary’s 7th year teaching for the Ski School, including 3 years teaching a D-Squad class, while she is also entering her 6th year of teaching at the Telluride Elementary School. Bryton Maclennan graduated in 2019 from Grove City College. Telluride Ski Resort notes that Winter 2026–27 dates are to be determined, and the free gondola summer dates are May 21, 2026 – October 25, 2026.
Staff credentials include PSIA Alpine Level 3, Children’s Specialist 2, and Children’s Trainer certifications for Bryton Maclennan; PSIA Alpine 2 and Children’s Specialist 2 certifications for Tobin; and PSIA Level 2 Certified Alpine Instructor and Level 2 Children’s Specialist credentials for Sandy Giesler. Rachel Champagne is the coordinator for the Women’s Weekend. Telluride operates in partnership with the US Forest Service.
Recognitions include OnTheSnow users picking Telluride as Best Ski Resort in North America for the 2023–24 season and an OnTheSnow 2022–23 Visitors’ Choice Award for Best All-Mountain Terrain. Telluride is listed in media outlets such as Denver Life Magazine, Travel + Leisure, TripOutside, The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler UK, Texas Monthly, Thrillist, iHeartRadio, and US News | Travel. Telluride is known for its natural beauty and its commitment to the environment, and the resort was developed in a way that preserved the mountains and the historic charm of Telluride, with the first AC powerplant in history designed and built by Nikola Tesla in Telluride.
Testimonials from instructors describe their experiences with the program, including Bryton Maclennan’s statement that it is a delight to teach people how to enjoy the outdoors more, and Tobin Behling’s note that he learned to ski on the Meadows ski run in Telluride at age 5 and also teaches mountain biking in the bike park during the summer months. Caroline McCrary describes helping students improve during D-Squad as the “cherry-on-top” of her role at the Ski School and notes that kids enjoy D-Squad and talk about it during the week. Rachel Champagne describes herself as a passionate ski instructor and coordinator for the Women’s Weekend who enjoys sharing her love of skiing, and Sandy Giesler explains that she began skiing at an early age, started teaching at 16, and finds the Women’s Program her favorite and most rewarding part of her season, focusing on efficient movement patterns that can give more control and increase comfort on skis.
Last updated June 3, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Development Squad is offered as a full-day youth ski and snowboard program over 7 or 8 sessions; Women’s Weekend is a 3-day camp; Ski Biomechanics is a 4-day camp. The Women’s Weekend general schedule includes a Day 0 afternoon meet and greet, followed by three days of on-snow time, with on-snow hours generally between 9:00am and 4:00pm and a closing reception on the final afternoon.
• Price: Development Squad price: TBD. Women’s Weekend 2026–27 Camp Price: TBD.
D-Squad’s stated goal is to foster a fun and safe learning environment while developing well-rounded skiers and snowboarders who have a true love for the sport, the mountain, and Telluride. D-Squad promotes team building and models safe mountain tactics in a non-competitive environment, and lunch is included in Development Squad sessions, with a recommendation that children with food allergies bring a packed lunch. The Silver Skier Program is for skiers 50 years young and up in a small group, instructor-guided setting, and the Women’s Weekend is guided and taught by PSIA-certified, female instructors, with lift access available 2 days before and/or 2 days after the camp session.
The Women’s Weekend was the first women-only ski program in Colorado and is in its 4th decade. Sandy Giesler has lived in Telluride for 36 years and this is her 16th year teaching the Women’s Program, and she teaches Efficiency and Dynamic Balance throughout the skill sets. The 2025/2026 season will be Tobin’s 7th season as a ski instructor in Telluride, and this will be Caroline McCrary’s 7th year teaching for the Ski School, including 3 years teaching a D-Squad class, while she is also entering her 6th year of teaching at the Telluride Elementary School. Bryton Maclennan graduated in 2019 from Grove City College. Telluride Ski Resort notes that Winter 2026–27 dates are to be determined, and the free gondola summer dates are May 21, 2026 – October 25, 2026.
Staff credentials include PSIA Alpine Level 3, Children’s Specialist 2, and Children’s Trainer certifications for Bryton Maclennan; PSIA Alpine 2 and Children’s Specialist 2 certifications for Tobin; and PSIA Level 2 Certified Alpine Instructor and Level 2 Children’s Specialist credentials for Sandy Giesler. Rachel Champagne is the coordinator for the Women’s Weekend. Telluride operates in partnership with the US Forest Service.
Recognitions include OnTheSnow users picking Telluride as Best Ski Resort in North America for the 2023–24 season and an OnTheSnow 2022–23 Visitors’ Choice Award for Best All-Mountain Terrain. Telluride is listed in media outlets such as Denver Life Magazine, Travel + Leisure, TripOutside, The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler UK, Texas Monthly, Thrillist, iHeartRadio, and US News | Travel. Telluride is known for its natural beauty and its commitment to the environment, and the resort was developed in a way that preserved the mountains and the historic charm of Telluride, with the first AC powerplant in history designed and built by Nikola Tesla in Telluride.
Testimonials from instructors describe their experiences with the program, including Bryton Maclennan’s statement that it is a delight to teach people how to enjoy the outdoors more, and Tobin Behling’s note that he learned to ski on the Meadows ski run in Telluride at age 5 and also teaches mountain biking in the bike park during the summer months. Caroline McCrary describes helping students improve during D-Squad as the “cherry-on-top” of her role at the Ski School and notes that kids enjoy D-Squad and talk about it during the week. Rachel Champagne describes herself as a passionate ski instructor and coordinator for the Women’s Weekend who enjoys sharing her love of skiing, and Sandy Giesler explains that she began skiing at an early age, started teaching at 16, and finds the Women’s Program her favorite and most rewarding part of her season, focusing on efficient movement patterns that can give more control and increase comfort on skis.
Last updated June 3, 2026.
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