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Chillfactore: Race training
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

Is anyone on here involved with the race training at chillfactore? There aren't really any opportunities abroad to learn to run gates for us brits so I'm thinking of giving it a try. However comments like the following are not encouraging:

BG wrote:
I’m not usually one for posting on here…..but my friendly advice would be don't come early on Sunday morning, particularly if you fancy a quiet run...... we have 3 race clubs sharing the slope on Sunday morning at the moment, slalom gates everywhere........basically it's pretty much carnage until 10:30 / 11ish!


I don't want to spend the cash and be stuck waiting at lifts all the time. Since it starts at 8 on sunday mornings, does the first 1.5hrs run before it opens to everyone else?

What are peoples' experiences?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Narc - very sorry for not being encouraging - that wasn't my intention! Things were never "bad" ......1 combined club now - some of the best coaching in the UK- good vibe!
Training is now 7am -9am on Sun - that's before the public start so no crowds, you have the best of the snow conditions all 2 urself.....usually set two courses so no ques!. Tue sessions are 6-8pm, similar

u've posted a couple of times about CFe race training - why not come and try it - u never know u might like it. Some of the best young skiers in the country train at CFe.....and we even have a few old gits ....! Yes u can learn to ski gates in the uk.....like most things in skiing practice makes perfect....u'll soon pick it up - just be warned - it's very addictive!
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Once you have trained a bit you can race in the UK as well, there's quite a bit of indoor racing now as well as plastic. Seniors are aged 19-29, masters are 30+, there are age categories for both at most races, and it's not unknown for the masters age group to have the most entries of any age group.

there are a few British run race camps abroad for masters, Western Counties run one in March and there's often a masters race camp in October.

As BG says it's addictive, but I'm hanging up my leg guards now having raced a few seasons and I'm coaching the minis (U11s), but it was great, it really improved my overall skiing.

Look at www.britski.org for more about UK racing. This is mainly plastic but does have some indoor opportunities. It has details of how to register as a racer.
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