Skateboard Camp

2025 Skate Camp Information 

The JHSC Freeride Program offers skateboard camps throughout the summer. Skateboarding makes for great summer cross training for your skiers and snowboarders. It’s a rapidly growing sport (now in the Olympics) and provides for a lifetime of community and growth. We’re lucky to have top skate parks in Jackson and experienced coaching staff to help guide your kids' progression. 

Our camps meet at the JHSC offices (next door to Snow King ice rink) at 9AM. We utilize the JHSC vehicle fleet to transport campers to area parks (Jackson, Alpine, Driggs (and beyond!)). Between skating, campers will get lunch (please provide spending money) and cool off in area swimming holes (Palisade Resevoir, Big Eddy, etc.) Pickup is at 5PM, also at the JHSC offices.

Skills Development Focus (Beginners):

  • Develop a comfort level of riding and pushing your skateboard the correct way

  • Create a baseline of fundamentals, including ollies, kickturns, tic-tacs, and dropping in

  • Skatepark etiquette

  • Staying in the flow of what can be a fast-paced, intimidating skatepark setting

  • Skateboard maintenance

Skill Development Focus (Advanced):

  • Bowl and ramp skating

  • Ledge and rail tricks

  • Flatground: flip tricks, shuvits, rotations, ect. 

  • Line choice and vision

  • Lip tricks and quarter pipe skating 

Mandatory Equipment For All

  • Skateboard (no longboards)

  • Helmet

  • Appropriate footwear, skate shoes or flat soled shoes (no sandals or running shoes)

  • Water

  • Sack lunch and snacks

  • Sunscreen

  • Spending money (we tend to stop for milkshakes) 

Optional Equipment:

  • Backpack

  • Kneepads

  • Elbow pads

  • Wrist guards

  • Hip pads

  • Sunglasses

Locations: Jackson, Alpine, Driggs, Pinedale, &/or Idaho Falls skate parks. Transportation is provided in JHSC vehicles. Coaches and vehicles are fully insured.

All camps are coed and run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

 

Sample Schedule Below:

8:45-9:00am- drop off campers at Snow King Events Center

9:00-9:15am- depart for Alpine, Wyoming OR Driggs, Idaho skateparks

10:00am-1:00pm- Skate, lunch when the kids feel like it

1:00-2:00pm- swim at Palisades Reservoir OR Teton River, get snacks/milkshakes at KJ's OR Victor Emporium

3:00-4:45pm-  Skate at Jackson Hole park

5:00pm- pick up at Snow King Events Center

Dates:

2025 Dates TBA

Cost:

  • 2025 Prices TBA 
  • Payment in full upon registration for all camps.

Refund Policy:

  • Refund requests more than two weeks prior to the camp start date are eligible for a full refund (minus a 10% transaction fee).

  • Refund requests less than two weeks before the camp date are eligible for a 50% refund.

  • No refund will be provided for cancellations made less than one week before the camp date.

  • No refund for camp fees will be issued for injuries sustained during camp sessions.

  • Skateboard camp fees will be prorated if camp is partially or fully cancelled due to weather.

  • All refund requests must be submitted to both Skateboard Camp Coordinator and Freeride Program Director.

Skateboard Camp Coordinator:  Stefan Merriam: (smerriam@jhskiclub.org) 

Freeride Program Director:  Collin Rehm. Contact our office for more information at collin@jhskiclub.org 

Registration first come, first served.