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Something is capping your riding. Most people guess wrong.

Riders blame fitness, or their board, or their age. It is almost never any of those. Answer six questions and we’ll name the actual leak — the one skill everything above it is waiting on.

Built from 30 years of coaching21+ campMt. Hood, Oregon
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Snowboarder approaching a jump at Mt. Hood

The test

Six questions. One answer.

How many days did you actually ride last season?
What happens on your toe edge at speed?
Riding switch, honestly:
The terrain park:
When you fall, what is it usually?
What do you actually want, one year from now?
Here’s what your answers say.

Almost every intermediate plateau traces back to the same root: a defensive stance your body chose on day one to stop you falling — and never unlearned. Everything you have tried to build since has been stacked on top of it. Enter your email and we’ll send your specific result, plus the drill we’d start you on.

Your answers:

Your result plus the session list. One email.

Why the answer is usually the same

The stance that saved you is now the thing stopping you.

On your very first day, your body worked out a defensive position that stopped you falling: weight back, shoulders square to the board, knees stiff. It worked. So you kept it. Every skill you have tried to add since — carving, switch, spinning, rails — needs the opposite of that position. That is why more days on snow have not helped.

WHAT YOU FEEL

“I’ve stopped improving”

You ride the same three runs the same way. New things feel impossible rather than difficult.

WHAT YOU BLAME

Days, age, gear

So you buy a board, or book another trip, and nothing changes — because none of those were the constraint.

WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS

A position, not a skill

Fixable in days, not seasons — but only with someone watching you and footage to prove it.

Where we fix it

Seven days. Four campers per coach. Video every night.

STAGE 01

Soft snow

Summer glacier corn is the most forgiving surface in snowboarding. Falling stops hurting, so your body stops bracing.

STAGE 02

Small group

Four campers per coach. Your coach knows your name, your leak and your goal by Monday lunch.

STAGE 03

Airbag reps

Timberline's airbag lets you try the scary version twenty times with no landing consequence.

STAGE 04

Night video

Every evening we put your footage on the screen and find the one thing to change tomorrow.

STAGE 05

Next morning

You wake up and do it again — 7 days back to back. That repetition is the part winter can never give you.

Exact calendar dates are confirmed with Timberline each spring and announced to deposit holders first. Both sessions run Monday through Sunday between June 20 and July 30, 2027.

Proof

It works on people who thought it wouldn’t

“I was able to progress my riding, and at the same time, I felt safe because I knew I had great coaches I could trust. Morning exercises on the mountain and video feedback were super valuable… Riding Mount Hood in the summer, meeting new friends, seeing old friends, watching pros ride, and getting coached by the best is super special.”
Jimmy Rivas · RN, 37, Chicago
Two-time camper
“I was nervous about it being my first year snowboarding and possibly holding people back since I didn’t have a lot of park experience, but the coaches were great at breaking things down into stages for me to try and build my confidence and progress at a pace I was comfortable with. My riding improved so much.”
Chris Rosa
Camper, 2023 — first season on a snowboard

Find the leak. Then come fix it.

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