Women's Ski Clinics

First session free of charge! Come and see what it’s about!

We are offering a special series of clinics specifically designed to help women skiers enjoy Cannon Mountain with skill and confidence. Your instructor, Randy Trainor is a Level 3 Certified Instructor and has taught skiing in Colorado, New Zealand, and Austria and at Attitash and Loon Mountains. She was a race coach for the Franconia Ski Club for 7 years and has been teaching the women's clinics here at Cannon for the past 4 years.

Groups are available for both intermediate and advanced level skiers on Saturday, and intermediate level skiers on Sunday. See below for details. The program begins on Saturday, January 2rd.

SATURDAY'S program will emphasize skill building from one week to the next, though drop-ins are encouraged and welcomed.

Intermediate Skiers 9:00am - 11:00am For those who can ski all of the green trails and some of the blue trails. We will focus on improving your skiing skills so that you will become comfortable skiing all of the blues and some easy blacks by the end of the season. No longer will you be struggling to keep up with your family, and you will discover the pure joy of skiing!

Advanced Skiers 12:30pm - 2:30pm Open to those who are comfortable skiing the entire mountain. We will also work on improving your skiing skills as well as mogul skiing, tree skiing and (if Mother Nature cooperates) powder skiing. Do you really want to understand those skiing moves your children are learning? This is the place!

*Sunday’s program will feature a different topic each week.

• Jan. 3rd – Getting Started on the Right Foot Stance and balance
  Getting comfortable with how you stand and move.
• Jan. 10th – SPEED CONTROL
  Skis getting away from you? Feel out of control? What happens on ice (what? Ice at Cannon? Tell us it ain’t so!) Getting into your comfort zone and dealing with adverse conditions.
• Jan. 17th – GETTING MORE DYNAMIC
  Are you really carving your ski? Does your turn need a bit more punch? Let’s work on it!
• Jan. 24th – STEEP STUFF
  Here we come, Avalanche! A tactical and technical session steeper to really steep terrain (subject to change, depending on snow conditions).
• Jan. 31st – INTRO TO BUMPS
  You know there are folks that can’t get enough bumps, but moguls scare you to death. Learn to love them through careful, step-by-step introduction to bump skiing. (Subject to change, depending on conditions)
• Feb. 7th – BACK TO BASICS
  Let’s revisit some good skiing skills. Working with movement patterns and basic skiing technique on intermediate, non-threatening terrain.
• Feb. 14th – GETTING MORE DYNAMIC
  Expanding on technique to get more energy in your turns, pick up the intensity, and put more power and punch into your skiing.
• Feb. 21st – EXPLORING OFF PISTE
  If the snow is deep and conditions are good, we'll explore easy glades and ungroomed natural terrain.
• Feb. 28th – STEEP STUFF II
  Avalanche! Profile! A tactical and technical session for tackling steep terrain (subject to change, depending on conditions).
• Mar. 7th – BUMPS II
  An intermediate lesson for bumps – getting comfortable with steeper and deeper moguls. Not for beginner bump skiers. (Subject to change, depending upon conditions)
• March 14th – ARC ‘EM OR PARK ‘EM
  Working on turn shape and edging skills to really carve the ski. No pivot and skid in this session. Intermediate to easy black terrain.
• March 21st– GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
  The last session of the season and time to play, to celebrate a great year. Synchro skiing, exploring easy glades; whatever strikes our fancy!

Dates for Winter 2009/2010:
Saturdays, January 02 - March 20
Sundays, January 03 - March 21

Cost: $40.00 per session (US dollars) XE.com Personal Currency Assistant
[The price does NOT include equipment rentals.]

Information and registration is available at the Brookside Learning Center every day from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Classes will meet in front of Notchview Lodge, where the Junior Development classes meet.

Contact details:
RT 3, Franconia Notch State Park, Franconia, NH 03580
Ski/Snowboard School Desk, phone: 603-823-8800
Email: info@cannonmt.com

Please mention skilikeawoman.com when you contact the resort.

Women's Ski Program at Cannon Mountain
Cannon Mountain resort website
Trail map
Snow report
Travel directions

Please contact SkiW if any of these links are out of date.