courtesy of Mount Sunapee Resort
MOUNT SUNAPEE RESORT LAUNCHES A NEW SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SKIERS AND RIDERS AGES 13-17.
Newbury, NH – (November 10, 2008) – The new skills development program at Mount Sunapee Resort called MyPlace, is truly a
program that skiers and riders ages 13-17 can call their own. They helped design it.
During July, 2008 Mount Sunapee staff held conference calls with young skiers and boarders ages 13-17 to help create a program just for them. Mount Sunapee asked what they wanted out of a program, what would make it fun,
what Mount Sunapee should do and shouldn’t do. “These kids were amazing”, says Maura Gorman, director of the Learning Center at
Mount Sunapee. “They were prepared, articulate and knew exactly what they wanted and didn’t want.”
The panel definitely wanted to improve their skills, but not on the “bunny” slopes. Hence, MyPlace is for intermediate and advanced
skiers and boarders and their classroom will be the Main Mountain at MountSunapee including the glades, mogul runs and terrain parks.
Skiers and riders will be grouped by age and personal goals in a fast-paced two hour session.
To make it “fun” the instructor will capture the session on a hand-held video camera and then the video will be posted on a MyPlace page on the Mount Sunapee web site. While the video might be used
as a teaching aid during the session, the panel felt that it was just as important to capture the “personality” of the group on video.
One thing the panel was unanimous about was that the word “teen” not be used in any way, shape or form to describe the program.
Two-hour MyPlace sessions are available weekends and holidays at Mount Sunapee at 10:00am and 1:00pm. Each session costs $50 per
person. For more information contact the Learning Center at MountSunapee at 603-763-3500 or go to mountsunapee.com.