Mastery Programs
The Otto Hollaus Mastery Programs teach intermediate, advanced, and expert skiers to hone and grow their ski skills. Each season culminates with an assessment, and qualified athletes are invited to participate in the Otto Hollaus Cup Race at season's end.
Mini Masters
Ages: 10-11
The Mini Masters program allows skiers to explore different turn shapes, sizes and their application in the race course, park and pipe, and terrain variations.
Junior Masters
Ages: 12-13
The Junior Masters program offers challenging activities, whether it’s hitting the park or mastering all-mountain skills. In addition to running gates, techniques that begin to develop high end skiing are introduced and applied to various terrain.
The classes below may be offered this season, depending on the number of skiers that register with the appropriate age brackets & skiing ability.
Masters
Ages: 14-18
Masters students work closely with instructors to achieve peak performance on the race course, steeps, bumps, groomed, or in the terrain park. Students learn the mechanics and a deeper understanding of skill blending required for both all-mountain and competitive ski racing.
Masters Performance
Ages: 14-16
Masters Performance participants are intrinsically motivated and excel at personal goal achievement. Performance students improve their ability through exploration of all terrain and conditions; bumps, steeps, gates and park & pipe. The program culminates with a season-end self assessment.
Masters Elite
Ages: 15-18 (with one or more years of Masters participation & 80+ score on the Masters test)
With personalized coaching, shared peak performance is the goal. Confident in their abilities in gates, steep, park and pipe, team demonstrations, or even lunch, each experience is about the joy and achievement the sport can bring.
Race Masters
Ages: 15-18 (with one or more years of Masters participation & 80+ score on the Masters test)
Open to high school alpine race team athletes (class size limited to 7 athletes). The goal of Race Masters is to challenge alpine ski racers to further their potential. Curriculum will utilize the United States Ski Team Alpine Training System, weekly video analysis and individualized coaching. Athletes will recognize that solid fundamentals, practiced free skiing are the key to instinctive, fast gate skiing.
Terrain Masters
Open to skiers who have successfully passed the Mini Masters test (team limited to 8 athletes). Terrain Masters is designed to give students introductory progressions of freestyle skiing. This team is focused specifically on techniques, tricks, etiquette, and safety of freestyle terrain. Skiers will learn how to become comfortable in the terrain park and coach skiers mastery on a variety of park features. This class may be combined with O2T Snowboard, as we'll be using the same terrain.
Junior Instructor Development
Ages: 15-18 (who are interested in teaching)
Open to skiers who have successfully passed the Mini Masters test (team limited to 8 athletes). Terrain Masters is designed to give students introductory progressions of freestyle skiing. This team is focused specifically on techniques, tricks, etiquette, and safety of freestyle terrain. Skiers will learn how to become comfortable in the terrain park and coach skiers mastery on a variety of park features.
9 Week Session
Saturdays or Sundays
Saturdays: Dec 7, 14, 21, Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8
Sundays: Dec 8, 15, 22, Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9
Please Note
- Tuition does not include ski area lift tickets or lunches
- We require that students have their own ski equipment at the bus stop or the ski area. Logistics prohibit ski rentals at the areas we visit.
- Students are responsible for their own lift ticket fees that generally range from $44 to $48 each week
- Students are strongly encouraged to bring bag lunches from home for nutritional value
Winter 2024-2025
Welcome to the 78th season of Otto Hollaus Snowsports Academy! We look forward to another fun year on the snow with you.
We'll be skiing at Wild Mountain & Trollhaugen this year - check this site each week for the latest lesson information.
Please note: Tuition does not include ski area lift tickets or lunches