We are proud to announce the winner of the 2014 ‘Spirit of Sarah Scholarship’ to 12 year old Elena Gaskell Elena with Olympic silver medalist Kim Lamarre. Who will be one of Elena’s coaches this summer. After much deliberation, the 2014 ‘Spirit of Sarah Scholarship’ has been awarded to 12-year-old Elena Gaskell from Vernon, BC. Elena is the youngest skier to […]
May 20, 2014
Expanded Coaching Roster, Including 30 Olympians & 9 Sochi Medallists! Get ready to boost your skiing skills and be inspired! With over 60 of the world’s top park, pipe and bump skiers signed up to coach this summer, including a record nine Olympic medalists from 2014, you will have an amazing mix of inspirational coaches and mentors. […]
May 5, 2014
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games was one for the record books! The rest of the world was introduced to two new disciplines of Freestyle Skiing with Slopestyle and Halfpipe making their debut to immense interest and excitement. We couldn’t be more proud of our former campers and coaches on their performance during the Games, winning […]
February 27, 2014
February 20th marked the day women’s ski Halfpipe was introduced into the Olympics. A triumphant day for the sport, women and for one of halfpipe’s pioneers – Sarah Burke, who paved the way for women’s freeskiing. It was touching to see how the skiers, coaches and course workers honoured her memory in Sochi. Photo: Ethan Stone […]
February 22, 2014
Super stoked for former camper and rockstar coach Mike Riddle! Today Mike took home the Silver medal in Men’s Halfpipe at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Mike floats with a stylie bow and arrow double grab while the snow falls heavily around him. Mike had a clean second run while stomping back-to-back double cork […]
February 18, 2014
A massive congratulations to former camper Dara Howell on her Gold medal win in the inaugural Olympic Women’s Slopestyle event! A dominating win, Dara threw down a super clean technical run, stomping everything and earning 94.20 points. Devin Logan took second place with 85.40. Dara’s teammate Kim Lamarre took home the bronze with a score of 85.00. […]
February 11, 2014
A massive congratulations to Alex Bilodeau and Mikael Kingsbury! Gold and Silver in Sochi 2014 Olympics. We were on the edge of our seats here at Momentum, cheering on the boys! Even though Mik and Alex were the favourites after dominating the mogul scene for the past few years, the other contestants were skiing hard […]
February 10, 2014
We want to congratulate all of our campers and coaches who have been picked to represent their countries at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games! With 14 campers and 14 coaches (of which 7 were both former campers and now coaches) named to represent their countries, we’ll be cheering them all on! At the last Olympics, Vancouver […]
February 5, 2014
We would like to announce the winner of the Level 1: Partly Cloudy with a chance of winning a Free Session to Momentum Contest. Today was full of sunshine and lollipops for one lucky skier, 18 year old Matt Merrill from Centerville, Utah. He has won a Free Full Package session to Momentum, Summer 2014. Out […]
February 1, 2014
Update: Video is live! Momentum welcomed Canadian comedian and TV personality, Rick Mercer this week. With the Olympics just around the corner, Rick thought he would see what it takes to prepare and what it takes to become a professional skier on the world stage. He joined Olympians John Smart and Tami Bradley for […]
January 24, 2014
Forecast: Partly Cloudy with a chance of Winning a Free Session to Momentum… It’s our easiest contest ever! Enter below for your chance to win. Winner will be drawn on Jan 31, 2014. Note: if you entered already during one of the Partly Cloudy Premieres then you can enter again to double your chances […]
January 8, 2014
Momentum Camps 2013 – Session 5 Edit (ADULT Week) from Momentum Ski Camps on Vimeo. Adult Week 2013…. this was one for the books! A record breaking year that was off the hook! The fun, energy, friends, food, parties, weather… oh yah and the skiing were at their best. Over 75 adults from 9 different countries […]
October 29, 2013
The action continued into Session 4! With Splashdown, Heather McPhie & Mikael Kingsbury Red Bull shoot, another star-studded group of coaches & fellow pros training, plus a talented group of stoked campers! Photo: James Woodsy Woods and his class. Coaching this week were former campers: Noah Bowman, James Woodsy Woods, Justin Dorey, Noah Morrison, Mike […]
August 23, 2013
Session 3 sold out early again this year, and for good reason. Even more Top Pros, Girls Week, Exposure: Film and Photo camp, National teams and many special guests showed up. Plus the night shoot…. Coaching this week: Joss Christensen, Rory Bushfield, Alex Schlopy, Tom Wallisch, Justin Dorey, Mike Riddle, James Woodsy Woods, Matt Margetts, Noah Morrison, Paul […]
July 22, 2013
Sunny Days! Session 2 was packed full of them, up on the Whistler Blackcomb Glacier. Session 2 kicked off with another star-studded coaching crew: Alex Schlopy, Colby James West, TJ Schiller, Vinnie Gagnier, Noah Morrison, James Woodsy Woods, Josh Bibby, Riley Leboe, Rory Bushfield, Corey Vanular, Anaïs Caradeux, Austin Ross and Mike Henitiuk. On the mogul side […]
July 10, 2013
We are very excited to announce that Josh Berman has joined our team as a coach. He’ll be coaching Exposure: Film & Photo campers with Darren Rayner, Blake Jorgenson, Mike Douglas, Charlie Grinnell and Jeff Schmuck. Josh is the owner and director of the famous Level 1 productions. They official launched the trailer for their newest film Partly Cloudy, which […]
July 8, 2013
After coaching campers for the past two weeks and training with his fellow Great Britain national teammates, James Woodsy Woods decided to try something new. A triple corked 1440! Rocketing down the Whistler Blackcomb glacier at least 60km/h James Woodsy Woods lines up on the take off of the 80 foot step-up…. and hucks a […]
July 6, 2013
After months of anticipation, crossing off days on the calendars, finally summer is upon us… and Session 1 was a great week!!! Flying into Vancouver International airport and then being whooshed off to paradise. Campers and coaches were ready to experience the #BestSummerEver. With the largest park in our 22 year history, it was time […]
July 1, 2013
Press Release Momentum Camps kick off 22nd year as pre-Olympic training ground… Whistler, BC June 25 2013 – Momentum Camps kicked off their 22nd summer season in Whistler this week, welcoming national teams from around the world to train and coach with them in the build up to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. National Teams and athletes from […]
June 24, 2013
After much deliberation, the judges have come to a unanimous decision! We are happy to announce the winner of the 2013 ‘Spirit of Sarah Scholarship’ and congratulate 15-year-old Carly Lavielle, from Orangeville, Ontario. Carly was a runner up last year, so congratulations for trying again and being successful this time around! Check out Carly’s entry: Carly Lavieille Spirit […]
May 21, 2013
The sun is out, the birds are chirping and Session 3 Freeride is now SOLD OUT! Summer is definitely sneaking up on us. There is still room in S3 Moguls and all other sessions for now but camps are filling up fast. If you need to get into S3 freeride, we’ll put you on the waiting […]
May 17, 2013
SUMMER 2013 IS APPROACHING FAST! We hope you have had an amazing season – winter has flown by and it’s been inspiring to watch the continued success of so many Momentum Campers and Coaches at events around the world! All of our current star line up of coaches will be back, along with some new talent! […]
April 23, 2013We are always proud of our coaches who push themselves throughout the season winning numerous medals week after week. With the FIS World Cup season now wrapped up, the overall winners for each discipline are awarded Crystal Globes and this year three Momentum coaches received that honour! James Woods took first place overall in Slopestyle, […]
April 11, 2013
Momentum Camps team up with the ‘Sarah Burke Foundation’ to offer 2nd annual ‘Spirit of Sarah’ Scholarship Whistler, BC February 24, 2013 – Momentum Ski Camps, in partnership with the Sarah Burke Foundation, is launching the 2nd annual ‘Spirit of Sarah Scholarship’. The training scholarship was set up to honour the memory of freestyle skier and long time […]
February 25, 2013
Stoked to announce the addition of Mike Douglas from Switchback Entertainment to Exposure: Film + Photo camp! As one of the founding fathers of Freeskiing, a past coach and a big reason Momentum was on the forefront of offering a Freeride program over a decade again, we couldn’t be prouder to have Mike back with […]
February 22, 2013
Session 4. Coaching of Gus Kenworthy, Corey Vanular, Peter Olenick, Rory Bushfield, Matt Margetts, Mike Riddle, James ‘Woodsy’ Woods, Josh Bibby, Dania Assaly, Mike Henitiuk, Mauro Nnunez, Jess Cummings, Tami Bradley, Ken Rhodes. PLUS ONE MORE – JOHN Uploading on the Solar Express. Welcomes you to the Horstman Glacier… …and the always beautiful Dania Assaly! […]
October 18, 2012
Here’s Momentum Exposure camper Nicolas Guy-Caron’s edit featuring Tom Wallisch and Gus Kenworthy. His edit was included as a bonus feature in Poor Boyz Productions‘ new film “WE” and was also officially selected for the IF3 International Freeski Film Festival in Montreal. A huge congrats to Nic on all his success! If you want to […]
October 15, 2012
Session 3 – The most insane group of coaches assembled for one hell of a session. Coaching: Alex Schlopy, Tom Wallisch, Gus Kenworthy, TJ Schiller, Mike Riddle, Rory Bushfield, James Woods, Matt Margetts, Mike Henitiuk, Josh Bibby, Riley Leboe, Corey Vanular, Paul Bergeron, Dave Crichton, Kristi Richards, Maude Raymond, Roz Groenewoud, Dania Assaly, Megan Gunning, […]
July 27, 2012
Today July 24th, at Momentum Ski Camps, Gus Kenworthy pulls an Inward Double Rodeo off a rail!
July 24, 2012
Girls Week 2012 Beautiful, empowering, fun, celebrate, these are some of the words that come to mind after such an amazing session! Photo: Gadbois Photography We had an amazing Girls Week this year! With the coaching of Kristi Richards, Rosalind Groenewoud, Dania Assaly, Tami Bradley, Anaïs Caradeux, Maude Raymond, Cheaslea Henitiuk, Jess Cummings, Megan Gunning […]
July 23, 2012
What another amazing Session!!! Session 2 had a few more coaches added to the roaster, guys like… Tom Wallisch, Gus Kenworthy, Mikael Kingsbury, Rory Bushfield, B Paul, Riley Leboe, and Phil Marquis who joined…TJ Schiller, James ‘Woodsy’ Woods, Alexi Godbout, Mike Henitiuk, Cheaslea Henitiuk, Andrew Clough, Tami Bradley and the rest of the team! Gus Kenwothy, James ‘Woodsy’ […]
July 15, 2012
On July 9th, 2012 Momentum held a sunset shoot on the Horstman glacier of Whistler Blackcomb. Using a sample from the coaching crew; Tom Wallisch, Gus Kenworthy, James ‘Woodsy’ Woods, Seb Eaves, Jamieson Irving, Chris Turpin, Alex Bellemare, Noah Morrison, Rory Bushfield, Josh Bibby, plus many more, we skied into the night… Students of Momentum […]
July 12, 2012
SESSION 1, 2012 is in the history books…and what a great week! Marked by the top coaches teaching some amazing campers in the best park in Whistler! The coaching of TJ Schiller, Alexi Godbout, James ‘Woodsy’ Woods, Josh Bibby, Mike Henitiuk, Chris Wong, Andrew Clough, Tami Bradley, and Ken Rodhes. These guys teach, motivate and […]
July 3, 2012
We’re proud to officially announce that Charlie Grinnell will be joining us for Momentum Exposure. He’ll be bringing his RED Camera with him to do some high-end camera training! Charlie has worked with ESPN, Red Bull, Poor Boyz Productions and Voleurz to name a few. Exposure in its inaugural year is shaping up to be one of the most impressive […]
June 30, 2012
It’s Official, Camp has Started!!! As campers flew into Vancouver’s International Airport. They we’re greeted by Camp Mom, Becky, and Ferrari Instructor/Momentum Driver, Robbie. With a fresh wrap, the new Suburban, fitted with 22′ rims, TVs playing ski movies in the head rests, plus more… whisked the campers up to the Sea-to-Sky highway to Whistler […]
June 24, 2012Aftera number of great entires… therecan only be one Next Top Filmer. In this case it was Nicolas Guy-Caron! The Newschoolers’ community help to narrow it down top 5 Finalist. (Check them out HERE). It was a close call, but in the end Poor Boyz Productions’ Johnny Decesare, Voleurz’ Darren Rayner, Newschoolers’ Jeff Schmuck & Doug Bishop, and the […]
June 22, 2012
To honour and remember our much loved camper and long time coach Sarah Burke, we created the ‘Spirit of Sarah Scholarship’ Each year we will be awarding a Free Summer Camp to a young female skier, who embodies Sarah’s very special strengths and characteristics. This year we received many worthy entries and after much […]
June 18, 2012ATTENTION FILMERS…Momentum Exposure has turned its sights to the masses to find the Next Top Filmer! Your judges will be Poor Boyz Productions’ Johnny Decesare, Voleurz’ Darren Rayner, Newschoolers’ Jeff Schmuck & Doug Bishop, and the Momentum Crew. To kick off the launch of our Brand New Film […]
June 1, 2012
To inspire your creative, Soapbox and Momentum want you to design a 2012 Momentum Camp T-Shirt! You can design whatever you would like… let the creativey flow! (Include Momentum logo if you want) Download T-shirt […]
May 17, 2012
To honour and remember our much loved camper and long time coach Sarah Burke, we have created the ‘Spirit of Sarah Scholarship’. Each year we will award a Free Summer Camp to a young female skier, who embodies Sarah’s very special strengths and characteristics.
May 10, 2012