Ski coaching in California

[coxjon]

We have been travelling to Orlando for the past 4 years from the UK for coaching, but fancied a change for 2017.

 

I have looked at Sunset but they have changed their offering and don't do a 5/6 day package anymore.

 

Any one got any suggestions for a weeks coaching?

 

Thanks in advance.

[wski1831]

Bell Aqua lake 1 in Rio Linda might work. clubbellacqua.com I just typed in bell acqua and it came up

[TallSkinnyGuy]

skiliquidzone.com

I tried to schedule something this summer with Terry Winter at Liquid Zone, but after he emailed me saying he was still trying to work out his schedule he never got back to me again. I think there is another coach there that lives in the area and is therefore around more consistently.

 

I would like to expand your question to ask if anyone has opinions on who are the best coaches in the Sacramento area.

[Hockdog]

Willi Ellemeier at Williwaterski.com, coaches in NorCal and Mexico.

[Horton]

If you bring beer and can watch Buford Danger you can ski at my house.

 

[rodltg2]

It sounds like he's looking more for a place with accommodations and a week of skiing. Not a one day lesson. Don't know if sunsets short schedule is back to back but you could book two stays.

[coxjon]

My wife and I are looking for a 5 day ski school, accommodation not essential as we could find locally.

 

@Horton now there's a deal and we love kids. Where about are you? Think you would find it harder putting up with us haha

[chris55]

@coxjon you can go to Swiss ski school or Swiss ski resort in Orlando and if you get in touch with Clint Stadlbaur, he is part owner and runs the school, great place to ski.

www.swissskischool.com/

 

[coxjon]

Thanks @chris55 , we have been skiing in Orlando the past 4 years and are looking at California (SF, LA, Sacremento) this next year.

[rodltg2]

Maybe consider bow lake in Washington. I don't know anything other than what's on the website. Seems pretty good. Gets you on the west coast at least ! Short flight or long drive to California.

[Chef23]

I am not aware of any ski schools on the West Coast besides Sunset. If you are interested in going there it would probably be worth contacting them and seeing if they would put something together for you.

[Horton]

@coxjon I don't run to ski school. If you're driving between LA and San Francisco we are on the way I'll be happy to give you a couple of rides. Besides that I don't know.

 

I suggest you come to California and just enjoy yourselves. Get your ski coaching somewhere else.

[bishop8950]

There are places you can get rides, but sunset is the only proper ski school I am aware of. Work out something there if you can. I suggest more of a safari than a week in one place. Lots of great places to ski so sample the variety.

[MarcusBrown]

The Ridge is open for lessons next year. 1.25 hrs from Sacramento

[cragginshred]

If you go to Yosemite pm me for rides at my lake 2 hours from the park!

[bishop8950]

definitely ski with Marcus

[skidawg]

I will come watch Buford Danger @Horton and teach u how to run 39, but you better stock your fridge

[Horton]

Boom! @SkiDawg you send the beer list and I will go shopping.

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

That's a pretty sweet deal @Horton @skidawg will get you going!

[bigtex2011]

ck his handle @skidawg

[TallSkinnyGuy]

@MarcusBrown Please promote your coaching program on this site next year. Looking forward to having more coaching options in the Sac area next season.

[brettmainer]

Interesting that there are no longer any ski schools in CA. 25yrs ago, there were 2 at Shasta (Suyderhoud and somebody else), Willi at Berryessa, Kennelly in Sacramento, and, of course, Hortons. Jack Horton needs to get the old ski school fired back up. Supply and demand. There seems to be a demand but no supply.

 

I went to the Horton Lakes ski school for a week in 1989 and had a great time. Simon Hill, the Menendez brothers, Rhondi and Jack Hanna were coaching. Simon inspired me to learn the tick tock to the side of the boat after missing a pass. I took more hard falls (edge catch at 45mph) learning to do that than I did in the rest of my slalom career combined.

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

@Horton you want to do lessons out in Bako? we'll open a ski school.

[Horton]

Noooooo

[Horton]

@brettmainer no no no

[wtrskior]

How are there no ski schools here?

 

 

[coxjon]

@wtrskior wow where is that?

[jcamp]

John Steiner was on Shasta and Pat Kennelly was also somewhere in the Bay Area back then.

[colo_skier]

@coxjon Arvin CA. intergalactic leaders head quarters, 4 lakes over to the left from the paradise star. Fantastic place to ski. Need to get back there.

[keithh2oskier]

@coxjon Ball of Spray HQ is some where on those lakes. Its Arvin, CA which is between LA and the Bay Area.

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

In case people are curious.

 

The lakes on the far right are Creekside North & South (I Have a place on the top right)

 

The next 2 lakes to the left are paradise, one is empty in this photo from being redug.

 

The nest 3 lakes to the left are Ski West Village.

 

The next one over is Precision AKA BallOfSpray HQ. (Horton's Lake)

 

The next one over is 7th Heaven.

 

Next one is Adobe Ski Ranch.

 

And the last 3 are Ironwood ski Ranch. One is empty.

[MuskokaKy]

BOS HQ!!!

[matthewbrown]

@wtrskior have you been to Bakersfield in the summer....or for that matter, have you ever been to Bakersfield period?

[Horton]

@matthewbrown pipe down old man. We all can't afford to live in NorCal.

[Drago]

@matthewbrown i thought the Paradise Nationals were nice. remember we all hung out under that sapling

[wtrskior]

@matthewbrown nope never been, but I'd love to go. If there was a ski school I'll buy a ticket tomorrow. Looks to be about 2hrs from lax and the biggest city in the US in rush hour traffic.

 

I assume you can ski September to June? Maybe minus January? Orlando is colder and windier isn't it? Cheaper and they have a mouse but socal has a mouse too..

 

I see @Hortons photos including the "wind" photo he recently posted where there was barely a ripple on the water. We call that "texture" where I'm from.

 

I count 11 lakes + 2 being dry. please elaborate as to why there is no for profit public skiing there?

 

Looks like mecca to me. Just My 2 cents

 

 

 

 

 

[Ralph Lee]

I had no idea a place like that existed!

[brettmainer]

Bakersfield "public" is an interesting cross section of Americana. That pretty well explains it if you have ever been there.

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

@wtrskior the lakes are about 2 hours from LAX. The drive isn't to bad it goes by quick.

 

Comfortably you can ski from mid March to mid November.

 

80% of the time the water is glass, it's breezy in the spring mostly.

 

Almost all of the lakes are owned privately by a number of owners just the way they started out, there is two membership lakes which are ironwood ski ranch. The other paradise lake isn't empty anymore it has water in it.

[skidawg]

The Bako nationals were fun, stellar conditions, first year there was a freak cold front and it was maybe in the 90's, next year it was like the surface of the sun.

[Hockdog]

The Bako Nationals had a huge turnout to the point they had to split M3 skiers into 2 groups and have them ski on 2 lakes at the same time.

 

[Wolfeie]

Our skiing conditions in Bako are epic like Cole says from March to November. There

was probably 1-2 weekend days we could not ski this year. The wind storms are usually

short and sweet and do not happen very often. Like John says...its "no wind, very little wind, and on occasion very windy.

[brettmainer]

Bako needs the occasional wind to clear the air enough to make it breathable. @skidawg, you should have visited the 2007 (or thereabouts) Regionals at Imperial Lakes. THAT was surface of the sun hot. It made Bako look and feel mild and made me appreciate NorCal, WA, CO and ID regionals.

[TallSkinnyGuy]

Is this thread still about ski coaching in California?

[Hockdog]

Yes, yes it is.

[brettmainer]

You are not going to get better advice than "go ski with Marcus at the Ridge". After that, it was all going to be chatter anyways.

[matthewbrown]

the good news is that if you ski with @horton you'll get to try 12 or more new skis, but, consequently you'll lose 12 or more buoys.

[Horton]

@matthewbrown true

[ironhorse]

I vote Horton opens a school in Bako so I have a place to ski when I'm there!!

[Dacon62]

Mike Suyderhounds Ski School in Northern California.

Not on a small private lake but usually in a private cove on Lake Shasta.