Squallywood Clinic at Squaw Valley USA We are proud to announce the inaugural season of the Squallywood Clinic, the
world’s most unique ski and snowboarding clinic to date! These 1 day clinics
will take place at Squaw Valley, U.S.A., “Hollywood” of the ski world
and one of the best snow playgrounds in North America.
The clinic has three primary goals. The first is to provide you an opportunity
to participate in a film and photo shoot and see yourself descend runs that have
been featured in the movies. The second is to give you a mountain-wide tour of
some of the most photogenic and interesting runs at Squaw Valley, as they are
outlined in Squallywood, the book. The third is to provide you with an unprecedented
skiing/snowboarding experience, which by the end of the day will permanently
be imprinted in your memory.
Described as the “fantasy island” of the skiing and snowboarding
world, the Squallywood Clinic immerses you into a real life film and photo shoot.
With a group of similarly minded individuals, you will learn all aspects of a
successful shoot including; how to work effectively with the photographer and
cinematographer, how to choose a line so that it looks great on film, how to
communicate with the group, how to use the group energy to your advantage, how
to position your body so it works for you and the camera, and finally how to
decide when to go for it versus when to say no.
Following the film and photo shoot, you will tour the mountain and have the
opportunity to stand on top of and look down or ski -if you truly wish- some
of the most dramatic and difficult runs on the mountain. Keep in mind for most
of these runs, there are easier ways around and down. During the tour, you may
just run into some of the celebrity skiers who established their careers on these
slopes.
To cap off the day, you will head to one of the bars at the bottom of the
mountain and watch yourself in a slide show and a movie pieced together by the
shots we took earlier in the day. If you happened to ski a line that was in a
past movie, you’ll see the actual movie clip right next to your own.
If this clinic sounds interesting, send any questions you have to robbgaffney@hotmail.com.
Dates for 2008:
January 26th
March 8th |
