FIS Fall Europe Camp

The Lake Louise FIS team has just recently returned from an unforgettable pre-season ski trip overseas in Europe. We started our trip off by heading to Wittenberg, Germany where we spent the first 5 days of our trip getting to experience what indoor skiing is all about. This was a first time experience for the whole team and it couldn’t have gone any better. With the consistently perfect hard/icy conditions that we got from skiing indoors, athletes were able to make vast and noticeable changes in their skiing in no time. 

After our short but sweet 5 day stint in Wittenberg, the FIS team packed the vans back up and headed all the way to Hintertux, Austria for the remainder of the trip. The first week of the trip we got the full glacier weather experience and had to deal with lots of snow, rain and fog forcing us to have a couple rest days early on the trip. Luckily the weather cleared and we were able to push for a total of 12 days of training with conditions improving throughout the rest of the trip. 
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Beyond the on snow training, the trip was a great opportunity for team bonding and growth, both on and off the hill. Everything from the Hintertux lift lines in the morning, to having to tune 2-3 a times day for our indoor sessions, the team was able to work together and have a great time doing so. Not to mention athletes skied all of the varying conditions imaginable, from injected slopes indoors, to soft fresh snow on the glacier and everything in between, all while staying focused on the task at hand and making the most out of each and every training session. Our FIS team now has a couple weeks off at home before officially kicking the season off at Lake Louise on opening weekend. 

A few photos from our adventures!

Phil Pike

FIS Head Coach, Lake Louise Ski Club