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Everything you need to know and more about the Edmonton Freestyle Ski Club.

Training days and times

EFSC on-snow training runs approximately 15 weeks, from approximately mid-November and mid-March with a 2-week break over Christmas.

Training days vary by program, see the program descriptions for available days and cost.

Athletes in the FREEstylerz, FREEskierz and CANfree programs train evenings 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., and/or Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (early-season training ends at 1:00 p.m. until there is a sufficient snow base for all features to be available).

FUNdamentalz train evenings 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. and/or Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (for the entirety of the season).

Training location and Season Passes

Training for the EFSC is largely hosted from the Sunridge Ski Area for on snow, and Edmonton Ski Club for the air bag. For athletes in CanFree, training will be in other differing locations pending snow conditions and feature availability.

Your athlete will be required to have a season’s pass or in some cases nightly or alternative packages from the ski hill they are training at. Passes are purchased separately from registration.

Sunridge Ski Area
10980 17th Street, Sherwood Park

Regular on snow training for all programs is hosted at Sunridge Ski Area. All ESFC athletes are required to have a Sunridge season’s pass.

Edmonton Ski Club
9613 96 Avenue, Edmonton

The EFSC AirBag is located at the Edmonton Ski Club. The registration options for FREEstylerz and FREEskierz will include an airbag add-on option.

Season’s, nightly, or alternative packages are available. See the Edmonton Ski Club website for details.

Note, there is no add-on airbag option for FUNdamentalz due to the advanced nature of the feature. Sunday drop in’s are available for all athletes including FUNdamentalz that would like to check it out and try the jump.

Rabbit Hill Snow Resort
20715 57 Ave SW, Edmonton

The CANFree program will be training slopestyle out of Rabbit Hill throughout the season. Training location will be identified based on conditions and terrain availability.

Season’s, nightly, or alternative packages are available. See the Rabbit Hill Snow Resort website for details.

Canyon Ski Resort
38433 Range Rd 264A, Red Deer County 

The CANFree program will be training moguls out of Canyon Ski Resort as well as attending competitions at this resort throughout the season. Training location will be identified based on conditions and terrain availability.

Season’s, nightly, or alternative packages are available. See the Canyon Ski Resort website for details.

Camps and Competitions

Our on-snow season kicks off with a fall camp at Marmot Basin in late November where old friends meet up again, new friends are made, and excitement for the upcoming season really ramps up. In late March or early April, we head out to the mountains again, for Spring Camp, one last on-snow celebration before the dryland season begins.

Throughout the season, your athlete will also have the opportunity to participate in freestyle ski competitions hosted at various ski clubs in Alberta. These are typically hosted at Norquay, Jasper, Red Deer and either Sunridge or Tawatinaw. Competitions are encouraged for all; coaches will work with your athlete throughout the season to determine which competitions are best suited for your athlete. Remember that competition is not always about whether you take home a medal: many of our athletes find the best part of competition weekends is freedom on the hill, the excitement of the atmosphere, and thrill of dropping onto the course!

Volunteer Deposit - automatically added at checkout

Each family is required to pay a volunteer deposit of $300.

The deposit will be returned upon completion of 15 hours of volunteer work to assist with the multitude of tasks that exist in the club.

Volunteer hours are tracked by the volunteer coordinator.

The deposit will be fully refunded at the end of the ski season for those who have completed the 15 hour quota.

NOTE: In addition to volunteer requirements, CanFree families are also required to participate in fundraising activities to support off season programs and camps for the athletes.

Raffle Ticket Fundraiser - automatically added at checkout

Each family is required to purchase $200 of raffle tickets.

Raffle tickets will be distributed during the first training days at Sunridge Ski Lodge. Each family will receive a pack of 20 paper tickets which can be sold at your leisure for $10/ticket. You keep the proceeds you sell.

The Skier’s Sportshop (8605 109 Street NW, Edmonton) will collect raffle stubs in a drop box at the store. Ensure all stubs are dropped off by March 15, 2027 to be included in the draw late March.