Learn to Ski or Ride, or Get Better at Gore!
Gore Mountain offers skiers and riders of all levels many programs to help improve their skills and learn tactics for sliding down the mountain easier and more efficiently. If you are a first-time skier or rider, we can help you learn quickly and safely.
Class Lessons, Discover Programs, Beginner’s Best Value, and Ski & Ride Better lessons all offer 90 minutes of coaching, and are available daily at 9:45am and 1:15pm, with an additional lesson at 10:45am on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. For skiers or snowboarders of all ability levels. No reservations necessary.
Class Lessons
Available for all levels of skiers and riders, ages 13+.
Class Lesson: $35
Discover Skiing/Snowboarding
For your first day out, our Discover Ski/Ride program is a great way to get started! The program includes a beginner lesson and lower mountain lift ticket (this includes Gore's surface lifts, as well as daytime use of the Village Chair at the North Creek Ski Bowl) for 1st time skiers or snowboarders ages 13+.
Discover Lift & Lesson - $49
Discover Lift, Lesson, & Rental – $75
Beginner's Best Value
Our best value for first-time skiers and snowboarders! Includes two days of lift tickets and rentals, and three lessons. Your first day offers a beginner lift ticket, and your second day offers an all-mountain lift ticket. Choose which day you prefer to take one lesson and which day you prefer to take two.
ADDED BONUS! Complete our Beginner's Best Value Program and receive a frequent skier card that provides discounted visits for the rest of the season.
Complete Package: $199
Ski & Ride Better
The most value-packed way for skiers and snowboarders of all levels to take their skiing/riding to the next level! Includes lesson and all-mountain lift ticket. We recommend this program for people who have spent at least one day on the mountain before.
Lift & Lesson: $90
Lift, Lesson, & Rental: $120
Private Lessons (For all ages)
For all ages and abilities of alpine and telemark skiers, or snowboarders! One-on-one individualized coaching allowing you and your instructor to focus on your personal snow sports goals. Request an instructor of your choice, or allow us to personally select a qualified instructor for you. Reservations are strongly recommended, and are required for telemark private lessons. If you wish, add another person to your private lesson, but please note this additional person must be of like ability level and age. Lift ticket not included.
New Early Bird Special- available at 8:30am only
1 hour, 1 person $70
add 1 more person $105
10:00am, 12:00pm, or 1:30pm
1 hour, 1 person $80
add 1 more person $120
8:30am, 10:00am, 12:00pm, or 1:30pm
2 hours, 1 person $160
add 1 more person $240
8:30am, 10:00am, 12:00pm
3 hours, 1 person $200
add 1 more person $300
8:30am
6 hours, 1 person $300
add 1 more person $450
Book of (5) 1-hour Private Lessons $360
add 1 more person $540
Teen Holiday Camps!
3-day ski & ride camps for teens ages 13-17. Open to all levels of ability from first-timers to advanced black diamond skiers/riders. All-day sessions include 3-day lift ticket, lunch and supervision for your teens. Program meets outdoors 9:30 – 12:00, and again after lunch 1:00 – 3:30.
Christmas Holiday Camp: 3 all-day sessions, Monday-Wednesday, December 28-30, 2009, $299.
President’s Week Holiday Camp: 3 all-day sessions, Tues-Thurs, Feb. 16-18, 2010, $299.
President's Weekend Holiday Camp: 2 all-day sessions, Sat-Sun, Feb 13-14, 2010, $205.
Bad Boards Season-Long Free Ride Club for Teens
For intermediate and advanced level teens ages 13-17 who want to explore the terrain parks, glades, and steeps. We’ll check out the halfpipe down at the Ski Bowl. Build your skills to explore the entire mountain in all conditions. Come Free Ride the mountain, and get More Gore.
Season-Long program meets Saturdays and Sundays, Dec 12, 2009 - March 21, 2010. On snow instruction 9:30 –12:00, and 1:00 – 3:30. Includes full season pass and lunch each day.
*No program February 13-14, 2010
$1049 through 11/13/09, $1150 after
Instructor in Training
Ages 13-15 can join this season-long program and learn all about what it takes to be a ski or snowboard instructor! Learn the technical components of skiing and riding, while improving your own skills out on the hill. You’ll learn how to teach, what to teach, and what terrain is best for given teaching situations. In addition, you will observe classes to see the variety of teaching styles and learning styles, and get a firsthand experience of what it is like to be an instructor. Most importantly, you’ll have fun, meet other teens, and learn a lot about the ski and snowboard industry. Season-long program meets Saturdays and Sundays, Dec 12/09 – Mar 21/10. Meets 9:30 –12:00, 1:00 – 3:30. Includes daily lift ticket for participating days only. Lunch NOT included. (participants must be 13-15 yrs old on or before Dec 1, 2009)
$325
Burton LTR
Thinking of learning something new, like how to snowboard?
Burton's Learn to Ride (LTR) program incorporates the right equipment with proven teaching methods to make learning to snowboard easy and fun for everyone.
LTR is a specialized program for those snowboarding for the first time, or looking to progress to the next level. Our equipment for beginners is tailored by gender and age to maximize each individual's learning potential. The size, shape, and flex of these boards along with a specific edge bevel make it easier to learn than ever before!
Our highly trained instructors, and equipment suited just for you, will make for a great snowboarding experience. Once you learn to ride, you'll have the MORE GORE craving too!
Check out Discover Riding, Ride Better, or our LTR Camps and become a great rider!
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