SHORT TURN CAMP Kitzsteinhorn Glacier · Kaprun, Austria 3–6 November 2026 · 4 Days Skiing · Max 7 Skiers · €860 per person
Short turns are where skiing gets honest.
You can hide a lot of weakness in a long turn. The speed is forgiving, the arc is wide, and there is time to recover from what you did wrong three seconds ago.
Short turns give you nowhere to hide.
Rhythm, timing, edge control, pressure management, upper and lower body separation — every technical flaw you carry shows up immediately, repeatedly, on every turn. Which is exactly why four days focused entirely on short turns will do more for your overall skiing than almost anything else you could spend that time on.
This is not a short turn course. This is a technical audit of your skiing, delivered through the discipline that exposes everything.
Dates · 3–6 November 2026 Location · Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, Kaprun, Austria Duration · 4 days skiing Group size · Maximum 7 skiers Price · €860 per person
What We Work On
Short turns at the level I coach them are not about making smaller arcs. They are about understanding what your body does, why it does it, and how to change it deliberately and permanently.
Most skiers who come to this camp have the same patterns. The upper body rotates into the turn. The outside ski gets weighted too late or too early. The rhythm breaks under pressure or on steeper terrain. The transition between turns loses its flow.
I have coached these patterns out of skiers for over 30 seasons — in six countries, at every level from recreational skier to instructor candidate to elite competitor. I know where the problems come from and I know the most efficient path to fixing them.
Over four days on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, we build your short turns from the inside out. Not from the outside in — not "do it like this" — but from a clear technical understanding of what needs to happen, in what order, and why. You leave with short turns that work. And more importantly you leave understanding why they work, so you can continue developing them on your own.
The Four Days
The Kitzsteinhorn in early November is one of the best early-season venues in the Alps. The glacier is open, the terrain is varied and the conditions are reliable when most other Austrian resorts are still waiting for snow. It is the right place to do serious technical work.
Each day is structured around morning and afternoon on-snow sessions. Radio coaching is active throughout — I am in your ear on every run, giving you feedback while your body is still in the movement, not five minutes later at the bottom of the slope.
Every afternoon ends with video analysis. Your skiing is broken down technically, not impressionistically. You see what I see and you understand the connection between what your body does and what the ski does as a result. This is the part of coaching that creates permanent change rather than temporary improvement.
The Programme
On snow daily:
- Morning coaching session — 09:00 to 11:45
- Afternoon coaching session — 13:00 to 15:30
- Real-time radio coaching throughout every run (Cardo system)
- Individual video analysis every afternoon
Technical focus across the four days:
- Rhythm and timing — building a consistent short turn tempo
- Edge control and angulation — creating real carving in short radius
- Pressure management through the turn
- Upper and lower body separation — independence and countermovement
- Steep terrain performance — short turns under real pressure
- Transition quality — connecting turns without losing flow
What Is Included
- 4 full days of on-snow coaching
- Real-time radio coaching every session
- Daily individual video analysis
- Maximum 7 skiers — guaranteed individual attention
- Technical framework to continue developing independently after the camp
Not included: Accommodation, lift pass, meals, travel and insurance are organised independently. I am happy to recommend accommodation in Kaprun on request.
Who I Want at This Camp
Advanced skiers with a genuine commitment to technical improvement. You ski parallel turns comfortably on red terrain, you can link short and long turns with reasonable control, and you are ready to be coached — which means you are ready to hear honest feedback and act on it.
This camp works particularly well for skiers preparing for instructor certification at any level. Short turns are examined at every stage of the Austrian and international certification systems — and I know exactly what examiners look for, because I have been one.
But you do not need to be preparing for an exam to belong here. You need to want better short turns and be willing to work for them over four days.
Minimum requirements:
- Comfortable parallel skiing on red slopes
- Ability to link short and long turns independently
- Genuine motivation to train with focus and intensity
Not sure if this is the right level? Send me one run on video. I will give you an honest answer within 24 hours.
Why This Camp. Why Me.
I hold the Austrian Staatlicher Level 4 and the Hungarian Level 4 — the highest coaching certifications in both systems. My qualifications have been formally recognised and converted by the Italian Maestro di Sci programme, IASI Ireland at Level 4 and PSIA USA at Level 3. Five national systems. One standard.
I have represented Austria and Hungary at three Interski Congresses and two IVSI Congresses as a member of the Austrian Telemark Demo Team and the Interski Delegation. As a former examiner and coach at Snowsports Academy Austria I have assessed and certified ski instructors at the highest levels of the Austrian system.
Over 30 seasons I have coached ski instructors and elite skiers across Austria, Hungary, Holland, Belgium, Russia, Georgia, Japan, China, the USA, New Zealand and Italy.
I know what good short turns look like. I know what stops most skiers from skiing them. And I know the most efficient way to close that gap in four days on the glacier.
7 Places.
That is the maximum. It has always been the maximum. When they are taken, registration closes.
The camp runs in November on the glacier. The snow is there. The coaching is there. The only question is whether you are.
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