Masters Pre-Season Launch · Entry Point to the Pathway
Mont-Tremblant — Launch Your Masters Race Year
“Speed with Wisdom. Performance for Life.”
Dec 13–18, 20276-Day CampMont-Tremblant, QCMasters 25–85Arrive Dec 12 · Depart Dec 19
Who This Is For
You’ve earned your turns. You understand the mountain, you respect the gates, and you know the difference between skiing fast and skiing smart. The Catalyst Masters Performance Camp at Mont-Tremblant is built exclusively for competitors — and it reads cleanly whether it’s your first Catalyst camp or the launch leg of a full-season pathway.
This is not a junior program with a Masters label. We don’t train you like you’re 17 — we train you like you’ve been on snow for decades, because you have, and we build on that foundation with purpose, intelligence, and precision. Our coaching philosophy rests on four pillars:
LongevityPrecisionIntelligenceCommunity
✓ The right fit if
You race at a Masters level — FIS Masters, USSA Masters, regional or competitive club Masters — or you’re returning to the gates this season; you ski parallel-edge under control on intermediate-to-advanced terrain; and you understand this is high-performance training calibrated for adults.
× Not the right fit if
You’re returning from an extended layoff and need reconditioning before high-performance work, or you want a guided recreational week rather than a focused pre-season block.
Where Mont-Tremblant Fits — The Masters Pathway
A complete standalone launch — and the accessible entry point to a year-round pathway that compounds across a race season.
2027
Summer
Saas-Fee — foundation, refinement, GPS baseline
2027
Late Summer
Valle Nevado / Portillo — consolidation on real snow
2027
Fall
Saas-Fee — pre-season deployment, race-pace
Dec 2027
Launch
Mont-Tremblant — race-year launch (this camp)
Jan
The Experience
Atomic testing · FIS Masters Cup · Kitzbühel VIP
How to read the arc. Mont-Tremblant is the December 2027 launch — the home-continent on-ramp to the race year. The overseas build (Saas-Fee summer & fall, and the Chilean Andes) runs earlier in the season, and the January Atomic testing / Kitzbühel VIP experience follows. Attend Mont-Tremblant on its own and leave measurably better; or make it step one and we’ll map the series around your season, tracked in an integrated Masters Trajectory Report.
Where You Enter — Three Tiers, Ages 25–85
Tier describes your competitive trajectory — what you train toward. Age calibrates how we train it. Mont-Tremblant baselines you on Day 1 and meets you exactly where you are.
Master I
Entry → Performance
Moving from strong recreational skiing into competitive structure — first-time racers, returners, lifelong skiers formalizing competition.
Mont-Tremblant is your entry point
Master II
Performance → Advance
Established Masters racers on regional and national circuits who want to break plateaus, string together PBs, and climb.
Mont-Tremblant launches your season
Master III
High Performance
Lifelong and ex-junior racers at FIS Masters Cup level, national champions, with international experience — at any age.
Mont-Tremblant ignites the campaign
The Catalyst Four Edges — Masters
At the Master stage these edges aren’t being acquired — they’re expressed and protected. The Mont-Tremblant launch points all four at the season in front of you.
Technical — Precision
At Masters: the precision and durability of mastery already achieved.
At Mont-Tremblant: video, GPS and coaching confirm what holds and flag what drifted — two priority refinements for your first races.
Tactical — Intelligence
At Masters: pattern recognition built from racing across decades and conditions.
At Mont-Tremblant: course-reading against realistic December gate sets and reps that rehearse race-day decisions.
Mental — Longevity
At Masters: the decades-long relationship with high-performance practice.
At Mont-Tremblant: race-pace volume calibrated to your physiology, recovery built in — you launch trained, not tweaked.
Team — Community
At Masters: the lifelong network of peers who take the sport seriously.
At Mont-Tremblant: shared lanes, shared video, shared sauna — the cohort you’ll see again on the circuit.
Why December. Why Tremblant.
Closes the off-season gap
We re-sync the patterns that drifted between last winter’s last gate and this winter’s first.
Train it, race it in weeks
December is late enough to transfer directly into races, early enough to still fix what the data exposes.
No transatlantic tax
Reliable early snow, real gate terrain, and no jet-lag tax on a 40+ body. Show up, train hard, line up.
Six-Day Outcomes
Technical
- Re-sync stance and pressure to race-pace output after the off-season layoff
- Capture video and GPS baselines of your actual execution — the reference for the whole race year
- Identify two priority refinements, validated by video and timing, aimed at your first events
- Improve pole touch, hand position and upper-body discipline by Day 6
Tactical
- Refine SL and GS course-reading at Masters race pace against December gate sets
- Recover the line after a poor entry rather than bailing — the skill that saves race runs
- Articulate a pre-run plan and post-run debrief with an experienced racer’s precision
Athletic & Race-Ready
- Run a full warm-up, mobility and recovery routine calibrated to your physiology and early-season cold
- Confirm race setup in a structured equipment review with the Catalyst tuning lead (Kuu Wax)
- Leave with benchmark GPS data, a written Pre-Season Readiness Report, and a clear next step
The 6-Day Arc — Calibrate. Sharpen. Launch.
Days 1–2 · Phase 1
Calibrate
Re-engage and capture honest baselines, then introduce gates. Day 1 is free-ski assessment, stance and pressure re-sync, video and GPS baseline; Day 2 brings the first brushed-gate SL and GS fundamentals.
Days 3–4 · Phase 2
Sharpen
Two full gate-volume days. SL and GS lanes at progressive Masters race pace, course-reading, the first GPS-timed runs, and mid-block video review.
Days 5–6 · Phase 3
Launch
Race-simulate by discipline, then benchmark. GS race simulation on Day 5, SL on Day 6 — GPS overlays, 1:1 debrief, and the written Pre-Season Readiness Report.
Day-by-Day · Dec 12–19, 2027
Athletes arrive the day before (Sun · Dec 12) and depart the morning after (Sun · Dec 19), so all six training days are full on-snow days. The framework is fixed; the method adapts to conditions, weather and athlete readiness.
Sun · Dec 12ArrivalArrive
AfternoonTravel to Mont-Tremblant · check-in at preferred-rate accommodation
EveningEquipment review with the Catalyst tuning lead · cohort welcome · orientation · pre-season priorities briefing
Mon · Dec 13Free-Ski BaselinePhase 1 · Calibrate
MorningFree-ski assessment across varied terrain · video baseline · GPS baseline
MiddayCohort lunch · informal debrief
AfternoonStance and pressure re-sync · applied carving
EveningEquipment baseline review · self-directed mobility
Tue · Dec 14Gates IntroducedPhase 1 · Calibrate
MorningBrushed-gate SL introduction · rhythm and pole touch
MiddayGS gate fundamentals · early edge engagement
AfternoonApplied gate mileage · on-hill video capture
EveningVideo review · cohort technical discussion · sauna & whirlpool recovery
Wed · Dec 15Gate Volume · SL & GSPhase 2 · Sharpen
MorningFull SL course at progressive Masters race pace · pole touch and rhythm
MiddayCourse-reading session · tactical priorities
AfternoonFull GS rotation · longer turn shapes · early edge engagement
EveningSelf-directed mobility
Thu · Dec 16Gate Volume & First TimingPhase 2 · Sharpen
MorningFull SL lanes · first GPS-timed runs
MiddayVideo review · timing analysis · cohort discussion
AfternoonFull GS lanes · GPS overlays captured
EveningSauna and whirlpool recovery
Fri · Dec 17GS Race SimulationPhase 3 · Launch
MorningRace-pace GS at full course density · GPS overlays captured
Midday1:1 video debrief · GS tactical priorities updated
AfternoonGS benchmark runs · entry-recovery reps
EveningSelf-directed mobility
Sat · Dec 18SL Race Simulation & LaunchPhase 3 · Launch
MorningRace-pace SL at full course density · two timed benchmark runs · GPS overlays
Midday1:1 exit debrief · Pre-Season Readiness Report delivered · race-year priorities documented
AfternoonFinal tuning · cohort celebration dinner
Sun · Dec 19DepartureDepart
MorningDepartures · safe travels home
The Experience Along the Way
A Masters racing life is measured in more than results. Mont-Tremblant builds in the camaraderie now — and opens the door to the signature experiences of the wider pathway.
Cohort Culture & Culinary Days
Shared lanes, shared video, shared sauna, and a cohort celebration dinner. Non-racing partners are welcome at the table.
FIS Masters Cup & the Circuit
Mont-Tremblant launches the season the FIS Masters Cup and regional circuits build on. The cohort you meet here is the one you’ll see at the gates.
Atomic Factory Testing · VIP
For athletes going deeper: a January week in Austria — race-stock testing at the Atomic factory, a FIS Masters Cup event, and a Kitzbühel World Cup VIP raceday.
Kitzbühel World Cup · VIP
Watch the Hahnenkamm from inside the ropes — inspiration for every tier, and the celebration for those racing their own Masters Cup that week.
What’s Included
✓ Training lane fees for the full camp
✓ SL/GS gate sessions & free-skiing with certified Masters coaches
✓ GPS-timed runs with performance overlays
✓ Daily on-hill video capture + post-ski analysis
✓ 1:1 video debrief + written Pre-Season Readiness Report
✓ Ski tuning session (Kuu Wax Products)
✓ Sauna & whirlpool recovery access
✓ In-room Wi-Fi
Selectable at Registration
- Lift access — resort lift package, or bring your own season pass
- Meal plan — breakfast + dinner package (per-day or full-camp)
- Yoga / stretching — per-day or full-camp add-on
Athlete-Arranged
- Accommodation— preferred-rate discount codes provided on deposit
- Airfare & transfers— athlete responsibility; coordination codes on deposit
Masters athletes are independent adults and prefer to manage their own logistics. We deliver the training, the data, and the cohort — you build the package that fits you in the registration options above.
Safety & Evacuation · Global Rescue
Every Catalyst athlete is covered by Global Rescue field-rescue and medical-evacuation membership — a condition of registration, and the layer that gets you off the mountain when it matters.
It’s not travel insurance; it’s field rescue and evacuation. Global Rescue provides field rescue from the point of injury and, if you’re hospitalized more than 100 miles from home, medical evacuation to your home hospital of choice — no claim forms, no deductibles.
At registration, Catalyst sends you a Global Rescue membership quote to review and confirm; you complete payment online through the link in that email. Already carry equivalent field-rescue and evacuation coverage? Identify it during registration and sign the acknowledgment that it was offered and you’ve declined in favour of your own. No athlete trains without a plan to get home.
How We Coach Masters Athletes
Masters athletes are not junior racers in older bodies — you’re a lifelong practitioner of the sport, and we coach you that way. The motor patterns, tactical instincts and competitive intelligence you bring were built across decades; they’re the foundation, not the curriculum.
We protect longevity fiercely. We push hard where it helps — race-pace work, equipment refinement, technical priority-setting — and back off where it doesn’t. Recovery is part of the program, not a concession.
The gates don’t care how old you are. Neither do we — except to ensure you’re skiing them better, safer and faster than last season.
What You Leave With
01
GPS-timed run data with performance overlays
02
A video library — baseline & comparison footage
03
A written Pre-Season Readiness Report
04
A 1:1 exit debrief with your coach
05
A clear next step into the season
Frequently Asked Questions
Is six days really enough to make a difference?
For a Masters athlete with a base of skiing behind them, yes. Six focused days with video, GPS data and Catalyst coaching produce clear priorities and re-sync your patterns to race pace right before the season. It’s a sharp, high-leverage tune-up timed for maximum transfer into your first races.
I’ve never done a Catalyst camp. Will I be behind?
No. The block stands on its own and we baseline every athlete on Day 1 — nothing to catch up on. Whether you enter at Master I, II or III, you leave with current, video-verified data and clear priorities.
What level of Masters racer is this for?
FIS Masters, USSA Masters, regional Masters circuits and competitive club Masters — plus athletes returning to the gates. The cohort spans ages 25–85, all skiing parallel-edge under control on intermediate-to-advanced terrain.
What’s included, and what do I select at checkout?
Every package includes coaching, GPS timing, daily video, the 1:1 debrief and Readiness Report, Kuu Wax tuning, sauna & whirlpool access, and Wi-Fi. At registration you choose lift access (a resort lift package or your own pass), an optional meal plan, and optional yoga/stretching. Accommodation, airfare and transfers are athlete-arranged with preferred-rate codes.
Can I attend with a partner who isn’t racing?
Yes. Mont-Tremblant is a full pedestrian resort village, well-suited to non-skiing or recreational-skiing partners. The training schedule leaves afternoons and evenings substantially open.
How does Mont-Tremblant fit the rest of the pathway?
Mont-Tremblant is the December 2027 launch — the entry point. The overseas build (Saas-Fee summer & fall and the Chilean Andes) runs earlier in the season, and the January Atomic/Kitzbühel experience follows. Do Mont-Tremblant alone, or make it step one and we’ll map the series around your calendar.
Ready
Launch Your Race Year
Train smarter. Ski faster. Own your line.
Mont-Tremblant · December 13–18, 2027 · 6-Day Pre-Season Launch. Limited cohort — select your package in the registration options above. The athletes who commit first are the ones who arrive prepared.