Southeastern Alpine Race Camp
at Mt. Hood

The Southeastern Alpine Race Camp at Mt. Hood is an overnight ski race training camp in its ninth year of operation. It is organized and operated by Camp Founder, Stephanie Carson, Camp Director, Sara Beeken, and Head Coach, Thea Young. SARC runs for 2 sessions each summer and campers have the option to sign up for either or both of the weeks. 

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2025 Sessions

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Session 1: June 11th-June 18th. 

5 Days of SL and GS Training.    

1 Beach Day at the Oregon Coast.     

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Session 2: June 18th-June 25th

6 Days of SL and GS Training

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Camp cost includes lodging, training, transportation to and from the airport, lift tickets, camp swag, food, coaching, and supervision. Things campers should prepare to pay for themselves include 1-2 meals out per session, souvenirs, and any additional optional activities.

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This camp is open to athletes ages 9 to 18, with at least one year of alpine racing experience on a team.  Children ages 9 and 10 are required to have a parent present in town, and receive prior permission from camp leadership, based on a coach recommendation. If your child is 9 or 10 years old and would like to attend camp please contact Camp Director, Sara Beeken at sarabeeken3@gmail.com

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LODGING

Lodging varies from year to year. For the summer of 2025, will be staying all together in Megumi Chalet in Government Camp. Campers will all have a bed (most twins, some shared with campers of the same age and gender). 

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While our lodging is in walking distance to all of the shops in Govy, that does not mean that our campers will have free reign. We will continue to maintain an appropriate level of supervision and keep close tabs on all of out campers, often traveling in groups with a coach or volunteer.

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SCHEDULE

On ski days we wake up at 5am, have breakfast at the main house, and head to Timberline. Athletes take their backpacks, water, and a snack up the lifts and we train all morning, with a short snack break in the middle.  We will head back down to our lodging around 11-12pm, depending on how the snow is holding up. After eating lunch and having some quiet time for those who need to rest after a long morning of skiing, we will have some afternoon activity options. We have dryland training for U12-14 athletes and U16-18 athletes several times per sessions in separate age groups. This includes running, strength training (typically body weight), and other activities to improve endurance, strength, and agility. After that, some days we will go swimming and paddle boarding in Trillium lake (It’s still summer down the mountain!), or hike, or explore the town of Government Camp. Many athletes choose to try out demo skis while they are there, but this will not be an option every day. Demo tents are usually set up in town, offering athletes free race demos. But everyone should bring their own equipment anyway. Dinner will be eaten all together as a camp, then there is always a camp meeting before bed where we talk about training the next day and focus on some specific skills that the athletes may be working on during training.

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PAYMENT

You can pay in full, or pay a $1000 deposit per session to reserve your child's spot. The full registration fee including the deposit for one session of camp is $3000. Early bird pricing applies for anyone who registers prior to Feb. 10th.

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Based on continually increasing costs to camp (lift tickets, vehicle rentals, groceries, gas, lodging, etc.) we have increased camp costs for the past several years. We are excited to announce that there will not be an increase in camp fees this year! To offer complete transparency, we have put together a public cost sheet for camp families to look at and understand SARC's funds. See Budget Overview link below! We encourage any families who are in a position to do so, to consider contributing to our scholarship fund when they pay their deposit.

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SARC prioritizes making camp accessible to all southeastern athletes who want to be there.  We rely on scholarship donations to get athletes to camp who wouldn't otherwise be able to make it a reality. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please check out the Scholarship page!

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