U10 camp
Racing camp for young racers

Our U10 Saas‑Fee camp is for strong, motivated skiers under 10 who want focused, age‑appropriate training. For this category, we create smaller groups so coaches can stay close on the glacier, manage the T‑bars safely, and give each athlete individual feedback, keeping the Saas‑Fee glacier a safe environment while still offering an appropriate challenge for our younger skiers.

Experienced coaches prioritize safety and development, creating a supportive environment where young athletes improve technique, race skills, and confidence while enjoying skiing with peers.

Coaching young athletes since 2006. We’ve perfected our technical approach for younger athletes to ensure safety and fun.

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U10 Saas-Fee ski racing camp

for young athletes during Summer & Autumn

Dates 2026

Only one consecutive week can be booked.
20 July – 22 August.
12 – 24 October.
Arrival On Sundays

Level

Athletes must be independent, able to ride T-bars on steep terrain alone, and show advanced skiing ability.

Groups

8 and 9 years old.
Maximum 4 racers per trainer, according to age and level.

Saas-Fee Glacier is one of Europe’s best summer and autumn training locations thanks to its high altitude and reliable snow conditions. The pedestrian village supports a healthy lifestyle and smooth logistics, helping athletes recover and perform.

At Ski Zenit, we place special emphasis on U10 development with personalized, age-specific training and close support. Glacier sessions can be demanding for young athletes, so we carefully adapt terrain, intensity, and rest periods to keep training safe, positive, and effective. All on-snow and off-snow activities are tailored to each group according to age and skill level.

Arrival Sunday evening, departure Saturday after skiing.

Each week includes:

6 days of activities.
5 days ski training.
1 off-skiing day.

Outdoor and indoor sports.
Fitness.
Activation and Recovery routines.

Ski Tuning.
Video Analysis.

* Athlete’s Hotel with constant supervision not available for U10 athletes. For other accommodation, please enquire.

Best ski camp in Europe for U10 athletes
Activities and Athlete development:

Saas-Fee is one of the best places in Europe for summer skiing — and it’s ideal for our U10 camp. Glacier ski days with Ski Zenit mean long, fun-filled days on and off the snow. Mornings focus on age‑appropriate ski sessions that build confidence and basic technique through playful drills, short runs, and plenty of encouragement.

Afternoons are packed with games and activities that develop balance, coordination, strength, and teamwork — think obstacle courses, ball games, and group challenges. Small groups, experienced coaches, regular breaks, and a friendly atmosphere ensure every child improves skills, stays safe, and has a great time making new friends.

6:00h.	Breakfast
7:15 h.	Go to Slopes
8:00 – 12:00 h.	Ski Training with 15min break
13:00 h.	Lunch
15:30 – 18:30 h.	Video, equipment maintenance, physical and mental conditioning
19:00 h.	Dinner
20:30 h.	Bedtime

* in autumn the day begins later and ski training sessions are longer

Ski racing camp for U10 athletes (ages 8–9). Specifically designed for the youngest ski racers, groups are smaller than our regular camps, with a maximum of four skiers per coach. The camp focuses on developing basic technical, mental, and physical skills and helping athletes grow into healthy competitors who love the sport. Our experienced coaches prioritize safety on the glacier and ensure the kids have fun in a supportive environment. Excellent off-ski activity program.

We have included activation and recovery as part of our training to help athletes prepare their bodies for movement and recover properly after intense sessions. It is an effective way to activate key muscle groups, improve mobility, and support the body after a long day of training. It also helps athletes reset mentally and physically for full recovery.

Activation and recovery sessions allow our athletes to work on physical readiness, improve movement quality, and support muscle repair and regeneration. These sessions are highly recommended to reduce injury risk and improve overall performance. Our coaches adapt the exercises, intensity, and duration of each session to match different skill levels and age groups.

All U10 ski racers in our training program will take part in age‑appropriate fitness sessions throughout the week. Each workout is tailored to the developmental stage and individual needs of every child, balancing challenge with safety while keeping activities playful and creative.

These post‑ski sessions emphasize gentle recovery from on‑snow training and focus on injury prevention for young bodies. Exercises target basic strength, coordination, balance, agility, and flexibility using short, varied tasks and lots of movement breaks to suit attention spans and energy levels.

Saas‑Fee offers a safe, inspiring setting for a wide range of child‑friendly fitness activities. During these sessions, U10 athletes training privately will be grouped with peers of the same age so they can learn, play, and develop together.

In the afternoons and on days when you’re not skiing, we’ll do lots of fun activities. You can play team games, go on short mountain hikes, and try indoor sports. Saas-Fee is a great place for all these activities. There are easy paths that kids can walk on, big fields for team games, and indoor halls for sports when the weather is bad. Everything is safe and made for kids your age, so you’ll have lots of fun and stay active.

BOULDERING:
Bouldering in the Swiss Alps during the summer is a fun way for 8- and 9-year-olds to try climbing on big rocks close to the ground. The mountains have many different rocks to practice on, so kids can try easy moves and get stronger while enjoying amazing views. Make sure climbs are low, there’s always an adult watching, and use crash pads and helmets. Turn it into a game: count moves, try simple routes, and cheer when someone reaches the top.

ROLLERBLADING:
Rollerblading helps young skiers by practicing balance, coordination, and control — skills that are also used when skiing. Short rollerblading sessions make legs stronger and improve reaction time. For 8- and 9-year-olds, skate on smooth, quiet paths with a helmet and pads. Do playful drills like gentle side-to-side carving, cone slaloms, and short one-foot glides to build the same movements used on skis.

BALANCE:
Balance is very important for ski racing, even for kids. Good balance helps skiers stay steady, turn better, and avoid falls. For 8- and 9-year-olds, balance work should be short, fun, and varied: walk on a low beam or a line, stand on one foot while tossing a ball, do small hops with soft landings, or use a wobble board for a few seconds. Ski Zenit’s program uses games and simple exercises that help kids get stronger, more stable, and more confident on the mountain.

Taking good care of ski bases and edges is essential for effective ski training. We will teach younger athletes how to wax their skis and will sharpen edges as needed. Athletes are expected to arrive at camp with their equipment in good condition and ready for race training.

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Video analysis is an important tool for our coaches to help 8- and 9-year-old skiers understand and improve the skills they are working on during ski training. Technical and tactical ideas important to performance will be explained using simple, positive language and clear visuals so they know what to try in the next day’s practice. One short, age-appropriate video session will be held after every 2 or 3 days of training.

Summer skiing and Highly-skilled Team of Coaches, a perfect combination

TRAINING & lane space

1195 CHF

per Camp / Week

6 activity days, 5 skiing days

Single day option 190 CHF

Option of three consecutive weeks

Dates 2026: 20 July – 22 August
12 – 24 October

Ski Pass

212CHF

per 5 days, child under age 16

1 day: child 50 / adult: 83 CHF

5 days: child 212 / adult: 345 CHF

10 days: child 397 / adult: 638 CHF

15 days: child 585 / adult: 940 CHF

Hotel

135 CHF

Big selection of hotels and apartments

Apartments

Hotels

Variable price range

Convenient for Summer skiing

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Make sure you check out our extras to make the most out of your experience with Ski Zenit.

Airport Transfers
Ski Racing Rental and Purchase
Cancellation Insurance
Rescue Insurance

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When booking ski training with us it is very important that we are provided with enough information about each athlete via our online booking form which includes the following:

– Personal information (Name, contact details and date of birth).
– Languages spoken.
– Skiing skills.
– Racing experience.
– Physical condition.
– Allergies or food intolerances.
– Illness or physical limitations.
– Brand, model and length of skis and boots to bring to the training.
– Skiing videos.

Our booking personnel will provide you with all information needed in order to attend training and send you an invoice for the total cost.

Full invoice must be paid within 4 days in order to confirm the booking and secure the place.

Please read our General Terms and Conditions carefully before booking.
Feel free to enquire about accommodation in a variety of hotels and apartments or about airport shuttles if you require these.

– Racing suit (not mandatory).
– Training shorts when using a race suit.
– Training windbreaker jacket.
– Long ski pants.
– Warm ski jacket.
– Thermal base layers.
– Ski socks.
– Neck warmer.
– Underwear.
– Tee-shirts for condition training.
– Sport pants and sweater.
– Street clothes.
– Sport shoes for running.
– Soap and shampoo.
– Bathing suit.

THE TOWN: Saas-Fee is a pedestrian-only town where only certain electric vehicles are allowed. The atmosphere is very serene, clean, and the town is surrounded by an impressive landscape of forests and glaciers with peaks reaching 4400 metres. It has all necessary services and a wide range of sports facilities. These safe and relaxed conditions make it an ideal place for any athlete to enjoy and have productive training.

THE GLACIER: The Saas-Fee glacier, where the camps are held, is at an altitude of between 3200 and 3600 metres. It has four T-bar drag lifts providing access to 3 free skiing runs and 5 gate training runs. In order to access the glacier in summertime, you must take two cable cars and an underground funicular train. The trip takes a total of 35 minutes.

In a normal year, the vertical skiable area increases by 700 metres by the beginning of November adding many more skiing options.

Weather conditions can vary quite drastically, even during the summer, and we therefore recommend that you pack clothing for both warm and cold conditions.

All athletes participating in the Camp must have current ski accident insurance valid in Switzerland covering at least civil liability, rescue on the slopes (including helicopter), medical treatment and repatriation. We recommend insurance which also reimburses you for services unused due to injury (ski pass, training, lodging, etc.).

Photocopies of participants’ insurance card must be given to Ski Zenit leaders upon arrival or a digital copy can be sent ahead of time.

Switzerland has agreements with EU Member States for medical assistance at public hospitals. In order to take advantage of such agreements, you must have the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). You need to apply for this card well in advance at your local medical centre in the EU.

We offer double, triple and quadruple bedrooms. The hotel is a 1 minute walk from the town centre and 5 minute to the lift (cable car).

The hotel has a restaurant, living room, wi-fi and a ski room. Rooms are cleaned and sheets and towels changed once per week. Each athlete is responsible for keeping his/her room tidy at all times. The beds have Nordic comforters so bed-making is fast and simple. Towels are included.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared by the hotel staff. Any special dietary needs must be communicated to Ski Zenit in advance.

Collaboration among all participants and teamwork are requirements for successful co-existence in the Hotel.

Switzerland is a member of the Schengen Area meaning that travellers from EU countries which are party to that treaty may enter the country with their identity card. However, minors must always travel with a valid passport. Travellers from other countries must check the conditions for entry into Switzerland before embarking on their trip.

Proper water intake is an important factor for all athletes. Athletes taking part in our camps must take even greater care because of the altitude on the glacier and the low relative humidity. For training on the slopes and post-ski workouts, athletes must carry at least one litre of liquid in their training backpack and this liquid must be consumed during the course of the training session.

Sun protection using high factor sun cream is also indispensable. You must also carry quick-energy, salty snacks with you to glacier training (energy bars, nuts, fruit, and sandwiches). There is always a break during glacier training to eat snacks. Athletes staying in our hotel will be offered a variety of snacks to choose from at breakfast time every morning.

A well-balanced and abundant breakfast before training is also of vital importance and we will insist that all our athletes heed this recommendation.

While athletes are training with us, their diet should be varied, healthy and sufficient and must include fruits and vegetables. Our ski camps include instruction on healthy eating habits.

Ski Zenit offers its athletes and their chaperones a transfer service in comfortable mini-buses from/to the Geneva, Zürich, Basel or Milan airports. Transfer by motorway takes about three hours. All airport transfer drivers are authorised to check-in all young athletes traveling alone.

– Race-quality ski boots with appropriate size and flex index.
– GS skis of appropriate length and with good edges and base.
– SL skis of appropriate length and with good edges and base (starting from age 11).
– GS ski poles.
– SL ski poles with slalom hand-guards (starting from age 11).
– Slalom shin-guards protection (starting from age 11).
– Good quality helmet approved for ski racing.
– Slalom chin guard (starting from age 11).
– Back protection.
– Sun goggles.
– Low light/ fog goggles.
– Ski gloves.
– Training backpack with enough space for ski boots, jacket, goggles, helmet, water, snack…
– Water bottle to take up to the slopes.
– High-factor sun cream.

Ski Zenit can provide athletes with Nordica race skis and boots and Komperdell racing poles and accessories at a special price. Equipment must be ordered and paid for at least 10 days in advance. We can assist you in choosing the most appropriate length, size and model.

Athletes who have made purchases will pick up their new equipment at the local Intersport Glacier shop upon arrival.

There they can also find helmets, goggles and other accessories with a 10% discount. The shop also offers professional boot fitting and ski tuning with the most modern machine.

For our younger racers we have several pairs of race skis for rent in different sizes. Limited stock is available, so make sure you reserve well in advance.

Convenient train service is available from the Zurich, Geneva, Milan and Basel airports to the town of Visp taking about 2 hours and 45 minutes.
From the Visp train station you must take a bus to Saas-Fee (two buses per hour) which takes about 45 minutes. You can purchase both legs of the trip on a single ticket through the SBB website.

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