PowderStrong is back for the 2024-25 season, starting September 16.
What is PowerStrong?
PowderStrong is our seasonal program, blending the best in strength and conditioning to give skiers and snowboarders their best-ever winter on the snow.
We keep our sessions small – capped at 6 people per session. That’s how we ensure everyone gets the necessary coaching for great technique. Plus, you’ll have the chance to build friendships and meet others who love to spend their time in the mountains.
We prioritize the needs of skiers, snowboarders, and backcountry athletes:
– Agility and plyometrics (jumping and landing)
– Chassis integrity (the functional and multi-directional core)
– Eccentric strength (absorbing the forces of gravity)
– Muscular endurance (for touring, and to keep going for more lift-served laps)
– Lactate buffering (delaying the “burn” in the quads)
– Hamstrings and hips (for stable and healthy knees)
What are the workouts like?
PowderStrong sessions are all 60 minutes long, and start with a “flow” phase to get the major joints of the body moving. If it’s early and we just got out of bed, or it’s the end of a day spent sitting in front of the computer, we need to address that stiffness before we get into more challenging work.
We then go through a warm-up, usually about 10 minutes long, that addresses the muscles that we’ll use during that session.
Next, we have a block of strength work – focusing on two or three muscle groups or body parts, usually for about 20 minutes.
Then we spend another 20 minutes or so working on athleticism (jumping, explosiveness, balance, etc.) and/or chassis integrity (core strength from the hips to the shoulders).
Some sessions will feel harder than others, but every workout is designed specifically to build on the one before it, and to prepare for what’s coming next.
And every session is focused on preparing you for your strongest, fastest, and most fun winter in the snow.
The details...location, schedule, getting started.
Location: We’re at 3579 S. Main Street, in South Salt Lake.
Schedule: PowderStrong is 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks, with focused strength, plyometrics, agility, and endurance training to make this your best season, ever.
We wrap up in mid-December, hitting the sweet spot for first tracks in October or November, and great base depth around the first of the year.
Plus, with your registration, you’ll have access to the entire digital version of the PowderStrong program, so you can still keep up with the workouts even if you’re traveling, or life forces you to miss an in-person session with us.
Our schedule of sessions to choose from:
- M: 6am, 6pm, 7pm
- T: 6am, 7am
- W: 6am, 6pm, 7pm
- Th: 6am, 7am
- F: 6am, 6pm
- S: 8am
Cost: $66 per week, so we can keep our sessions small. We hold the limit at 6 people per session, to ensure you get the best coaching in Salt Lake City.
After you fill out the “Get Started” form, we’ll schedule a quick call, to make sure PowderStrong is a good fit.
Then we’ll schedule your assessment, to identify and uncover any limitations or injuries which we’ll need to take into account, to make sure YOU are ready for an amazing season.
We look forward to meeting you!
– Michael, Maddie, Kara, Alex, Reese & Lexi
Questions?
Email: Michael@mtnstrng.com
Text: 385-722-4522