The Story

As we enter our 32nd season, we are extremely grateful to our thousands of students and our devoted, best-in-class staff. With an almost 85% return rate, we love seeing many of the same faces return year after year.

We founded NASTC in 1994. At the time, a private, traveling ski school was a novel idea.

The idea was along the lines of the great Austrian and French Academies where students immersed themselves for multiple days. Chris had spent two seasons at the Austrian “Bundessportheim” (Austria’s National Ski Instructor Training Academy).

Our goal was always to give students more than a quick-fix approach, and a chance to work on technique and tactics day after day so that they could see true improvement. We planned our first clinic at Sugar Bowl and Donner Ski Ranch in Truckee. It quickly sold out, and NASTC was born.

Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.

— Camille Alforque