Day 1: On Wednesday afternoon, 1 October 2025, we travelled from Flawil to Finkenberg in the Zillertal. After dinner together the first discipline of our camp olympics was already on the programme. Everyone went to bed early so as to spend the next day motivated on the slopes.
Day 2: The first real training day started early. We were up at 07:00 and at 07:45 we headed for the glacier. In dream conditions we completed three intensive sessions. Morning and afternoon were technical exercises on the glacier, mainly getting used to the skis again after the break and the basic stance. Later in the afternoon came fitness and strength training, with a round of football for variety. After dinner more camp olympics disciplines followed before everyone fell into bed, exhausted but happy. A successful first ski day behind us!
Day 3: Again we started early. The day ran much like the one before, with one welcome relief: as we could store our skis and boots right at the glacier, we only had to bring our food in the morning. On the glacier we kept working hard on the basics. A special highlight was the first formation skiing in the afternoon, which already looked very good for the second ski day. After training on the glacier there was a jogging round around Finkenberg. The evening began with a short but revealing video analysis before we ended the day with a cosy games night.
Day 4: To avoid the rush to the glacier because of the park opening, the fourth day started a little earlier. Breakfast was before the usual time, then we set off to the glacier with our food. On the snow the focus was on consolidating what we had learned. A special highlight was the presentation of the formations, which also counted as a camp olympics discipline. After intensive ski training on the glacier we did a short session of agility and coordination tasks in Finkenberg. The evening again began with a short video analysis. Then came the eagerly awaited moment: the results of the camp olympics, won by Team Skiclub Gossau.
Day 5: The last day began with packing. Before heading home we enjoyed a 1.5-hour hike around Finkenberg. Then we travelled back and arrived home in the evening, happy and healthy, with many new impressions and training progress in our luggage.
Text: Baumer Janik
