The South African Junior Development Training Camp provides an opportunity to bring together South Africa’s most promising young skiers to train in Austria. One objective is to implement the Snow Sports SA Transformation Programme. Athletes have been selected with the long term objective of eventually progressing through the athletes pathway to the National Alpine Ski Team. The short term view is to select individuals from the camp to participate in the 2010 FIS Junior training programme. These objectives are basic elements of the “Vision 2014” plan which is the high performance pathway introducing our youth to international participation, competing in events on the FIS calendar. Hopefully, some will progress to participate in Alpine Junior World Ski Championships, Youth Olympic Winter Games, World Alpine Ski Championships and eventually follow in the footsteps of Alex Heath, and more recently Peter Scott, and have the honour of representing South Africa at future Olympic Winter Games.

Only members of ski clubs affiliated to Snow Sports South Africa, holding a valid South African passport, were eligibel for selection.

Results at the SA National Alpine Ski Championships; age of athlete; commitment to Alpine Skiing; physical maturity and ability; mental capacity and development; attitude and potential

Nassfeld-Hermagor in Austria has been selected as the venue for the 2010 Junior Training Camp. The resort has access to 110 km of perfectly prepared, snow-sure and avalanche-safe pistes. In addition, with a length of 2.2 km, the last third of the Carnia run is one of Europe's longest floodlit pistes. The “Ski Arena Nassfeld” is situated in the midst of the so-called “Karnische Region” where the boarders of the three countries Austria, Italy and Slovenia meet. The large Millenium-Express lift facility carries 3600 winter athletes per hour up to the skiing areas in Nassfeld-Hermagor.

Camlyn started skiing in 2006 (at the age of 6) in Courchevel/France during a family holiday. She has competed in her first competition in 2007 at the South African Alpine Junior Championships
Camlyn says that she likes skiing because she can spend time with her daddy. Her ambitions are to compete in the 2016 Youth Olympic Winter Games. Her hero is South African Olympic skier, Alex Heath.

Skiing is our schools winter sport and I have been part of the Ikhephu Ski Pups since Grade 1. This is a talent that I have that I would like to develop and the sport not only provides opportunity for me to represent my country but sport is also one of the events through which all nations can promote friendship.

It started at school where most of my friends were skiing, so I decided to join them. I was selected to travel to Korea in 2007. Now I try to ski as much as I can, when I get the chance. I think I have a passion for skiing. I love skiing because I love to be on snow and I also love the speed of the skis.

I started skiing when I was in primary school in Rhodes. The principal, Mr. Piet Steyn, used to take me to Tiffindell once a week. In 2006 I went to Korea to ski in the Olympic Dream Programme. I am sponsored by Rugby Legends to attend Barkly East High School. I love skiing and dream of going overseas.

I started skiing in 2006 on a carpet slope in Johannesburg. We then visited Tiffindell where I skied on snow for the first time. I enjoy the speed and freedom that skiing gives me. I went to Korea as part of the 2009 Dream Programme. My aim is to represent South Africa in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. I also play hockey and enjoy all water sports. Thank you for this opportunity.

I have been skiing for seven years. I had my first lesson at Tiffindell Ski Resort. I got involved with the ski school at my school. Later I went to Tiffindell once a week. That is how I met Alex Heath who taught me a lot about skiing. I also play cricket and tennis.

I got involved in skiing through the ski school. I have been skiing since 2003, we went up to Tiffindell three times and had 3 beginner lessons. From there I started practicing harder but I missed out for one year because of a broken leg. I broke my leg in a rugby match in 2006 and did not play rugby ever again. I play other sports like tennis, cricket and athletics.

I ski because my mom used to run the ski school and Gerri, an instructor at Tiffindell, taught me to love skiing. I love the opportunity to be on snow. All of my family ski and I love to ski with them. I also love racing with my friends.