Okemo Mountain School

Okemo Mountain School is an independent school approved by the Vermont State Board of Education.  We operate as a winter term ski and snowboard academy dedicated to delivering a rigorous academic curriculum while providing intense on-snow training that would not be possible in a traditional school setting.  We offer various enrollment options during the winter months from the beginning of November through the end of March.  We accept students beginning in the sixth grade and offer intensive training programs for competitive snowboarders or riders looking to compete at a high level.

A typical day for an OMS snowboarder starts with a 7:30am strength and conditioning routine, where we incorporate core, balance, muscular, and cardio workouts to ensure maximum strength, stability, and stamina on the hill.  Freeriding, park riding, pipe riding, and a variety of training regimens to generate personal success on a snowboard follow the early morning workout.  Our time on the Mountain is spent working with the rider to first promote a solid riding foundation and second to promote maximum progression every day we train.  We also use video on a daily basis to visually comprehend the positive and negative aspects of each student’s riding.  At noon, riders head back to OMS for lunch, which is followed by a strong academic curriculum taught by our accredited staff here at OMS. This demanding schedule has produced some of the best riders in the world including Hannah Teter, Kevin Pearce, and Shayne Pospisil to name a few.  Most importantly, it has prepared young adults for the arduous curriculum of college life as well.

If you have any questions on the OMS Academic Program and/or the OMS Snowboarding program, please feel free to the Head of School, Mariel Meringolo at mmeringolo@okemomountainschool.org or our Dean of Academics, Leslie Cassano at lcassano@okemomountainschool.org or by phone at (802)228-1510.  PLEASE MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR BLOG PAGE @ http://omsshred.blogspot.com/