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We always joke that were the camp people beg to go instead of being the camp kids beg to come home from. Here is a list of campers' responses from our yearly survey. Please note, we cannot give out any parent or previous camper contact details as part of our Privacy Policy.

2008

More Than Just The Snowboard Experience

At COC you are getting more than just the snowboard experience, you're getting a rich mountain town experience, too - Jennifer Sherowski, Editor, Transworld Snowboarding Magazine

Amazing Place For Kids

Whistler is an amazing place for kids. - Pro Snowboarder, TJ Schneider

Best Money Ever Spent

I attended camp D 2008, I worked towards saving all the money, having a part time job and giving ski instruction throughout the winter. I just wanted to tell you that it was definitely the most amazing experience of my life, and best money ever spent. :) I love you guys and Camp of Champions and you will be seeing me camp C and D in 2009! I wanted to say thank you for everything and this winter my freestyle club organizer asked me to coach this winter as she saw my improvement when our club went to Lac Beau Port for the water ramps. Thank you for the experience, skills/instruction, and the love! - Danielle Wood

It's everything you hear about and more.

Camp was super fun with tons to do. The ramp was epic. The coaches were the raddest personalities, such good riders and so easy to learn from. The staff was super chillin', good to talk to and they weren't drill sargents. - TJ Koskela

See you next year!

I just wanted to thank you guys for the most "WOW" week in my entire life! It was SO great. Back home I told i told my parents a thousand times: "I would rather stay there than come back here" or "I wanna go back to COC". Everyone I met wants to return next year and I surely will.
Special thanks to Silvia, my coach. She was the greatest coach I could ever have. She was just like one of our friends and we learned so much in only one week that I still can't believe it. :)
Thanks a lot, see you next year!

Camille D-M

You made a dream come true

[Our Kids] were totally stoked: the trip was absolutely fabulous for them from start to finish! They loved the phenomenal scenery. They were so excited to watch and to learn from all of the amazing, incredible pros. They have always wanted to meet Simon Chamberlain, and they at last got to see him and watch him ride. They were impressed by the friendliness of everyone at the camp and how welcome the staff made them feel.

They flew home on Cloud 9 because of the gifts they won. They dreamed of having a new Stepchild and a new Nitro Board and getting to meet the teams, so now all the guys back home who didn't go are totally jealous and are getting ready to book for next year.

It was worth every penny and they are hoping and to stay a full month next year.

You made a dream come true for 2 young men. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Jodi K

Thank you so much!

I just wanted to say that I learned more in the 3 days I was riding at the camp of champions that I have in the past 3 years representing Newfoundland. Thank you so much! See you next year. Pat and Spencer ROCK !

Krizia G

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2007

thanks so much

Ben had an absolute awesome time!

David P

Thanks again

I just received a box full of Rome snowboard bindings, board bag, dvds, and clothing. I just wanted to say thank you very much for all of this extra stuff and I really appreciate it. I rode my board last weekend at big boulder and it is a great board.

Kevin Mattice

a great job

Hey boys, I've been at COC for the last 2 sessions and it was the sickest weeks of my life. The park was always top shape.I didn't expect so many pros. You really did a great job for the park and the pros you brought out there. Camp C and D were sick.

Benoit Gendron

I enjoyed myself!

Just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you for letting us ride! That helped out a ton. You guys do an awesome job up there making sure everybody is stoked, and it doesn't go without notice.

Eric Fernandez

"What was your favorite thing at the camp?"

• Getting to ride up on the glacier. - AWESOME!
• The Downhill bike Park. I thougt it was great because you get expert help on the mountain all day! - Maquis Benon
• The Park! - Kendra Tombolato
• Jumps - Jenny Morris
• The whole thing! Won't forget this trip any time soon...UNREAL! - Ryan Stobie
• Being able to ride the best park ever in the summer sun! Camp is so chill. Everyone is really nice and so into helping you get better. The atmosphere makes it the sickest place to ride at! - Kevin Raksnis
• The Park + the Sponsor Giveaways! Fun 24/7! - Jack
• Whistler, the resort + The Camp itself! Shredding in the summer, what could be better?
• Learning a 540. Camp was great! I'll miss it, See you next year.
• The Park + Just being in Canada. - Super Steezy!
• 50 Footer! - Will
• Snowboarding 'N' Chillen! - Grant Mcpherson
• Skiing a sick Park, progressing lots + lots of friends. - Ryan Pendleton
• The Snow. Camp is sick. A million times better and bigger than any other out there! - Gien Hargreaves
• Coaching! Positive Coaching! Fabulous Experience! - Sue
• How laid back everything is! Camp Rocked! I've been going to different camps for years and this easily beats them all as my favorite. - Christine Smith
• Riding every day. The fact that it's July! Camp will blow your mind and tire you out faster than a fat kid chasing a twinkie on a string! - Alaura Ewen
• The Park was sick and the games room was tight! Camp is an extraordinary place to board and have a blast. It's very much needed to be a every summer thing. - Dylan
• Jumps! Awesome! - Jason
• The big table line! Camp was fun! - Max Adams

the best year ever

Thanks to everyone at COC for the best year ever. Your efforts to keep improving the experience are evident and, after four years, our boys couldn't say enough great things about it. We've always struggled to make Whistler happen because we believe in your program. I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, and also that the socks were a great idea because...well, you know, boys and ski boots and socks and camp and snow.....enjoy your time off! Well done. Terry, Taven and Finn Anderson.

the best camp out there on and off hill

I went to hood last summer for a while and after this last visit back to CoC, it's pretty obvious that camp of champs is the best camp out there on and off hill.

Sean Black

the best came they've ever been to!

The boys (W + C) had a GREAT time at camp and want to come back next year for a few weeks. They said it's the best camp they've ever been to!

Jodi Hoffmann

I enjoyed myself!

Just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you for letting us ride! That helped out a ton. You guys do an awesome job up there making sure everybody is stoked, and it doesn't go without notice.

Eric Fernandez

"What was your favorite thing at the camp?"

• I had the best time ever. Coming here for the rest of time!
• The Park was awesome! The Pipe was crazy!
• Great combo between fun and progression. - Jan-Jaap Verhoef
• It was one of the greatest things I have ever done! - Tanner Brewer
• The female coaching is exceptional! They do an awesome job at helping you progress! - Genelle
• Camp was a great experience and the people were really cool and the park was SICK! - Christina Lefebvre
• My favorite thing was riding and learning from all the Pros! - Chad Vrenjak
• Best Park Ever - Stellar! Best Summer Place! - Keith Walker
• Really good attitude and energy from the coaches. What you put into camp is what you get out of it! - Sergei
• Camp was INTENSE! - Kelvin Lee
• This isn't camp...it is a really SICK CAMP! Much Love! - Omar Alkhairo
• The Pipe was Super Dope! Nipples

thank you so

Thank you so so so so so much for the girls' stepchild board that I won last week! thank you! : D

Kirstin

an awesome job

I just want to say thank you so much for letting me ride Camp of Champions! I had so much fun, you guys did an awesome job."

Priscilla L

happy we found you

Thank you all very very much for making Justin's dream come true. He loved every moment of his camp experience and is already planning to return next year. Thanks for answering my questions and concerns, and always being there when I needed 'to know'. I am so happy and thankful that we found you: you are all very professional people. Thank you again and have a fantastic season!

Carole G

"What was your favorite thing at the camp?"

• The laid back atmosphere! - JT
• Bomb hills, not countries! Come to COC! JF
• Many people on staff, always available and friendly regardless of group - RZ
• The vibe you get all day from the chill people here! The best vacation I've ever had/ ever will have! - MK
• Meet and Ride with some of the Pros! It's a Super Duper Time - KF
• Riding with Coaches. Camp was AWESOME! Great friends, coaches and Park! - CB
• If you can't walk or move by the 3rd day, you know you pushed yourself...or fell a lot - AS
• Snowboarding in July! I like CAMP. CAMP is great. Go to CAMP or die. - NB
• The Park! - RV
• Rail garden was awesome! Same with our MGT coaches. Camp was awesome because you're surrounded by fellow boarding addicts and get a chance to learn so many new things. - AK

I'll def be there next year

Hey everyone its me haha you know you all miss me already because I miss you guys. Home sucks but anyway I just wanted to say thanks for an amazing time! I couldn't have asked for a better summer ever. You all did an amazing job and I can't wait to come next year. I had a great time and I'll def be there next year.

j

my son just finished a session and had an amazing time

So amazing, in fact, that he has asked me to cancel the school trip to europe he was to go on in 2008 so he can return to camp next july instead... for an 8 day session instead of 5... or longer even, if possible. Thanks for supplying such an awesome experience!

k

I don't even know where to begin...

I would just like to thank you all for the amazing time that I had. This was my first time going to camp ever, and I was a little nervous coming to COC, after looking at all the pictures and videos of all the pro skiers and snowboarders on the website. Not only was I coming alone, I was scared that I wouldn't be able to make any friends. But when I got there, I found friends right away, and I knew that I would have an awesome time at COC. The hotel was pretty sweet, and all the staff and coaches were super nice and easy to talk to. I had the best roommates ever; we clicked right away.

I don't even know where to begin with the park. It was probably the biggest snow park I have ever seen in my life, and I was so stoked just to try everything out. I tried so many new things, and I improved SO MUCH in snowboarding.

[...] I had the trip of a life time. I made so many new friends that I will definitely stay in contact with for years to come. I also learned SO MUCH in terms of snowboarding. Thanks for giving me an AMAZING time. You can definitely count on me coming back next year.

ZG

awesome

"Camp was the sickest thing I have ever done in my life, it beats surfing in Australia. Hope to see you all next year."

Brooks Sutherland

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