The Welch Village D-Team is a ski development program which provides a junior racing venue to develop the skiing skills of each athlete. The program emphasizes safety, enjoyment, fun, and learning at all times.  Any skier can join the Welch Village D-Team as long as they fit the age and ability requirements. The D-Team program is available to skiers ages of 7-17. Age eligibility and racing age group is determined by the athletes age on Sept 1st of the current year.  

Please read the "Skiing Ability Requirements for D-Team" section below to determine if D-Team is an appropriate program for your son/daughter. 

D-Team is an 11-week program, there are 7 practice dates and 4 race days.  All practices and races are held on Saturdays.   D-Team athletes race against kids in their same age group only and there are separate girls and boys divisions.  Much more information on the program will be discussed at the pre-season parents meeting which is held virtually. 

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Registration for the 2026-2027 season will begin in mid September. 

Program Fee: $750 

Includes: 7 practice days and 4 race days
 
2026-27 Welch Village D-Team Schedule
December 12: Practice 9:30 - 12:30
December 19:  Practice 9:30 - 12:30
December 26: Practice 9:30 - 12:30
January 2:  Practice 9:30 - 12:30
January 9: Practice 9:30 - 12:30
January 16: RACE @ WILD MOUNTAIN
January 23: RACE @ WELCH VILLAGE
January 30: Practice 9:30 - 12:30
February 6: RACE @ TROLLHAUGEN
February 13: Practice 9:30 - 12:30
February 20: RACE @ BUCK HILL

Practice days are available on the below Saturdays listed only. Coaching fee does not include the costs of a Welch Village season pass or lift tickets.

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Ability Requirements to register for our D-Team Program

D-Team is very much a family-friendly, recreational junior race league, that is meant to develop not only racing skills but an all-mountain skiing technique for all kids. With that being said, the program does require some basic ability pre-requisites before registering.  

Participants are required to be strong intermediate skiers in order to enroll in the D-Team race program. A strong intermediate skier should be able to ski all blue runs at Welch Village while controlling their speed by making parallel ski turns most of the time. Newer skiers or skiers still using a snow plow most of the time should consider our very popular Carvers program.  Carvers is a 6 week ski development program that will prepare skiers for the D-Team program for the following season.

Athletes of all ages will be required to ride the chairlift without an adult at certain times in the D-Team program and coaches will not always ride the lift with the athletes.  Kids who are not able to ride the chairlift independently on the first week of practice should not enroll in D-Team.  The first two weeks of D-Team are considered a trial period for all first-year D-Team racers.  If our coaches and program administrators determine that your son/daughter does not meet our program requirements, they will contact the family and arrange either another lesson program if space is available or possibly a partial credit/refund. 

*Students who do not meet program requirements may be required to pay added fees in order to process a transfer or a refund.  If a skier participates in a D-Team practice or practices, a pro-rated refund or credit transfer will be issued*

Questions about the Alpine D-Team? Contact Head Coach Christine O'Brien HERE

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