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Get ready for opening day with dryland training built for skiers and snowboarders.
Skihab is a preseason strength and conditioning program focused on the physical qualities that support winter mountain sports: strength, balance, mobility, endurance, power, and movement control.
Whether you're chasing first chair, earning turns on the skin track, carving groomers, or getting ready for a full winter on the mountain, Skihab helps you prepare before the lifts start spinning.
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Skiing and snowboarding ask the body to repeatedly absorb force, produce power, maintain balance, and control movement through changing terrain.
Skihab provides a structured preseason opportunity to begin rebuilding those physical qualities before winter is in full swing.
The program combines dryland strength, conditioning, mobility, balance, and dynamic movement in a small-group environment with options for different experience and fitness levels.
Skihab is designed for skiers and snowboarders who want structured preseason physical preparation.
Build strength, balance, and conditioning for more confident days on the mountain.
Prepare for repeated turns, lower-body loading, balance, and dynamic whole-body movement.
Build strength and endurance for uphill travel, longer days, and demanding winter terrain.
Prepare for a winter season that may involve long days, repeated physical demands, and significant time on snow.
Sessions are designed around the physical demands of skiing and snowboarding.
Develop strength through the hips, legs, and lower body for repeated winter sport demands.
Challenge single-leg stability, coordination, body position, and dynamic control.
Practice producing and controlling force through dynamic lower-body movement.
Build work capacity for repeated efforts, longer sessions, and full days on the mountain.
Maintain useful hip, ankle, and trunk mobility for winter movement.
Build trunk control for balance, force transfer, and coordinated whole-body movement.
Skihab uses a circuit-style format with exercise options and progressions that allow participants to work at an appropriate challenge level.
Exercises can be modified based on training experience, fitness, and comfort.
Regular participation throughout the preseason allows exercises and training demands to progress over time, but individual sessions can also stand alone.
October 19 – December 4, 2026
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday5:15–6:00 PM
Choose the days that work best for your schedule. Participants register for each class individually and may attend as frequently as they choose.
Both days feature the same workout. Choose either day or attend based on your preferred schedule.
Both days feature the same workout, with a different focus from Monday and Tuesday.
Workouts progress across the preseason as participants build strength, control, and capacity.
Skihab is open to community members and winter athletes of varied experience levels.
Mammoth Mountain employees may use their designated promo code for no-cost participation.
Classes are first come, first served and subject to participant capacity.
Advance registration is recommended for each class you plan to attend.
Begin with mobility, activation, balance, and movement preparation for the session.
Move through strength, conditioning, balance, power, and control stations at your level.
Build on previous sessions as exercises and training demands progress through the preseason.
Skihab focuses on the physical preparation behind skiing and snowboarding.
It does not teach turn technique, edge control, terrain skills, ski touring technique, or other on-snow technical skills.
Instead, the program develops strength, balance, conditioning, mobility, power, and movement control that support winter sport participation.
On-snow technical coaching should come from an appropriately qualified ski, snowboard, or mountain sports instructor.
Skihab programming is designed by Mammoth Hospital Physical Therapist Shelby Martin, PT, DPT, with a focus on practical preseason strength and conditioning for skiing and snowboarding.
Sessions may be led by appropriately qualified members of the Mammoth Hospital movement, rehabilitation, or sports medicine team, depending on staff availability.
Skihab is designed for participants who are able to take part in active group conditioning.
It is not an injury evaluation, physical therapy treatment, or rehabilitation program.
If you have a current injury, recent surgery, significant pain, or activity restrictions, follow the guidance of your healthcare provider before participating.
If you have completed rehabilitation but need a structured transition back to skiing, snowboarding, or higher-demand winter activity, an Elevate Return to Sport program may be a better fit.
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Register for each Skihab class you plan to attend.
Monday and Tuesday feature the same workout. Thursday and Friday feature the same workout.
You can choose the days and frequency that fit your schedule. Regular preseason participation is encouraged for progressive training, but individual classes can stand alone.
Don't see a class listed?Skihab may be between seasonal offerings or the next schedule may not yet be posted.
Express Interest in Future Skihab
Skihab is a seasonal preseason program.
If current classes are not available, submit an interest form and the Elevate team can contact you about a future series.
Teams, clubs, employers, ski programs, or other organizations may also use this form to ask about a customized preseason program or partnership.
Submitting this form does not register a participant or confirm a future program.
Skihab-style programming can also be adapted for ski teams, snowboard programs, mountain employers, clubs, schools, or other groups preparing for the winter season.
Programs may be built around group goals, available time, training experience, work demands, or the physical requirements of the upcoming season.
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Wear comfortable athletic clothing and supportive footwear appropriate for dryland exercise.
Bring water and arrive ready for an active session that may include strength, conditioning, balance, mobility, and dynamic movement.
Ski and snowboard equipment is not required.
Skihab is held at:
Elevate Wellness & Performance121 College ParkwayMammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Participants register for individual classes and may choose their preferred days and frequency.
Specific pricing, minimum enrollment, and cancellation policies will be listed with the current Mindbody offering or registration confirmation.
Skihab is a preseason dryland strength and conditioning program designed to help skiers and snowboarders physically prepare for the winter season.
Training may include strength, balance, conditioning, mobility, power, and movement-control exercises.
No. Skihab is designed for a range of experience levels.
Exercises may include different options and progressions so participants can work at an appropriate level.
No. Participants choose the days and frequency that work for them.
Monday and Tuesday feature the same workout, while Thursday and Friday feature the same workout.
Regular participation is encouraged so you can experience the progression through the preseason, but individual sessions can stand alone.
Offering the same workout on both days gives participants more flexibility to choose the day that fits their schedule.
Thursday and Friday follow the same model with a second workout for the week.
No. Skihab is dryland physical preparation and does not teach on-snow technique.
Technical ski or snowboard instruction should come from an appropriately qualified instructor or coach.
Skihab focuses on preseason physical preparation, including strength, conditioning, balance, mobility, and movement skills.
No training program can guarantee that an injury will not occur.
No. Skihab is a group sports performance and conditioning program.
It is not an injury evaluation, physical therapy treatment, or rehabilitation service.
Skihab programming is designed by Mammoth Hospital Physical Therapist Shelby Martin, PT, DPT.
Individual sessions may be led by appropriately qualified members of the movement, rehabilitation, or sports medicine team depending on staff availability.
Yes. Mammoth Mountain employees may use their designated promo code for no-cost participation in eligible Skihab classes.
Advance registration is still required and classes remain subject to capacity.
Skihab is a seasonal program and may not appear outside the preseason period.
Use the interest form to let Elevate know you would like to hear about the next series.
Potentially. Ski teams, snowboard programs, mountain employers, clubs, schools, and other organizations may contact Elevate about group or partnership opportunities.
Program design depends on group goals, participant needs, location, staffing, and scheduling.
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Learn how your body responds as preseason training progresses.
Train alongside other skiers, snowboarders, and winter athletes getting ready for the season.
Build the strength, balance, conditioning, and movement capacity for the winter you've been waiting for.
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