Pre-Season Ski Conditioning in Seattle (Greenlake) | Kristen Vaughan, PT | Thursdays at 6:30 PM | Union Physical Therapy

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Pre-Season Ski Conditioning: 6 week Hybrid In-person and Online Training Series

Thursdays 6:30PM

Union Physical Therapy, | Seattle (Greenlake) & ATP

Series Starts: Thursday 10/8 at 6:30PM  (note: this program will skip the week of 10/22)

Led by Kristen Vaughan, PT 

Build Dynamic Power, Reduce Knee Injuries, and Prepare for Winter with Dryland Training.

Preparing the human body for the physical demands of winter sports requires more than generic fitness routines. The Alpine Training Project in Seattle delivers an evidence-based, 6-week pre-season ski conditioning series engineered to build strength, endurance, enhance dynamic stability, and reduce the risk of common alpine injuries.

Led by physical therapist Kristen Vaughan, PT, this hybrid training program combines weekly, high-energy, in-person, group circuit style HIIT workouts at Union PT with video-led workouts that you complete at home or in your gym on your own time. This program builds week over week preparing you to tackle your goals for this winter season. The workouts are scalable to your current fitness level and aspirations for your time in the mountains.

Your registration for the hybrid program includes 6 months of access to ATPs online training content that carries you through the season with in-season training and tune up workouts. Whether charging deep resort powder, carving steep groomed terrain, or setting skin tracks in the backcountry, this program provides the physiological base needed to ski harder, recover faster, and stay out longer.

Comprehensive Program Inclusions and Intended Structural Benefits

Enrolling in the Seattle pre-season conditioning series provides a complete six-month hybrid training system designed to support athletes from early autumn preparation through the conclusion of the winter season:

  • Six weekly in-person group sessions featuring small-group, circuit-based conditioning led directly by Kristen Vaughan, PT, focusing on form correction, progressive overload, and movement mechanics.
  • A six-month full online membership pass providing complete digital access to alpinetrainingproject.com for supplementary home workouts and in-season athletic maintenance.
  • Progressive dryland on-ramping tracks tailored to resort alpine skiing and backcountry touring demands, available in high-impact and reduced-impact variations.
  • The “Staying Dialed” in-season performance series, engineered to maintain power output and muscular balance throughout the winter without inducing chronic fatigue.
  • Dedicated performance booster protocols concentrating on explosive power, tri-planar agility, and rotational core stability.
  • A clinically designed recovery and mobility series combining foam rolling, myofascial release, dynamic warm-ups, and post-ski stretches to accelerate tissue recovery between ski days.

Program Overview and Digital Features

  • Complete Six-Month Hybrid Athletic Preparation

The Seattle training series is scheduled during mid-autumn to ensure participants reach peak physical adaptation immediately prior to regional resort openings.

Schedule and Facility Logistics

Operational Parameter Clinic Class Details
Host Clinic Facility Union Physical Therapy
Physical Address 2214 N 56th St, Seattle, WA 98103
Class Schedule Thursdays 6:30PM
Program Duration 10/8 – 11/19 (6 classes over 7 weeks)
Confirmed Session Dates 10/8, 10/15, (SKIP 10/22), 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Cohort Capacity 12

Instructor Profile:

Kristen Vaughan, PT 

Biography: Kristen is one of the founders of the Alpine Training Project and is passionate about helping people feel strong in their bodies in order to feel prepared and enjoy their time in the mountains.  She has been practicing physical therapy and leading people in ski conditioning for over 15 years.  She is also a pelvic floor PT and has a particular interest in helping women in all life stages experience their strength and stay connected to the activities they love.

Kristen began skiing as a little tyke at Big Mountain in Whitefish, MT.  Her background includes freeskiing on the Freeride World Qualifier circuit, backcountry skiing around the cascades, B.C. and Chile, and in-bounds riding at Crystal Mountain and other resorts around the Western U.S. and Canada.  In the past few seasons, she has been invested in passing on the love of skiing to her kids –  pre-season training deadlifts have been most helpful for repeatedly hauling her toddlers up from the slopes of the bunny hill!

Teaching the ATP ski class each fall has been a highlight of every year and she looks forward to this years crew!1

Pricing and Registration Policies

  • Registration Fee: $230 (Covers 6 in-person clinical sessions and 6 months of online platform access)
  • Payment Processing: Integrated Stripe Checkout (Credit Card)
  • Refund Terms: All registrations are final and non-refundable, including for medical conditions or scheduling changes, due to limited cohort capacity