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A new training centre tailored to freestyle skiers and snowboarders will help develop a new generation of extreme athletes at Canada Olympic Park starting this summer.

The year-round Progression Park announced Friday will bring big air, slopestyle and half-pipe training opportunities to athletes of all abilities, from beginners to elite competitors, said Bernie Asbell, WinSport’s vice-president of sport operations.

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“It positions high-end Canadian athletes with the most recent, up-to-date training methodology on the planet,” he said.

Summer training features will include a dry slope skiable learning area, a half-pipe air bag, super trampoline and rail park.

The half-pipe airbag — one of only four in existence — will reduce the physical toll of typical preparation and training, said Adam Higgins, of Canada Snowboard.

“Being able to simulate that skill in an environment where you’re okay to fail is so helpful for progression,” he said.