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Epicski Instructor And Coach Listing
The EpicSki ski training and snowboard instructions forums have attracted an exceptional group of top tier ski pros among their regular contributors. This is a listing of pros who are supporters of the EpicSki community both financially and by contributing to the forums. If you're looking for a private instructor, you can use this list to help find a pro who works at your favorite destination or who specializes in what you need help with. If you want to know more about these pros, you can follow the links to their profile and to their posting history. Booking a private request lesson with an EpicSki Instructor is a way to thank them for their support of EpicSki.
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Note: Use the link above to get to the region of interest. The listings below are only a partial list. Listings are being transitioned to separate pages for each region.
Kentucky
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Uncle Louie Greg Loucony Kentucky, Colorado, and anywhere there's snow Certification PSIA Full Cert (level 3), retired Specialties Hanging out with EpicSki Bears at Gatherings and making a comment that changes their skiing for good. Comments Massachusetts
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Matthias99 Matthew Ivester Wachusett Mountain Certification PSIA Level 1 Alpine Specialties Beginners and kids. Comments EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location mdechristopher Mike DeChristopher Ski Butternut on EpicSki
Certification PSIA Level I, USSA Level 100 Specialties Intermediate to advanced racing Comments JI/II head coach. Also MasterFit University trained and a professional bootfitter. Michigan
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Snowmiser Anne E. Mattack Alpine Valley Certification PSIA Level III Specialties I'm very patient and creative, especially with children! Comments EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Dean Wormer John Duval Pine Knob / Mt. Holly / Vail Certification PSIA Level III
Specialties Childrens Accredidation Comments I love teaching skiers of all ages and abilities.
At Vail last week of March til the second week of April.EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location KAZOOSKI Dan DuPree Boyne Highlands Certification PSIA Level III
Specialties Comments I'm very successful straightening out the train wrecks created when husbands/boyfriends try and teach their wives and girlfriends. The best reward is when the student realizes "I can do this. I can be in control and I can have fun doing it". Montana
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Martin Bell Martin Bell Yellowstone Club and Big Sky Certification PSIA Full Certified Level III
Specialties Carving, bumps Comments More information at SkiMartinBell.com EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location RicB Ric Blevins Bridger Bowl Certification PSIA Level III
Specialties Bridger ski school certified to teach and guide on the Bridger Ridge hike to terrain along with teaching basic transceiver use. Comments Bridger Bowl Instructor of the year 2006. Truthfully, I love all facets of teaching, and get a lot of satisfaction out of helping skiers expand their personal skills and horizons. I teach in the men's, woman's, and college programs and teach privates and groups at all levels. Bridger Bowl ski school prides itself in having our best available at all levels, and if you come to Bridger as a beginner during the week, you are just as likely to get a level III as a level I. Come visit us a Bridger Bowl. EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location nolo Joan Rostad Bridger Bowl Certification PSIA Examiner (emeritus)
Specialties Accredited Childrens Educator (ACE) Comments Currently coaching exclusively at EpicSki Academy EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Little Bear Ursula Howland Big Sky Certification PSIA Examiner (Level III)
Specialties From Beginner to Expert - I love to teach all levels and all ages. Comments Do you want a gentle beginner run, do you want to cruise the "blues", are the bumps your favorites, or do you want to ski thousands of vertical feet non-stop? Whatever you cravings – at the Big Sky Resort we have it all. EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location mtcyclist Gerry Rhoades Red Lodge Mountain Certification PSIA Level 1 Ski Instructor Specialties Senior Specialist Comments Going to work on Level 2 and Children's specialty this season New Mexico
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Alpental Angle Deb Armstrong Taos Ski Valley Certification PSIA Alpine Demonstration Team Member Specialties Skiing with those who want to share in the experience of learning/teaching/enjoying skiing. Comments Whatever level skier one is there is always more to learn. I won a Gold Medal in the Olympics but I have learned more about skiing since I quit my racing career and began teaching. I am passionate about learning, teaching and sharing the ski experience with others. For scheduling or more information go to http://www.debbiearmstrong.com/ EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Robin Robin May Angel Fire Certification PSIA-RM III, CSIA III, USSA I, CSCF II Specialties All levels and Interests, mostly training Instructors, Harrassing Spag, Rick B., and David O. Smiling at Guests, sneering at the line up. Comments I am a Ski School Director who actually skis! New York
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Ron White Ron White Windham Mountain Certification PSIA Level III, ISIA Certified
Specialties Staff trainer, full time instructor (all levels and ages) Comments Ohio
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Pierre Kurt Reno Snow Trails Certification PSIA Level III
Specialties Smooth graceful skiing, all terrain, crud, groomed, bumps. Comments I am only scheduled to work on Tues., Wed, and Thurs. Other times by appointment through me. Owner of Alpine Precision Clinics Ltd., Full alignment specialist, Alpine, Nordic, Snowboard, On snow evaluations of alignment. EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Ott Gangl Ott Gangl Boston Mills Certification PSIA Level III since 1965, now retired. ISIA member
Specialties Ski history, the transition from old to new. Comments 2007/2008 will be my 63rd season of skiing, half as instructor in several national systems Ontario
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location jdistefa Matt DiStefano Blue Mountain, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Certification CSCF Course Conductor, CSCF Level 34
Specialties Ski history, the transition from old to new. Comments Oregon
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location drdevon Devon Williams Mt Hood Meadows Certification Specialties Turn improvement for beginners and intermediates Comments Going for PSIA level one certification later this season Quebec
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location evaino Elsbeth Vaino Camp Fortune Certification Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA) level 2 (yes, a mere level 2, but I'm good). I have a side specialty in that I'm a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer. Specialties Taking people to the next level after an eternity as an intermediate skier. That and bumps. I love bumps. I ski in the east mostly so I don't get to teach them much, but the day after we get snow, guarantee my class will be getting their lesson wherever there's the most bump-like terrain. Comments I've been teaching since 2000, mostly in Quebec but also with a winter at Silver Star in BC where I was taught for about an hour every morning by some of the best level IVs in Canada and Australia. Great year! I've also been a hockey coach and an ultimate coach (took the kids to the national championships the past two summers), and have been a disabled ski guide, so I have lots of experience helping people achieve in sports.
Basically I love talking ski training and skiing, but would like to do so as a pro. What do you think?
South Dakota
West Virginia
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location schanfm Marc Schanfarber Timberline and
Ski Club of Washington, DCCertification PSIA Alpine III, Master Teacher Certified Specialties Comments Wisconsin
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Arcmeister Roger Kane Sunburst Certification PSIA Level-III, PSIA-C Examiner Emeritus, PMTS Trainer, Sunburst Director of Education Specialties Direct Parallel, Race Coaching, Solving the Mountain's Puzzles Comments Roll'em and bend'em till they grin! EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location skitime Steve Loehner Cascade Mountain Certification PSIA level III Specialties Comments Wyoming
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location Bob Peters Bob Peters Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Certification Specialties Powder and variable snow. I'm all about finding the best Comments Jackson Hole is an amazing ski resort. Regardless of age or skill level, I love helping people enjoy this mountain. EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location tetonpwdrjunkie David Rogers Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Certification PSIA Lv 2 Alpine, Lv 1 Tele, Accredited Children's Educator
NSP Alpine Patroller, Avalanche Instructor, Mountain Travel & Rescue Instructor
Specialties I specialize in helping students overcome fear through skill development and confidence. I teach skills and tactics for skiing off piste through rocks, trees, and moguls in variable conditions. I encourage my students to develop a sense of "line" and to use visualization techniques to successfully ski lines that might have previously seemed intimidating. I teach all ages and ability levels. Comments Skiing is fun! I am a 20 year JH Local who can safely match your abilities to our unique big mountain terrain. I can show you the best snow on the mountain and help you ski better while we cut lift lines. Don't waste time looking for the goods or waiting in lines. You will have more fun in a lesson with me than on your own. More Skiing... Less Talking! EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location ski_nerd13 Steven Thomas Snow King Mountain Resort Certification PSIA Level 3 Alpine, Western Freeride Accreditation, Advanced Childrens Educator 1, Snow Sports School Director Specialties The fearful, park/pipe, big mountain and up to intermediate level snowboarders. Comments Come to Jackson and (re)learn how to ski! Finland
EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location tdk6 Tom Karlemo Swinghill, Noux Certification SHOry L1 Specialties Childrens ski school Comments
Italy
Real Name Resort/Location skisimon Simon Griffiths Courmayeur Certification Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance Level II
Canadian Ski Coaches' Federation Entry LevelSpecialties Developing a solid foundation for further improvements. Comments (School: Interski)
I learnt to ski as a teenager and have recently taken up telemark - so can employ a good deal of empathy for newer skiers. - Absorption in Moguls
