EpicSki Instructor And Coach Listing - Colorado
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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| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| Bob Barnes | Bob Barnes | Copper Mountain |
| Certification | PSIA Full-Certified (Level 3), PSIA Examiner, EpicSki Academy coach | |
| Specialties | All skiing levels and interests. | |
| Comments | Lessons can be arranged through Copper Mountain at 866-464-4432, or send me a Private Message here at EpicSki. With sufficient advance notice, I can usually arrange to ski with you at most of the Summit County or Vail resorts (Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek, etc.). I also enjoy traveling to ski schools anywhere to work with instructors. Author of The Complete Encyclopedia of Skiing | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| icanseeformiles(andmiles) | Lenny Blake | Winter Park |
| Certification | PSIA L1 | |
| Specialties | Children, especially ages 7 to 10 | |
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| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| weems | Weems Westfeldt | Aspen/Highlands/ Buttermilk/Snowmass |
| Certification | Examiner PSIA-RM, EpicSki Academy Head Coach | |
| Specialties | left, right and straight. | |
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| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| mikewil | Mike Wilson | Copper Mountain |
| Certification | PSIA Level 3 | |
| Specialties | I work with skiers up though Level 8 | |
| Comments | Member of Copper Mountain’s Alpine Training Team. Known for patience I love to work with beginners and those who need to break out of the “intermediate rut”. Thanks. If you have any questions just shoot me a message. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| Tom Burch | Tom Burch | Copper Mountain |
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| Comments | I have been teaching and training instructors for ten years and just love to open up new doors for people on the snow. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| Wigs | Steve Wiggins | Snowmass Village |
| Certification | PSIA RM Full Cert Level 3 | |
| Specialties | ||
| Comments | I've been teaching folks how to ski for over two decades and love it. If you want to learn how to ski, and are coming to the Aspen area, come see me. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| mike_m | Mike Martorano | Copper Mountain |
| Certification | PSIA 2 (passed Level 3 teaching exam) | |
| Specialties | People with fear, recovering from injuries, or recovering from instruction with well-meaning significant others! | |
| Comments | Famous for patience and concise images that "click" to open doors others haven't been able to. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| vera | Joanne Yankovich | Vail /Beaver Creek |
| Certification | Level III & Children's Accreditation | |
| Specialties | All ages: adults, children, families. Bumps, breakthroughs, confidence or past injury issues. | |
| Comments | 17 years ski teaching. Outward Bound instructor, course director. SKI Top 100 instructor, 2003. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| ssh | Steve Hultquist | Copper Mountain |
| Certification | PSIA Level II | |
| Specialties | Skiing as insight to life, carving and arcing, powder, bumps, discovery | |
| Comments | Author of "Open Your Heart with Skiing," love to share the joy and passion of skiing both with those new to the sport and those looking for a new spark or way of looking at skiing... and life. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| ziggyskier | Richard Eisner | Vail |
| Certification | PSIA Level II | |
| Specialties | psych cases, kids, families, never evers, older entrants to this phenominally freeing medium. My studies deal directly with fear and motivation. | |
| Comments | (4/5 towards Level III certification including teaching. Politics - ARGH! I teach all levels.) I have a soft touch. My mentoring nature nurtures one into success. As the students ability dictates I transform from mentor to coach. I believe in learning to trust and enjoy working with the physics - cause you know that the physics is always gonna win. Students interested in working with me can hire me at any of the Vail resorts. Check out my tips, exercises and articles at ziggyskier.com or send me a PM. |
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| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| manus | Chris McManus | Steamboat Springs |
| Certification | PSIA Level III and PSIA-E Freestyle Accred (all levels) | |
| Specialties | Bumps. Open minded instruction (work with what the student has and not trying to re-invent the wheel) larger sized students (all levels, especially higher levels and beginers) high level free-flowing skiing (stressing strong foundation in fundamentals in Double Diamond and off-piste skiing while allowing free-form skiing - not locking into any one turn or style of skiing) |
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| Comments | I like to push my students into exploring new ideas/techniques/terrain while maintaining the highest level of safety possible. I love nothing more than getting a student through something that they didn't believe they could ski, having them look back at it, and saying, "you just skied that!" The smiles on their faces are priceless. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| mosh | Eric Ward | Aspen Highlands |
| Certification | PSIA III Trainer Accred, USSCA II, 10 year trainer in Aspen | |
| Specialties | Owner and developer of the Shim Balance System. | |
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| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| Andrew R | Andrew Runciman | Keystone and Treble Cone |
| Certification |
PSIA II |
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| Specialties | Training methods & psychology. | |
| Comments | Management & Training Consultant - better at the training/ teaching than the skiing at the moment but everyone has to start somewhere. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| justanotherskipro | Don Duran | Keystone |
| Certification |
PSIA III & staff trainer, NSP 3 & Staff trainer |
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| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| daysailer1 | Glenna Kunkel | Winter Park |
| Certification |
AASI-RM Level 1 |
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| Specialties | Snowboarding to adult never-evers, women specific, those recovering from well meaning friends. I've coached guests from age 7 to ladies in their 70's in a safe, fun, environment. Family groups with mom, dad, grandpa, and teenagers can be a bonding experience. | |
| Comments | Known for my patience and enthusiasm for the sport. I've been snowboarding since 1988 and skiing since 1978. Let's go have some fun together! | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| Dean Wormer | John Duval | Pine Knob / Mt. Holly / Vail |
| Certification |
PSIA Level III |
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| 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. |
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| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| Rick | Rick Schnellman | Summit County |
| Certification |
Certified USSCA race coach since 1979 |
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| Specialties | Helping people escape the intermediate plateau, and experience new levels of performance and fun on skis. Bringing world class skills to the recreational skier. | |
| Comments | PM me to get information on my DVD instructional series. | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| Kneale Brownson | Kneale Brownson | Breckenridge |
| Certification | PSIA Level III | |
| Specialties | Patience | |
| Comments | 30 years+ of ski teaching experience | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| jhcooley | John Cooley | Winter Park (not currently working) |
| Certification | PSIA-RM L3 Alpine, L1 Adaptive | |
| Specialties | Versatility - beginners, family privates, adaptive | |
| Comments | I've attended clinics at WP to stay current; not currently working | |
| EpicSki Username | Real Name | Resort/Location |
| jonboylou | Jonathan Ballou | AspenSnowmass/Treble Cone |
| Certification | PSIA Alpine Team, NZSIA Education Coordinator/Examiner, PSIA-RM Alpine Chair/Examiner, SBINZ Level 2, NZSIA Children's Examiner | |
| Specialties | Skiing, not much else. | |
| Comments | I currently work as the Training Manager for Aspen/Snowmass and as a trainer for the Rookie Academy in NZ. |
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| Real Name | Resort/Location | |
| Mattadvproject | Matt Appleford | Telluride |
| Certification | PSIA-RM Level 3 Alpine, APSI Level 3 Alpine, AIARE Avalanche Level 2 | |
| Specialties | I specialize in teaching high-level adult skiers, particularly in the big-mountain realm and enjoy working with skiers that really want technical feedback and to improve their skiing skills. | |
| Comments | Teaching for 22 seasons, I have taught all over the world including: Telluride, CO; Mt. Hotham, Australia; Killington, VT; Wengen, Switezerland; St. Anton, Austria. I enjoy training other instructors and leading in-house training clinics. I also own my own adventure ski/board travel company and run freeride camps in Gulmarg in the Indian Himalayas. LOVE my job! | |
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