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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.

 

If you would like to become an EpicSki Instructor, please fill out a listing request.


North America

West

Rockies

Midwest

Mid-Atlantic

East

British Columbia

Colorado

Kentucky

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

California

Idaho

Michigan

West Virginia

New Hampshire

Utah

Montana

Ohio

 

New Jersey

Washington

New Mexico

South Dakota 

 

New York

  Wyoming Wisconsin  

Ontario

       

Vermont

       

 

 


Around the World

Pacific Region

Europe

     

New Zealand

 

Finland

 

     
  Italy

 


British Columbia

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
veeeight Gez Whistler Blackcomb
Certification CSIA L3, CSCF L2
Specialties Good at relating everyday activities/sports to your skiing experience. Kids and timid skiers.
Comments  


 EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
skinerd   Tobin Leopkey  Mount Washington
Certification CSIA level 4, CSIA Snowpark, CSCF 2, CSGA 1, COLT, CAA 1
Specialties Freeride & bumps... but try to be well rounded!
Comments Program Director - Section 8 Snowsport Institute

 

 

California

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
dchan David Chan Sugar Bowl
Certification PSIA Alpine Level II (Level III candiate)
Specialties Seeking efficiency and getting performance out of your skis and skiing
Comments  Inquiries should be made to Sugarbowl Mountain Sports Learning Center. 1-530-426-6772 I work part time, most Friday's and Saturday's and holiday weekends. 

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
ESki Eric DesLauriers Squaw Valley
Certification AMGA Ski Guide, EMT-1, Avalanche Level II
Specialties Ski instructor and guide for all-mountain, backcountry, and heli skiing with advanced skiers.
Comments Work with X-Team Advanced Ski Clinics, Epic Ski Academy, All Mountain Ski Pros, Squaw Valley Ski School, and Alpine Skills International. 16 years experience.

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Holiday Wade Holiday Inactive
Certification Level 3 PSIA
Specialties With limited time on the hill, I focus on entertaining a few clients and assisting them with maximizing their enjoyment in a variety of snow conditions.
Comments Between my PSIA and all mountain professionals training, matched with a late learners perception of skiing (I started at 18 years old), I feel I bring a great blend of knowlege and communication to my clients that allows for simple solutions and maximum fun on the snow.

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
bud heishman Bud Heishman NorthStar Lake Tahoe
Certification PSIA Level III
Specialties I enjoy working with all levels who are enthusiastic about skiing improvement. I specialize in boot fitting and alignment as well as ski technique improvement and have a solid understanding of skiing mechanics and maximizing efficiency.
Comments Privates can be booked through Northstar ski school or by calling my shop (530) 562-3848.

  

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
chili Chummy Prestowitz Alpine Meadows
Certification PSIA Level II Telemark, USSCA Level I Alpine Ski Racing, Avalanche Level 2
Specialties All kinds of skiers... young or old... fixed or free-heel... racing or just cruising.
Comments I currently coach the Jr Freeride Telemark Team at Alpine Meadows (the only one on the West Coast) on weekends and holidays. I am available mid-week for privates, just let me know alpine or telemark... and we'll have some fun.

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
abertsch Adam Bertsch Alpine Meadows
Certification PSIA Level I Alpine
Specialties  
Comments I like to find out what my customer wants out of skiing, and then help them to use the best from all of the available systems to reach their goals. More skiing with less dogma!

 

Colorado

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Bob Barnes Bob Barnes Keystone
Certification PSIA Full-Certified (Level 3), PSIA Examiner
Specialties All skiing levels and interests.
Comments Lessons can be arranged through the Keystone Privates desk at 800-255-3715. 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
Comments  

 

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.
Comments  

 

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
Certification  
Specialties  
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.

 

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)
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. 
Comments  

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Andrew R Andrew Runciman Keystone and Treble Cone
Certification

PSIA II

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

Specialties  
Comments  

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
daysailer1 Glenna Kunkel Winter Park
Certification

AASI-RM Level 1

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

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
Rick Rick Schnellman Summit County
Certification

Certified USSCA race coach since 1979

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

 

Idaho

 EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
gcarlson  Gary Carlson Schweitzer Mountain Resort
Certification  PSIA Level III Alpine
Specialties  Multiweek Adult skier education: www.niceturns.net, I started this program 8 years ago and it now has an enrollment of over 100 students. 
Comments  I notice that there are no Epic Instructors listed from Idaho. I would like to be a representative of the many excellent instructors who work here and maybe a stimulus for others in Idaho to join Epic Ski.

 

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
SkiMangoJazz Steve Olenick Berkshire East
Certification PSIA Level I
Specialties Novice and Intermediates
Comments Having learned as an adult I am very in tune with what a Novice and Intermediate skier might be thinking and feeling. I want my students to balance their focus on Skill with Immersion, Playfulness and Focus.

Earlier in life I taught music at the College level and am an effective teacher, tailoring my methods to the student's goals and learning styles.

 

 EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
 Matthias99  Matthew Ivester  Wachusett Mountain
Certification  PSIA Level 1 Alpine
Specialties  Beginners and kids.
Comments  

 

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
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.

New Hampshire

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
WVSkier Bob Hatcher Waterville Valley
Certification

PSIA Level III - Training staff at WV

Specialties Anyone who wants to get better. Carving clean, round arcs is my specialty. From novice to expert I can help you. I am especially good with people who are timid or fearful.
Comments Former pro racer in the 70s, I've been teaching for thirty years and love showing people around the playground.

 

  Real Name Resort/Location
 T-Square  Terry Terry

Dartmouth Skiway

Certification Master Teacher (PSIA-E)
Adaptive Level II
Specialties Teaching Beginners and Intermediates
Adaptive Ski Instruction
Comments Teaching people to dance with gravity and love the sport.

 
 

New Jersey

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
BillA Bill Aitken Mountain Creek
Certification

PSIA Level II

Specialties Beginners, kids,
Comments  

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Art Faye Cliff Toye Mountain Creek
Certification

PSIA Level I

Specialties  
Comments  

  

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/

 

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  

 

Pennsylvania

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
JohnH John Helldorfer Whitetail
Certification

PSIA Level III, AASI (snowboard) Level I

Specialties Movement Analysis
Comments  

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Larry C Lawrence Cohen Seven Springs
Certification PSIA-E Level III, Life Member
Specialties Area Trainer, Alpine
Comments Full cert. 1964. Have taught full time and am currently part time. Taught at Vail and Aspen and at various eastern areas. Contributions over the years to Eastern Snowpro.

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
therusty Rusty Carr Whitetail
Certification PSIA level 3, AASI level 2
Specialties Computerized Video (Movement) Analysis. Staff trainer for alpine and snowboard instructors.
Comments Private lessons can be arranged through the Whitetail ski school (717.328.9400 x-3561). Available on weekends only.

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
FOG Frank R. Liberty Mountain
Certification PSIA II, PSIA-E Master Teacher Special Populations
Specialties I usually teach kids in multi-week weekend programs. These programs don't run on holiday weekends. My MA skills are very good, and I seem to be able to generate high enthusiasm in groups. I certanly get a lot of requests to rejoin my group. I prefer to teach groups, and you can arrange a day-long group lesson on the days I am not teaching something else.
Comments Oddly enough I don't start with a style and impose it but ask the students what they want, and go from there. If you are at an impasse and want something new, I think I can help you find it. People say I think outside the box, but haven't told me where the box is. They also say I am very patient.

 

 EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Freeski919 Mike Shaughnessy Blue Mountain
Certification L1 PSIA Alpine
Specialties Children, ages 4 to 94, beginner to expert
Comments I work primarily in children's programs, but I also do lessons for all ages and ability levels. I love to ski, and love sharing my love of snowsports with others! I also teach beginner level snowboarding.

South Dakota

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Notorious Spag Kevin Eddy Terry Peak
Certification PSIA-RM Level III, Accredited Children's Educator (ACE), Accredited Trainer
Specialties I love the progression from beginner skier to parallel skier, but I enjoy it all, really. First time skiers and snowboarders are a treat. Teaching kids is fun every time. Carving is my current "specialty", and bumps have always been a favorite.
Comments Deadwood isn't just for shoot-outs and cussin'. We have heaps of fun up here! Fairly Good-Looking. (If you're into "hideous")

  

Utah

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
BushwackerinPa Josh Matta Unaffiliated
Certification PSIA level II
Specialties Anyone and everyone, not as technical as other instructors on this site. So kids, Never-ever and casual skiers I would say are my "specialties".
Comments The young pup of EpicSki instructors, much better in person than on the forum. 

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Lonnie Lonnie Shull Alta
Certification PSIA II, ACE I (Kids) Certification
Specialties Levels 1-7 Adults and Levels 1-8 Kids
Comments Let's go have fun.

  

Vermont

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
iskitoofast4u Chris Okemo
Certification PSIA level I, AASI Level II
Specialties Children, both ski and snowboard. Mogul skiing, Park & Pipe, both ski and snowboard.
Comments I'm a part time instructor, although I try to spend a minimum of 65 days on snow every season. I work about 50% of those days.

  

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
epic Erik Timmerman Stowe
Certification PSIA level III
Specialties  
Comments  

  

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
tcarey Terry Carey Okemo
Certification PSIA level III
Specialties Women's Alpine Adventure, bumps, trees, some racing
Comments I love teaching all levels ofskiing from the beginner to the bumper!

 

Washington 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
mmckimson Mike McKimson The Summit at Snoqualmie
Certification PSIA level II
Specialties Working with adults to improve their skiing.
Comments I love the passion of the people at EpicSki!

 

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
michaelA Michael A. The Summit at Snoqaulmie, Summit Central (Ski Acres) & Alpental
Certification PSIA-NW Level 3, Ski Masters Training Director
Specialties  
Comments Also teaching Multi-week lessons mid-week at Stevens Pass and Crystal Mt. thru the Ski Masters Program.

 

 EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
 GarryZ Garry Zimmerman  Mt Spokane
Certification  Accredited  Children's  Educator(ACE), PSIA  Certified
Specialties Sharing my love of this sport and the mountain I work on.

I enjoy teaching new skiers to the sport as well as people looking to improve some facet of their skiing. We have lots of different terrain to work with. Let's go find some fun !
 
Comments Drop in and let's find a good path to explore and achieve your goals.

 


West Virginia

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
schanfm Marc Schanfarber Timberline and
Ski Club of Washington, DC
Certification 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 I Alpine, PSIA I Telemark
Specialties Having fun and being safe offpiste
Comments  

 

 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 Level
Specialties 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.
 

 

New Zealand

EpicSki Username Real Name Resort/Location
Andrew R Andrew Runciman Treble Cone and Keystone
Certification CSIA II
Specialties Training methods and psychology
Comments Management & Training Consultant - better at the training/ teaching than the skiing at the moment but everyone has to start somewhere.