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2007 MHSSC
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Mike Annett, Camp Director
Mike brought a dozen racers from the east cost to Mt Hood in the
fall of 1978 for some early season training on the newly built
Palmer chairlift. He quickly discovered the incredible opportunity
the area offered for summer training, and the rest is history.
When Mike isn't busy running the camp, he enjoys tennis,
windsurfing, and playing bridge.
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Lynne Annett, Co-Director
Lynne has been there every step of the way alongside Mike running
this camp for 28 years, while raising 2 daughters. Lynne recently
retired from teaching elementary school in the Hood River school
district. Lynne enjoys playing in tennis tournaments with her
family and spending time with her two grandchildren.
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Tim
Feeney
Tim Feeney is our office administrator. Tim majored in Political
Science and History at the University of Vermont. He is
a former mogul, slopestyle and freeski competitor. Former head coach
of the Smuggler's Notch Freeride team. When Tim's not in the camp
office, he's usually out kiteboarding or playing golf. Tim has been
with Mt Hood Summer Ski Camps since 1998.
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Bill Whalley
Bill Whalley, from Tacoma, WA, is our Activities Coordinator
and Surf Camp coach. Bill has a biology degree from the
University of Denver, and is attending Pacific University studying Optometry. He once met President Jimmy Carter when he set him up
with a pair of rental skis. Bill has
been with MHSSC since 1999.
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SKI RACE COACHES
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John Rust, Head Coach
John is our head coach and has been with camp since 1994. John has run race programs
at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR at Mt. Alyeska, AK and in McCall, ID. John runs our Smith Rocks
climbing camps and afternoon rock climbing program. John Lives in Hood River with his wife Lisa and
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Mike Syrovatka
Currently a Head Alpine Coach at Gould Academy. He has coached
the Canadian National team
coach (NorAm, Europa Cup, World Cup levels), 1995-2002. He also was
head coach at Bromont Ski Academy in Quebec. Mike brings with him 30
years of experience and success at every level. He's been with MHSSC since 2002.
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Terry McLeod
Terry, from Sandpoint,
Idaho, is the ski school director at Schweitzer Mountain.
Terry attended Walla Walla College
earning a
degree in Business and Construction Technology. Terry
competes in cycling and had had many podium finishes.
Terry is
married with two daughters, ages 3 and 5. He
helped design and build our camp challenge course. Terry has
been with MHSSC since 1997.
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Rogan Connell
Rogan,
originally from Guilderland, NY,
is the Head Alpine Coach at Bates College. Former
collegiate skier at University of New Hampshire. Rogan was an
"extra" in the movie "Ski School". He loves sushi, shops on
eBay,
and has traveled to Iceland. Rogan's favorite movie is "Old
School". Rogan also enjoys playing Lacrosse. He has worked for
MHSSC Since 1989. |
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Andrej Jerman
2007 GARMISCH World Cup
Downhill winner!!
Andrej is currently racing on the world cup in downhill, super-g
and combined events for home country Slovenija. He competed at the
2002 & 2006 Olympics. His favorite hobbies are soccer and
cycling. Favorite movie Godfather Part 1, favorite food steak,
and he roots for the Denver Broncos. Andrej has been with MHSSC since 2001. |
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Scotty Veenis
Scotty races for the University of Utah. He is the 2006 NCAA Giant
Slalom Champion. He placed 11th in the
giant slalom and 12th in the slalom at the 2005 U.S. Nationals.
Recipient of the Skier of the Year award from the Park City ski team
in '05. He's been with MHSSC since 2000. |
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Eva Gonzalez
Eva coaches for the Park City Ski Team. She has worked at Mt
Baker as the assistant ski school director and coached the Mt Baker
Alpine Race Team. Eva is the first woman in the nation to achieve
level III certifications in skiing, snowboarding, and telemarking by
PSIA and AASI. Loves Mountain biking, climbing, white water kayaking
and surfing. She's been with MHSSC since 2004. |
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Nick Brewster
Nick is a J1-2 coach at Toggenburg, NY.
Education Staff & level 3 certified PSIA, USSA National Level
(4)Certified Coach, USSA Level 3 TD & Referee, Empire State Games
alpine participant 2006, and Masters Racer. He's been with
MHSSC since 2000. |
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Wink Maslow
Wink, from New York, is a Neuroscience major at Middlebury College.
He has coached at GMVS and is a GMVS graduate. His favorite TV show is LOST,
favorite food Wiener Schnitzel, favorite website the fuselage.com. He
started coming to camp when he was 10 years old and started coaching
with us in 2005. |
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Tommy Eckfeldt
Tommy Eckfeldt is the Assistant Alpine Coach at University of New
Hampshire. A 2000 graduate of Colby-Sawyer and member of the CSC Ski
Team from 1996-2000. Tommy was the Head Strength and Conditioning
Coach and Men’s Alpine Development Coach at Gould Academy. He's
been with MHSSC since 2005. |
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Zeke Davisson
Zeke currently races for Middlebury College. Prior to that he
raced for Gould Academy. Zeke has been with MHSSC since 2005. |
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Polly Hopkins
Polly, from Sandy, Oregon, graduated and ski raced for
Montana State University, where she majored in Graphic Design. She
previously coached at Mt Hood Academy. Her favorite movie is Greys
Anatomy, favorite website is MySpace, and she once met Darron
Rahlves. This is Polly's second year working at MHSSC. |
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Emily Sampson
Emily, from Plymouth, NH attends Bates College, where she is a
member of the ski team as well as the field hockey team. She's
majoring in Sports Psychology. She coached at the Okemo Ski Racing
Camps in Whistler. Her favorite foods include quesadillas, ice
cream, and cheesecake, and her favorite website is facebook.com.
This is Emily's second summer working at MHSSC. |
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Carter Casner
Carter, from Providence, RI, ski races for Bates College, where he
is a Philosophy major. He's been to New Zealand, loves
to eat tacos, and enjoys surfing. This is Carter's second year
working at MHSSC. |
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Florjan
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Sage Dunham
Sage, from Northern Idaho has coached for the Silver Mountain
Alpine Race team as well as 4 years ski instruction experience as a
PSIA certified instructor. He currently races Mid-level FIS/JO's
and college racing. He's been with MHSSC since 2000.
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Sean Mailey
Sean teaches social studies at Southridge High School in
Beaverton, Oregon. He's been the head coach for the Aloha/Southridge
ski team for the past 3 years as well as the assistant coach of the golf team. Sean is married to Amanda Mailey
and they have a baby boy named Jackson.
Sean has been part of MHSSC since 2005.
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Bob Robicsek
Bob, from Northbrook, IL., is the Head Coach at Wilmot Mountain
in Wisconsin. He enjoys
sushi and Thai food. He roots for the New England Patriots. When he's not coaching, he's
an architect. Bob is married and has two boys (Karl & Erick) that both ski race. He's been involved at MHSSC since 2001. |
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Courtney Vermass
Courtney from Sandy, Oregon earned a degree in journalism
at the University of Oregon. She has worked for Salomon and is
a writer/photographer for Powder and Freeskier magazines. In
the winter, she coaches for the Mt Hood Race Team. Courtney
roots for the Oregon Ducks and Portland Trail Blazers, and she
enjoys traveling. This is Courtney's second year working at MHSSC. |
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Tory Amorello
Tory, from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Washington State, and now Colorado, attended Whitman College, where she majored in
Politics, and Environmental Studies. She currently coaches at
the Colorado Rocky Mountain School. She enjoys astronomy, palm
reading, tarot cards & stargazing. Her favorite
foods include ice cream, dunkin' donuts coffee & cupcakes. She was
a camper here at age 10. |
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Mark Wolcott
Mark, from Rochester, NY, coaches at Hunt Hollow in the winter.
He has also coached at Bristol Mountain. Mark enjoys
windsurfing, cycling, and waterskiing. His favorite movie is
Remember the Titans, enjoys eating Lasagna, and once met Art
Linkletter. He's married with three kids. This is Mark's
second year working with us. |
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Roger Bay
Roger, from Bozeman, Montana coaches at Bridger Ski Foundation.
He has also coached the Park City ski team, Gilboa, and the U.S. ski
team. This past year he was assistant coach for Kristina
Koznick. Roger attended Montana State University.
He enjoys surfing, mountain biking, windsurfing, hunting and hockey.
This is Roger's second year working with us. |
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Jason Hey
Jason is a ski racer from Northboro, Massachusetts. Jason
is studying Criminal Justice at Plymouth State University and is
captain of the ski team. He's a fan of the Boston RedSox, and
his favorite TV show is "family guy". He just
made the New Hampshire State Ski Team. Jason has been with MHSSC
since 2003. |
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Sarah Weightman
Sarah, from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, is the head coach
for Milton Heights Racing Club. She studied Hospitality and
Tourism at the University of Guelph. Sarah's favorite place
she's traveled to is Santa Margherita, Italy, she enjoys eating
raspberries, and her favorite website is snowpro.com. Sarah
also enjoys sailing. This is Sarah's 3rd year coaching at
MHSSC. |
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Dan Walsh
Dan, from Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, has coached at Milton
Heights for the last 5 years. He studied Economics at the
University. He's traveled to Portilo, Chile, and he roots for
the Ottawa Senators. This is Dan's 2nd year working at MHSSC. |
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Rick Greaves
Rick, from Milton, Ontario, Canada, has coached for the
Milton Heights Race Club for the last 26 years. He enjoys
eating seafood, his favorite website is snowpro.com, and he roots
for the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is Rick's 2nd year working
at camp. |
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Heidi Gamma
Heidi is a ski instructor in St. Moritz, Verbier and Andermatt
in Switzerland. Her favorite food is swiss cheese. Heidi
and her husband design and build their own skis. Check out
www.birdos.com.
Heidi has been with MHSSC since 2002. |
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Joe Reis
Joe met Mike Annett while
completing the USSCA national coaches school at Mt. Bachelor
in 1982 and began coaching for MHSSC that summer. He is a former
PSIA-RM certification examiner and is currently a USSA TD in Maine.
He has coached JV - JIII athletes at GSR for the past 8 years. Joe
has also worked with the rock-climbing component at camp and will be
helping with the Smith Rocks climbing camp. |
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Anne Reis
Anne is currently the
manager for GSR Alpine Development at Sunday River, Maine. She also
coaches the JI -JIII full-time athletes at Gould Academy. Anne is a
USSA certified coach and Alpine Official as well as full-certified
PSIA coach and Master Educator. In her "spare" time she is a mom to
three ski racers, a JIII, JI and Collegiate athlete. Anne has
coached for MHSSC since 1999. |
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Kyle Darling
Kyle, from Charlotte, Vermont, is a
FIS coach at Snowbird, Utah. He grew up skiing with the Mt.
Mansfield Ski Club before racing for the Snowbird Ski Team. Most
recently Kyle raced for the University of Utah where he is currently completing his
degree in Exercise and Sport Science/ Nutrition. Kyle enjoys
mountain bike rides, rock climbing, & sailing. This is Kyle’s first
year with MHSSC. |
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Sean McKenna
Sean, from New Hampshire, raced for Bates College where he was a
Psychology major. He was captain of the ski team and a 3-time
NCAA Nationals qualifier. His favorite food is lobster roll, and he
roots for the Boston Red Sox. Sean wants to be a firefighter
when he grows up. This is Sean's first year working at MHSSC. |
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John Love
John is a ski racer from Girdwood Alaska. He enjoys spicy
foods. His favorite website is google, he enjoys Frizbee golf,
and he roots for the Seattle Mariners. This is John's first
year working at MHSSC. |
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Sam Damon
Sam, from Concord, NH, has worked for Fischer, coached at
Colorado Rocky Mountain School, and is president and CEO of ski race
video magazine. He was a history major at Dartmouth College.
He loves cheeseburgers, and he roots for the New England Patriots.
This is Sam's first year coaching at MHSSC. |
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Steve Severson
Steve, from Hanover Mountain, coaches at Mt. Ascutney, Vermont.
His favorite food is salmon, favorite website is nytimes.com and he
enjoys soccer and biking.
He's married with 3 kids. This is Steve's second year working
at MHSSC. |
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Hugh Morrison
Hugh, from Southampton, Ontario has coached at Gray Rocks at Mt.
Tremblant, and the Kimberly Ski Club at Talisman Mountain Resort.
Hugh attended Wilfrid Laurier University, Queen's University, and
Nipissing University. He enjoys Korean food, sushi, and his
favorite website is facebook.com. This is Hugh's first year working
at MHSSC. |
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Bronwyn Ward
Bronwyn coaches for the Kimberly Ski Club at Talisman Mountain
Resort. She attended Wilfrid Laurier University. She's
traveled to Paris, enjoys eating bacon, and she roots for the
Vancouver Canucks. This is Bronwyn's first year working at
camp. |
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AJ Cronk
AJ is a ski racer from Boise, Idaho. He is a Psychology
major at Rocky Mountain College. He's traveled to New Zealand,
and his favorite foods include pasta, and sushi. He wants to
become a sports psychologist. This is AJ's first year working
at MHSSC. |
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Rob
Engelken
Rob, from Shelburne, Vermont, is the head alpine coach at
Bolton Valley. He studied Economics at Syracuse University
where he ski raced and played Lacrosse. He enjoys Seafood and
Pesto, and loves to powder ski with his son. This is Rob's 2nd
year working at MHSSC. |
MOGUL/FREESKI COACHES
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Darren Owen, Head Mogul Coach
Darren coaches mogul & freestyle skiers in the Wasatch Mountains
of Utah. Darren has coached several past and present U.S. freestyle
team members. PSIA level II inverted coaching license. He runs our trampoline program at camp.
He's been with
MHSSC since 1997.
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Jay
Panther
Jay is a freestyle and trampoline coach from Louisville, Kentucky.
Jay is a
competitive mogul skier and is a member of the U.S. freestyle
development team.
Jay has attended Vanderbilt University, UNR, as well as UNLV.
His favorite place to travel is Nassau, Bahamas, favorite food
Skyline Coney, and he enjoys playing beach volleyball.
This is Jay's 4th year working at MHSSC. |
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Nolan Willard
Nolan, originally from Buckland, Massachusetts, currently spends his
winters at Mammoth Mountain in California. Nolan enjoys
playing ping pong, skateboarding and jumping on the trampoline. His favorite
food is Grilled Cheese, favorite website youtube.com and his favorite movie is Wedding Crashers.
Some say he's the coolest person alive. He's been with MHSSC since 2004.
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Kevin Malone
Kevin, from Bucktown, Massachusetts is on our freeski coaching
staff as well as one of the camp cooks. His favorite food is
milk, he roots for the Boston Red Sox, and his favorite website is
montage-inc.com. Kevin has worked at MHSSC since 2006. |
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Sean Decker
Sean, from North Salem, NY skis at Mammoth Mountain in the
winter. He is a former mogul competitor, and current freeski
competitor. Sean enjoys wakeboarding, sushi, and his favorite
website is sasfilms.com. This is Sean's second year working at
MHSSC. |
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FREERIDE
SNOWBOARD COACHES
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Mark
Stegall
Mark, originally from Dallas, Texas, is the head
coach for the Northstar-at-Tahoe Snowboard Team. He is the
current and 2-time USASA Legends Overall National Champion and
Slopestyle Champion. Mark is
a national level certified coach with USASA. He is a former Pro Jet
Ski Racer, Motocross racer, expert surfer, wakeboarder, BMX racer,
and he can ski too.
Mark has been with MHSSC
since 1998. |
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Rick Millett
Rick, from North Augusta, Maine, coaches at Northstar at Tahoe.
He also spent 2 years at Breckenridge, CO. Rick enjoys racing
street bikes, playing frisbee golf, and his favorite food is Mac &
Cheese with Hot Dogs. This is Rick's second year coaching at MHSSC. |
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Luke
Wendel
Luke has been snowboarding for 17 years. He is AASI certified
and is currently pursuing level 3 national certification. He has
also received his Advanced Freestyle Accreditation last season. Luke
plans to spend this winter working at Northstar. He's been with
MHSSC since 2004. |
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Brandy Powell
Brandy is PSIA level 3 freestyle certified. She had worked at
Timberline, Mt Hood Meadows, Snoqualmie, Stevens Pass and Northstar.
She has a television production degree from Mt Hood Community
College. Brandy has traveled to Nova Scotia. Her
favorite activity is skateboarding. Brandy started working at
camp in 1998. |
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Nate Goodman
Nate, from Williamston, Michigan, is our head digger. He
attends CU Boulder. His favorite foods are spaghetti, and
spicy squid salad. His favorite place he's traveled to
is Alaska. He claims that he'll never grow up and he's cooler
than Nolan. Nate started worked at camp in 2006. |
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SNOWBOARD
RACE COACH
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Jon
Winslow
Jon is a snowboard race competitor from Lake Tahoe. Jon has competed
in NorAm Cups, Europa Cups and FIS races
He coaches part time at Park City. He enjoys longboarding.
His favorite TV shows include Cops, Max-X, and The
Price is Right. He's been with MHSSC since 2005. |
COUNSELOR STAFF
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Dave Curran
Dave, from Amherst, New Hampshire, is a
Mechanical Engineering
student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Dave is a world traveler, having visited Austria, Germany and the
Czech Republic. His favorite movie is Forrest Gump. Dave
is a former MHSSC camper and has been working with us since 2004. |
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Liz Edmunds
Liz, from Wellesley, MA, attends Trinity College in Connecticut,
majoring in Religion and World Politics. She enjoys sailing,
reading, skiing, running and her family. Her favorite foods include PB & J, ice cream,
apples and
bananas. This is her second year working at MHSSC. |
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Evan
Mikkelson
Evan from Eugene, Oregon, attends Middlebury College in Vermont.
He enjoys rockclimbing and road biking. He's favorite movie is
"Animal House". Evan works as a ski patroller at Middlebury
Snow Bowl. Evan was a 5-time MHSSC camper before joining
our counseling staff. |
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Alexandra Andrews
Alex from Hampden, CT, is attending Yale University. She enjoys volleyball and
softball, and her favorite website is facebook.com. Her
favorite place she's traveled to is Vancouver BC. She enjoys
volleyball, road biking, and reading. She started working at
camp a few years ago.
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Spencer Raymond
Spencer, from Lake Oswego, Oregon, attends Syracuse University where he
is majoring in Policy Studies and Broadcast Journalism and is a member of the Syracuse ski team. He roots
for the Oregon Ducks and the Portland Trail Blazers. His
favorite activity is "eating". Spencer has been with our camp since 2003. |
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Mallory Hale
Mallory, from Durango, Colorado, is majoring in Athletic Training at the
University of Vermont. She's been to Italy, loves the TV show
"Friends", and enjoys dancing and hiking. She's worked
with MHSSC since 2004. |
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Emily Broome
Emily is a snowboard freerider from Lancaster Pennsylvania. She
is level 1 AASI certified snowboard instructor working at Stowe ski
school. Emily is majoring in photography at the Art Institute
of Philadelphia.
Her favorite food is chicken, favorite movie is Blue Crush,
and she roots for the Philadelphia Eagles. This is
Emily's second year working at MHSSC. |
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Lorry Brenner
Lorry is a freestyle skier from Montville, New Jersey. She
attends Ramapo College. Her favorite food is pizza and her favorite
website is facebook. She roots for the NY Yankees and she
enjoys biking. She competed in the 2005 Junior Olympics. This
is Lorry's first year working at camp.
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Brian Gudolawicz
Brian, from Weymouth, MA has coached at Gould Sunday River.
He's traveled to Hintertux, Austria. His favorite food is
Chinese food, and his favorite website is youtube.com. He roots for
the Boston Red Sox. This is Brian's first year working at
MHSSC. |
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Kaylee Porter
Kaylee, from Laramie, Wyoming, is a ski instructor at Snowy
Ridge Ski Area. She is majoring in Journalism and
International Relations and the University of Montana. Her
favorite website is bandtoband.com. Kaylee has worked at camp
since 2003. |
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Chad Kossar
Chad from Newtown, Pennsylvania attends Cornell University where
he is majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Chad
has traveled to France, his favorite food is ice cream and his
favorite activity is flying small aircraft. When he grows up,
he wants to be a ski bum/Aircraft Engineer. Chad started
working at camp in 2006. |
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Julia Shand
Julia, from Darien, Connecticut is a ski racer attending Boston
College. Her favorite foods include watermelon and chocolate.
She roots for the New York Mets, and she enjoys horseback riding,
and cooking. This is Julia's first year working at MHSSC. |
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Matt DePalma
Matt, from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, is a Biology major at
Saint Michaels College. Matt's favorite place is Vail,
Colorado, he enjoys eating tacos, skydiving and he roots for the NY
Giants. This is Matt's first year working at camp. |
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Sam Bingham
Sam is a skier from Decatur, Georgia. He has been a ski
instructor at Wolf Laurel for 5 years. He attends U Mass,
where he is a Physics major. He roots for the Atlanta Braves,
and he enjoys listening to music. Sam has a radio show and
does broadcasts for U Mass sports. This is Sam's first year
working at camp |
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Michael Bachkanji
Michael, from Portland, Oregon just graduated from Southridge
High School, where he raced on the ski team. He'll be majoring
in business at the University of Oregon. His favorite
foods include soul food and pizza, favorite website is facebook.com
and he roots for the Seattle Seahawks. This is Michael's 2nd
year working at camp. |
COUNSELORS IN TRAINING
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Joe Sulpizio
Joe is a ski racer from Bethlehem, PA. He is attending DeSales
University, majoring in Law and Society. He races for
the Blue Mountain Race Team. Joe likes to
play tennis and football, has met Ted Ligety, and has traveled to
Barbados. He roots for all the Philly sports teams. His dream job to become a lawyer. This
is Joe's third year working at MHSSC. |
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Sam Campbell
Sam is a high school ski racer from Beaverton, Oregon.
He's been to Australia, he enjoys eating french fries, and his
favorite website is facebook.com. This is Sam's 2nd year
working at camp. |
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Riley Borges
Riley is a high school ski racer from Chico, California.
His favorite foods include chicken fried steak and chocolate.
Riley enjoys skiing and wakeboarding. He roots for the San
Francisco Giants. This is Riley's first year working at MHSSC. |
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Alex Dorszynski
"Sugar", as he's known, is a skier from Lake Tahoe. He's a
snow science major at Montana State University. His favorite
place is Mammoth and his favorite food is cinnamon toast crunch.
This is his first year working at camp. |
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Zack Steele
Zack is a skier from Tahoe, California. He attends the
University of Reno, Nevada, where he is majoring in civic
engineering. Zack enjoys eating strawberries with whip cream
and his favorite website is montage-inc.com. He also enjoys
jumping on the trampoline. This is Zach's first year working
at camp. |
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Louise Dickson
Louise, from North Oaks, Minnesota, will be attending University
of Richmond, majoring in International Studies. She's traveled
to Thailand, her favorite food is french fries, and she roots for
the Minnesota Twins. She also enjoys playing tennis. She
wants to be a ski resort owner when she grows up. This is her
first year working at MHSSC. |
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Kelsey Baran
Kelsey just graduated from high school and will be attending
Puget Sound University in the fall. She's been to Paris,
France and her favorite foods include ice cream and pineapple.
Kelsey also enjoys wakeboarding and reading. She wants to be a
doctor when she grows up. This is Kelsey's first year working
at camp. |
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Kevin O'Brien
Kevin is a ski racer from Ridgefield, Connecticut. He will
be a freshman, racing for Saint Michael's College. He enjoys
eating prime rib, his favorite website is USSA.org, and he roots for
the Denver Broncos and Boston Red Sox. This is Kevin's first
year working at camp. |
VIDEOGRAPHERS
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Robin Cressy
Robin, from Gresham, OR, is our head Videographer.
In the winter Robin
is an assistant coach with the Aloha & Southridge high school ski
teams. He enjoys playing basketball, jogging, and shopping on
Ebay. Robin's favorite movie is "Swingers". Robin was a
camper at MHSSC in 1982 and has been working with us since 1986.
To order your camp video (DVD or VHS tape), click
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Ryan Anderson
Ryan, from Sandpoint, Idaho is our
terrain park videographer. He attends the University of Idaho.
Favorite hobby's include skateboarding and wakeboarding. He's
a fan of South Park. He once met actor Ben Stein. Ryan
was a digger for us a few years ago and has returned to help out
with our video program. |
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Dan Meece
Dan, from Aspen, Colorado, has spent the last 2 winters at
Stevens Pass as their head ski freestyle coach. He has also
taught skiing at Crystal Mountain, Washington. His favorite
place he's travel to is Vegas, and his favorite foods are
potstickers and pizza. He was the first certified #3 freestyle
coach in the northwest. This is Dan's first year working at MHSSC. |
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Christian Fritz
Fritzy, from Worcester, MA, has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Economics from Worcester State College. He's currently
pursuing a Masters Degree in education from Clark University.
Fritz is a substitute Physical Education teacher and part-time ski instructor. Fritzy is a veteran of the United States Marine
Corps, Desert Shield/Storm Veteran. (1988-1992) Fritzy has been with MHSSC since 2000. |
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Brian Robb
Brian is the official camp photographer. He takes action
pictures of every camper and group shots of each coaching group.
He then mails a proof to each camper so they have the opportunity to
order photo enlargements. Here's a link to his website:
http://www.brianrobbphoto.com/
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KITCHEN STAFF
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Elliot Halverson
Elliot is originally from Keene, New Hampshire.
He's now driving snowcats at Beavercreek, CO, and attending college
at Colorado Mountain College. Elliot enjoys skiing and
snowmobiling in the backcountry. He's been with
MHSSC since 2000. |
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Michelle Schmitt
Michelle, is a ski racer from Albuquerque, NM. She will attend
Oregon State University, majoring in Animal Sciences. She
likes to eat Thai food. She's been
with MHSSC since 2005. |
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Jay Belanger
Jay, from Westford, Vermont and Mammoth, enjoys snowboarding, fishin' and
running. His favorite TV show is "Family Guy", he loves to eat
ice cream and cookies, and his favorite website is ninthward.com. He's
traveled to Japan. His favorite team is the Boston Red Sox.
When he grows up, he wants to be a milkman.
This is Jay's second year working at MHSSC. |
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Stu Halverson
Stu is a freeskier from Keene, New Hampshire. His favorite
food is pizza. His favorite place to visit is Mammoth
Mountain. Stu is a former camper, and started working with us
in 2005. |
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Allison Higginbotham
Allison, from West Bloomfield, Michigan, attended Cornell
University, earning a B.A. in Government. Allison ski raced
for several years before she discovered snowboarding. She also
enjoys biking, rowing, and soccer. Her favorite website is
craigslist.org. She was a former MHSSC camper, and has been working with us since 2006. |
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Alice Winter
Alice is a freeskier from Tucson, Arizona. She will be
attending Colorado College. She enjoys
crocheting, frisbee and longboarding. Her favorite food is
granola with bananas, baby carrots, and hummus. Her favorite
places she's traveled to are Alta, and Yosemite. Alice has been
working with us since 2004. |
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Tim Silver
Tim is a ski racer from Fairfield, Connecticut. He is
majoring in Economics at Colgate University. He roots for the
NY Yankees, and his favorite foods are steak and chicken. Tim
has been working at MHSSC since 2003. |
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Bill Toney
Bill is a ski racer from Reno, Nevada. He's majoring in
Fire Science Technology at Truckee Meadows College. His
favorite places he's traveled to is Mexico, and he enjoys Mexican
food. Bill's favorite website is ebay, and he enjoys road
biking This is Bill's first year working at MHSSC. |
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Colleen Pruss
Colleen is a skier from Basking Ridge, New Jersey. She
attends Castleton State College. Her favorite food is baked
ziti. She enjoys knitting and wants to be an art teacher when
she grows up. She's working toward her pilots license. This is
Colleen's first year working at camp. |
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Catherine Warchal |
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Ian Cary
Ian is a snowboarder from Cranston, Rhode Island. He
attended the University of Rhode Island. His favorite foods
are kids cheeseburgers and fries, he roots for the Boston Red Sox,
and he enjoys playing basketball and wiffleball. Ian started
working at camp as a digger in 2004 and is now on the K-staff. |
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Garrett Amorello
Garrett is a skier from Sutton, Massachusetts. He attends
St. John's High School. He enjoys eating pizza and spaghetti,
and he roots fore the Boston Red Sox. He also enjoys playing
Lacrosse. This is Garrett's first year working at camp. |
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Anjali Webster
Anjuli, from Reno, Nevada, is level 2 PSIA certified and has coached for the Mt Rose Falcons
ski team and has also worked in a ski shop. She has a triple major
in Biology, Philosophy, and French at the University of Nevada,
Reno. Anjali has lived in the United States, England,
France, and India.
She roots for the San Francisco 49ers and this is her first year
working at MHSSC. |
CAMP MAINTENANCE
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Tabitha Bennett
Tabitha, from Rhododendron, Oregon is our cleaning lady! |
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Robert Johnson
Robert, originally from Chicago, is our utility man. In his
spare time, Robert creates different types of art. To see some
of his creations, click
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Our hand picked staff from around the world assures small groups of 8 or
less and quality coaching.
Since 1978, our dedicated staff has accumulated more summer coaching
experience than anyone in the industry.
We are proud of them.
Mt. Hood Summer Ski Camps
P.O. Box 317
Government Camp, OR 97028
PHONE/FAX (503) 337-2230
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Mount Hood Summer Ski Camps
Last Modified:
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