|
2009 MHSSC
Staff
 |
|
CAMP OWNER/DIRECTOR
 |
Mike Annett, Camp Director
Mike brought a dozen racers from the east coast 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.
|
 |
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 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.
|
OFFICE ASSISTANT/ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
 |
Elliot Halverson
Elliot, originally from Keene, New Hampshire, is our office manager.
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. |
 |
Liz Edmunds
Liz is our head counselor and activities director. Originally from Wellesley, MA,
Liz 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. Liz has been working at camp since 2006. |
SKI RACE COACHES
 |
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
their two kids. John has been working at MHSSC since 1996. |
 |
Mike Syrovatka
Currently coaching at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Mike also coached Gould Academy
as well as
the Canadian National team (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.
|
 |
Craig Bowden
Craig, from Salt Lake City, Utah coaches at Rowmark Academy.
He also coached at the Torino, Italy winter Olympics in 2006.
Craig enjoys eating sushi, and he also likes to mountain bike.
Craig has been with MHSSC since 1992. |
 |
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 4 and 6. He
helped design and build our camp challenge course. Terry has
been with MHSSC since 1997.
|
 |
Andrej Jerman
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 and he WON the 2007 Garmisch world
cup downhill race, which you can watch
here. 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. |
 |
Jason Hey
Jason is currently living in Park City Utah working for the Park
City Ski Team. He works with J3 athletes (13-14 year olds) with Park
City as well as MHSSC. He graduated from Plymouth State University
with a BA in Criminal Justice. He skied for Plymouth for four years
and was captain two of them. In his free time he likes to rock climb
and surf. Jason has been with MHSSC since 2002. |
 |
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. |
 |
Polly Hopkins
|
 |
Heidi Gamma
Heidi, from Andermatt, Switzerland, builds skis with her husband Dan
(check out
birdos.com). Heidi has worked at Verbier, St. Moritz, and
Andermatt. She enjoys Mexican food, Thai, and peanut butter.
She's been working at MHSSC since 2001. |
 |
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.
Roger has been at MHSSC since 2006. |
 |
Sean Mailey
Sean teaches social studies at Southridge High School in
Beaverton, Oregon. He is the head coach for the Aloha/Southridge
ski team as well as the assistant coach of the golf team. Sean is married to Amanda Mailey
and they have a son named Jackson.
Sean has been part of MHSSC since 2005.
|
 |
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. |
 |
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. Mark has been
at MHSSC since 2007. |
 |
Willy Johnson
Willy, from Portland, Oregon, was a camper here in the late
80's. He currently coaches at Mt Hood Meadows, and formerly
coached at Bogus Basin and McCall, Idaho. Willy majored in
Political Science at College of Idaho. He enjoys his mother's
cooking, and he roots for the Chicago Cubs. He also enjoys
disc golfing. Willy has been working at camp since 2008. |
 |
Rob Engleken
Rob has over 26 years
coaching all levels of ski racing from J6 through FIS/college in NY,
Mass, and VT. Currently Head Race Coach at Bolton Valley Race
Club. He resides in Shelburne, VT with wife- Gwyn, son-Taber, and
dog-Zipper. Rob loves to eat all food and makes a killer Pesto!
In his "free" time Rob bikes, hikes, fishes, and still plays
lacrosse. Rob started working at camp in 2006. |
 |
Mark Syrovatka
Mark is a ski racer from Brome Lake, Quebec. He attended Gould
Academy. His favorite place he's been to is Hawaii.
Mark's favorite food is weinersnitzel, favorite website ESPN.com,
and he roots for the New England Patriots. He also enjoys
Kiteboarding. Mark started working at camp in 2007. |
 |
Jackie Reis
Jackie, from Bethel, Maine attends the University of Maine at
Farmington. She was a former racer out of Gould Academy.
She has coached at Sunday River and Shawnee Peak. Her favorite
website is youtube and favorite food is brownies. Jackie wants
to be a teacher when she grows up. She is a second generation
employee of MHSSC as her dad has coached here for many years.
|
 |
Atle Rolstadaas
Atle, from Trondheim, Norway, coaches the Freidig Alpine Team.
When he's not skiing, he enjoys playing soccer and volleyball.
Atle's favorite foods include burgers and pancakes, and his favorite
website is youtube. Atle began working at MHSSC in 2009. |
 |
Olivier
|
 |
Mike Hay
|
MOGUL COACHES
 |
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.
|
 |
Jay
Panther |
 |
Willi Furr
Willi is a mogul skier from Yakima, Washington. He coaches
the White Pass Freestyle Intro Team. Willi enjoys eating pizza
and cliff jumping. When he grows up, he wants to be a doctor.
Willi started working at camp in 2009. |
FREESKI COACHES
 |
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.
|
 |
Sean Decker
Sean, is a skier/snowmobiler from North Salem, NY He is a former mogul competitor, and current freeski
competitor. Sean enjoys wakeboarding and his favorite food is sushi. Sean has been working at
camp since 2006. Check out Sean and his "K2 Charlie RV" video
here. |
 |
Kevin
Malone |
FREERIDE
SNOWBOARD COACHES
 |
Mark
Stegall
Mark, originally from Dallas, Texas, is the Snowboard Program
Director/Head Coach, Telluride Ski & Snowboard Club. He is the
current and 5-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. |
 |
Rick Millett
Rick, from North Augusta, Maine, coaches at Big Sky, Montana.
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. Rick has been working at camp since 2006. |
 |
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
is coaching at Mt Hood Meadows and is the new head coach of the
Aloha/Southridge high school snowboard team. He's been with
MHSSC since 2004. |
 |
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. |
 |
Ian Bigley
Ian, a snowboarder from Reno, Nevada is a digger at camp.
His favorite foods are sushi and breakfast foods, and his favorite
website is twsnow.com. When Ian grows up, he wants to be
"happy". Ian starting working at camp in 2006. |
SNOWBOARD
RACE COACHES
 |
Jon Winslow
Jon, from Auburn, California, has coached at Alpine Meadows and
Park City. He's attending Sierra College working towards his
Fire Science degree. He enjoys playing Disc Golf and his
favorite websites are failblog and weather.com. Jon has been
working at MHSSC since 2005. |
COUNSELOR STAFF
 |
Spencer Raymond
Spencer is from Lake Oswego,
OR and attends Syracuse University where he's majoring in Broadcast
Journalism and Policy Studies and races for the ski team. Spencer is
back at Mt. Hood after spending 2008 living and working in Beijing,
China. Spencer's favorite activity is eating. He's been with MHSSC
since 2003. |
 |
Joe Sulpizio
Joe is a ski racer from Bethlehem, PA. He is attending DeSales
University, majoring in Law and Society. He races for his
college and the Blue Mountain Race Team. Joe likes to
play tennis and he roots for all the Philly sports teams.
Joe has been working at camp since 2006. |
 |
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. |
|
 |
Scott Kern
Scott is from Basking Ridge, NJ and is studying Finance at
Babson College. Favorite restaurant is the Chipotle Mexican Grill.
He roots for the NY Yankees and he enjoys driving and skiing. When
he grows up, he wants to be on the Senate Finance Committee. He's
been working at camp since 2006. |
 |
Kelsey Baron
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. Kelsey has been working at camp
since 2007. |
 |
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. Matt has been working at camp since 2007. |
 |
Thomas Lowney
Thomas is a skier from Salem, Oregon. He is a Political Science
major at Oregon State University. His favorite food is Thai,
favorite website Facebook.com and he also enjoys playing Rugby. When
he grows up he wants to work in the foreign service as a political
officer in an embassy. Thomas has been working at MHSSC since 2008. |
 |
Adrien Young
Adrien is a snowboarder from Medford, OR. She plans on majoring
in Business at Portland State University this fall. Her
favorite place she's traveled to is Hawaii. Adrien's favorite
food is Pasta, and her favorite website MySpace.com.
Adrien has been with MHSSC since 2008. |
 |
Connor O'Brien
Connor is a ski racer from Ridgefield, Connecticut. He
attends Castleton State College and works at the Ridgefield Ski &
Sport shop. His favorite website is facebook and he roots for
the the San Francisco 49ers. Connor has been with MHSSC since
2008. |
 |
Jasper Newton
Jasper, from Eugene, Oregon, attends the University of Oregon.
He has rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, and he
roots for the Portland Trail Blazers. Jasper also enjoys
photography, sushi, pizza, and tacos. Jasper started working
at camp in 2007. |
 |
Jackie Guy
Jackie is a ski racer from Andover, MA. Her favorite place
she's been to is the Bahamas. Favorite foods include cookie
dough and mashed potatoes. Her favorite website is
facebook.com and she roots for the Boston Red Sox. When she
grows up, Jackie wants to be a nurse. Jackie has been working
at MHSSC since 2008. |
 |
Matt Stinson
Matt, from Surrey, England, is a student at Northeastern
University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Matt enjoys
saucy nachos, beef w/vegetable, and ramon noods. He's been
with MHSSC since 2006.
|
COUNSELORS IN TRAINING
 |
Jaime DuPratt
Jaime is a ski racer from Park City. Her favorite food is
chocolate and favorite website is youtube. She roots for USC
football, and when she's not skiing, Jaime enjoys water skiing and
rock climbing. Jaime has been with MHSSC since 2009. |
 |
Patrick Tingle
Pat is a ski racer from Thomaston, CT. He enjoys eating Pizza
and Ice Cream and his favorite website is ussa.org. He foots
for Manchester United and he also enjoys running/track & field.
Pat has been working at camp since 2008. |
 |
Rachel Hausmann
Rachel is a high school ski racer from Beaverton, Oregon. Her
favorite foods include MHSSC nuggets and cheesesticks and she roots
for the Boston Red Sox. Rachel wants to be a nurse when she
grows up. She's
been with MHSSC since 2007. |
 |
Greg Fazekas |
 |
Ryan Johnson
Ryan, from Mound, Minnesota is a high school ski racer and
freeskier. His favorite website is newschoolers.com and he
roots for the Minnesota Twins. Ryan started working at camp in
2009. |
 |
Carolyn Molloy
Carolyn is a ski racer from Wyckoff, New Jersey. She attends
Fairfield University in Connecticut. Her favorite foods
include chicken fingers, french fries, bagels and ice cream and her
favorite website is facebook. When she grows up, Carolyn wants
to be a nurse or teacher. She's been working at camp since
2009. |
 |
Noelle Gillis
Noelle is a ski racer from Branford, Connecticut. She
enjoys Italian food, roots for the New England Patriots, and her
favorite website is facebook. Noelle wants to be a doctor when
she grows up. She's been working at mhssc since 2009. |
VIDEOGRAPHERS
 |
Robin Cressy
Robin, from Portland, 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 was a
camper at MHSSC in 1982 and is the has been working with us since 1986.
To order your camp video, click  |
 |
Ryan Anderson
Ryan, from Sandpoint, Idaho is our
terrain park videographer. He attends the University of Idaho
and coaches as Schweitzer Mountain, Idaho .
Favorite hobby's include skateboarding and wakeboarding. He's
a fan of South Park. He once met actor Ben Stein. Ryan
has been with MHSSC since 2005. |
 |
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. |
 |
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
order photos.
|
KITCHEN STAFF
 |
Michelle Schmitt
Michelle, is a skier from Albuquerque, NM. She is majoring in
Animal Sciences at
Oregon State University. She
likes to eat Thai food. Her favorite website is Wikipedia.com,
and when she's not skiing, Michelle enjoys climbing, hiking, and
swimming. She's been
with MHSSC since 2004. |
 |
Alice Winter
Alice is a freeskier from Tucson, Arizona. Alice is majoring
in Neuroscience at Colorado College. Her favorite place she's
been to is Little Cottonwood Canyon in Utah. She enjoys eating
"puffins" cereal, fish and mangos. She also enjoys backpacking
and yoga. She wants to be some kind of doctor when she grows
up. Alice has been
working with us since 2004. |
 |
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 Bill has been working at camp since 2007. |
 |
Nathan Reuter
Nathan is a snowboarder from Plymouth, CA. His favorite
place he's travelled to is Utah, favorite food is Sushi and favorite
website youtube.com. He roots for the New England Patriots and
he wants to be a chef when he grows up. Nathan has been
working at camp since 2008. |
 |
Arielle Richard
Arielle is a freeskier from Great Falls, Montana. She just
graduated high school and plans on majoring in Sports Medicines at
Montana State University. Her favorite foods include
Fettuccini Pasta with alfredo sauce, puppy chow & mushrooms
(uncooked and sautéed). Her favorite website is myspace.com and
she roots for the Seattle Seahawks. Arielle started working at
camp in 2006. |
 |
Maks Gorham
Maks is a skier from Stowe, Vermont. His favorite place
he's traveled to is Zermatt, Switzerland. His favorite food is
Fettucini Alfredo, favorite website is CNN.com and he roots for the
New England Patriots. Maks has been working at camp since
2008. |
 |
Prescott McLaughlin
Prescott is a ski racer from Millbrook, New York. He
attends Stratton Mountain School. He roots for the NY Yankees,
enjoys "cobra dogs", and his favorite website is animalpak.com.
Prescott has been working at camp since 2009. |
 |
Peter Jackson
Peter, from Harrisonburg, Virginia, is studying Media
Arts/Design at James Madison University. He roots for the
Washington Capitals, and he claims that there is actual
snow/mountains to ski in the state of Virginia. Peter started
working at camp in 2009. |
SPECIALISTS
 |
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
here. I
couldn't get him to smile for the photo! |
 |
Jay Lindlund
Jay is a high school skier from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jay will be
running our paintball activity this summer. He roots for the Detroit
Red Wings and he wants to be a History teacher when he grows up.
Jay has been working at MHSSC since 2008. |
 |
Gino Picozzi
Jay is a freestyle skier from Scottsdale, Arizona. He helps keep
camp looking clean. He attends the University of
Colorado/Boulder, majoring in business. He enjoys Italian &
Chinese food and his favorite websites include facebook and
newschoolers.com. Gino has been at MHSSC since 2008. |
 |
Shady
camp dog. Shady likes to hide in the forest. |

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
E-Mail Questions to Camp
Office
Confirmation
Forms Order a
Video
Copyright © 1996-2010
Mount Hood Summer Ski Camps
Last Modified:
01/21/2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|