Alpine Coaching Staff

The WVA and BBTS Ski Club alpine coaching staff has over 100 combined years of alpine coaching experience at the highest levels of training and certification along with having Olympic and World Cup experience.  This coaching staff assesses each athlete’s skill level on an ongoing basis, allowing training programs to be geared toward the athletes’ abilities.

Alpine Head Coaching Staff

Tom Barbeau - Executive Director of Athletics, Alpine Program Director and Head JIII Coach - Tom is a graduate of McGill University in Canada with a bachelors degree in Education and a masters degree in Physical Education.  Tom is fully certified in the Burdenko Method for conditioning developed by Russian Sports Scientist Igor Burdenko.  Tom has been named the USSA Eastern Alpine and NHARA Coach of the Year.  Tom is the ex-Canadian National Team Coach and has also served as the South African Olympic coach at the Nagano and Salt Lake City Olympics.

Peter Stokloza - JI and JII Coach - In addition to his role as a JI and JII coach, Peter is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of WVBBTS.   Peter holds a BS in Business Management from Plymouth State University and was a full time coach, Business Manager and Dean of Students for WVBBTS throughout the 1990’s.  Peter is a former Eastern Development Coach for the US Ski Team and an international certified coach for USSA.  Peter has coached NOR-AM to World Cup men and women athletes, has coordinated competition and training camps around the world and is currently part of the USSA educational staff.

Jason Guilbert - Head JI/JII Coach - Jason has been a professional ski coach for the past 10 years.  His past employment includes: FIS coach for the Waterville/Holderness ski team from 1999-2001, J3 coach for Franconia Ski Club from 2003-04, and Head Coach and Snowsports Program Director from 2004-2009 for New Hampton School.  Jason has worked with and coached several US ski team and FIS-level athletes and traveled to competitions and training camps throughout the US and internationally.  He is a USSA certified coach and official.  Jason has an extensive racing background that includes attending and graduating from Waterville Valley Academy in 1992, competing on the UNH ski team from 1993-1997, competing in Nor-am and FIS competitions and being a silver medalist in the Junior II Olympics.  Jason has a BS from the University of New Hampshire and brings to the WVBBTS organization extensive knowledge and expertise on alpine racing technique and tactics, appropriate training progressions and racer management skills, a vast knowledge of alpine equipment and the ability to create a professional alpine training environment.

Fred Turton - Youth Coordinator and Head JIV Coach-Fred has had over 30 years of alpine coaching experience in both the eastern and western United States as well as abroad at the JI-JV, FIS, Head Coach and Program Director levels.  Fred is a USSA International Certified Coach, an ex-PSIA certified Level III, an active FIS Technical Delegate and  a USSA Level III Alpine Official in all categories.  Fred has extensive related experience including previously serving as a member of the US Ski Team support staff and serving on numerous state, regional and national USSA committees as well as participating in the PSIA National Academy and serving as the USSA Western Region Summer Camps Director.  Fred spent six seasons with BBTS until 1979, and, having returned for the 2005 season, is excited to be back home with the athletes at BBTS.

Jeff Sampson - JV Coach - Jeff is a graduate of Plymouth State College where he majored in art.  Jeff was Ski Club Administrator and BWL Coach for the Campton Mountain Ski Club from 1986-1988 and a Ski School Instructor at Tenney Mountain from 1989-1990.  Jeff was a BBTS JV Coach from 1992-2002 and the BBTS Program Coordinator for Mitey Mites along with weekend JIV’s and JV’s from 2003 through the end of the 2004/2005 season.  Jeff spent six years as general manager of Ski and Sport Retail Shops, three years managing recreational areas including a small ski area, fifteen years as tennis teaching professional and 10 years as a youth soccer coach.

Steve Cooney - Mitey Mites Coordinator and Mitey Mites Coach - Steven is a graduate of Plymouth State College.  His studies included both exercise science and philosophy.  In 1997, Steven began working with the BBTS race program.  Steve has been mentored by coaches Tom Barbeau, Jeff Sampson, and Jon-Eric Jonson and has spent the majority of his tenure working with the Mitey Mites Program within BBTS. 

Additional Alpine Coaching Staff - Additional Alpine Coaching Staff include the following:

J1 & 2 Coaches

• Anda Curuta
• Nick Baker
• Garr Corcoran
• Todd Harris – Head J 1/2 Weekend Coach
• Geoff Ouelette
• Peter Stokloza & Bob Sampson – Our CEO and WVA Education Director/Headmaster, respectively, will help out whenever possible.

Masters Coaches

• Peter Clark-Head Masters Coach
• Leigh Quinn

J3 Coaches

• Tom Barbeau-Head J3 Coach
• Gary Blake
• Steve Johnston
• Caroline D’Amelio

 

J4/5 Coaches

• Fred Turton – Youth Coordinator and Head J4 Coach
• Lorin Alusic
• Amelia Hough Currier
• Leo Menard
• Joe Sampson
• Jeff Sampson
• Rick Turner
• John Keane
• Jamie Armstrong
• Katie Ladouceur

Mitey Mites Coaches

• Steve Cooney
• Lauren Kondon
• Lindsay Peterman
• Kaitlin Hull