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.

Jack Bailey - Head JI/JII Coach - Jack has been a ski coach for the past 12 years including Head coach for the Kent’s Hill School alpine racing program in Kent’s Hill, Maine and most recently for the past 8 years Men’s Alpine Coach and Equipment Manager for Stratton Mountain School.  Jack has worked with and coached several US ski team and FIS-level athletes and traveled to competitions and training camps all over Europe and in South America. He was also in charge of implementing a year-round conditioning program to athletes while overseeing daily dryland training. He is a USSA certified coach and official and he is part of the USSA educational staff.  Jack also holds a level III certification for PSIA.  Jack has a BA from the University of Maine and brings to the WVBBTS organization extensive knowledge and expertise on Modern Alpine Racing Technique, appropriate training progressions and racer management skills, a vast knowledge of alpine equipment and the ability to prepare and conduct a professional alpine training and conditioning environment.

Fred Turton - 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 - Junior Program Director-JIV, JV and Mitey Mites and 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:

Lorin Alusic - BBTS Weekend Coach-JIV

Fiona Anderson-BBTS Weekend Coach-Mitey Mites

Gary Blake - JIII Coach

Peter Clark - Masters Coach

Anda Curuta - FIS Coach - JI/JII

Bill Feather - BBTS Weekend Coach - JI/JII

Toril Forland -BBTS Weekend Coach - JI/JII

Todd Harris - BBTS Weekend Coach - JIII

Lauren Hawes - BBTS Weekend Coach-Mitey Mites

Katie Hitzig - BBTS Weekend Coach - JIV

Amelia Hough - BBTS Weekend Coach - JIV

John Keane - BBTS Weekend Coach-JV

Kate Ladouceur - BBTS Weekend Coach-JV

Geoff Ouelette - BBTS Weekend Coach-Mitey Mites

Leigh Quinn - BBTS Weekend Coach - Masters

Bob Sampson - BBTS Weekend Coach - JI/JII

Matt Stanton - JI/JII Coach

Jan Stevens - BBTS Weekend Coach-Mitey Mites

Richard Turner - BBTS Weekend Coach-JV