Waterville Valley Black & Blue Trail Smashers Ski Educational Foundation


Freestyle Coaching Staff

Nick Preston: Campton, NH-Program Director and Head Coach-Colby College, USSA Level 3 Coach, PSIA certified

Recognized as having created one of the finest freestyle programs in United States, Nick and the WVBBTS Freestyle Program have compiled impressive acknowledgements.

-         1999 USSA Freestyle Club of the Year

-         2002 USSA Development Coach of the Year

-         2002 USOC Development Coach of the Year-Freestyle Skiing

-         2004 USSA Freestyle Club of the Year

-         2006 USSA Russell Wilder Award

Nick and wife, Suzi, reside in Campton, where they own and operate the Mountain Fare Inn. Sons Wesley and Timothy are also career freestylers. Wes coaches the WVBBTS Aerial Team and was a former coach of the USSA Aerial Development Team. Tim skis on the US World Cup Mogul Team.

Marissa Volcic: Administration & BBTS J3-5 Coach 

Rob Day: Campton, NH-WVA Mogul Coach-WVA ’99, USSA Level 2 Coach, 6th season with WVA/BBTS mogul team, former USSA Mogul skier and aerialist

Rob’s 6th year coaching at Waterville Valley will be his second as the man in charge of the mogul program. Rob will staff all major divisional and national level events. Rob is a WVA alumnus. With 11 years of USSA competitive experience, and 6 years of coaching, Rob is a true coaching professional.   Rob lives in Campton where he also does contracting and coaching for the Freestyle America Summer Camps in the off season.

           Dan ShuffletonCampton, NH-Dan is the WVA Head Freeride coach.

Dan, known to his team as Shuff, is a true trampoline technical expert and one of the outstanding freeride coaches in the country.  Dan resides in Campton, not far from the Freestyle America tramp center, where he is currently head trampoline coach.

Wes Preston: Campton, NH-WVA BBTS Head Aerial Coach

Nori Lupfer: Orford, NH-BBTS and WVA Moguls Coach-Union College, ‘03, B.A. BBTS, ’03, former US Ski Team-Aerials, WVA Coach 2004.

Nori returns to WVA and the BBTS EQS Team as BBTS and WVA Moguls Coach. Nori lives in Orford, NH.

Greg Ruppel: Campton, NH  WVA and BBTS Freeride Coach-UNH ‘04, Former Loon Freeride Coach and Park Crew.

Greg provides his experienced leadership to the important task of developing young competitive freeride skiers.  Greg’s extensive park grooming and management experience brigs new expertise to the WVA and BBTS program

Ryan Day: Campton, NH  BBTS J3-5 Moguls and Freeride Coach-WVA 2004.

Ryan is in his second season coaching with us. Younger brother of Coach Rob, Ryan has dedicated himself to freestyle skiing as a WVA and WVBBTS freestyle athlete since his J4 years. He is an accomplished and experienced competitor.

            Doug Lehmann: BBTS J3-5 Moguls

Ned Morse-BBTS Little Rippers-Ned heads up the new BBTS Freestyle development program for 7-9 year olds.

Mike Macomber: Andover, MA  WVA Moguls Coach-currently Albany Law School, Union College ’04,  USSA Level 3 coach, former USSA, FIS Nor-Am mogul skier and aerialist, 14 years in BBTS, 4th season coaching.


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