Our Coaches
The Fulltime Crew
| Jon Nolting | Competition Center/Alpine Program Director |
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| Phone: (970) 726-1591 or (303) 316-1591 Denver direct Email: jnolting@skiwinterpark.com Jon has been with the Competition Center for over twenty years as a racer and coach. He took a three year hiatus to work for USSA as the Central Division Competition Director before returning as program director in 2000. He also served as the US Ski Team Children's Development Projects Director, heading up several training and race projects nationally and internationally for the country's best 13 and 14 year olds. He is an international level certified coach by the U.S. Ski Association and is on the "A" team of instructors of the US Coaches Education system. He also is the chairman for the alpine competition committee of the Rocky Mountain Division. |
| Jeff Burrows | Head Coach | |
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| Phone: (970) 726-1598 or (303) 316-1598 Denver direct Email: jburrows@skiwinterpark.com Jeff earns special recognition and a life-time season pass this year, his 21st year coaching at Winter Park. He has been both program director and head coach during that time. Recently Jeff took a job with USSA where he spent a lot of time with the US Ski Team staff, sports science department, and coaches education department, staying on the cutting edge of the sport from the elite to development level. His return to the head coach position was fueled by a deep passion for coaching emerging young athletes. Jeff will focus on the FIS-age full-time women this season. Jeff was a ski racer for the University of Colorado, and was also a competitive road bike racer in his athletic years. He still competes on the Winter Park Mountain Bike Series in the expert class, where he routinely finishes in the top ten. |
| Mike Cahill | FIS Coach |
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| Phone: (970) 726-1593 or (303) 316-1593 Denver direct Email: mcahill@skiwinterpark.com Mike is back for his fourth year with the Competition Center. He is an Eastern convert, bringing his trade to the west from his previous coaching post at Sugarbush, VT. Mike competed at the collegiate level for Green Mountain College, and during the summers he was a high level cyclist, competing in several national championships and one junior World Cup event. Mike works his athletes hard, but his intensity is matched with a light-hearted sense of humor that keeps his group having fun and performing well. He is a proud new father of twin girls Stella and Isabelle. |
| Ian Dunlop | Full-Time Abililty Class Coach |
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| Still races too fast to be caught for a photo |
Phone: (970) 726-1597 or (303) 316-1597 Denver direct Email: idunlop@skiwinterpark.com |
| Debby Sullivan | Full-Time Age Class Coach |
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| Photo coming soon! |
Phone: (970) 726-1585 or (303) 316-1585 Denver direct Email: desullivan@skiwinterpark.com |
Team Breakaway (2-day Ability Class)
| Brian Peterson | Team Breakaway and Accelerate Plus Coach |
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Brian is going into his sixth year coaching at Winter Park and he is the perfect leader for the weekend ability class group. He's a former high scool ski coach and junior race coordinator for a ski area in Minnesota. Don't expect him to move back to the flatlands, he loves it here! Brian is an athlete favorite, he has great skill in making his athletes feel comfortable to take on new challenges. They also like that he is always having fun on the hill. Brian is a PSIA Level 2 instructor and Level 200 USSA coach. |
Team Accelerate (2-day Age Class)
| Fred Nolting | Head Age Class Coach |
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| Phone: (970) 726-1592 or (303) 316-1592 Denver direct Email: fnolting@skiwinterpark.com Fred is the veteran of the staff, with twenty five years of coaching at Winter Park. Growing up just outside of Chicago didn't give him much of a chance to ski as a kid, but when he came out to Denver University on a football scholarship and they dropped their football program a year later, Fred got hooked on skiing. For years Fred coached the J5's at Winter Park and was widely regarded as one of the most successful J5 coaches in the country. Fred's knack for keeping his racers in line and working hard without them even knowing it because they're having so much fun comes from Fred's passion for skiing that spreads to all he coaches. Fred's groups never come in until the lifts close and he's usually there with them. |
| Steve Gordon | Head J4 Coach |
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| "Gordo" is back again, marking over twenty years coaching with a focus on the J4's. His experience and his emphasis of the fundamentals is one of the reasons there are so many Winter Park alumni enjoying success at the national and international level today. |
| Debby Sullivan | Lead J3 Coach |
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| Photo coming soon! | Check out Debby's bio under the full-time staff. |
| Parker Thomson | Head J5 Coach |
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| Parker runs high on enthusiasm - a must for a J5 coach. Parker is a PSIA Level 3 instructor and a USSA Level 200 coach, and spent six seasons as a NASTAR pacesetter. The combination is ideal for his racers. They get a solid technical base sprinkled in with just the right amount of "go fast" advice. Parker was named the Comp Center's coach of the year in 2006! |
More than just supporting staff:
Greg Sharpe - J3's
Rick Foster - J4's
Tegan Davis - J5's
Tom Walters - J5's
John Cleaver - Sunday J4's
Marek Szwebel - sub coach
Team Discovery (1-day age class)
| Brian Enebo - Lead Discovery Coach | |
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| Brian was a long time Competition Center member and a full-time racer during his competitive hey-day. Now Brian has been coaching Team Discovery for ten years and loves working with the kids. Many of his racers love it so much they move up to Team Accelerate and have great success. |
| Andrea Robbins | |
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| Andrea grew up racing at Mount Snow, Vermont, then came out to the University of Colorado for school and skiing and has been here to stay. Entering her second year of coaching, Andrea is fueled by the gratification she gets from seeing kids progress, gain confidence, and feel proud of themselves. Her enthusiasm and strong skiing have made her a great addtion to the team. |
| John Cleaver | |
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| John brings great experience in teaching kids to his Team Discovery group. He has a B.S. in Physical Education and teaches special education to middle school students in the Cherry Creek school district. On-snow he calls upon nine years of ski instruction and his USSA Level 100 coaching certification and PSIA Level 2 certification. He is also an active youth soccer coach. |
More than just supporting staff:
Andi Cseh
John Martin
Jim Galbiati
Ivana Arnold
Deb Martin
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