Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (named USSA National Club of the
Year three years out of the last 10) trains competitive skiers and riders,
providing students with the kind of coaching and facilities that only a large
and well-established club can offer.
Sports: Alpine, freestyle, nordic jumping, cross country, snowboard,
snowboard racing, freeride (through the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports
Club)
Academics: Combining individual attention and scheduling flexibility
with high academic standards and intellectual depth in the classroom, the
Lowell Whiteman School prepares students for challenging college-level
work with a traditional liberal arts curriculum. All LWS students are college bound.
Head of school: Walt Daub
Program directors: Alpine, Deb Armstrong; freestyle, Erik Skinner;
nordic combined/cross country, Todd Wilson; snowboard, Jon Casson; alpine snowboard, Thedo Remmelink; freeride, Tony Lodico
Coaching staff: Alpine, Anje Worrell, Blair Seymour, Luke Brosterhaus,
Dusty Matheson, Peter Anderson, Mike Fairbrother, Eric Cates, Robbie
Massie, Marnie Smith, Ryan Roberts, Lindsay Mann; freestyle, Nate Bird,
Rob Day, Timmy Meagher, Jonah Drescher, Tony Gallina; nordic com-
bined, Chris Gilbertson, Gary Crawford; cross, country, Martin Bayer, Gary
Crawford, Brian Tate, Josh Smullin, Gary Osteen; snowboard, Mark Harris, Spencer Tamblyn, Luke Kessler, Adam Casanova, Eric Rolls
Notable alumni: Fourteen Olympians and many U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Team members, including freestyle Olympic silver medalist Travis Mayer,
nordic combined world champ Johnny Spillane, X Games slopestyle silver
medalist Pep Fujas, alpine WC podium finisher Caroline Lalive and Gravity Games ski cross gold medalist Brett Buckles, Sacha Gros, Emiko To-rito, Michelle Gorgone, Matt Ladley, Gina Gmeiner, Ryan St. Onge, Parker
Schmidt, Anna Marno ‘ 10, Ryan Dyer ‘09
Training facilities: Steamboat Mountain, Howelsen Hill Training Center, Steamboat Water Ramp, Steamboat Ski Touring Center.
Founded: 1957; grades 9-12; staff/student ratio 1: 6
Program length: Nine months
Tuition: Day $17,350, boarding $32,250; scholarships.
Contact: 42605 County Road 36, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487; 970-
879-1350; 970-879-0506 (fax); admissions@lws.edu
lws.edu
Mt. Mansfield Winter Academy is a private, independent school that provides a quality academic program for student-athletes competing in winter sports at the elite level. It is the academy’s belief that each student be
treated as a unique individual. Faculty, staff and coaches foster academic
excellence, athletic commitment, independence, responsibility, respect and
confidence. We provide the support and direction necessary for each young
person to realize his/her personal potential and achieve his/her goals. The
program is noted for allowing students to achieve all this while remaining connected to family, “sending school” and home community. Interested
candidates should have a minimum of two years prior race experience.
Sports: Alpine, snowboard, freeride, nordic
Academics: Unique academic format develops organizational and time-management skills. Highly qualified and diverse faculty, committed to the
success of each student, address student strengths and needs while maintaining high academic standards.
Headmaster: Lori Furrer
Head coaches: Chip Knight (athletic coordinator, alpine program) Scott
Moriarty (J1/2 alpine men), Lindy Kelley (J1/2 alpine women), Topher
Harlow (J3 men & women) Mike Slaughter (snowboard), Ben Grunow
(freeride).
Coaching staff: Jim Farrell, Lorant Gudasz,
Steelie Jenkins, Mike Leach, Erin Mascolino and
Chris MacDonald (freeride)
Notable alumni: Jake Blauvelt, Amy and
Jimmy Cochran, Abi and Emily Copeland, Erik
Gilbert, Maks Gorham, Chris Hagerty, Jessica,
Robby & Tim Kelley, Laura Martini, Tanner Ra-inville, Annie Rendall
Training facilities: Stowe Mountain Resort
Founded: 1993; grades 8 – 12, postgraduate;
student/teacher ratio 2:1
Program length: November 15 – April 1 with
two session options
Application period: Applications due April
15 with decisions mailed June 1, applications
received after April 15 are reviewed on a rolling
admission basis.
Tuition: Range of $5,700 to $15,400 (MMSC
coaching fee addl.); scholarships available by application, granted by need and academic merit.
Contact: P.O. Box 3269, Stowe, VT 05672; 802-253-7409; 802-253-2708
(fax); mmwa@mt-mansfield.com
mmwa.org
National Sports Academy
NSA is located in the center of Lake Placid. Our training sites are the
Olympic venues, and our students train and compete in a variety of Olympic winter sports. Classes are small, and the academic program is designed
to promote intellectual curiosity, independence and responsibility.
Sports: Alpine skiing, freeride, nordic combined, ski jumping, ice hockey,
figure skating, luge
Academics: Competitive college preparatory curriculum; accreditation:
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), National
Association of Independent Schools (NAIS); individualized travel curriculum, online access to assignments and teachers during travel, college counseling and advisor program, excellent college placement record
Headmaster: David Wenn
NSA coaching staff: Stephen Mergenthaler, NSA alpine program di-
