J3 coach); Jason Guilbert (Head alpine J1/J2 coach), Fred Turton (head
alpine J4 coach and youth coordinator); Nick Preston (freestyle program
director); Bill Enos (snowboard program director)
Coaching staff: Richard Smith, Gary Blake, Nick Baker, Geoff Ouellette,
Rachel Walker, Kamden Burke (alpine); Nick Preston, Wes Preston, Dan
Shuffleton, Greg Ruppell, John Grigsby (freestyle); Bill Enos, Pete Thorndike, Greg Maxwell (snowboard)
Notable alumni: Hilary McCloy, Todd Thibodeau, Nick Baker, Felix Mc-Grath, Chemine Alcott, Peter Anderson, Alex Heath, Sean McNamara,
Michelle Gorgone, Pat Moore, Dan Garrity, Greg Maxwell, Timmy Humphreys, Chas Guldemond, Brandon Reis, Sam Hulbert, Nikki Stone, Hannah Kearney, Dave Babic, Andrew Hathaway, Tim Preston, Mike Clarke,
Dylan Ferguson, Kayla Snyderman, Reed Snyderman, Ashley Caldwell,
Wes Preston, Scott Keisel, Scott Nelson, Ali Lee, Chuck Martin, Sophia
Schwartz, Nick Martini, Clayton Vila
Training facilities: On-snow, Waterville Valley Ski Area; Dryland, White
Mountain Athletic Club
Founded: 1972; grades 6 – 12 and postgrad; staff/student ratio 1:1 or 1:2 in
tutorial program; middle School program, 4 – 8 students per class
Program length: One month to five months academic tutorial program
following hometown school curriculum; four month Middle School classroom program following WVA curriculum
Application period: Rolling admissions
Tuition: Five month term, boarding $24,275; day $18,870; limited scholarships.
Contact: PO Box 270, 86 Boulder Path Road, Waterville Valley, NH
03215; 603-236-4246; 603-236-9906 (fax); Robert Sampson,
rsampson@gowva.org
gowva.org
The White Mountain School
The White Mountain School provides a rigorous college preparatory curriculum in the context of a unique outdoor and experience-driven environment. Regarding its ski program, the White Mountain School is committed
to introducing students to, then infusing students with, sound fundamentals, superior tactical understanding, evolved competition skills, and finally to utilizing the sport as a vehicle to facilitate athletes’ reaching their full
physical, intellectual, and emotional potential.
Sports: Soccer, rock climbing, mountain biking, freestyle ski and snowboarding, recreational ski and snowboarding, alpine ski racing, cross country skiing, backcountry skiing, whitewater paddling, lacrosse, hiking and
fitness, cycling
