other current national team members: Tommy Biesemeyer, alpine (2011
NorAm champion), Nick Alexander (2010 national ski jumping champion),
Chris Lamb (silver, 2010 National Ski Jumping Championship); Lindsay
Van (2009 Women’s ski jumping world champion); Willy Graves, nordic
combined; Chris Beckmann, alpine
Training Facilities: Whiteface Mountain, Mount Van Hoevenberg Sports
Complex, The Olympic Jumping Complex, Lake Placid Olympic Center.
Northwood School
92 Northwood Road, Lake Placid, NY 12946
518-523-3357 (t) 518-523-3405 (f)
northwoodschool.com Guy Middleton, Alpine Program Director, middle-
tong@northwoodschool.com
Founded: 1905
Sports: Alpine, nordic, freestyle, snowboarding, special jumping, and
nordic combined
Grades: 9 – 12 PG
Staff/Student Ratio: 1: 6
Program Length: Nine months, September-May
Application Period: Initial Deadline March 1, then rolling admissions
Tuition: $44,425 boarding, $25,450 day
Scholarships: Financial Aid available, based upon need; 55% of stu-
dent body receives aid.
Headmaster: Ed Good
Academic Strengths: Northwood School is a coeducational, inde-
pendent boarding and day school located in the Olympic village of Lake
Placid, N.Y. Northwood provides a setting for students to determine and
to attain personal goals through a balance of rigorous academics, an
awareness of the natural beauty of the Adirondack Mountains and the
unique athletic opportunities available in the region. Northwood provides
the support for dedicated athletes to focus on their athletic and academic
goals in a structured and supportive environment.
Coaching Staff: Guy Middleton, program director; Royce VanEvera,
head men’s coach; Marcy Fagan, assistant program director; Jamie
Welsh, assistant coach; other NYSEF alpine coaching staff: John Nor-
ton, Ikuo Toishi, Jim Johnston, Bart Bradford, Neil Barkel, Lacy Saugs-
tad: nordic/jumping coaching staff, Casey Colby, Evan Bliss, Sean Burke,
Margaret Maher: freestyle/freeride coaching staff, Mike Kirchner and Jus-
tin Perry Notable Alumni: 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, Andrew Weibre-
cht, 2010 Olympian Adam McLeish, Olympians Thomas Vonn, Annabelle
Orsi, Jay Rand, Ulf Kvendbo, Jack Mulhern, Tom Mellor, Joe Lamb, Brent
Rushlaw, Tony Granato, Mike Richter, Dave Tretowicz, Jim Campbell, Kei
Takahashi, Andrea Kilbourne, Kent Salfi, Craig Conroy; numerous NCAA
All-Americans and Division 1 skiers
Training Facilities: Lake Placid Olympic venues, Whiteface Mountain,
Mount Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex, Olympic Jumping Complex,
Lake Placid Olympic Arena
Okemo Mountain School
53 Main Street Ludlow, VT 05149
802-228-1513 (t) 802-228-1511 (f)
okemomountainschool.org
mmeringolo@okemomountainschool.org
Founded: 1991
Sports: Alpine ski racing, alpine and freestyle snowboarding, freestyle
skiing
Grades: 6 – 12
Program Length: We offer a winter-term program, which for 2011-12
runs from Oct. 31 to March 30; and three target terms of varying length
throughout the winter to meet different training and academic goals.
We also offer a variety of on-snow and conditioning camp opportunities
throughout the entire year.
Application Period: The priority deadline for applications for all terms
is April 1. An admissions decision for all applications received by this date
will be made by May 1. After this date applications will be considered on
a rolling basis if space is available.
Staff/Student Ratio: 1: 2
Tuition: Winter term, $19,250; target term A/B, $15,800; target term C,
$8,900
Scholarships: Financial aid applications are completed through SSS
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