Varsity Ski
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Team Overview
The Pingree coed ski team trains at Bradford Ski Area in preparation for weekly Central Massachusetts Ski League races at Wachusett Ski Area. The team practices for both slalom and giant slalom, with an emphasis on physical fitness, proper technique, race strategy, and safety. The program has experienced both individual and collective team success, including recent Central Massachusetts championships. The team emphasizes a welcoming atmosphere, welcoming both advanced and beginner ski racers.
Pingree Alumni Collegiate Athletes:
Alex Hesketh '18, Hobart College
Jared Gilman '18, St. Anselm College
Alexis Lynch '17 Connecticut College
Ben Rotner '14, Amherst College
Caroline Winslow '13, Colby College
Coaches
Head Coach: Rob VanTuyl
Coach VanTuyl has been the alpine ski coach since the team's inception in 2009. VanTuyl is an avid ski racer at Wachusett Mountain, and he believes that proper technique is key to ski racing success. VanTuyl is also the head of the science department at Pingree and is an assistant coach for the Football team.
Assistant Coach: Eric McCollom
A native of Woodstock, VT, Eric McCollom grew up on the slopes of the mighty Green Mountains. McCollom was a USSA Eastern Junior Olympic Champion as a young racer before attending the winter tutorial program at Killington Mountain School, where he was a regular competitor on the Eastern FIS circuit. McCollom was an oft-injured member of the ski team at Middlebury College before hanging up the GS suit in 2001. McCollom has coached at a variety of levels since his racing days, including athletes ages 9-13 on the Sugar Bowl Ski Team in Norden, California, the Eastern USSA/FIS team at New Hampton School in New Hampshire, and the prep ski team at New Hampton, where he was Chair of the English department and a baseball coach. After a move to Massachusetts in 2015, McCollom spent the 2015-16 winter as a coach of the Concord Academy ski team before joining Pingree as a member of the English teaching faculty in the fall of 2016.
Assistant Coach: Erin Vantuyl
Erin VanTuyl works in the Science department at Pingree as a Biology teacher. She has extensive coaching experience and is a level 1 certified mountain biker coach. She is also a ski instructor at Wachusett Mountain.
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