Alpine Program

List of 9 members.

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  Parker Gray 

  Head Alpine Coach

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  With his recent stint on the World Cup Tech Team, Parker brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Gould's alpine program. Notably, he recently played an instrumental role in implementing strength and conditioning programs for the high-performance sector of the US Ski Team.
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  Meghan Costello 

  Women's FIS/U18 Alpine Coach

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  Meghan grew up skiing here at Gould, graduating in 2011. She then went on to attend the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, while also working as the Lead Programme Coach & Head U16 Coach for Alpine Training Centre, a club based in Scotland. Here she had five athletes selected to the U16 Scottish National Team for the 2020-2021 season. After her time in Scotland, she joined the coaching staff at Waterville Valley Academy, taking on the role as Head Women’s FIS Coach. Most recently, she has been a U16 Alpine Coach at Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club in Aspen, Colorado. Here she had multiple athletes selected to U16 NPS Projects, International invitational competitions, U16 R/C Championships, and U16 Nationals. We are so excited to add her expertise to help our FIS Women get to the next level. 
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  Michael Hirschbuhl 

  Head U16 Alpine Coach

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  Michael joins as the Head U16 Alpine Coach and is now a Gehring Dorm Parent. A Castleton University graduate, he previously coached U18 and U16 alpine skiers at Killington Mountain School and Okemo Mountain School. Michael is also a volunteer firefighter with Bethel Fire, an EMT with Bethel Rescue, and a member of the Mahoosuc Mountain Search and Rescue Team.
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  Craig Niiler 

  GACP Weekend Coordinator

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  Craig began teaching and coaching in the Franconia Ski School at Cannon Mountain in 1982. From there he moved to King Pine Ski Area, where he stayed for 28 years as their Ski School Director, Terrain Parks Supervisor, and Race Team Head Coach. During this time, King Pine Race Team became known as "small but mighty," producing numerous athletes who made post-season appearances at Eastern and Can-Am Championships, and even a National Championship event.
  Craig holds a PSIA Level 3 certification, USSS Level 200 coaching certification, USSS Technical Delegate, and is a former member of the PSIA Eastern Development Team and Education Staff.
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  Megan Ahearn 

  Assistant U16 Alpine Coach

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  Megan is a native of New Jersey, but spent every weekend of the winter commuting to Magic Mountain in Vermont to ski with her family. When she was eight, she started ski racing for the Magic Mountain Alpine race team and fell in love with the sport. She went to high school in New Jersey (Immaculate Heart Academy, a competitive all-girls Catholic High School) where she raced for their ski team during the week and commuted to Vermont to race and train for VARA on the weekends. She joined the FIS circuit as a “weekend warrior” in high school with the goal of racing competitively in college.
  

  Upon graduating high school in 2016, she was recruited to ski for St. Michael’s College on the NCAA Division I circuit, where she double majored in Art and Economics. A few months after her virtual 2020 graduation, she joined Gould as a U14 Alpine Coach and has loved every minute of it. She has now moved forward in her education and career to this fellowship program, and is looking forward to gaining more experience and a masters degree at the end of these three years!

  Megan holds a USSS Level 200 coaching certification.
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  John Anderson 

  Assistant U18 Alpine Coach, Road Cycling & Gravel Racing Coach

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  John was born and raised in Nazareth PA just outside of Allentown. He grew up ski racing, playing soccer, and swimming on the swim team and participated in each of these sports through high school. While taking classes at Kutztown University and managing a local ski shop, he got into coaching at Blue Mountain Ski Area where he had raced growing up. It has now been collectively over 20 years working in the race department and coaching kids in U12 through U18 age groups. John recently received his level 300 coaching certification and looks to further advance his career in coaching. He is an avid cyclist and briefly raced at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome. Besides spending time with his family, he also love trying his hand at fly fishing and golf.
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  Soren Erwich 

  Coaching Fellow - Assistant U16 Alpine Coach and Cycling

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  Soren is a coaching fellow at Gould Academy. He grew up skiing at Sunday River, from skiing in the Gould weekend program to eventually attending Gould Academy, where he graduated from in 2018. After attending Gould Academy, he attended St. Lawrence University, where he studied Anthropology and Educational Studies. Some of his passions include music, cycling (especially cyclocross and bike camping), and LGBTQIA+ education. At St. Lawrence University, he worked as a sound technician at SLU’s Java Barn, was on the electoral board for the cycling team and raced cyclocross, and was the president of the Spectrum (the LGBTQIA+ club).
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  Jeff Lathrop 

  Head U14 Alpine Coach, Golf Coach

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  Jeff grew up skiing at Shawnee Peak and attended Gould, graduating in 2009. He graduated from Bates College, where he was a member of their NCAA Division I alpine ski team. Jeff started his first stint coaching at Gould in 2013, working with the U14 and U16 teams. Jeff served as Head Alpine Coach at Clarkson University and rejoined the Gould coaching staff in 2021, working with the U14 team.

  Jeff holds a USSS Level 100 coaching certification.
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  Max Godomsky 

  Coaching Fellow