Coaches

• Involved with the team since 2016
• Alpine Level 200 Certification

Coaching staff:

Dave Holm – holmspec@chorus.net

• Instructor at Cascade since 1979, Race coach since 1994.
• PSIA level 3
• Coaching level one college racer 4 years, team took 2nd at nationals.
• Nastar hdcp 2 when I was young 15. Coach each fall at Breckenridge, CO for Hartford Handicapped Race Festival

Garnet Ward – garman1@mac.com

• I started skiing at the early age of 6 and got involved in Nastar and High School/College Ski level racing.
• I have been Involved with Cascade Ski team for the last 4 years helping coach the U8 & U10 racers, on a sport that I love and hope to pass some of that passion on to other junior racers.
• 2013 – 2016: Coach at Cascade Mountain Ski Team
• I was a Ski Instructor at Sunburst Ski area and PSIA Certified since 1984 and working on USSA level 100-200 coaching
• Involved in Ski Racking in College
• Raced in High School for White Bear Lake, MN

Jasper Kooij – jasperkooij@gmail.com

• Credentials: USSA Level 100 Coach.
• Involved with the team since 2010
• Coaching since 2011

Kurt Klemm – kurt@@cascademountainskiteam.org

• Involved with the team since 2008
• Coaching since 2011.
• USSA level 100 coach

Matt VanderKooi – mattv@newlifept.com

• Years on the team:  8
• Credentials: Level III ski instructor, Level 100 USSA completion.
• Ski racing background:  Resort trainer for Devil’s head ski school, Assisted in running adult race league program Cannonsburg MI, racer in various programs

Roy Bailey – rbailey@dekorraproducts.com

• PSIA level 2 instructor, USSA coach Level 100,
• UW LaCrosse racing 1 year
• Coaching since 2011

Todd Thorn – thorn@palacenet.net

• Years on the team: Involved with the junior ski team for the last 17 years.
• Credentials: Level 100 USSA Coach and USSA official, level 2 PSIA ski instructor
• Ski racing background: Been a ski instructor for the 25 years and started ski racing in 1992. Have been to the Nastar Nationals in 4 times in the past 15 years.
• Currently the Nastar Race program Coordinator for Cascade Mountain.