Coach Profiles

Steve Moore

Big Mountain Program Instructor/Coordinator

PSIA Level 3 certified instructor, PSIA examiner

 

Robert Reid

 

 

Brian French

Big Mountain Program Instructor

 

Scott Waldron

Big Mountain Program Instructor

Age: 43

Sugarloafer Since: 1995

Years Teaching Skiing: 3

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: winters way

Favorite Thing About Skiing: the freedom

Other Hobbies: bicycling, wake boarding

Likes: snow and sun

Dislikes: wind and rain

Most Memorable skiing experience: skiing with my kids

 

Matt Tinker

Junior Professional Instructor/Coordinator

PSIA Level 3 Certified, PSIA Eastern Development and Demo Team Member

 

Christian Dietzel

Junior Professional Instructor, 13-14 yrs old

Age: 26

Sugarloafer Since: 1996

Years Teaching Skiing: 7

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: Sherboom & Haulback Bumps

Favorite Thing About Skiing: Moguls, face shots, getting people excited about skiing again

Other Hobbies: Mountain Biking, Surfing, Fly Fishing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing

Likes: Big Mountain Comps and Olympic Skiier Cross

Dislikes: People who complain about the snow- “ski it if you can”

Most Memorable skiing experience: Watching my Bubblecuffers ski hip deep powder in February 2010 in the snowfields “Yeowwwww!!! This is just like Utahhhhhh!!!”

 

Rett Hall “Uncle Rett”

Bubblecuffer Instructor, 10-12 yrs old

Age: 56

Sugarloafer Since: 1964

Years Teaching Skiing: 10

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: the backside & double bitter

Favorite Thing About Skiing: enjoying the turns and being outside

Other Hobbies: water skiing, fly fishing

Favorite Quote: “Success begins at 100%”

Most Memorable skiing experience: Baniff British Columbia

 

David Rowse

Bubblecuffer Instructor 6-8 year olds

Age: 42

Sugarloafer Since:1979

Years Teaching Skiing: 2

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail:Winters Way with at least 12″ of fresh

Favorite Thing About Skiing: Big GS turns

Other Hobbies: sailing, cycling, waterskiing

Likes: Lots of sun. Lots of snow. My wife and children.

Dislikes: Rude people. Getting my car stuck in the snow.

Most Memorable skiing experience: Skiing with my kids- even at the bottom of the snubber chair. Bailing off a 70 foot cliff out of bounds at Steamboat. Skiing 5′ of Fresh at the Loaf end of February 2010. Keeping the lifts open at Squaw in 1985 for me and 4 friends during a raging blizzard, then walking into the base lodge covered head to toe in snow with all the beautiful Californians looking at us like we were nuts!

 

Francois Moretto

Bubblecuffer Instructor, 7-8 year olds

Sugarloafer Since: 1990

Age: TBA

Years Teaching Skiing: 3

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail; Narrow Gauge

Favorite Thing About Skiing: Umm… being out skiing!!!

Other Hobbies: Listening to music, playing music, rock climbing, hiking, wake boarding, mountain biking, snowboarding on powder days

Favorite Quote: “I love sunny days at Sugarloaf, and lunch at Gepetto’s”

Likes: people that know how to enjoy the outdoors

Dislikes: people that refuse to get outdoors

Most Memorable skiing experience: “My first run on skis down Skidder- 30 seconds on skis, 1/2 hour walking down

 

Gayle Labreque

Bubblecuffers 9-11 year olds

Sugarloafer Since: 1989

Years Teaching Skiing: 1

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: Spillway

Favorite Thing About Skiing: I love being outside feeling the wind against my face. Freedom

Favorite Quote: Living the dream

Likes: Sunny blue sky days at Sugarloaf

 

Dillon Richards

Bubblecuffers 8-10 year olds

Age: 17

Sugarloafer Since: 1993

Years Teaching Skiing: 2

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: Ripsaw

Favorite Thing About Skiing: the adrenalin rush when your skiing fast in the bumps

Other Hobbies: lacrosse, guitar, reading

Favorite Quote:”Do you think he plans it all out, or just makes it up as he goes along”

Likes: anything

Dislikes: tests

Most Memorable skiing experience: my one day at Alta- it was awesome!!!

 

Charlie Randall

“MiniCuffer” Program Instructor/Coordinator

Age: 46

Sugarloafer Since: 1976

Years Teaching Skiing: 10

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: Sluice

Favorite Thing About Skiing: Coaching and spring skiing

Other Hobbies: Snowmobiling, Deep Sea Fishing

Favorite Quote: “Whatever”

Likes: Apres Ski

Dislikes: Whiners

Most Memorable skiing experience: During a big snow storm in February of 1986, after I got off work at Maxwells and got a snowcat ride to the summit and slept overnight in the Gondola shack, then got first tracks down Haulback in the morning.

 

Ann Vashon

Minicuffer Instructor

Age: 52

Sugarloafer Since: 1974

Years Teaching Skiing: 5

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: Tote Road

Favorite Thing About Skiing: being outside and active with my friends

Other Hobbies: tennis, swimming

Likes: guitar playing, hiking

Dislikes: lost mittens

Most Memorable skiing experience: anything with my children

 

Will Godutti

Minicuffer Instructor

Age: 17

Sugarloafer Since: 1993

Years Teaching Skiing: 1

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: Wedge

Favorite Thing About Skiing: Carving, deep pow

Other Hobbies: lacrosse, photography

Likes: Powder, snow storms, new skis

Dislikes: Ice

Most Memorable skiing experience: Utah with my family

 

Lori LaRochelle


Mincuffer Instructor

Age: old enough to know better

Sugarloafer Since: 1968

Years Teaching Skiing: 3

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: the one with the best snow

Favorite Thing About Skiing: my freinds

Other Hobbies: nordic skiing, hiking, biking, snowshoeing

Likes: candy!

Dislikes: grumpy people

Most Memorable skiing experience: a day buried so deep in powder someone had to dig me out

 

Audrey Gould

Sugarloafer Since: 1990

Years Teaching Skiing: 4

Favorite Sugarloaf Trail: Narrow Gauge

Other Hobbies: sewing, kayaking

Most Memorable skiing experience: skiing out west with my dad