Mark has dedicated over 40 years to the sport of ski racing in a number of roles; in addition to being a successful am/pro racing competitor, he served as a world cup service tech and coach at the top levels in both the U.S. and Canada. His most recent positions include the Meadows Race Team (OR) Head Men's Coach, the Loveland Racing Team (CO) Alpine Program Head Coach, the Squaw Valley Ski Team (CA) Women’s FIS Program Coach, and most recently the Snow Summit Race Team (CA) Head U18/21 USSA/FIS coach. Additionally, Mark has been Program Director/Head Coach at Speedy's Ski Camps. Mark holds a current USSA Level 300 coach certification as well as a level 1 referee/officials certification.
Throughout his professional coaching career, Mark has helped numerous young athletes to reach their goals and potential. Starting at the junior level, many of his athletes have developed into members of their respective USSA regional, collegiate and national teams, while others have gone on to finish on World Cup, World Championship and Olympic podiums. Most notably, Mark worked with renowned Canadian racer Thomas Grandi when serving as the Head Alpine program coach at Mt. Norquay in Canada. Thomas went on to become the first Canadian male skier ever to win a World Cup GS (Alta Badia ITA) and World Champs medal, a silver in (Turin ITA).
NYSEF is excited to welcome Mark to the strong team of coaches at Whiteface!
