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| Aspen World Synchro Championships |
past and present There are five judging categories: * Sync * Technical Skiing * Overall appeal * Degree of difficulty * Falls One judge scores technical skiing; one judge scores sync, one judge scores overall appeal, one judge confirms degree of difficulty, one judge scores deductions of falls, head judge monitors all scores. Gregor Neal - Head Judge 25th year teaching...21 at Vail/Beaver Creek. Co-founder of the BC Demo program in 1993. Managed and coached the team up until winning the World championship in 2000. Have judged Synchro World championships at Vail, Whistler and Aspen as well as Powder 8's competitions in New England over the past 7 years. And the Synchroski Carving Championships 2010 Vance Lemley PSI A fully certified instructor, 32 years. PSIA Examiner 27 years. USSCA Level 3 coach 27 years. Competed in sync skiing championships for Aspen for 10 years. Currently a trainer for the ski schools of aspen. 15 years in the Ski Schools of Aspen Rick Vetromile Ski instructor in Aspen since 67. Examiner. 15 years of sync skiing on an Aspen team. Wife and daughter 14. Live in Maui in the summer. Jim Schanzenbaker Ski Professional and Trainer for Ski Schools of Aspen Member of PSIA Alpine Team 2000-2004, 2008-2012 PSIA-RM Alpine Examiner Owner/Producer USA Powder 8 Championship Two time USA Powder 8 Champion 02,09,11 Judge for World Powder 8 Championship
Currently Director of Marketing at Attitash Mountain Resort, and teaching since 1979, former demo team member and coach at Beaver Creek, Former Race Director at Eldora and a former ski school manager at Okemo 4 time winner of World Synchro Ski Championships when it was held in Vail, 2 time winner New England Powder 8s, current head judge New England Powder 8's/Eastern Carving 8's. Tom Jacobson USSA Alpine Official Certifications: Level 1 Coach Level 2 Timing and Calculations Level 1 Referee Judged 3 Synchro World Championships and 2 National Championships , 2nd time here in Aspen Veteran as an Alpine Race Official of over 80 world cup races and National Championships in Park City and Vail plus the 1989 and 1999 World Alpine Championships Has residences in Denver and San Francisco and skis out of Squaw Valley while volunteering at ski races around Tahoe. Works for the Federal government in financial law enforcement and spends his weekdays seizing banks. Says he's not a PSIA'er and won't be seen in the Sky Bar moving his hands showing what edge angle his skis were on or discussing turn radius but will listen to you do so for a wheat beer.
Current Position: Adult Group Lesson Product Manager at Lionshead Pod, Vail Snowsports School.
PSIA Snowboard Level 1 APSI Level 3 Austrian Landeslehrer Taught skiing in Austria, Australia and Vail for 25 years Ski and Boot Tester for Ski Magazine for 5 years. Listed among the top 100 SKi Instructors in the country in SKi magazine Member of Contessa Women's Demo Team Vail Snowsports School - World Champions in Whistler f2001 Bachelor of Education Majoring in Physical Education, Dance and Outdoor Education Judge at the Synchro Championships for three years
PSIA Cert 3 PSIA Trainer Accred PSIA Childrens Examiner Co-author of the PSIA National Children’s Manual Training Manager Beaver Creek Ski School Competed in sync skiing since 1994 New England Powder 8 Champion 2009 USA Women’s Powder 8 Champion 2009 2nd year judging the Aspen event 21 years at Beaver Creek Ski School Loves long walks on the beach as well as skiing deep fluffy powder!!! Delfina Darquier World Synchro champion in 1999, 2000, 2001. BC ski school for 16years Argentina demo team for three terms (12 years), 3 Interskis Played around on the Southamerican Xtremes and Southamerican Synchro National Powder 8 Champion 2007 in Aspen Mum of Logan 18 months old Worked in Europe, US, Southamerica and Australia as a ski instructor Love the outdoors and skiing and mtn biking are my favorite sports. Chris Doyle Hometown: Vail CO, 1977 – 2007 Beaver Creek Ski & Snowboard School 1989 – 2007 Skiing Credentials PSIA RM Examiner Vail 99 Team 1997- Battle of the Ski Schools World Champions Team Snowwell 1998 - Battle of the Ski Schools World Champions Vail/Beaver Creek Demonstration Team Hot Winter Nights *(8 Winter Shows per season choreographed to music and fireworks) 1990 - 1997 Coach Babes of Prey 2004 – 2006 Team Fuchsberger/Doyle World Cup Synchro Slalom 1998 - Forstau Austria 4th. 1998 - Saamnaun Switzerland 3rd. Powder 8 Tour 1997 – Jackson Hole WY. 2nd. 1998 - Saamnaun Switzerland 7th. 1998 – Blue Sky MT. 4th. 1998 – Blue River Canada World Powder 8 9th. Cycling Credentials Member US National Cycling Team 1991 – 1994 1994 - 17th. Overall Grundig World Cup Current General Manager Bob’s Place Restaurant & Sports Bar, Avon CO 14 Month Baby Girl “Aydia” 1st Time as A Judge in Aspen World Synchro Championships
Joel is originally from Lake Placid, N.Y. He is now an Examiner Emeritus with PSIA. He's judged this event 6 times, the World Powder 8 Championships twice, the National Powder 8 Championships 9 times. He has managed ski schools in Australia and New Zealand, was Ski School Director at Breckenridge, The Canyons in Utah and Bear Mt. California and is currently a trainer for the Vail Ski and Snowboard School. Adam Hosie I come from Beaver Creek, CO and Thredbo, Australia. This is my first time judging an event like this. I have competed for 6 years in Demo skiing competitions in the US, Canada and Switzerland, and I have been an APSI examiner for 7 years. Mike Spiers Mike Spiers and Gregor Neal wrote the rule book along with Hayden Scott Joanie Valentine |
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