Pess Launch offered by the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports activities Membership, Picture Chad Wolk and Joe Paul
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s Rocky Mountain Division honored two Steamboat Springs Winter Sports activities Membership (SSWSC) coaches with Coach of the 12 months awards in two key classes. Chad Wolk, FIS/PG alpine head coach, earned the RMD Capability Coach of the 12 months award, whereas Joe Paul, U14 alpine head coach, took residence the RMD Age Class Coach of the 12 months honor.
Coaches Throughout the Area Voted
A number of weeks in the past, coaches from throughout the division submitted nominations and forged votes for the annual awards. The Rocky Mountain Division introduced the outcomes on April 28, 2025.
Wolk and Paul Drive Athlete Success and Tradition
“We’re extremely proud to rejoice two of our excellent coaches, Chad Wolk and Joe Paul, who earned Coach of the 12 months honors from the Rocky Mountain Division,” stated SSWSC alpine program director Tyler Shepherd. “In his first season main the FIS/PG program, Chad made an instantaneous impression—guiding athletes like Jeremy Nolting and Logan Grosdidier to satisfy U.S. Ski Crew standards and ship standout performances on the World Junior Ski Championships.”
“Chad additionally created a robust and constructive staff tradition that lifted all the program. On the identical time, Joe Paul, our head U14 coach, had an outstanding season, with 17 of our 22 U14 athletes qualifying for the Rocky Central Championships. Joe’s dedication extends past our membership—he actively helps ski racing on the divisional and nationwide ranges. We’re fortunate to have such passionate, high-performing coaches main our athletes.”
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RMD Helps Progress for Younger Skiers
The Rocky Mountain Division of U.S. Ski & Snowboard serves athletes from eight states throughout the Southern Rockies. Since its founding within the Seventies, the division has constructed a legacy of excellence. By high-level programming and robust athlete assist, RMD continues to create alternatives for younger skiers to develop each athletically and personally.
Friends Acknowledge Teaching Excellence
“Fellow coaches chosen these winners from some of the aggressive divisions within the nation, which makes this recognition much more significant,” stated Darlene Nolting, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Rocky/Central Area growth director. “These awards replicate excellent teaching and the deep respect each coaches have earned from their friends—one of many highest honors in our sport.”
About SSWSC
Steamboat Springs Winter Sports activities Membership (SSWSC) delivers sports activities and youth growth packages for greater than 1,200 athletes in Steamboat Springs. SSWSC believes within the energy of sport to develop life abilities and character. Its mission is to create champions on and off the mountain by fostering private progress via athletics. The membership’s imaginative and prescient is to be the nation’s mannequin neighborhood youth sports activities group, inspiring every athlete to achieve their full private and athletic potential.
SSWSC alumni embody Olympians, NCAA champions, collegiate students, CEOs, and neighborhood leaders. The membership gives packages in alpine, cross nation, freestyle, freeskiing, Nordic mixed, leaping, snowboarding, backcountry training, power and conditioning, biking, and skateboarding. Based in 1914, SSWSC stands as one among North America’s most historic and profitable winter sports activities golf equipment. Over greater than a century, it has served tens of hundreds of athletes, together with 100 Olympians who’ve earned 19 Olympic medals. U.S. Ski & Snowboard has acknowledged SSWSC as Membership of the 12 months 5 occasions—greater than another membership within the nation. Be taught extra at www.sswsc.org.
