Scott grew up in western Maine, where he was a competitive skier. After graduating from college in New Hampshire, he continued to race in adult leagues. When his son began ski racing, Scott became a coach at the McIntyre Ski Area. He has been a coach for the past 20 years, first at McIntyre, where he coached all levels before he became the program director. He then moved to Pats Peak, where he served as the head coach for the U16-21 athletes for 7 years. In 2019, Scott relocated to Gilford and coached the U12 racers at Gunstock Mountain. Most recently, Scott was the assistant coach for the University of New Hampshire alpine team. Scott is a Level 200 USSA coach with experience at USSA and FIS/FISU level competitions. He is a retired sales and business development executive in the aerospace industry. In his free time, Scott enjoys hiking, cycling, and playing tennis. He is excited to join the Abenaki community and help them achieve the team mission.

Seth grew up in western mass, racing competitively until he went west for college and spent a decade chasing powder.  Seth has been with Abenaki since 2015, when he started out helping U8’s up the rope tow.  A resident of Tuftonboro, NH, Seth values the importance of Abenaki for our local community.  When not on the hill Seth focuses his energy on leadership development of youth and young adults as the Executive Director of YMCA Camp Belknap.

Matt grew up ski racing in NH as a youth.  He went on to ski for the UNH Ski team and made the US Ski Team National Training Group.  Matt has coached at many of the top race programs in NH including Waterville Valley, Attitash and Brewster Academy.  Matt enjoys being at Abenkai coaching in his hometown.  The spirit of Abenaki and developing local youth to be skiers for life and top-notch racers is a highlight of every week in the winter for Matt.

Torey is a Wolfeboro native who grew up racing in NH, and later Colorado. After hanging up her race skis in college she has had the opportunity to coach age groups from U10-U16 in New England, Colorado, and Mt. Hood OR. She has been with Abenaki since 2014 and has helped the local club become USSSA recognized. When not coaching she works as a Structural Engineer in Portsmouth NH and can be found backcountry skiing, rock climbing, or trail running. 

Gordon is a volunteer coach for the Abenaki ski team.  After college from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota Gordon moved to Vail, Colorado for eighteen years as an owner operator of a successful restaurant in Vail and chasing Colorado powder whenever he had time.  Starting a family prompted a move to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire where he now lives with his wife and their three children, two dogs and several chickens.  The family enjoys summers on the lake and skiing together in the winter.  Gordon operates Garwoods Restaurant, his families business on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee.

Jim’s early skiing and racing years in NH inspired ski adventures spanning four continents. While at UNH, he began coaching on breaks and working night race crews. Jim earned his level 200 alpine coach’s certification, coached for over 10 seasons, and continued to chase master’s and corporate races for 20+ years. Jim sees Abenaki as the ideal place to impart a lifelong passion in young skiers while serving to broaden grass roots athlete development in the region. On weekdays, Jim is a hydrologist who specializes in groundwater-quality research.

Virginia, a native of Wolfeboro and ski team alum, has been “riding the rope” at Abenaki since the age of three. She is excited to continue her coaching career this season with the U8s. When not hitting the slopes, she attends Berwick Academy in South Berwick, Maine where she is a sophomore. Some of her other hobbies include dancing, volleyball, lacrosse and scooping ice cream in the summer at the Bubble.

​David grew up skiing on the small hills of Connecticut and then to UNH to study forestry. The
career path took him west for 40 years working as a research scientist for the US Forest Service
in Berkeley California and then a professor at UC Davis. Following retirement in 2020, New
England called him home and the small village of Wolfeboro was the perfect place for that
chapter of life, skiing, climbing, cycling, kayaking, everything here! Learning alpine ski race
coaching from the experienced coaches and keeping up with the U12s is a very rewarding life

Ed has been a ski instructor at Pat’s Peak for 6 years where he has worked with their afternoon kids’ school programs and the general public.  He has been an avid skier his whole life and has been with Abenaki since 2019. When not on the slopes, Ed works for an investment company and also enjoys snowmobiling, hiking, and mountain biking.

Walton learned to ski in northwestern Connecticut on a town-operated rope tow like Abenaki and switched to telemark gear in high school and to
backcountry skiing in college.  Now that he has three daughters on the Abenaki team, however, he realizes that he will need to update his 80s vintage touring skis and leather boots if he wants to keep up. He divides his time between Wakefield, NH and Boston, MA where he does research on ancient plants and plant ecosystems. When he is not on the snow, he is happy to make do with ice, grass, dirt, or water, as long as he can be outdoors.

Aynne de Beer started the ski team with her husband, Andre, in 2010, with the purpose of bringing affordable and accessible ski racing to the local youth.  She volunteers in the role of administrator and program director, continuing to develop and grow the program so that the opportunity is available for generations to come.  Aynne and her family live in Wolfeboro, NH where she manages and operates a family-owned summer business. 

Sam grew up in Wolfeboro NH. As a townie, he joined the ski team in
its first year and skied with Abenaki until middle school when he
switched over to Kingswood Middle School team and then Brewster
Ski team for high school under the leadership of Matt Found. After
high school he hung up the GS suit and continued to ski recreationally
until last winter when he joined the coaching crew at Abenaki. Sam is
currently part of the Recreation Management Program at UNH with a
focus in Outdoor Leadership Management. When he is not on the
slopes you can find him climbing, hiking, fishing, camping and
enjoying the outdoors.