OUR COACHES

Pat hails from Rockville, MD and grew up ski racing in Pennsylvania before attending Waterville Valley Academy in NH and racing at Boston College.  Pat has been coaching ski racing at Jiminy Peak for almost 10 years and is a US Ski and Snowboard Level 200 Coach and Level 2 Referee.  He has three children that have all participated in the program.  

Ned grew up in Buffalo, NY and raced throughout his childhood, before skiing for Boston College, where he graduated in 1993. Ned is a Level 200 US Ski and Snowboard Association Certified Coach and has been a Level 1 Referee for 10. Ned also has three children, all of whom participated in the program. 

Keith is a resident of New York City and has two daughters who have been on the Jiminy Peak Race Team since 2011.  Though not a former ski racer himself, he loves the art and science of ski racing and has been assisting the team since 2018. 

A native of Long Island, NY, Kristina grew up ski racing at Jiminy Peak, graduating from the program in 2011. Kristina is now a Pre-K through 8th Grade art teacher in Queens, NY. She returned to JPRT as a coach in 2020.

Andrew was born in Lake George, NY and spent four years at National Sports Academy.  He then attended Plymouth State University, where he was the Captain of the Division 1 Ski Team, competing in four seasons of Carnivals and other high level races including NorAms.  He has two children, one currently in the JPRT program.  

Born and raised in New Haven County, CT Sasha began his Tri-State ski racing career at nine years old. During his U16 years, he proudly raced out of Jiminy Peak, where he qualified for Can-Ams, and eventually the Whistler Cup, placing 7th in the Slalom. Sasha transitioned to FIS where he scored his PB of 36 points in Slalom, and subsequently raced on the FIS and D1 circuits while in college. Sasha is also a USSA Level 100 certified coach.

Megan grew up ski racing in the Adirondacks for the NYSEF program at Gore Mountain.  After many successful seasons she headed to UVM where she traded in her skis for her rodeo horse.  Ski racing would return as she joined the crew at Jiminy Peak for the 2012-2013 season.  She then coached briefly back at Gore from 2013-2018, a short stint at Willard Mountain from 2018-2021.  She rejoined the Jiminy family in 2021 bringing her 2 boys with her.  Meg is a US Ski and Snowboard Level 100 Coach and a Level 1 Referee.  When Meg is not coaching she works as a School Lunch Director and lives with her husband and 2 boys in Averill Park, NY.

Originally from Larchmont, NY, Charlie grew up ski racing with the JPRT, starting in 2008.  He raced for the program and in high school until 2020, when he won a New York State Alpine Racing title. Charlie is currently attending Boston College and races for their USCSA team. He is also an USSA level 1 certified coach.

Lily Abbruzzese was born and raised in Kinderhook, New York. She grew up racing Tristate on the weekends and Section II NYS high school during the week. She went on to attend The Univeristy of Maryland, and raced for their club team. 

Brian is a Berkshires native who learned to ski at Jiminy and grew up racing in the Berkshires area and in southern Vermont. Brian attended Holderness School in New Hampshire where he raced throughout high school. Now raising his family in the Berkshires, he has been coaching the JPRT for two seasons, and recently completed his level 100 coaching status with USSA. 

Elisa Kryskow was born and raised in Winter Park, Colorado. She was skiing before she could walk and credits her love of the sport for her exposure to world travel, family bonding and a deep appreciation of the cold winter months. Elisa’s racing career includes a number of Junior Olympic podium finishes and, more notably, the title of Women’s Champion in the Tuesday night Bousquet Beer League!  Despite her (somewhat) decorated past, she worries that her 8 year old will be faster than her in no time at all.

Lubomir is a lifelong skier. In his youth he participated in a ski team in his native country of Bulgaria. This included intense training on the mountains and continuous physical exercise drills year-round. He has three kids who all grew up as members of a ski team and became accomplished athletes.

Dave has 25 years of experience as a ski instructor and alpine race coach. He is a retired school teacher.  Father of Megan (U12 coach) and Andrew (U16-18 coach).  Our family has been heavily involved in ski racing for many years.

Moni started skiing at a very early age in his native country of Bulgaria where peaks are 6000 ft and higher. He was a member of a ski racing team for many years and developed a genuine love of the sport. He loves coaching and has a knack for passing his love of the sport.