Our Coaches

WE CARE ABOUT YOUR IMPROVEMENT

Our coaches are here for you. The coaches will help you to improve your skills, build your confidence, keep you challenged, reach your goals, push your limits (at a comfy pace) and bring you to the next level. Their vast local mountain knowledge means you’ll be enjoying the best spots of these mountains every day. You also get lift line priority while with your coaches. Read more about them in our campers’ reviews.

Premier and Custom Camp Coaches (listed below) – A fun and professional crew of hand-picked professionals who are here for your total improvement, confidence and pure enjoyment. Jordan, Ollie, Laura, Poncho, Josh, Dom and others.  You’ll typically ride with the same coach through the week.

Ski Camp, Teen Camp and Beginner~Novice Snowboard Camp Coaches – We utilize many of the great male and female coaches from Whistler’s Snow School team. Your coach may change on some of your days. For beginner to expert campers, we offer wonderful coaches for every level.

Our low camper to coach ratio averages 4:1 (Sometimes less, sometimes more) ensures you lots of personal coaching and attention. You’ll be in a fun group of your level. Improvement, confidence and a lot of laughs along the way. We’ll transform you from hesitant to hero.

JORDAN DECKER

SNOWBOARD COACH

COACH BIO

Growing up in New Zealand on the rugged slopes of King Mountain Ruapehu has left Jordan with a love of Big Mountain riding and a freestyle swagger. Jordan’s spent over 12 years coaching here in Whistler all while flying back home to the NZ winter in the off season. Jordan’s technical and very enthusiastic approach to snowboarding will bring your riding to the next levels. From running table top games on his homemade table to growing his own hops, Jordan’s always keeping busy and trying to stay out of trouble. Jordan is highly requested by our return campers.

CERTIFICATIONS

CASI Snowboard Instructor Level 3, CASI Park Instructor Level 2, NZ Avalanche 1

SPONSORS

YES Snowboards, NOW Bindings, Vans, Electric, Dakine, Herd, Sandbox

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OLIVIER ROY

SNOWBOARD COACH

COACH BIO

You’ll really enjoy riding with Oli – he’s a smooth riding, joke telling professional coach who refuses to grow up (like the rest of us here). Oli’s been riding and coaching in Whistler for over 22 years now and has a fun and effective coaching style. Oli knows the mountains better than the patrollers and he’ll take you daily to some amazing secret spots. Off the mountain, Oli is also a very talented artist with works all over Canada.

CERTIFICATIONS

CASI Level 3 Freeride and Level 2 Freestyle

SPONSORS

Dakine, Nidecker, Electric

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JOSH HOWELL

SNOWBOARD COACH

COACH BIO

Originally from the Isle of Wight, Josh has been enjoying living and snowboard coaching in Whistler for over 12 years now. Josh is a naturally gifted coach. His effective and calm style, keen eye and precise feedback make Josh one of the most effective coaches that I’ve ever known for our campers. From the basics to advanced, Josh’s specific advice and feedback will get you improving quickly on-piste, off-piste and in the air. In the summers, Josh spends a lot of time wakeboarding, surfing and mountain biking. It’s okay to ask him about his scar – an interesting story.

CERTIFICATIONS

CASI Level 3, Park Level 2, Race Level 2

SPONSORS

Endeavor, NOW, Vans, BambooBay

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LAURA MACKIE

SNOWBOARD COACH

COACH BIO

Laura has a ton of energy! Laura’s big smile, big voice and fun personality make her an absolute blast to ride with and improve with. She’s incredibly passionate about snowboarding and life which you’ll quickly realize when you meet her. Laura also helps to coach our Women’s Snowboard Camps. We’re proud to have Laura in our coaching family. In the summers, Laura’s a Mountain Bike in Whistler.

CERTIFICATIONS

CASI Snowboard Instructor Level 2, CASI Park Instructor Level 1, SBINZ Level 2

SPONSORS

Electric, Dakine

MARCOS GROENENBERG

SKI COACH

COACH BIO

Marcos is a very experienced all-mountain ski coach who’s been skiing and coaching in Whistler and Argentina most of his life. Marcos is our main ski guide/coach for our fun Argentina Camps. Marcos coaches with a big smile, positive energy, lots of comedy and a ton of knowledge. He’s fully focused on your skiing improvement and is highly requested by our campers. Just read our reviews and you’ll see how much everyone loves skiing with Marcos! Marcos spends his summers coaching with us in Argentina and is a Manager for the Whistler Downhill Bike Park.

CERTIFICATIONS

CSIA Level 3 Instructor and Level 2 Freestyle

SPONSORS

Dakine, Electric

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JAVIER CRUZ SALAS

SKI COACH

COACH BIO

Javier is full-on comedian. He’s a rare gem among coaches and he’s 100% all about your improvement. Oozing focus and knowledge, Javi has endless tips and techniques to constantly transform and improve your skiing on every run, every day. He knows all the fun secret spots here and how to get you skiing confidently in all types of terrain.
Javi’s been coaching back to back winters in Whistler and Argentina for over 15 years now – that’s a lot of coaching and ton of great experience..! Javi’s also a very experienced multi-day backcountry guide in Argentina. He loves to share his stories on the lifts.

CERTIFICATIONS

CSIA Level 3 Instructor, Argentina Level 5 Trekking Guide

SPONSORS

Dakine, Electric

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TURNER MONTGOMERY

CAMP OWNER, FILMER, TELLER OF STORIES

BIO

I’ve been living and riding in Whistler for most of my life. Snowboarding is my passion and helping you have the best possible Whistler experience is what I love to do – that’s why I created Core Camps. It’s all about riding together, having fun and completely improving your skills. I ride with the coaches and campers most days with a video camera and I’ll warn you now of my dad jokes and emerging accents. I spend my summers mountain biking and running Core Camps in South America and New Zealand.

CERTIFICATIONS

Camera 3, CASI 2 , CASI Park 1

SPONSORS

YES Snowboards, NOW Bindings, Vans, Electric

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