Recently announced that Kevin "K.C." Gandee has been appointed to the
post of Snowboard Program Director and Head Coach for KMS and the
Killington Winter Sports Club (KWSC)/KMS Competition Program. Evan
Ricker returns as snowboard coach for the KWSC/KMS program as well.
Gandee was the head coach for the Ross Powers Snowboard Camp at Okemo
Mountain from 2004-2009 and is an AASI Certified Level 3 instructor. He
sits on the PSIA-E/AASI Eastern Board of Examiners and was selected as
one of six members of AASI Snowboard Team Member from 2004-2008. Prior
to joining KMS this season, Gandee was the Recreation Facilities Manager
at Jackson Gore at Okemo. He holds a B.S. in Management and
Organizational Development from Eastern Mennonite University.
Evan Ricker, a USASA Level 100 certified snowboard coach, returns to the
KWSC/KMS Competition Program again this season. He holds a degree in
Business Administration from Castleton State College, where he served as
president of the Free Snowboard Club, where he created the first
on-campus snowboard park. Ricker will coach the freestyle portion of the
snowboard program.
The Killington Winter Sports Club/Killington Mountain School Competition
Programs are the primary development pipeline for the Killington
Mountain School. These programs are administered by KMS in conjunction
with the Killington Winter Sports Club and aim to create an appropriate
environment for the development of competitive athletes who are shaped
by the ideals of athleticism and who are inspired by a lifelong love of
their sport.
The KWSC/KMS Coaching Staff teach athletes how to be safe on and around
the mountain, while supporting and sustaining each participant with
instruction, information and encouragement at all levels. The multi-snow
sport program offers a two-day program that starts the first weekend of
December and ends the last weekend in March and a three-day program that
starts the first full weekend in November and ends the last weekend in
March.
