Assistant Alpine Coach

Jonathan joined the MSA Alpine coaching staff in 2020. Jonathan or “JD” as the athletes affectionately call him, has a lifetime of ski racing and coaching experience. He has over 15 Years coaching experience with USSS clubs and prep school ski teams. JD grew up racing Tri- State, went to GMVS and the University of Colorado. He is a Level 200 certified coach.

For more information about the Alpine Program, please email JD: jdavid@mountsnowacademy.org

Junior Alpine Program Director, Head U10 & U12 Coach

Brian grew up ski racing in the Mount Snow valley and continued on racing through college at Syracuse University. After he was finished driving his three children around to their ski races, Brian began coaching at the Mount Snow Training Center. He spent six years coaching there in a variety of age groups ranging from U14 to U19. While there, he coached two girls in the same season to top ten finishes in U16 Vermont States and top 15’s at Eastern’s and Can-Am’s. Brian joined the Mount Snow Academy coaching staff in 2016 and serves as the Head U12 coach. He is a level 200 certified USSS coach and the 2020 VARA Junior Development Coach of the Year.

Brian will be overseeing the technical direction for the U12 and U14 divisions, and leading the U12 Jumpstart team on the weekends.

When he is not on the slopes, Brian can be most likely found somewhere on a tennis court.

For more information about the U10/U12 Program, email Brian: bwyckoff@mountsnowacademy.org

Alpine Program Director, Head Alpine Coach

Peter grew up ski racing in the East and has competed and coached at all levels.

In this time, Peter competed as a four-year member of the Plymouth State University NCAA Alpine Ski Team, being elected Captain in his senior year, and named to the All-East Team and League Champion. Peter holds his Undergraduate and Master’s degree in Business Management from PSU.

Peter was named to the US Ski Team Coaching Staff, initially assigned to work with regional development team members, before moving to the USST’s Men’s A Team.

Upon stepping down from the National Program, Peter was named Alpine Director and Head of School at the Waterville Valley BBTS / Waterville Valley Academy. In his time at Waterville, Peter’s athletes went on to compete in NCAA & USCSA levels of collegiate racing, as well as naming several to the US National Team including Hillary McCoy, Todd Thibideau, Abby Fucigna, Brian McLaughlin and Zoe Zimmerman. Under Peter’s leadership, Waterville was selected to partner with USSA, designating Waterville as a USSA Team Development Site.

Peter was then named as Head of School and Alpine Program Director at the Mount Snow Academy. On snow, Peter leads the Alpine U14 Team while overseeing the Alpine, Freeride and Snowboard Programs. At MSA, Peter created a partnership with the US Performance Academy in which to support elite winter sport athletes seeking a balance between their athletics and academics. Peter’s vision is directed; “Providing new and innovative opportunities for MSA student-athletes is core to our mission. Our alignment and partnership with USPA, provides an educational choice that will help to enhance our student-athletes' experience by better balancing both school and sport in pursuit of fulfilling their athletic and academic goals and aspirations year-round."

Peter sits on the VARA Board of Directors and is the Southern Vermont Council’s Chairperson. Peter has continued to strengthen his ties to USSA, working as an Examiner within the USSA Coaches Education System, in which Peter is a USSA Level 500 Alpine Coach and an Alpine Official.

For more information about the U14 Program, email Peter: pstokloza@mountsnowacademy.org

Head U16/U18 Coach

Coach Archer, better known as Speedy, is a lifelong ski and snow sport enthusiast with wide-ranging experience in all aspects of U8 to U21 athlete development and performance. Speedy is returning to MSA from his last tour coaching in the MSA U16/18/21 FIS alpine program during seasons 2017-2019. While away from MSA in 2019-2020 he was Head Coach of the Men’s and Women's club team with St. Micheal’s college at Smuggs VT and through the 2021-2022 season the Program Director / Head Coach with BBSEF at Bogus Basin resort in Idaho. His passion for the sport over the past 4 decades has taken him from regional, national, and international competitions as a competitor to worldwide venues as a World Cup Service Technician and World Cup Service Program Director. Yet program development and coaching are where he thrives as reflected in the roster of athletes that he has successfully coached to Olympic, World Championship, NCAA National, Regional and local statewide podiums. He is the founder and owner of Speedy’s Ski Camps - yearly training programs held in Mammoth CA, Mt. Hood, Copper CO. and Kabdalis Sweden. Coach Archer otherwise known as Speedy is a Level 300 USSA Certified coach and has worked with development programs throughout the US. While most recently as the Program Director / Head coach at BBSEF, Men’s/Women’s Head Alpine Club Team Coach at St. Michael’s College in Vermont and previously as the Senior Program Director at Mount Snow Ski Academy also in Vermont.

As a former successful junior, FIS, Can-Am and professional athlete, Coach Archer possesses a personal connection to the highs and lows of competition and a commitment to developing athletes who are not only technically skilled, and tactically sound, but are unwavering in their approach to being physically and academically fit as well as being kind and caring individuals.

One of my most important goals while working in a program directors position is to use my proven leadership, teaching and programming practices. Moreover championing athletes of all levels in the sport of ski racing to their best performance levels. Along with being laser focused on fostering a program of culture of respect, hard work, and fun. That consistently provides opportunities for high-level personal academic and athletic outcomes of new found success!

For more information about the U16/U18 program, email Speedy: speedy@mountsnowacademy.org