Coaches

Ann Battelle, Freestyle Program Director

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A long time mogul competitor for SSWSC, Ann is Steamboat’s first 4-time Olympian, a World Champion and 6-time National Champion.

Ann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the freestyle program. Ann spent most of her summers while on the U.S. Ski Team coaching competitive mogul skiers. Upon retiring, she changed her focus to off snow training as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, helping aspiring skiers be properly prepared for the ski season. As well, she coached women’s clinics at Eldora and Steamboat. A high-level soccer player, Ann coached for many years with the Steamboat Soccer Club. She has now been coaching at the SSWSC for nearly a decade, providing a fun and focused training environment for the mogul program.

Mike Amato, U17/U19 Moguls Assistant Coach

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A long-time coach at SSWSC, we are thrilled to see Mike back working with the U17/U19 group. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and spent his weekends skiing out of Holiday Valley in Ellicott, NY on their Freestyle Team. “When I decided to stop competing, I looked back and thought about how much fun I had and the great people I met. My coaches taught me how to grow as a person and made me realize what I could accomplish in life. I would like to pass that down to a new generation of skiers.”