Our Coaches

At Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club, our coaches do more than teach skiing,they inspire a lifelong love of the sport. From introducing young athletes to the basics to guiding racers toward provincial, national, and international success, our coaching team brings passion, experience, and a deep commitment to developing skiers on and off the hill.



Andrea Adorno

Program Director

Certifications:

  • AMSI Level 3 certified – Italian Ski Instructor Association – Turin, Italy – since 1997
  • CSIA Level 3 Associate
  • FISI Level 3 Coach – Italian Winter Sports Federation – Milan, Italy – since 1997
  • ACA Alpine Canada Performance Level certified – Calgary, AB – since 2015
  • ACA EL & DL Learning facilitator and evaluator
  • US Ski & Snowboard Level 300 certified – Park City, UT – since 2017
  • USA Weightlifting, Sport Performance Coach Level 1 – Vancouver, BC – June 2016
  • Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, Sport Performance Coaching Certificate – Victoria, BC – June 2016
  • Rocky Mountain Adventure Medicine, Advanced Adventure Medic certified – Calgary, AB – since 2013
  • ISEF Psychology of Sports Department – Physical Education Institute - Turin, Italy – 1999 to 2001


Marouska Smith

U8 and U10 Head Coach

Certifications:

  • ACA Entry Level Advanced Certified
  • CSIA 2


Tamara Schaupp

U12 Head Coach

Certifications:

  • Certification: Level 3 Ski Instructor (Austria)
  • Coach for Kinder and Junior Ski Racing (Austria)
  • ACA Development Level Certified Advanced
  • Snowpark trained
  • Gymnastics Coach Certified (Trampoline level 2 trained)
  • Fitness Instructor (Austria)
  • Physical Literacy Instructor & Leader 1
  • Group Fitness Leader (BCRPA)
  • Recreation Leader Diploma


Matías Vargas

U14 Head Coach

Certifications:


Ryan Jazic

U16 Head Coach

Certifications:

  • Performance level certified
  • 25 years of coaching.
  • 10 years with the BC ski team, 2 years with the national team and 10+ at the club level from U14 up


Richard Jagger

VST Head Coach

Certifications:

  • ACA Performance level trained and certified
  • NCCP Level 1, 2 and 3 certified
  • Weight Lifting Level 1 NCCP Technical
  • NCCP Coaching evaluator and facilitator
  • Trained Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance Level 3
  • Enrolled in the High Performance Coaching Technical Leadership Diploma at UBC


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