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Sean Naughton
Alpine Snowboard Coach
Sean Naughton has been coaching competition snowboarding since 1998. Before PMA, he was the Program Director/Founder of the Camelback Mountain School at Camelback Mountain Resort since 2006. Before then, he was the Head Snowboard Coach at Jack Frost/Big Boulder ski areas. Long before coaching snowboarding, he coached ski racing, and he has taught skiing since his teenage days as a PSIA-certified Level II instructor.
He is Level II certified with the American Association of Snowboard Instruction (AASI) and is a certified Level 300 National Coach/Trainer with USASA. Sean is also a certified Level III judge with USASA. Sean Naughton has been coaching competition snowboarding since 1998.
Before PMA, he was the head snowboard coach at Jack Frost/Big Boulder ski areas. Long before coaching snowboarding, he coached ski racing, and he has taught skiing since his teenage days as a PSIA-certified Level II instructor. He is Level II certified with the American Association of Snowboard Instruction (AASI) and is a certified Level 300 National Coach/Trainer with USASA. Sean is also a certified Level III judge with USASA.
Sean is no stranger to competitions, as he has judged for the USASA Mid-Atlantic Series for more than six years, but his true passion is working with young athletes to help them achieve their goals. Favorite quotes: “Go big or go home!” and “Speed is your friend!”
Peter DuBois
Head Ski Coach
Peter has been skiing as long as he can remember, and he has been freestyle skiing since they started allowing skiers into the terrain park at Camelback. He started competing in local events including USASA as soon as they allowed skiers into the competitions and has been competing ever since.
He enjoys halfpipe most of all, but loves hitting big jumps as well (however he has been known to shred a rail or two here and there). He has been an instructor and coach for the past 8 years and is also a Level 200 certified coach with the USASA.
Jarrod Barto
Freestyle Snowboard Coach
Jarrod has been riding for 12 years and started instructing beginners at Bear Creek. He soon caught the freestyle fever and has since dedicated all his time on the mountain to understanding the physics behind flatland and aerial maneuvers.
This led to working park crew for Bear Creek and Camelback Mountain, which proved a great asset in understanding key concepts to freestyle riding. Since then, Jarrod has been competing with the Mid-Atlantic division of USASA and local competitions for the past 8 years.
At the 2011 USASA Nationals, Jarrod placed 1st in the Slopestyle Competition for the Senior Men division! Jarrod is also a level 200 USASA certified coach and plans to further his coaching career in the coming years.