SSWSC Alpine Coaching Staff

Deb was employed by the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation in the Ski and Snowboard School during the past winter season. She is a two time Olympian, 1984 and 1988 and won a Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo in Giant Slalom. Over the past 20 years Deb has remained relevant and influencial in the ski industry. Deb's involvement has bridged the best of what the racing and instructional worlds bring to the slopes.  In the racing world Deb has been a guest coach for a number of the USSA National Development System Camps (NDS) and was the Assistant Coach for the University of New Mexico Ski Team.  She also has been a part of the USSA Coaching Certification program conducting Cerification exams for USSA and its coaches.  From the ski instruction standpoint she is a PSIA examiner, a member of the PSIA Alpine Team (Demonstration Team), one of 13 members nationally and most recently has been the Technical Director for the Steamboat Ski and Snowboard School. Prior to that she was a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1981 to 1988. Deb grew up in the Pacific Northwest where she was an avid  racer, skiing to a US Junior Olympic Championship GS Title, National Champion GS Title, and is an inductee in the National Ski Hall of Fame.

Anje started skiing at age 2, started coaching in 1992, and is in her 16th year of coaching.  She coached at SSWSC from 1995-1999, then returned to SSWSC in 2006, to later assume the Alpine Program Director position.  She has coached men and women at all levels at Bridger Ski Foundation, SSWSC, Team Summit, private coach, and Crested Butte Academy.  Anje has also directed summer ski racing camps in Europe and North America since 1998, is a level 300 USSA coach, and certified referee.  She also serves as an active member of the R/C Alpine Sport Committee, as well as the Selection working group & Ability class committees for Rocky Mountain Division.  Anje loves skiing and hopes to instill a life long love for the sport to all the athletes she coaches.  Anje, along with her husband Rob, a SSWSC Alumni, & U.S. Ski Team coach, has two sons, Zane and Cody.

Marnie Smith

Ryan is a Steamboat native and he and his siblings, Drew and Tina, spent K-12+ as members of the SSWSC.  He recently graduated from the University of Denver with a BSBA in Finance/Marketing, and now returns home to be a first year coach at the J3 level.  Through many early mornings and long trips the SSWSC helped engrain many life-long lessons into his daily routine, like hard work, responsibility, time-management, and organization, and now Ryan looks to help the present athletes and future Olympians of Steamboat maintain the love for the sport and enthusiasm that he shares and learn to succeed in all aspects and at all levels in life.

Lindsay Mann is a recent graduate of Dartmouth College where she earned a B.A. in Earth Science and Environmental Studies. While at Dartmouth she was a member of the ski team and this past year helped her team to an NCAA title by winning the second run of the slalom. She was also the 2007 EISA slalom champion, First Team all East, First Team All American, and Academic American as well. She grew up ski racing in New Hampshire and is a GMVS alumni.
Besides skiing at Dartmouth College Lindsay also played JV soccer and founded a hip hop dance group, ShebaUltralite.
This is Lindsay’s first winter out west and with SSWSC. She is extremely excited about having the opportunity to work with young racers.