Team Summit Colorado Announce Mike Wolfson (Wolfy) As Alpine Development Director.

Team Summit Colorado is excited to announce Mike Wolfson (Wolfy) has joined the team as Alpine Development Director. Following a successful 5 years in various head coach roles with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail, Wolfy will take the reigns of the Intro to Race, U10, U12, and U14 programs.

Wolfy brings a unique set of skills to this position with a BA in Kinesiology, a Level 300 Alpine Coaching Certification, and a Level III PSIA Certification. His experience and education position him to create a focus on skill development with our younger athletes. This will better prepare Team Summit athletes for long-term athletic success.

In addition to overseeing the athletic programs, Mike will also be focused on coaches’ education and development. In the short time he has been with Team Summit, he as already led on snow clinics for 33 Intro Coaches who are seeking their Level 100 certification.

“At Team Summit we have identified the need for a greater focus on fundamentals. With Wolfy’s leadership, our youth programs will be focused on fun, fast-paced environment emphasizing skill development,” said CB Bechtel, Team Summit Executive Director. “In addition, Mike has unique skills in educating other coaches. We look forward to seeing the fruits of this focus on long-term athlete development.”

“I would like to bring a strong fundamental skills approach to Team Summit starting with our youngest athletes and bringing it all the way up the pipeline. A structure is only as strong as it's foundation. We need to start each athlete with a strong foundation and build upon that foundation with strong materials as they grow. I envision Team Summit Colorado as one of the strongest snow sports teams in the country and eventually the world. We live in Ski Country, USA with 4 ski areas right in our county. What a tremendous environment to have a world-class ski and snowboard program. As Alpine Development Director, I want to hire and train the best coaches we possibly can and make Team Summit a leader in coaches’ education with a model program for how to strengthen coaches from within.