Green Mountain Valley School
School in Waitsfield, Vermont
44°11′08″N 72°51′03″W / 44.18562°N 72.850782°W / 44.18562; -72.850782
Green Mountain Valley School is a college preparatory high school located near Sugarbush Resort in Waitsfield, Vermont. The school was founded in 1973 by Al Hobart, Bill Moore, John Schultz, Ashley Cadwell and Jane Hobart. [1]
Overview
Green Mountain Valley School trains athletes focused on alpine skiing, Nordic skiing and biathlon. The school serves about 130 students in grades 7–12. (The seventh-grade program, called "G7," goes from November to April only, with students expected to attend their home schools in the off-season).
Alpine skiers train on the ski runs Inverness and Brambles in Kelly Brush Race Arena, located at Sugarbush Resort, Mount Ellen. Nordic skiers and biathletes train at multiple Nordic training facilities throughout the area. Many students go on to race for D-I colleges with top tier NCAA ski teams.
Notable alumni
- Doug Lewis - 2-time Olympian (1984, 1988)
- Daron Rahlves - 4-time Olympian (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
- AJ Kitt - 4-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998)
- Jeremy Transue - U.S. Ski Team Alumni 2002-2009
- Genevieve Simard - 2-time Olympian (2002, 2006)
- Jeremy Nobis - Olympian (1994 Winter Olympics)
- Chelsea Marshall - Olympian (2010)
- Laura Spector - Olympian (2010)
- Sarah Billmeier - Paralympian (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002)
- AJ Ginnis - First Greek skier in history to podium in a World Cup alpine race
References
- ^ "History of GMVS | Green Mountain Valley School Ski Academy". www.gmvs.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
External links
- Official website
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