Meet the coaches

Eighteen instructors. Six profiled below.

Every coach at Summit Pass holds a current PSIA or AASI certification (Levels 1, 2, or 3) plus a current background check and First Aid + AED. Below you'll find six of our most senior instructors. Filter by discipline or certification level — the full roster is matched to you at booking.

Total roster
18full + part-time
Avg tenure
7 yrsat Summit Pass
PSIA L3 holders
5highest tier
PSIA Adaptive
2certified specialists
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Annika Brand Director PSIA L3

Annika Brand

School director · Alpine

Twenty-two seasons at Summit Pass. Former US Development Team athlete and an Eastern Region PSIA examiner. Runs the Women's Clinic and the Level-Up program. Books out four months in advance.

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Jules Marchetti Lead PSIA L3

Jules Marchetti

Lead instructor · Alpine

Eighteenth season at Summit Pass. Specializes in intermediates breaking into expert terrain — a third of his repeat bookings come from the Level-Up program. PSIA Eastern Region trainer.

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Soren Heid Freeride PSIA L2 · AASI L2

Soren Heid

Freeride lead · Alpine + Snowboard

Both skis and a board. Heads the freeride camp and the once-a-month side-country tour. Avalanche Level 1 certified. NCAA II race captain (Vermont) before joining as a coach.

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Mei Ren Adaptive PSIA L2

Mei Ren

Adaptive program lead · Alpine

PSIA Adaptive certified. Heads all our adaptive lessons and the visually-impaired skier program (in partnership with Eyes On The Slopes since 2018). Ten seasons at Summit Pass.

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Holden Brink Race head PSIA L2 · USSA L200

Holden Brink

Race team head coach · Alpine

Former NCAA Division I athlete (Dartmouth, 2008-12). Twelve seasons at Summit Pass. Heads the U16 + U18 race program and runs all video review. Available for adult race-prep privates.

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Rosa Petrov Kids specialist PSIA L1 · CS

Rosa Petrov

Children's specialist · Alpine

PSIA Children's Specialist 1 + 2. Heads the Buckaroos group in the Kids Ski School. Eight seasons at Summit Pass. Ex-elementary schoolteacher — the kid-whisperer of the staff.

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What the certifications mean

The acronyms, briefly.

PSIA

Professional Ski Instructors of America

The national accreditation body for ski instruction. Levels 1, 2, and 3 — Level 3 is examined and held by under 10% of all certified instructors.

AASI

American Association of Snowboard Instructors

The PSIA equivalent for snowboard. Same Level 1-2-3 structure. Crossover instructors hold both certifications.

CS

Children's Specialist 1 + 2

Optional PSIA endorsement covering child-development theory, age-appropriate instruction, and managing the ski-school environment.

USSA

US Ski + Snowboard L100 / L200

The race-coaching certification track. L100 covers fundamentals; L200 covers training plan design and is held by every full-time race coach here.

Match me to a coach

Tell us your level. We'll match the coach.

You don't have to pick the coach yourself — most students don't. Tell us your discipline, level, and goal at booking. Our lesson coordinator matches you to the right instructor and confirms within the hour.

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