Hi, I’m Sam, and I'd love to be your Utah Ski or Snowboard Instructor!
As an experienced Ski Coach, I’ve been specializing in lessons for Kids and Adults since 2013!
Whether it's your first time on the slopes or you’re looking to improve your intermediate or expert skills,
each lesson is customized to your specific needs and skill level.
Please email or text for full day and half day rates.
Your private lesson can include 1 to 6 people depending on group composition.
Plus, your group can be split up to include all ski levels from beginners to experts.
Full days run from 8:50am - 3:50 pm.
Half days run from 9am - 12pm or 1pm - 4pm
While I’ve included lots of information below, please don’t hesitate to call or email me directly at
801-845-7485 or utahslopescoaching@gmail.com.
Beginners
While I’m sensitive to the needs of beginners, I don’t push beginners beyond their own personal limits.
Instead, I work with beginners to overcome their fears so that they can become comfortable on the
mountain. (For the courageous, I have taken first time skiers from beginner to intermediate within a single day.)
Intermediate and Expert Skiers
- Level up your style, skill, speed, comfort level, etc…
- Improve mogul skiing!
- Learn to ski Utah’s Deep Powder (powder not guaranteed).
- Increase confidence off trail and in varied terrain.
For Kids
Let’s face it….every kid wants to have fun, and if they’re not having fun, they have no interest in learning something new nor improving a current skill set. Therefore, whenever I work with kids, I create a fun adventure on the slopes where they’re excited to learn! In fact, I'm great with kids of all ages…and I always do my best to make sure that they have an awesome time!
My Experience
So, a little about me…while I was born in N.Y and raised in Utah, I started skiing at just three years old and snowboarding at eight, and since I’ve loved the mountains ever since, I started teaching professionally in 2013.
While my overall experience includes 25 years of skiing and 20 years of snowboarding, I’ve successfully coached hundreds of skiers and boarders for the past 13 years!
Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced skier/boarder, you'll experience patience,
kindness and dependability!
Please see testimonials below (referrals upon request).
Contact Me!
If you have any questions, or if you would like to book your date(s), please call me at (801) 845-7485 or
email me directly at utahslopescoaching@gmail.com. I generally respond within 24 hours or less!
Testimonials:
Wow! This was our third year hiring you as our family’s ski instructor and our skiing keeps getting better.
Thank you so much for your patience, kindness and ability to teach – even in harsh weather conditions!
By the way, my kids absolutely love Sam, and after three years, we all consider Sam apart of the family!
Hope to see you again next year!
I was a little hesitant taking my girlfriend skiing for the first time in Utah, but somehow, you turned a potentially challenging experience into something great! She actually had an awesome time on the slopes, and not only that….in just three days, you took her from being a full-on beginner to being able to ski intermediate runs with confidence! We are both amazed and grateful!
Thank you so much Sam! My family and I had a great time with you on the mountain! I can’t believe how much we all learned, and specifically, how much my kids improved and they had fun too!
Looking forward to hiring you again next year!
My kids are 5 and 7 and this was our first time taking them on a ski vacation. My husband and I were a bit nervous because they seemed reluctant to learn to ski (especially the 5 year old), but fortunately, we hired the right ski instructor! Not only did you make it fun and interesting so that they had an incredible time, they now love skiing and can’t wait to get back on the slopes! Thank you so much!
So glad I hired you Sam! As you know, when my friends booked this ski trip, they were all intermediate and expert skiers – and I had barely skied twice (and it wasn’t pretty if you know what I mean).
I don’t know how you did it, but somehow you helped me overcome my fear and you helped me become comfortable on the mountain, and thanks to your patience (and step by step instruction), by the third day, I was actually able to ski with two of my friends who are good intermediate skiers.
I don’t know how to thank you enough! You’re amazing!
Upon my brother-in-law’s recommendation, my husband and I hired you to teach our 3 kids (7, 12 and 16).
After a week with you as their ski and snow boarding instructor, every one of them has improved significantly, and thanks to you, our 16 y/o is even skiing expert slopes like a natural.
Unfortunately, he’s now a better skier than me and my husband (we’ll have to hire you again next year so we can catch up).
Thanks for making our family ski vacation so memorable!