Coaching Staff
Robbie Holland
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
ski4ppst@gmail.com
Cheryl Akstin
RACE 1 Head Coach
Cheryl is in her 2nd year as a coach for Race 1. She has been a ski instructor with Pats Peak for the past 13 years. Cheryl has also been involved with PPST for the past 13 years as a parent and volunteer. Her son Michael came up through the program starting as a Race 1 athlete thru U18; he now continues to race in college. Her husband is in his 6th year of coaching the Bedford High School Alpine Race Team.
“I am excited to pass on the best experiences that our family has had being a part of the PPST Family to our youngest athletes.” ppst.race1coach@gmail.com
Hannah Flagg
RACE 1
Maddie Dwyer
RACE 1
This is Maddie's 3rd season coaching the Race 1s for PPST. She was a racer at PPST for 4 years before she started coaching, so this is her 7th year with the team! She lives in Hopkinton, and continues to race for the Hopkinton High School alpine skiing team. At the high school, she is a junior and also plays for the field hockey team and softball team. Maddie loves to ski, and always has the best time coaching the Race 1 team!
Ava Burns
RACE 1
Bryon Cail
U10
Bryon is in his 10th season coaching at Pat's Peak. He lives locally in New Boston and has three in the program with an even distribution across the age brackets; first years in U14, U16, & U18. He started skiing at the age of 3 at Prospect Hill in Waltham MA. The next year he starting skiing Sugarloaf and hasn't missed a season since, "Loafer since '69".
"Feel free to come by and say hi; if you have a question do not hesitate to ask. We are here to help you and your little racers - Bryon". brycail65@gmail.com
Genevieve Holland
U10
Genevieve grew up with parents that thankfully dragged her to New England from the mid Atlantic year after year to learn to ski at a young age. She continued to pursue her passion for skiing out west during her collegiate years in Colorado and subsequent residence in Jackson Hole before settling in New Hampshire. Her husband Robbie is the PPST program director who threw her head first into the world of NH ski racing and Pats Peak where his family has been a foothold for many years. They have 2 boys who learned to ski at Pats; Peter a (U14), and Wyatt a (U12) who are now avid racers.
Connor Huftalen
U10 Head Coach
Connor grew up skiing at Pats Peak and joined the program as a racer when he turned 8. He continued racing for Pats Peak for 10 years before pursuing an education in physics at WPI. During his time at WPI, Connor set his sights on a career of teaching high school physics and coaching for youth athletics. While at school, Connor would return home and help coach at Pats Peak during his winter breaks. Last year Connor started his first year of coaching full-time in the winter working with the U-10s. When he's not out on the hill, Connor likes to spend his free time staying active outdoors and reading. During the warmer months he is an avid hiker and rower. Regardless of the season or activity, you can count on Connor to bring a book with him, and he's always eager to talk about books and constantly looking for new recommendations.
Robbie Holland
U12 Head Coach
Luke Benson
U12
Bill Chapin
U14 Head Coach
Billy has been coaching for the Pats Peak Ski Team since 2013. He started ski racing at Pats Peak when he moved to New Hampshire in the seventh grade. He attended Holderness School and was on their ski team for 4 years. He also raced competitively for Babson College. He is currently the alpine coach of the Hopkinton High ski team….currently the reigning NH State division 3 Champs. (Men and Woman) Billy lives in Contoocook with his wife, Lissa. He loves spending time with his family hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, making maple syrup in the spring, and coaching most all youth sports, year round.
Jacob Adams
U12
Jacob first learned how to ski in high school and joined their race team the following year. After high school Jacob studied at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he was a member of their alpine ski team. He raced for WPI for three years and became President of the team. After graduating with a degree in computer science he now works as a Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments.
Jacob has skied in 3 different countries (so far), the US, Denmark, and Italy (in the Dolomites). Outside of skiing he enjoys being outdoors with friends and also likes cars. An interesting fact is that he really like fruit juices and always looking for a new type of juice to try - but you can never go wrong with mango juice!
Chad Stern
U14
Brad Moore
U16 Head Coach
Brad, brother to Coach Jeff and Emma, has been with the Pats Peak Ski Team for 16 years. 10 years as an athlete and now back as coach. Brad is a Level 100 coach and is working towards his level 200 certification. Brad attended the University of New Hampshire and now works full time as a Sr. Project Coordinator for a large construction outfit.
Fun fact, as of September 2023, Brad has skied 156 calendar months in a row, finding snow 12 months out of the year somewhere, someway.
In his free time when he's not skiing, Brad enjoys a day out on the golf course or waterskiing behind the family boat.
If you need to get in contact with Coach Brad you can contact him by phone or email. bradskiing@gmail.com (603) 724-7972
Jeff Moore
U16
Jeff has been skiing at Pats Peak for years, and has been a part of the ski team since 2004. His siblings, Coaches Brad and Emma, are also longtime members of PPST.
If he's not at Pats working with the club, you might find him helping out with corporate racing, or racing for a team himself. Otherwise, he tries to make it up to Killington/Pico, or whichever mountain is getting the most snow!
In the off season he enjoys mountain biking, golfing, and working in the garage on any number of projects (he is an amateur machinist/fabricator and blacksmith). During the week, he is a mechanical engineer in Bedford, NH.
Contact info:
603-724-5625
jeffm.174@gmail.com
Cam Marteneau
U16
Cameron started skiing at the age of 5 and started racing competitively when he was 8 years old for McIntyre Ski Area. He raced at McIntyre until he was a J2 and joined the Pats Peak Ski Team in 2010. He raced for Pats Peak through high school before attending Alfred University to study mechanical engineering. After a successful 5 year skiing career at Alfred and graduating, Cameron was offered the position of assistant coach for the Cornell University Ski Team in 2018. He was then promoted to head coach in 2019 and spent 2 years coaching at the collegiate level. This is now Cameron's 2nd year back with the Pats Peak Ski Team as a U16 Coach and he works as a Design Engineer down in Manchester, NH.
AJ Pratt
U21
AJ learned to ski at Cannon Mountain and joined the Pats Peak Ski Team in 5th grade. He attended St Lawrence University following in the footsteps of several other Pats Peak coaches. He coached the U16s for two years but spent last winter in Boise, Idaho and is excited to be back with the team. In the summer AJ enjoys racing bikes with Team Granite MTB. He is now living on the Seacoast and hopes to get back into surfing.
Zach Berliner
U12
Zach got introduced to skiing and ski racing from his dad at a very young age and joined the Pats Peak Ski Team where he raced until 2018. After leaving Pats Peak, Zach moved on to skiing competitively in college at the University of Maine at Farmington for 4 years. During his sophomore year skied at DIII nationals with his team. In his first year of coaching, Zach wants to pass on the knowledge and experiences he learned in his 16 years of racing to his athletes. If you don’t see him on the hill Zach can be found hiking, camping, reading, or hanging out with friends.
Mike Akstin
U14
Hey everyone, I'm coach Mike and I grew up racing at Pats Peak since I was 6, and it’s always felt like a second home to me. The last four years I competed in college at WPI racing across the North East and competing in the National Championship my Sophomore year. Pats Peak has played a huge role in shaping my love for skiing, and I’m excited to give back by joining the coaching staff. I’m looking forward to helping the next generation of skiers develop their skills.
Cory Harris
U12 Head Coach
