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Ski Zenit coaches
Ski Zenit is an international team dedicated to excellence in ski training and competition. Comprised of highly experienced coaches, we focus on developing athletes at all levels, from beginners to elite competitors. Our approach combines technical skill development with personalized coaching, ensuring that each athlete reaches their full potential.
Meet our team of race coaches.
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We provide top quality ski training making sure that our athletes enjoy, perform and develop while minimizing risks. This work ethic has made it possible for us to ski for many years with our athletes, seeing them grow as skiers, racers and people.
Our training methods and expertise in technical and physical conditioning for alpine skiing are the result of many years of experience working with athletes at all levels, from the most basic to high performance.
Ski Zenit’s coaching staff is formed by a group of experienced professionals that are always seeking the best training possible, regardless if it’s private training or a group training camp. In our team we utilise experienced race coaches and very high level ski instructors. This allows us to provide our more advanced athletes with very specialized tactical and technical training and our less experienced ones with deep reinforcement of their technical foundations and tactical basic knowledge.
Lucía Valles
Program director and ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Snowsports instructor and coach with the highest Spanish degree.
- Spanish ski examiner for all levels.
- Graduated in economics and MBA in sports management.
- Fluent in English and Spanish, average German.
- Has been ski coaching full time since 2016 with experience in Spain, Austria, Switzerland and China.
- Experienced in organising and managing kids activities.
- Passionate skier and sports lover.
David Prades
CEO and ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Ski race coach with the highest Spanish, Swiss and Canadian degree.
- Spanish ski examiner for all levels.
- Graduated in Tourism.
- Fluent in English,Spanish, and French.
- Has been ski coaching full time since 1995 with experience in Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Canada and South America.
- Large experience with athletes of all ages, specially U-16 and FIS athletes.
- Passionate freeride skier.
Stefano Carlin
Ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Graduate in Adventure Tourism.
- Swiss Brevet Fédéral.
- Certified Race coach.
- Speaks French, English and Spanish.
- Has been working full time since 2003 as a race and freestyle coach in Spain, France, Chile, Canada, China, Japan and Switzerland.
- Freeride ski guide.
- Telemark instructor.
- Allround skier and passionate freerider.
Ben Shubrook
Ski coach Ski Zenit.
- Snowsports instructor with the Swiss patente.
- Certified Alpine Race Coach.
- Graduate of Tourism and Hospitality Management.
- Has been working since 1999 coaching and teaching in USA, New Zealand, Italy, U.K. and Switzerland.
- Coached extensively within Para Snowsports including Para World Cup athletes.
- All round passionate skier across all disciplines.
Rich Wright
Ski coach and coordinator at Ski Zenit.
- Graduate in French + Post-graduate in Real Estate Management.
- Swiss Brevet Fédéral and BASI alpine ski qualifications.
- Certified ski race coach.
- Fluent in both English and French and basic German.
- Began professional skiing career in 2001 in Crans Montana.
- International ski coaching experience across Switzerland, Italy, Australia and America.
- Served as Training Manager since 2018, emphasising professional development for ski instructors.
- Committed to a learner-centric approach, ensuring tailored and effective instruction.
Raul López
Ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Certified ski race coach.
- Has been with the company since before it was founded.
- Speaks Spanish and intermediate English.
- Has worked as a coach and ski patrol since 1990.
- International coaching experience in Spain, South America, and Switzerland.
Bertold Szepesi
Ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Former elite skier with more than 20 years in international ski racing.
- Qualified ski instructor certified by the Austrian Ski Federation.
- FIS-accredited ski coach. Graduated in Sports Management, with studies in Law and Sustainable Sports.
- Fluent in Hungarian, English, and French; intermediate in German and Spanish.
- Coaching full-time since 2018, with experience at the Olympic Games and World Championships.
- Experienced in leading national teams and developing athletes at all levels.
- Passionate skier, coach, and lifelong sports enthusiast.
Lyndsay Meyer
Ski Zenit condition training head coach.
- Ski school instructor at Aspen, Colorado, focusing on technically advanced clients on piste and in terrain.
- Professional ski mountaineer racer and has raced on the United States Ski Mountaineering Team.
- Professional terrain skier with over ten years of heli-skiing experience in BC, Canada, the Alps, Iceland and the Himalayas.
- NASM certified personal trainer.
- Professional concierge focusing on ski / sports vacations.
- Former regional manager of Equinox Fitness out of New York City.
- Multisport lover with vast experience competing in the fields of endurance running, biking, triathlon, mountaineering, climbing and water events.
- Native English speaker with some understanding of French and German.
Moises Vargas
Ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Snowsports instructor and coach with the highest Chilean degree.
- Chilean ski examiner for all levels.
- Coaching full time since 2005.
- Graduated in jazz.
- Speaks Spanish and English.
Danyell Wright
Ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Certified coach and instructor.
- Coaching and instructing since 2015.
- Grew up skiing racing in Mammoth Mountain, California.
- Competitive swimmer, soccer player and all around sports enthusiast.
- Off snow, a goldsmith and jewellery maker.
Miquel Nieto
Ski coach and Hotel Chaperon at Ski Zenit.
- Snowsports instructor and coach with the TD2 Spanish degree.
- Has been working since 2012 teaching and coaching in Spain, Chile and Switzerland.
- Speaks French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan
- Graduated in Geography, MSC in Glaciology, he does research on glacial dynamics and works as a geography professor at the university.
- STA 2 avalanche safety certificate.
- He is passionate about snow, mountains and freeride.
Anna Bofill
Ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Certified coach and instructor.
- Graduate in biomedical sciences.
- Working as a ski instructor and coach since 2019.
- Speaks Spanish, English, French, and basic German.
- Sports and mountain enthusiast.
Patrick Gracey
Ski coach at Ski Zenit.
- Certified coach and instructor.
- Favourite place to ski/snowboard: Lake Louise and Les Grandes Montets, Chamonix.
- Favourite thing about teaching: Seeing clients enjoy the mountains and watching their progression.
- Other interests: Climbing, Mountain Biking and the ocean in general.
- Interesting fact about yourself: I am still the best skier in Saas Fee.
Joyce Lam
Ski Zenit head of office.
- Master degree in Business Management, major in Human Resources Management.
- Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
- Experience with client services for both internal and external customers.
- Winter sports enthusiast.
Zenit Ski Racing is a division of our parent company, Ski Zenit Sàrl. For more information about our philosophy or to learn about our other professional teams, please contact us.
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